One Night With Janis Joplin
Zach makes this soulful portrait of the blues-rock queen an exhilarating concert that'll have you on your feet
Jillian Owens
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Arts, Aug. 1, 2013
Little Shop of Horrors
This year's Zilker Summer Musical swaps the Swiss Alps for Skid Row, but it's as hugely entertaining as ever
Arts, July 25, 2013
Holier Than Thou
Poison Apple Initiative's show draws reality TV and religion together in a thoughtful, thought-provoking way
Arts, July 3, 2013
Reefer Madness
With this wild musical spoof, Doctuh Mistuh delivers a bigger buzz than its Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Arts, June 27, 2013
Twelve Angry Men
With strong direction and a fine cast, City Theatre's revival of the jury-room drama of the 1950s feels very contemporary
Arts, May 30, 2013
The Happy Couple
This Last Act Theatre show depicts a couple's nice life unraveling with equal parts tension and release
Arts, May 23, 2013
Urinetown: The Musical
Texas State University's delightful staging showed off all the strengths of its musical theatre program
Arts, April 25, 2013
Five Cooks in the Kitchen?
The Duplicates shake up the recipe for theatre
Arts, 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
Arts, April 4, 2013
Slowgirl
Hyde Park Theatre transports us to Costa Rica's jungle for an awkward but affecting meeting of uncle and niece
Arts, March 28, 2013
Tackling Football’s Dark Side
Cohen New Works Festival: ‘Colossal’ reviewed
Arts, March 27, 2013
Voice for the Missing Women
Cohen New Works Festival: 'The Women of Juárez' reviewed
Arts, March 26, 2013
Lady Windermere's Fan
Austin Playhouse's take on this Oscar Wilde treat is straightforward and buoyed by terrific performances
Arts, March 21, 2013
A Veteran's Voice
Playwright Johnny Meyer returned from war to learn that theatre is essential to life
Arts, March 21, 2013
Othello
With a gripping turn by Andrew Bosworth, this City Theatre production of Shakespeare's tragedy belongs to Iago
Arts, March 7, 2013
The Flip Side
In Poor Shadows of Elysium's 'Richard II,' a coin makes all the difference in what you see
Arts, Feb. 21, 2013
Measure for Measure
Mary Moody Northen Theatre delivers a colorful version of Shakespeare's grayscale comedy that's worth seeing
Arts, Feb. 21, 2013
Design for Living
Keen direction and outstanding performances bring us into Noël Coward's Thirties dandyism
Arts, Feb. 14, 2013
Little Mother
FronteraFest Long Fringe
Arts, Jan. 31, 2013
Gruesome Playground Injuries
FronteraFest Long Fringe
Arts, Jan. 31, 2013
Ordinary Peephole: The Songs of Dick Price
This expertly curated celebration of Austin's premier composer of camp ought not to be missed
Arts, Jan. 24, 2013
Elizabeth: Heart of a King
Lorella Loftus' ambitious new bio-play boasts strong performances by the three women portraying the Virgin Queen
Arts, Jan. 17, 2013
Quills
Different Stages doesn't light up the dark corners of this gothic comedy about the Marquis de Sade
Arts, Jan. 10, 2013
Top 10 (+1) Theatrical Joys of 2012
Recalling a year of Shakespeare on bikes, masterful Miller, and a one-woman eco-soap
Arts, Jan. 4, 2013
Irving Berlin's White Christmas the Musical
Zach Theatre delivers a sentimental stroll through a winter wonderland, with exceptionally strong dancing
Arts, Dec. 28, 2012
Billy Elliot the Musical
The national tour of this uplifting musical featured some insanely talented kids
Arts, Dec. 20, 2012
Antigone
Though Oh Dragon's debut is uneven, its take on the Greek tragedy shows fiery promise
Arts, Nov. 15, 2012
Heather Woodbury's 'As the Globe Warms'
Woodbury's latest solo stage epic is a beautiful experiment in soap opera meets PSA
Arts, Nov. 1, 2012
The Cataract
A befuddling, humorous, and serene journey into the unexpected with two very different couples
Arts, Oct. 25, 2012
The Best Man
The Paradox Players provide a well-executed staging of the 1960 election drama
