{"id":329580,"date":"2026-06-09T20:14:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/329580\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T20:14:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:14:29","slug":"miller-outdoor-theatre-to-cut-ribbon-on-new-foundation-plaza-in-mid-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/329580\/","title":{"rendered":"Miller Outdoor Theatre to cut ribbon on new foundation plaza in mid-June"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Miller Outdoor Theatre is kicking off its 2026 season with a grand opening of the Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Foundation Plaza on June 20, a new gateway to the theater designed to enhance accessibility, expand gathering spaces and create a stronger connection to Hermann Park.<\/p>\n<p>About the project<\/p>\n<p>The project was first announced to the public in late 2025 and involves creating a new official entrance for the outdoor theater. Per <a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/houston\/bellaire-meyerland-west-university\/development\/2025\/11\/13\/miller-theatre-advisory-board-announces-signature-project-of-100th-anniversary\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">prior reporting, <\/a>an additional part of the plaza will also feature three large sculptural structures that resemble birds to create shaded areas.<\/p>\n<p>The celebration will also mark the debut of Miller World, an immersive cultural activation that involves a series of interactive sculptures and experiences throughout the venue, according to a June 9 news release.<\/p>\n<p>Also of note<\/p>\n<p>Miller Outdoor Theatre&#8217;s 2026 season will include Summer Symphony Nights, the return of the Houston Shakespeare Festival and the Star-Spangled Salute on July 4.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Miller Outdoor Theatre is kicking off its 2026 season with a grand opening of the Ting Tsung&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":329581,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1604,56,58,57,27896,223,28933,117709,7493],"class_list":["post-329580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-community-impact","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-miller-outdoor-theatre","tag-news","tag-ribbon-cutting","tag-ting-tsung-and-wei-fong-chao-foundation-plaza","tag-update"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=329580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/329581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=329580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=329580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=329580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}