THEATRE + COMEDY

The Houston Bar Association presents Night Court 2009: Legal Fairy Tales, Wed Jun 10 – Sat Jun 13 at the Wortham Center.

Night Court 2009: Legal Fairy Tales is an original all-lawyer musical comedy benefitting charity.  Night Court is written by lawyers and performed by lawyers with an orchestra and crew full of lawyers. The production parodies pop culture, current events, politics and fairy tale entertainment, as well as the legal profession. It’s a full-blown stage show with a fluid plotline, elaborate sets, colorful costumes and quirky production numbers. More than 70 judges and attorneys participate in the production.

Proceeds benefit local charities including the Houston Bar Foundation. Tickets are available at HBA.org.

Ticket prices are $21 for the Wednesday preview performance, $29 for the Thursday, Friday and Saturday night performances and $15 for the Saturday matinee. The evening shows start at 8 p.m. and the Saturday Matinee is at 2 p.m.

This year features three promotions:
Wednesday, June 10 is “Fairy Tale Mug Night” with audience members receiving a free commemorative mug;
Thursday, June 11 is “Buy 3 Get 1 Free Night;”
and the Saturday matinee is the Dress Like a Fairy Tale Character Matinee for any audience members who want to invent their own story lines.