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The Happy Couple
This Last Act Theatre show depicts a couple's nice life unraveling with equal parts tension and release
Reviewed by Jillian Owens, May. 23, 2013
The Cruel Circus
Though often entertaining and quite humorous, this Trouble Puppet show seems to be missing something
Reviewed by Adam Roberts, May. 23, 2013
Body & Soul
The flamenco artists worked to build the energy and tension throughout, but that goal proved hard to achieve
Reviewed by Natalie Zeldin, May. 23, 2013
The Winter's Tale
Tango and samba fit quite well in Austin Shakespeare's production of this romance, but the actors can't quite find the beat
Reviewed by Robert Faires, May. 16, 2013
Passing Strange
Half & Half Productions' debut about a young black man's journey of self-discovery was hampered by its mall storefront location
Reviewed by Matthew Irwin, May. 16, 2013
Giselle
Several Ballet Austin dancers rose to the challenges of this classic of romantic ballet
Reviewed by Jonelle Seitz, May. 16, 2013
The Chimponauts and the Mechanical Phantom
It may help to know sci-fi B-movies, but this space spoof by Electronic Planet Ensemble is silly fun for everyone
Reviewed by Matthew Irwin, May. 9, 2013
HIT.
Shanon Weaver's play puts a spin on the hit-man genre with some unusually gentle and refined assassins for hire
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, May. 9, 2013
'Everything'
Observations on the artist in this group show who doesn't give an eff what I think
Reviewed by Matthew Irwin, May. 9, 2013
Noises Off
Austin Playhouse stages this chaotic, ridiculous backstage farce with precision and fun
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, May. 2, 2013
Good People
In wrestling valiantly with David Lindsay-Abaire's tough play, the artists of Different Stages prove themselves good people
Reviewed by Adam Roberts, May. 2, 2013
Faust
Austin Lyric Opera closed its season with a haunting and powerful production of Gounod's devilish work
Reviewed by Natalie Zeldin, May. 2, 2013
Austin Is a Place (You Are Here)
Theatre En Bloc experiments with telling the story of our city's growth but fails to be specific about it
Reviewed by Dan Solomon, Apr. 25, 2013
Urinetown: The Musical
Texas State University's delightful staging showed off all the strengths of its musical theatre program
Reviewed by Jillian Owens, Apr. 25, 2013
Roots and Wings
The works in Dance Repertory Theatre's spring program proved unexpectedly timely in a week of unrest and anxiety
Reviewed by Jonelle Seitz, Apr. 25, 2013
Mad Beat Hip & Gone
Steven Dietz's play about the Beats might best be considered as the kind of literary experiment they engaged in
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, Apr. 18, 2013
The Importance of Being Earnest
At Mary Moody Northen Theatre, Oscar Wilde's comedy is not only wonderfully expressed but played with remarkable accuracy
Reviewed by Adam Roberts, Apr. 18, 2013
String Theory
Generous performances from violinist Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio and pianist Gregory Allen made this an impressive recital
Reviewed by Natalie Zeldin, Apr. 18, 2013
An Obviously Foggot
Bastion Carboni's new play is a confrontational mess, but it's vital in its commentary on bigotry within gay communities
Reviewed by Dan Solomon, Apr. 11, 2013
Fit for a King: J.S. Bach's Musical Offering
La Follia's well-crafted program of music by Bach exposed the energetic and dynamic Baroque spirit
Reviewed by Natalie Zeldin, Apr. 11, 2013
'Kelly O'Connor: Last Resort'
Kelly O'Connor's exhibit gives visitors a chance to escape into a fractured version of mid-century Vacationland
Reviewed by Wayne Alan Brenner, Apr. 11, 2013
Adam Sultan
In marking the future deaths of local theatre artists, Physical Plant celebrates their community today
Reviewed by Wayne Alan Brenner, Apr. 4, 2013
Everyone Says That at the End of the World
It's wacky and wise, this apocalyptic riot
Reviewed by Wayne Alan Brenner, Apr. 4, 2013
A Minister's Wife
This musical version of G.B. Shaw’s ‘Candida’ is exactly the right size for Austin, cozy with room for plenty of nuance
Reviewed by Jillian Owens, Apr. 4, 2013
'Abstraction: Take 3'
A rhythmic joining of three disparate bodies of work, this Davis Gallery show creates a compelling harmony of color and pattern
Reviewed by Wayne Alan Brenner, Apr. 4, 2013
'Sonya Berg'
In her show at Tiny Park Gallery, Berg's painted-over photographic collages vividly, beautifully, redefine art
Reviewed by Wayne Alan Brenner, Mar. 28, 2013
The Elementals: Earth
Vortex Repertory Company's ritualistic celebration of earth may make you want to dig your toes into the dirt
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Mar. 28, 2013
Slowgirl
Hyde Park Theatre transports us to Costa Rica's jungle for an awkward but affecting meeting of uncle and niece
Reviewed by Jillian Owens, Mar. 28, 2013
Lady Windermere's Fan
Austin Playhouse's take on this Oscar Wilde treat is straightforward and buoyed by terrific performances
Reviewed by Jillian Owens, Mar. 21, 2013
Goodnight Moon
Zach Theatre's production pleases and would be as pleasing to return to as Margaret Wise Brown's book
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Mar. 21, 2013
'Wunderkammer: Mark Johnson & Debra Broz'
This 'cabinet of curiosities' from artists Broz and Johnson works best when the art is specific and personal
Reviewed by Matthew Irwin, Mar. 21, 2013
Figure in the Frame
The exhibit Arnold Newman: Masterclass gives us all a lesson in the power of the photographic portrait
Reviewed by Katherine Catmull, Mar. 13, 2013
The Girl With Time in Her Eyes
Hidden Room Theatre's crafty techno-noir turned an ordinary audience into an army of smartphone-wielding detectives
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Mar. 13, 2013
The Rite of Spring
Joffrey Ballet's reconstruction of the 1913 Nijinsky ballet gave audiences a frame of reference for dance history
Reviewed by Jonelle Seitz, Mar. 13, 2013
A Certain Reality
All three artists in this grayDUCK Gallery show present characters with a depth of backstory that amazes
Reviewed by Wayne Alan Brenner, Mar. 13, 2013
Intimate Apparel
The loneliness of an African-American seamstress in 1905 is staged with powerful honesty by UT
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, Mar. 7, 2013
Othello
With a gripping turn by Andrew Bosworth, this City Theatre production of Shakespeare's tragedy belongs to Iago
Reviewed by Jillian Owens, Mar. 7, 2013
Wendy Wagner: Look to the Left
Wendy Wagner's cartoonish world celebrates escapism from the doom of cancer to a world of positivity
Reviewed by Caitlin Greenwood, Mar. 7, 2013
A Steady Rain
A Chick & a Dude Productions keeps this drama of Chicago beat cops challenging and engaging from start to finish
Reviewed by Elizabeth Cobbe, Feb. 28, 2013
Beauty Is the Best Priest: Short Plays of the Harlem Renaissance
Despite some flaws, this ACC Department of Drama production provides valuable insight into the Harlem Renaissance
Reviewed by Adam Roberts, Feb. 28, 2013
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