Better Seats for Less Cash

Many of Houston's top theaters and arts venues have announced their 2007-2008 season schedules, and if you get your tix now, you not only get better seats and better prices (5-20% discounts), you get something to look forward to after the summer's imminent heat wave. Each venue offers different deals and packages; follow the links to get the full scoop.

The Society for the Performing Arts
Highlights: Lily Tomlin, David Sedaris, the Shaolin Warriors, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Dan Zane, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, Dance Brazil, Itzhak Perlman
***Choose from the Music, IW Marks Dance, UBS International, New Now, and Family Fun series at a 10% discount, or get the Full Series subscription at a 15% savings. Or, if you just can't decide, “Create Your Own Package” by selecting four or more events at a 5% discount.

Houston Symphony
Highlights: Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Copeland, Vivaldi, Graf, Beethoven
***See 6 classical or 9 pops concerts for $99

Houston Ballet
Highlights: Cinderella, Five Tangos, The Merry Widow, The Nutcracker
***Save 17% off single ticket prices

Alley Theatre
Highlights: Doubt, Arsenic and Old Lace, Love, Janis, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Othello, and The Gershwins’ American in Paris

Houston Grand Opera
Highlights: Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Britten

Da Camera
Highlights: Enso String Quartet, Ravi Coltrane Quartet, Stravinsky, Massenet, Satie, Milhaud
Jazz, string quartets, concerts at the Menil and more

Theater Under the Stars
Highlights: Dream Girls, Hello Dolly, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee