The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion is coming back bigger and better than ever

The Center for the Performing Arts at The Woodlands, home of The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, is about to undergo a major renovation following damage sustained from Hurricane Ike in September. The renovation includes construction of approximately 2,000 new reserved seats behind the existing uncovered seating area and building a larger canopy structure to cover all 6,500 seats. Designed by Horst Berger, original architect of The Pavilion, Rey de la Reza Architects, Inc., and managed by Fretz Construction, general contractor, heavy work on the $9 million project is set to begin in December. Renovations are projected to be complete by April 30, 2009, in time for The Pavilion’s 20th season.