The fast-talking, positivity-spreading, red-headed beauty Dixie Longate has been entertaining and inspiring audiences with her one-woman show, 'Dixie's Tupperware Party' for 17 years. Now, as she makes her final tour through Texas, she's taking Houston Life co-host Derrick Shore backstage for a look at why this show has been an audience favorite for nearly two decades.

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The Bayou City will bring our favorite ‘Friends’ to the Hobby Center stage this fall; well, a parody version of them, anyway.

Itzhak Perlman, the world-renowned violinist who will make a stop at Jones Hall this weekend, will hold an open rehearsal on Friday.

HOUSTON – Adjustments to Broadway at the Hobby Center’s 2020-2021 season schedule were made as the coronavirus pandemic continues to shut down theatre production on stages. Subscribers will continue to keep the same seats for shows scheduled for January and February, according to the news release. Subscribers can also choose to receive a credit, refund, or donate the value of tickets for shows canceled within the current season. The team at Broadway at the Hobby Center’s priority continues to be the health and safety of crew, cast, staff, and audiences, the theatre said in a statement. Here’s the adjusted 2020-2021 season schedule:

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2012 file photo, actor Ian Holm appears at the premiere of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" in London. Holm, the acclaimed British actor whose long career included roles in Chariots of Fire and The Lord of the Rings has died, his agent said Friday. Holm died peacefully in the hospital, surrounded by his family and carer, his agent, Alex Irwin, said in a statement. (Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision/AP, File)LONDON Ian Holm, an acclaimed British actor whose long career included roles in Chariots of Fire and The Lord of the Rings has died. Holm died peacefully Friday morning in a hospital, surrounded by his family and carer, his agent, Alex Irwin, said in a statement.