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Moody Center for the Arts
Thursday, June 11
5:00pm - 7:30pm
Pride Happy Hour with Ben Chavez featuring DJ Rosez

About the Event

About the artists

Ben Chavez is an award-winning songwriter, actor, and musician. Most well known for his breakout role in the Broadway National Tour of Disney’s Aladdin, he has performed on several stages across the USA and Canada, including Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden, and The Kennedy Center. Chavez is a regular performer at Theatre Under the Stars (Newsies, Frozen, In the Heights, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) and recently performed in the Houston Grand Opera production of West Side Story. He is a winner of the 2024/2025 Performing Arts Houston NEW/NOW Award for his original concept album entitled Last Day, County Fair. He has performed at many prestigious Houston events, including The San Luis Salute, The Houston Symphony Gala, The Knights Of Momus Coronation, The Houston Ballet Ball, The Diana Awards, and is a regular guest on KPRC’s Houston Life. He is a proud graduate of the NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

Awarded the community’s “Fav Female DJ” title by Outsmart magazine two years in a row, DJ Rosez is known for curating “Latin vibes” through a fusion of Latinx hits. A Houston-based queer Salvadoran, Rosez has performed sets at SXSW, Boiler Room, and worked with artists like Karol G, Bad Bunny, and Megan Thee Stallion. With a goal of increasing representation for queer Latinx women, she has traveled to Canada, Mexico, and El Salvador to perform her celebrated mash-ups.

Directions & Parking

The Moody Center for the Arts is located on the campus of Rice University, and is best reached by using Campus Entrance 8 at the intersection of University Boulevard and Stockton Street. As you enter campus, the building is on the right, just past the Media Center. There is a dedicated parking lot adjacent to the building. Payment for the Moody Lot is by credit card only. Maps are available at rice.edu/maps.

Please note: Our address is the general address to Rice University. To find us on campus, enter “Moody Center for the Arts” on Google or Apple maps.

Location

Moody Center for the Arts

6100 Main Street, MS-480
Houston, TX 77005
United States