The Grand 1894 Opera House

The Grand 1894 Opera House

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The Grand 1894 Opera House is a beautifully-restored performing arts theatre that features year-round, live entertainment. The Grand offers a performing arts season each year that includes Broadway musicals, dance, drama, music and stars of the stage and screen. In recognition of it's unique structure, history and continuing professional performance of excellence, The Grand was designated by the 73rd Texas Legislature as the "Official Opera House of the State of Texas". The Grand 1894 Opera House is located near Galveston's central business district and the historic Strand and is easily…

Joshua Hinsdale

Citysearch

The Scene – This noble throwback to earlier days on the island survived city-stomping hurricanes of 1900 and 1915 and now, seeing its third century, has become Galveston's premier cultural venue. The lavish, 1,000-seat, Victorian-era theater is open to the public for self-guided tours during regular business hours. – – The Experience – Although most of the acts booked here tend toward the mainstream and middlebrow--like Bill Cosby, the Statler Brothers, Boys Choir of Harlem--you'll occasionally see some edgier offerings, like George Carlin's stand-up act. There are…