A Celebration of Operetta Honoring Bettye Gardner Houston dancer, singer, actor, director, teacher, artist 7:30 pm Saturday April 26 Our gala preview concert of gorgeous operetta melodies and highlights from our June line-up will leave you eager for more. All proceeds will be used to finance Lone Star Lyric Theater Festival productions. Photo: Dave Nickerson Featured performers: Kelli Estes, Frances Fenton, Thor Gesteland, Tracelyn Gesteland, Danica Dawn Johnston, Nancy Markeloff, Shirld "Charlie" Milton, Eric Peabody, Misha Penton, Eileen Schlesinger-Benvegnu, Kelly Waguespack, Joe Carl White, Oliver Worthington, pianist Jeremy M. Wood Ovations 2536 Times Blvd. at Kirby Dr. Houston, Texas Complimentary hors d'oeuvres, cash bar Admission: $40 7:30 pm Thursday June 26 7:30 pm Saturday June 28 Johann Strauss II Roger S. Keele Mix festive party scenes from Die Fledermaus with Houston composer Roger Keele’s The Masque, and what have you got? Two utterly mad, delightful shows in one! The familiar strains of Strauss’s beloved masterpiece neatly balance Keele’s witty score, a perfect setting in which the prince and his tipsy guests present their tongue-in-cheek version of Poe’s gothic tale, “The Masque of the Red Death.” Frightfully delicious! Photos: John H. Lienhard Cast: Rodney Arndt, Kelli Estes, Thor Gesteland, Nancy Markeloff, Eric Peabody, Misha Penton, Karen Rennar, Eileen Schlesinger-Benvegnu, Kelly Waguespack, Joe Carl White, Oliver Worthington, pianists Roger Keele and Jeremy M. Wood With Dr. John H. Lienhard as 'The Narrator' and a special guest appearance by... ??? (We're not telling, it's a secret!) Ovations 2536 Times Blvd. at Kirby Dr. Houston, Texas Complimentary hors d'oeuvres, cash bar Admission: Thursday $20, Saturday $25 Open seating 7:30 pm Friday June 27 2:00 pm Sunday June 29 Book by Kelli Estes Herr Maestro Françoise Imzeebös finally realizes his dream of producing “the greatest operetta ever written (The Operetta with Oomph!), cast with the finest singers in the world.” This light-hearted revue, showcasing witty patter songs and lilting melodies lovingly lifted from the finest works of Friml, Romberg, Offenbach, Lehár and Strauss, will have you humming along. You may even be asked to dance! Photo: Dave Nickerson Cast: Kelli Estes, Frances Fenton, Thor Gesteland, Tracelyn Gesteland, Danica Dawn Johnston, Nancy Markeloff, Eric Peabody, Joe Carl White, Oliver Worthington, pianists Roger Keele and Jeremy M. Wood Ovations 2536 Times Blvd. at Kirby Dr. Houston, Texas Complimentary hors d'oeuvres, cash bar Admission: Friday $25, Sunday $20 Open seating SEATING Ovations is a small, intimate night club with limited, first-come-first-serve seating. Lone Star Lyric can reserve seats only for Benefactors or advance ticket-holders unable to walk up the stairs to the seating in the bar area. To get your choice of seats, it’s best to arrive early. The house opens 1 hour before performance time. Requests for handicapped seating may be made when purchasing advance tickets on-line or by calling 281-360-2854 at least 24 hours before performance time. PARKING There is a parking garage within easy walking distance of Ovations Night Club. Starting at Ovations, go 1 block east on Times, turn right on Kelvin, then go one block to the stop sign at Amherst. The entrance to the Rice Village parking garage will be on your left, between Ann Taylor and Bath & Body Works. Distance: about 0.2 miles. Parking is free if you have your parking receipt validated at a Rice Village restaurant or shop. Ovations cannot validate parking receipts. Listen to Lone Star Lyric on KUHF Houston Public Radio! Click here

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