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Texas happenings in the region known as the Gulf Coast. Cities in the area include Corpus Christi, Port Arthur, Galveston, and Houston.

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Corpus Christi Oct. 3-26 'Real Women Have Curves'
Rosenberg Oct. 24-26 Rosenberg Peddler Show
Corpus Christi Nov. 7-9 Corpus Christi Peddler Show
Corpus Christi Nov. 21-Dec. 21 'A Christmas Carol'
Corpus Christi Jan. 16-Feb. 8 'I Hate Hamlet'
Corpus Christi Feb. 13-March 8 'Das Barbecü'
Corpus Christi March 13-April 5 'Company'
Corpus Christi April 10-May 3 'Children of a Lesser God'
Corpus Christi May 8-31 'Seussical'
Corpus Christi June 5-28 'The Taming of the Shrew'
Corpus Christi July 10-Aug. 2 'Cats'
Corpus Christi Aug. 7-30 Summer Melodramas!
Pasadena Aug. 21-23 Pasadena Peddler Show

First, here's what's new. Then events by date order.

Pasadena Peddler Show
City: Pasadena
Dates: Friday thru Sunday, Aug. 21-23
Location: Pasadena Convention Center
   The Peddler Show offers a vast selection of unique items whether you're looking for personalized designs, home décor, unique jewelry, fashionable clothing, gourmet treats, and creative gifts.
   E-mail: info@peddlershow.com
   Visit: www.peddlershow.com


'The Pajama Game'
City: Corpus Christi
Dates: Friday, Sept. 5, through Sunday, Sept. 28
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees Sept. 21 and Sept. 28 at 2 p.m.
Location: Harbor Playhouse Mainstage
Tickets: 361-888-SHOW(7469)
Admission: $16 Adults, $13 Seniors and Military, $6 Children and Students with I.D.
   The fun-filled musical, "The Pajama Game," opens the new 2008-2009 season at the Harbor Playhouse.
   Sparks fly and temperatures rise in the Tony Award-winning romantic musical comedy that pits a beautiful union leader against a handsome new boss in the ultimate battle of the sexes! Workers at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory want a raise and it's up to Babe Williams to fight for the union. But soon love negotiates a new contract when Superintendent Sid Sorkin comes to the bargaining table. Features classic Broadway tunes like "There Once Was a Man" and "Hernando's Hideaway."
   Visit: www.harborplayhouse.com

'Real Women Have Curves'
City: Corpus Christi
Dates: Friday, Oct. 3, through Sunday, Oct. 26
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees Oct. 19 and Oct. 26 at 2 p.m.
Location: Harbor Playhouse Mainstage
Tickets: 361-888-SHOW(7469)
Admission: $13 Adults, $11 Seniors and Military, $6 Children and Students with I.D.
   See the play that has been lauded by critics as a postcard for the Latina immigrant experience, Real Women Have Curves. Set in a Los Angeles sewing factory, five Mexican-American women share the story of Ana, a young high school graduate who dreams of leaving the barrio to become a famous writer. Through powerful dialogue and poignant portraits of hard-working women, the play celebrates the physical beauty of full-figured women, the pride of multi-generational families and the threads of history that are sewn into each garment by the hands of these women. Real Women Have Curves is an empowering story for everyone.
   Visit: www.harborplayhouse.com

Rosenberg Peddler Show
City: Rosenberg
Dates: Friday thru Sunday, Oct. 24-26
Location: Fort Bend County Fairgrounds
   The Peddler Show offers a vast selection of unique items whether you're looking for personalized designs, home décor, unique jewelry, fashionable clothing, gourmet treats, and creative gifts.
   E-mail: info@peddlershow.com
   Visit: www.peddlershow.com

Corpus Christi Peddler Show
City: Corpus Christi
Dates: Friday thru Sunday, Nov. 7-9
Location: Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds
   The Peddler Show offers a vast selection of unique items whether you're looking for personalized designs, home décor, unique jewelry, fashionable clothing, gourmet treats, and creative gifts.
   E-mail: info@peddlershow.com
   Visit: www.peddlershow.com

'A Christmas Carol'
City: Corpus Christi
Dates: Friday, Nov. 21, through Sunday, Dec. 21
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sunday matinees Nov. 30, Dec. 14 and Dec. 21 at 2 p.m.
Location: Harbor Playhouse Mainstage
Tickets: 361-888-SHOW(7469)
Admission: $16 Adults, $13 Seniors and Military, $6 Children and Students with I.D.
   Ring in the holidays with a full-scale musical production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Watch as fabled miser Ebenezer Scrooge experiences visits from the legendary Christmas ghosts of his past, present and future. This extraordinary Broadway adaptation comes to the Habor Playhouse Mainstage and features gorgeous costumes and music by Broadway veterans Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens and Mike Okrent. Bring the whole family to Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. This holiday show which is guaranteed to usher in the Christmas season!
   Visit: www.harborplayhouse.com

'I Hate Hamlet'
City: Corpus Christi
Dates: Friday, Jan. 16, through Sunday, Feb. 8
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees Feb. 1 and Feb. 8 at 2 p.m.
Location: Harbor Playhouse Mainstage
Tickets: 361-888-SHOW(7469)
Admission: $16 Adults, $13 Seniors and Military, $6 Children and Students with I.D.
   Prepare for laughter as one of the theater's most famous characters comes to life on stage in I Hate Hamlet. Hollywood sitcom star Andrew Rally has the chance of lifetime: to play Hamlet in Central Park. But a few things stand in his way – an untamed lust for his chaste, virginal girlfriend; absolutely no desire to play Hamlet; and the ghost of legendary actor John Barrymore in his apartment challenging him to all sorts of ridiculous measures, including a swordfight! When Hollywood calls to rescue it's #1 star from the boards of Broadway, will he go or will he choose to tackle one of the most legendary roles every written for the stage?
   Visit: www.harborplayhouse.com

'Das Barbecü'
City: Corpus Christi
Dates: Friday, Feb. 13, through Sunday, March 8
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees March 1 and March 8 at 2 p.m.
Location: Harbor Playhouse Studio Theater
Tickets: 361-888-SHOW(7469)
Admission: $13 Adults, $11 Seniors and Military, $6 Children and Students with I.D.
   Classical opera takes a country twist in Das Barbecü, a hilarious musical that reinterprets Wagner's legendary Ring Cycle. The story of complete opposite who meet the day of their shotgun double wedding, three generations of feuding families, a magic ring of power, wild-west lariat tricks, a synchronized swimming revue, a song and dance tribute to the joys of guacamole, and the sweetest two-step ever to slide across a stage all add up to wild comedy. Das Barbecü is a fantastically funny Texas fable you won't want to miss!
   Visit: www.harborplayhouse.com

'Company'
City: Corpus Christi
Dates: Friday, March 13, through Sunday, April 5
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees March 29 and April 5 at 2 p.m.
Location: Harbor Playhouse Mainstage
Tickets: 361-888-SHOW(7469)
Admission: $16 Adults, $13 Seniors and Military, $6 Children and Students with I.D.
   Experience the complicated world of the single bachelor living in New York City in Company – the landmark Stephen Sondheim show that ushered in the era of modern musical theater. Including a host of modern Broadway standards like "You Could Drive a Person Crazy, "Another Hundred People," "The Ladies Who Lunch" and "Being Alive," Company gives you a glimpse into the married, divorced and single friends of "Bobby," a confused bachelor on the eve of his 35th birthday. With music and lyrics that define modern adult relationships, make plans to spend time with Company.
   Visit: www.harborplayhouse.com

'Children of a Lesser God'
City: Corpus Christi
Dates: Friday, April 10, through Sunday, May 3
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees April 26 and May 3 at 2 p.m.
Location: Harbor Playhouse Studio Theater
Tickets: 361-888-SHOW(7469)
Admission: $13 Adults, $11 Seniors and Military, $6 Children and Students with I.D.
   Learn that love speaks in any language in the Tony Award-winning play, Children of a Lesser God. Watch as a beautiful relationship unfold between Sarah, a troubled school drop out, deaf since birth, and James, an idealistic speech therapist who believes he can understand her world. Through sign language, love and compassion, they both begin to communicate with the world around them and come to listen to the language of love that transcends all boundaries. Children of a Lesser God is a stage drama that challenges, uplifts, teaches and rewards.
   Visit: www.harborplayhouse.com

'Seussical'
City: Corpus Christi
Dates: Friday, May 8, through Sunday, May 31
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees May 24 and May 31 at 2 p.m.
Location: Harbor Playhouse Mainstage
Tickets: 361-888-SHOW(7469)
Admission: $16 Adults, $13 Seniors and Military, $6 Children and Students with I.D.
   Meet all of the fantastical, phenomenal characters from the beloved Dr. Seuss children's books in Seussical, a family musical that is part of the Harbor Playhouse's Family Entertainment Series. Follow the Cat in the Hat, Horton, The Mayor of Whoville, The Grinch and many more as they take you through a musical journey through the mind of Dr. Seuss. With fun songs like "Green Eggs and Ham," Seussical is a musical for the whole family to enjoy!
   Visit: www.harborplayhouse.com

'The Taming of the Shrew'
City: Corpus Christi
Dates: Friday, June 5, through Sunday, June 28
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees June 21 and June 28 at 2 p.m.
Location: Harbor Playhouse Studio Theatere
Tickets: 361-888-SHOW(7469)
Admission: $13 Adults, $11 Seniors and Military, $6 Children and Students with I.D.
   One of Shakespeare's greatest comedies makes it way to the Harbor Playhouse in The Taming of Shrew. The lovely Bianca is desperate to marry, but first her father must find her older sister - the town's most unruly, vivacious, ornery shrew Katarina – a husband, Enter nobleman Petruchio to take takes the challenge of courting and marrying Katarina, and laughter and romance abound! Shakespeare's classic comic battle of wit, wills, and truelove is the Bard at his hilarious best.
   Visit: www.harborplayhouse.com

'Cats'
City: Corpus Christi
Dates: Friday, July 10, through Sunday, Aug. 2
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees July 26 and Aug. 2 at 2 p.m.
Location: Harbor Playhouse Mainstage
Tickets: 361-888-SHOW(7469)
Admission: $16 Adults, $13 Seniors and Military, $6 Children and Students with I.D.
   Get ready for the most popular Broadway musical of all time – CATS! Based on the works of T.S. Eliot, CATS remains a true musical theater phenomenon. A song and dance spectacular featuring the Broadway classic song, "Memory," CATS will captivate young and old alike with its dazzling costumes and amazing choreography. With memorable characters such as Rum Tum Tugger, Mr. Mistoffelees and Grizabella, CATS is a must see this season!
   Visit: www.harborplayhouse.com

Summer Melodramas!
City: Corpus Christi
Dates: Friday, Aug. 7, through Sunday, Aug. 30
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees Aug. 23 and Aug. 30 at 2 p.m.
Location: Harbor Playhouse Studio Theater
Tickets: 361-888-SHOW(7469)
Admission: $13 Adults, $11 Seniors and Military, $6 Children and Students with I.D.
   A family summer tradition returns to the Harbor Playhouse when the Summer Melodramas take the Studio Theater stage, August 7-30! Cheer and clap for the hero! Boo and throw popcorn at the villain! Will the handsome lead the save the say? Will the damsel in distress survive? Can an evil mustache get any bigger??? Come watch at find out at the Harbor Playhouse Summer Melodramas in the Studio Theater!
   Visit: www.harborplayhouse.com

Pasadena Peddler Show
City: Pasadena
Dates: Friday thru Sunday, Aug. 21-23
Location: Pasadena Convention Center
   The Peddler Show offers a vast selection of unique items whether you're looking for personalized designs, home décor, unique jewelry, fashionable clothing, gourmet treats, and creative gifts.
   E-mail: info@peddlershow.com
   Visit: www.peddlershow.com

  The events and happenings listed in this document were based on information from chambers of commerce and convention and visitor's bureaus; telephone calls, e-mail, and mailed material from contacts; and the Texas Department of Transportation.

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