Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
Map
Address800 Bagby Street
Houston, Texas
United States
Coordinates29°45′41″N 95°22′10″W / 29.761453°N 95.369546°W / 29.761453; -95.369546
OwnerHobby Center Foundation
CapacitySarofim Hall: 2,650
Zilkha Hall:500
Construction
Opened2002
ArchitectRobert A.M. Stern Architects and Morris Architects
Website
www.thehobbycenter.org
Sarofim Hall
Hobby Center at night
Hobby Center for the Performing Arts sculptures

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts is a theater in Houston, Texas, United States. Opened to the public in 2002, the theater is located downtown on the edge of the Houston Theater District. Hobby Center features 60-foot-high (18 m) glass walls with views of Houston's skyscrapers, Tranquility Park and Houston City Hall. The Hobby Center is named for former Texas lieutenant governor and Houston businessman, William P. Hobby, Jr., whose family foundation donated the naming gift for the center.[1] The center replaced the former Houston Music Hall and Sam Houston Coliseum.

Built by the general contractor Lyda Swinerton, it was designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA) and Morris Architects. RAMSA was inspired by legendary theater designers Herts & Tallant, who practiced in Manhattan during the early 20th century. The major building materials are limestone, brick, painted steel columns, glazed curtain wall, and standing seam metal roof. Two theaters in the center were constructed specifically for theatre and musical performances.

  • Sarofim Hall, a 2,650-seat theater acoustically designed for touring Broadway productions like Phantom Of The Opera, Les Misérables, Wicked, The Lion King, and Hamilton. The theater is home to Theatre Under the Stars. Golden latticework surrounds the hall, while multistoried, gold-leaf columns contrast with midnight blue walls. The Joe and Lee Jamail Celestial Dome Ceiling features twinkling fiber optic stars that replicate the Texas night sky. The theater has three tiers: orchestra, mezzanine, and upper gallery.
  • Zilkha Hall, jewel box 500-seat hall showcases the ensembles of the Uniquely Houston program, the only performing arts series of its kind in the country. The series fosters artistic and administrative growth for smaller and midsized performing arts groups in the Houston metropolitan area. They include the Psophonia Dance Company, the Maggini String Orchestra, and Ars Lyrica Houston, to name but three.

Two significant works of art were commissioned for the center. American painter Sol LeWitt's mural "Wall Drawing 2002" serves as the focal point of the Grand Lobby. British-born sculptor Tony Cragg's two-part bronze "In Minds" mimics human profiles outside at Hines Plaza.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Hobby Center for the Performing Arts". Glass Steel and Stone. Archived from the original on January 15, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Inside the Hobby Center". The Hobby Center. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
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