BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//artshound.com//NONSGML iCalcreator 2.6// VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Calendar of artshound.com X-WR-CALDESC:In this calendar you will find information about events that y ou did save X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20120211T084439CET-8843gCCtBz@artshound.com DTSTAMP:20120211T074439Z CATEGORIES:Personal CLASS:EVENT DESCRIPTION:Event Name: Miss Saigon\nEvent Url: http://www.artshound.com/ev ent/detail/34607/Miss_Saigon\nEvent Date Begin: 2010-02-09\nEvent Date End : 2010-02-21\n\nEstranged lovers and clashing cultures create the passion and thrills of Theatre Under The Stars' Miss Saigon\, at the Hobby Center for Performing Arts from February 9 - 21\, 2010. This epic pop-opera trans ports you halfway around the world to a steamy place of dreams and despera tion. 'The Heat is On in Saigon!'\nFull of love\, loss and lust\, this is a musical our patrons have requested again and again. Director Bruce Lumpk in\, who helmed the sold-out 2001 TUTS debut of Miss Saigon\, returns to m ount this new production at the Hobby Center. Following up the blockbuster hit of last season's Les Miserables\, TUTS brings you this stunning drama tic spectacle from the same amazing composers\, Alain Boublil and Claude-M ichel Schonberg.\nIn the chaos of the Vietnam War\, an American GI falls i n love with a young orphaned bargirl. He saves her from a swindling pimp a nd treacherous cousin only to lose her and their unborn child in the confu sion of the American evacuation. Suffering hardship and abandonment after the war\, the young girl\, Kim\, manages to fight her way to Bangkok and f ind her American love\, only to learn that he has married someone else. De spite heartbreak\, Kim finds hope for their love-child's future.\nA modern ized version of war-time romance Madame Butterfly\, Miss Saigon is newly r elevant\, making the characters' choices and sacrifices intense\, controve rsial\, and emotionally powerful. With soaring songs like 'The Last Night of the World' and 'I Still Believe\,' and roaring production numbers that show a different kind of 'American Dream\,' Miss Saigon transports the aud ience through a gripping journey of unparalleled emotion.\nIn celebration of Miss Saigon\, Theatre Under The Stars offers a number of special events and opportunities. For more information visit TUTS.com/events.\n. Lunar N ew Year's Party with TUTS & Yellow Magazine: Thurs\, Feb. 4\, 2010\no Expe rience cultural performances\, lite bites\, and cocktails by Martell Cogna c at Momentum BMW Southwest with TUTS' young professionals group\, UP@TUTS \, and Yellow Magazine in celebration of the Lunar New Year!\n. Valentine' s Day VIP Event: Sun\, Feb. 14\, 2010\no Guests enjoy an exquisite three-c ourse Asian-inspired dinner in the exclusive Founders Club. Traditional Dr agon Dancers will perform at dessert\, and you'll view the show from premi um seats.\n. Dinner & Theatre Package: Wed\, Feb. 10 and 17\, 2010\no 5:30 p.m. Dinner at '17' at the Alden Hotel followed by the 8:00 p.m. performa nce.\no These packages are available online only.\n. First Thursday Cabare t: Thurs\, Feb. 11\, 2009\no A post-show event with OUT@TUTS (our GLBT fri ends) at Artista Restaurant.\nTickets (starting at $24) are available on-l ine at TUTS.com\, by phone at (713) 558-TUTS (8887\,) outside the Houston area at (888) 558-3882\, or in person at the Theatre Under The Stars Box O ffice\, (800 Bagby at Walker\, Mon-Fri 10a.m.- 6p.m.\, Sat-Sun 11a.m.- 4p. m.) An audio described performance is available Sunday\, February 21\, 201 0 at 2 p.m.\; open captioning Sunday\, February 21\, 2010 at 7:30p.m. The Hobby Center is wheelchair accessible. Discounts are available for groups of 15 or more and may be purchased by calling (713) 558-8888 or via email at groupsales@tuts.com.\nTUTS' presentation of Miss Saigon is made possibl e by the generosity of The Humphreys Foundation and the Fluor Corporation. \nFor all of Theatre Under The Stars' 2009-2010 shows\, air transportation is provided by Continental Airlines\, the official airline of Theatre Und er The Stars. St. Luke's Episcopal Health System is the Official Healthcar e Partner of Theatre Under The Stars. Media sponsors include ABC-13 and Ho uston Chronicle. Season support is funded in part by grants from the City of Houston through the Theater District Association and the Texas Commissi on on the Arts.\nFounded in 1968\, Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) is Houst on's acclaimed non-profit musical theatre company and is currently under t he direction of President and CEO John C. Breckenridge. TUTS was the first theatrical organization in Houston to perform free to the public in 1968 at Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park\, and is the only Houston arts o rganization that has performed there free to the public every year since t he building opened.\nSince its founding by Frank M. Young\, TUTS has produ ced more than 300 musicals including many local\, national and world premi eres such as Kopit and Yeston's Phantom\, Disney's Beauty and the Beast\, Jekyll & Hyde\, and Irving Berlin's White Christmas. TUTS has also produce d international tours including Debbie Reynolds in The Unsinkable Molly Br own\, Juliet Prowse in Mame\, Robert Goulet in Man of La Mancha\, as well as critically acclaimed local re-inventions of classics such as Cabaret an d Les Miserables.\nAs a way to continue the tradition of musical theatre\, TUTS' Humphreys School of Musical Theatre provides instruction and stage experience for more than 1\,700 students annually through both The Academy and The Studio\, which allow students to flourish in a year-round schedul e of classes. Housed in the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts\, TUTS al so annually presents the Tommy Tune Awards\, honoring the best and brighte st in Houston's high school musical theatre programs.\nNOTE: Although Bro adway shows are not traditionally rated\, TUTS has determined that Miss Sa igon would be rated the movie equivalent of a PG-13 rating. \nPhotos below courtesy of Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre.\n\nStart time: Tuesday-Friday 8 PM\nSaturday 2PM & 8PM\nSunday 2PM & 7:30PM DTSTART:20100209T000000 DTEND:20100221T000000 LOCATION: SUMMARY:Miss Saigon TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR