Get Ready for a Looney, Fun Time with Bugs Bunny at The Symphony June 18, 2024

06/06/2024

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS – The Pavilion will kick off its arts season with a brilliant blend of classical music and classic animation! Bugs Bunny at The Symphony has toured the world and will now perform on The Pavilion Main Stage with the Houston Symphony on June 18, 2024. Gates will open at 7 p.m. for the 8 p.m. performance. As part of our nonprofit mission and to ensure that the arts are accessible to everyone, all seating at this event is completely free with no tickets required!

While your favorite Looney Tunes tickle your funny bone on the big screen, hear the Houston Symphony play the fantastical mixture of classical and modern symphony pieces that originally scored these iconic cartoons - live! A dozen of the world’s most iconic Looney Tunes—What’s Opera, Doc?, The Rabbit of Seville, Corny Concerto, Baton Bunny, Long-Haired Hare, and many others—plus five brand-new animated shorts—will be projected on the big screen, while their exhilarating original scores are played live by the Houston Symphony, under the direction of Emmy Award-winning conductor, George Daugherty.

Created by George Daugherty & David Ka Lik Wong, Bugs Bunny at The Symphony took the symphony orchestra world by storm and pioneered the brand-new concept of "live orchestra and big screen" concerts. Since its legendary Broadway premiere at The Gershwin Theatre, the original concert has circumnavigated the globe several times over, playing to millions of people worldwide in iconic venues. It's the perfect introduction to the symphony for a young family, and it's sure to feature some classical deep cuts you never expected to star alongside the most famous rabbit in the world.

Pre-show activities will begin at 7 p.m. and include photo opportunities, an arts & crafts booth, themed games, an instrument petting zoo and sponsor activations.

Guests are welcome to bring a picnic from home or their favorite restaurant to enjoy in their seat or on the hill. Keep in mind that beverages cannot be brought into The Pavilion and picnics must also comply with The Pavilion’s bag size restriction and/or be in original packaging.

Families are also encouraged to enhance their performing arts experience with Mini Pavilion Maestros, a free and exciting program that makes the arts both fun and accessible for kids of all ages. By signing up for Mini Pavilion Maestros, children will receive: a special membership lanyard and badge, free reserved seating at all performing arts events, early entry for select shows, a free ticket to Children’s Festival and other great perks throughout the season. Families can register their children at any of The Pavilion’s performing arts events this season at a special booth located in the North Plaza or online at www.woodlandscenter.org/mini-maestros.

Stage Lighters is an exclusive arts membership that provides access to the best of what The Pavilion's arts programs have to offer, while also helping make the arts accessible to all. In appreciation of an annual gift, Stage Lighters will receive special benefits that enhance the arts experience including reserved seating, access to the Woodforest Bank Club and reserved Gold Lot parking during arts events, special invitations to member-exclusive arts events throughout the season, Pavilion swag and more. For more information on the Stage Lighters program, please visit www.woodlandscenter.org/stage-lighters.

If you would like more information about The Pavilion, please visit our website at www.woodlandscenter.org. Look for The Pavilion on Facebook, Snapchat, YouTube and Instagram, or download The Pavilion’s iOS or Android app.

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Opened in 1990, The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion is part of The Center for the Performing Arts at The Woodlands, a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization that provides diverse, high-quality performing arts events for the entertainment and enrichment of a broad regional audience. Through numerous educational and community outreach programs, The Center is a catalyst for attracting new audiences to the performing arts and building strong ties between the arts and educational institutions.