Bill Murray coming to Houston's Jones Hall in April

Jan Vogler and Bill Murray pose for a photo during Universal Inside 2017 organized by Universal Music Group at Mercedes-Benz Arena on September 6, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. The pair are coming to Houston in April. See the other funny people coming to town in 2018... less Jan Vogler and Bill Murray pose for a photo during Universal Inside 2017 organized by Universal Music Group at Mercedes-Benz Arena on September 6, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. The pair are coming to Houston in ... more Photo: Stefan Hoederath/Getty Images Photo: Stefan Hoederath/Getty Images Image 1 of / 30 Caption Close Bill Murray coming to Houston's Jones Hall in April 1 / 30 Back to Gallery

Comedian Bill Murray will be bringing "an evening of music and literature" to Houston this spring. Murray's tour -- New Worlds: Bill Murray, Jan Vogler and Friends -- will stop at Jones Hall on April 16.

The event -- hosted by the Houston Symphony*, though the symphony will not be playing -- features Murray singing and serving as narrator through works by Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, Walt Whitman to Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin and Stephen Foster.

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Music will be provided by cellist Vogler along with violinist Mira Wang and pianist Vanessa Perez.

As for local connections, Murray appeared in "Rushmore," the 1998 film shot here by Houston native Wes Anderson.

Tickets and additional info can be found here or call 713-224-7575.

* AKA the GRAMMY WINNING Houston Symphony.