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THE HOBBY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS
TONY-AWARD® WINNER ADRIENNE WARREN LIVE IN CONCERT
AS PART OF THE “BEYOND BROADWAY” SERIES
FEBRUARY 1, 2025
(Houston, TX) – The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts welcomes musical theater triple threat
Adrienne Warren Live in Concert as part of its Beyond Broadway series. Tickets are on sale now at
TheHobbyCenter.org for this one-night only performance in the Hobby Center’s intimate Zilkha Hall on
February 1, 2025.
Offering Houston audiences a fresh new way to experience top tier musical theater talent, the Beyond
Broadway series brings intimate and engaging showcase performances by Broadway’s biggest stars.
Perhaps most well known for her Tony Award®-winning performance as Tina Turner in Broadway’s Tina:
The Tina Turner Musical, Warren’s talent as a singer, actress, and dancer has established her as a
dynamic triple threat.
“We are thrilled to be welcoming Adrienne Warren back to the Hobby Center in 2025 after she brought
the house down at our annual fundraiser last May,” said Hobby Center President and CEO, Mark Folkes.
“We knew immediately we had to bring her back so more Houstonians could experience what we did
then…a captivating performer with powerhouse vocals, incredible stage presence and a personal
storytelling ability that made you feel like she was talking directly to you.”
Warren previously earned a Tony nomination for her performance as ‘Gertrude Saunders/Florence
Mills’ in the Broadway production of “Shuffle Along” opposite Audra McDonald. In addition to her Tony
nomination, she was also nominated for a Chita Rivera Award (formerly Fred & Adele Astaire
Award). Warren made her Broadway debut in 2012 in “Bring It On: The Musical.” She previously
appeared onstage in “The Wiz” (Encores! City Center) and “Dreamgirls” (NAACP Theatre Award
nomination - The Apollo). She made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2017 with the New York Pops and
continues to perform around the world. In 2023, she was featured on PBS’s annual “A Capitol Fourth”
performing an electrifying tribute to the late Tina Turner. Her Television and film credits include "Paws
"Fury: The Legend of Hank", “Helpsters" “Quantico, Black Box,” "Blue Bloods" and "Orange is the
New Black".
Following her Hobby Center concert in February, Adrienne Warren will star with Nick Jonas in The Last
Five Years on Broadway in spring 2025. The revival of the musical, which features a score and book by
Jason Robert Brown, will be directed by Whitney White, a Tony Award nominee for Jaja’s African Hair
Braiding. The production will play the Hudson Theatre starting March 18, 2025 for a limited 14-week
run. While The Last Five Years premiered in 2001, had Off-Broadway runs in 2002 and 2013 and a film
adaptation, this will be the first time the musical has appeared on Broadway.
Additionally, she can be seen in the highly anticipated Netflix feature film "Rustin."
Warren is a co-founder of the Broadway Advocacy Coalition (BAC), which unites artists, experts,
students, and community leaders to use storytelling and artistry to combat systemic
racism: https://www.bwayadvocacycoalition.org/. BAC received a special Tony Award in 2021.
Adrienne Warren Live in Concert | February 1, 2025 | Zilkha Hall at the Hobby Center
An intimate concert experience with Tony Award®-winner Adrienne Warren whose talent as a singer,
actress, and dancer has established her as a dynamic triple threat. Perhaps most well known for her
Tony Award®-winning performance as Tina Turner in Broadway’s Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Warren
originated the role in numerous workshops, working with Tina Turner herself to embody the titular role.
Warren transferred the role to Broadway following the 2018 West End production, for which she earned
2019 Olivier, Evening Standard, and Joe Allen Award nominations. Warren’s performance in the
Broadway run has been heralded as “extraordinary” (The Hollywood Reporter), “electrifying” (Rolling
Stone) and “star-making” (The New York Times). In addition to the Tony Award, she also received a Chita
Rivera nomination and the Drama Desk, Antonyo, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her iconic
performance.
The 2024-25 Beyond Broadway series kicked off with Cheyenne Jackson this past October, and 2025
brings two Tony Award®-winning Broadway powerhouses with Adrienne Warren Live in Concert,
February 1 in Zilkha Hall and An Evening with Sutton Foster on April 4 in Sarofim Hall.
Beyond Broadway series sponsors are Admiral Transfer and Rigging / C.C. and Duke Ensell, Ken Bohan
and Dean O’Kelley, and Amy Cope-Gibbs and Jon Gibbs.
TICKETING: Tickets start at $42.40 and are available online at TheHobbyCenter.org and in person at the
Hobby Center Box Office (800 Bagby, Houston, TX 77002). Discounts available for groups of 10 or more
by calling 713-315-2525, option 4.
Patrons can become a “Hobby Center Insider” by signing up at thehobbycenter.org/news/stay-
connected where they receive perks such as access to purchase tickets before the public on sale.
The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts serves as a connector, convenor and incubator for all
Houston audiences, artmakers and arts organizations. Opened in 2002, the campus houses two theaters
including the 2,650-seat Sarofim Hall and the 500-seat Zilkha Hall. Delivering a best-in-class patron
experience, the Hobby Center welcomes over 400,000 audience members annually to engage with high-
quality arts programming including the Memorial Hermann Broadway at the Hobby Center series. The
Hobby Center is also home to a full season of musical theatre produced by Principal Resident Company
Theatre Under the Stars, as well as a variety of diverse performances from both Houston-based and
touring artists and companies. Education and accessibility initiatives are central to the Hobby Center’s
impact in Houston through programs like the ExxonMobil Discovery Series that welcomes thousands of
students to performances every season. Please visit TheHobbyCenter.org. Follow the Hobby Center on
Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.