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
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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
Elizabeth Cobbe, May 9, 2013
'Everything'
Observations on the artist in this group show who doesn't give an eff what I think
Matthew Irwin, May 9, 2013
Good People
In wrestling valiantly with David Lindsay-Abaire's tough play, the artists of Different Stages prove themselves good people
Adam Roberts, May 2, 2013
Faust
Austin Lyric Opera closed its season with a haunting and powerful production of Gounod's devilish work
Natalie Zeldin, May 2, 2013
Noises Off
Austin Playhouse stages this chaotic, ridiculous backstage farce with precision and fun
Elizabeth Cobbe, 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
Dan Solomon, April 25, 2013
Urinetown: The Musical
Texas State University's delightful staging showed off all the strengths of its musical theatre program
Jillian Owens, April 25, 2013
Roots and Wings
The works in Dance Repertory Theatre's spring program proved unexpectedly timely in a week of unrest and anxiety
Jonelle Seitz, April 25, 2013
String Theory
Generous performances from violinist Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio and pianist Gregory Allen made this an impressive recital
Natalie Zeldin, April 18, 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
Elizabeth Cobbe, April 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
Adam Roberts, April 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
Dan Solomon, April 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
Natalie Zeldin, April 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
Wayne Alan Brenner, April 11, 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
Jillian Owens, April 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
Wayne Alan Brenner, April 4, 2013
Everyone Says That at the End of the World
It's wacky and wise, this apocalyptic riot
Wayne Alan Brenner, April 4, 2013
Adam Sultan
In marking the future deaths of local theatre artists, Physical Plant celebrates their community today
Wayne Alan Brenner, April 4, 2013
The Elementals: Earth
Vortex Repertory Company's ritualistic celebration of earth may make you want to dig your toes into the dirt
Robert Faires, March 28, 2013
'Sonya Berg'
In her show at Tiny Park Gallery, Berg's painted-over photographic collages vividly, beautifully, redefine art
Wayne Alan Brenner, March 28, 2013
Slowgirl
Hyde Park Theatre transports us to Costa Rica's jungle for an awkward but affecting meeting of uncle and niece
Jillian Owens, March 28, 2013
Lady Windermere's Fan
Austin Playhouse's take on this Oscar Wilde treat is straightforward and buoyed by terrific performances
Jillian Owens, March 21, 2013
Goodnight Moon
Zach Theatre's production pleases and would be as pleasing to return to as Margaret Wise Brown's book
Robert Faires, March 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
Matthew Irwin, March 21, 2013
A Certain Reality
All three artists in this grayDUCK Gallery show present characters with a depth of backstory that amazes
Wayne Alan Brenner, March 13, 2013
Figure in the Frame
The exhibit 'Arnold Newman: Masterclass' gives us all a lesson in the power of the photographic portrait
Katherine Catmull, March 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
Robert Faires, March 13, 2013
The Rite of Spring
Joffrey Ballet's reconstruction of the 1913 Nijinsky ballet gave audiences a frame of reference for dance history
Jonelle Seitz, March 13, 2013
Othello
With a gripping turn by Andrew Bosworth, this City Theatre production of Shakespeare's tragedy belongs to Iago
