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Right Cheer, Right Now: Staging a Comedy of Competitive Cheerleading

All for some wild winner-take-all shenanigans, stand up and holler! Read More | Comment »

4:55PM Wed. Apr. 24, Wayne Alan Brenner

Changing of the Guard at the Ransom Center

After a quarter of a century at the helm of the Harry Ransom Center, Thomas F. Staley is stepping down on Aug. 31, 2013. Today, the University of Texas announced that his replacement would be Stephen Enniss, head librarian of the Folger Shakespeare Library. Read More | Comment »

3:33PM Mon. Apr. 8, Monica Riese

The Ninth Annual Staple! Independent Media Expo

And it's bigger than ever. Read More | Comment »

10:10AM Wed. Feb. 27, Wayne Alan Brenner

'The Lion King' Is a Feast For the Eyes

Spectacular sets, costumes, and special effects upstage the actors in the touring production of Broadway’s The Lion King, currently running at the Bass Concert Hall through Feb. 10. Read More | Comment »

1:00PM Thu. Jan. 31, Eli Black

Under the Canopy

What was for years a Goodwill Blue Hanger Store – on the same Springdale Road lot as its sapphire-themed neighbors, Blue Genie Art Industries and the Blue Theatre – is in the midst of a makeover, and it ain't into another second-hand store. The Canopy will be a three-building complex for art studios, galleries, offices, and other creative outlets. Read More | Comment »

5:30PM Wed. Jan. 16, Robert Faires

'Tuna' Surprise

God … damn!! – as gun-store owner Didi Snaveley would say. Jaston Williams and Joe Sears, the gents responsible for Didi and all the other denizens of Tuna, Tex., have gone and gotten themselves honored by the Texas Cultural Trust. When the next Texas Medal of Arts are handed out, they'll be the 2013 honorees for theatre. Read More | Comment »

9:00AM Wed. Jan. 16, Robert Faires

The Bullet Hole in the Butterfly Bar

There's a bullet hole in the gorgeous wooden bar between the stools and the mirror-backed, bottle-stocked shelves. Read More | Comment »

11:00AM Fri. Jan. 11, Wayne Alan Brenner

Baby Grand

Nobody is ever happy when they have to postpone or drop out of a concert, and Michelle Schumann is no exception. But the Austin Chamber Music Center artistic director at least has a happy reason for doing so with some ACMC concerts this spring: She's expecting. In April, Schumann and her husband, Matt Orem, will welcome a baby girl into their family. Read More | Comment »

11:00AM Wed. Jan. 9, Robert Faires

Want More Arts Space?

If you believe that Austin doesn't have enough spaces where visual artists, actors, musicians, designers, filmmakers, architects, and other creatives can live and create work affordably, join the club. Better yet, fill out the Artspace Market Survey, and help developers and nonprofits that can build such spaces understand what you need. Read More | Comment »

6:10PM Mon. Jan. 7, Robert Faires

Genie, Light That Fuse

With the turning of the calendar, we're now within sniffing distance of the 2013 Fusebox Festival. You can smell the boundary-busting interdisciplinary performance on the wind – or maybe that's the veggie chili being cooked up by the imagineers at Blue Genie Art Industries, who are offering a sneak peek at the upcoming Fusebox tonight from 6-9pm. Read More | Comment »

12:30PM Fri. Jan. 4, Robert Faires

Razzle-Dazzle 'Em

When the Chronicle sat down with David Bologna to talk about his time in the original Broadway cast of Billy Elliot the Musical, the Austin song-and-dance phenom had a lot to say – more than we could squeeze into the printed interview. So here's a fuller version. The national tour of the musical opens at Bass Concert Hall today. Read More | Comment »

4:38PM Tue. Dec. 11, 2012, Robert Faires

Conspirare Goes to the Barber

Last September, Conspirare presented a concert of vocal music by Samuel Barber &ndash now forever associated with the movie Platoon &ndash and sang it with such care and artistry that you wanted to reconsider his standing in the pantheon of composers. Now the company of voices' ear-opening interpretation of Barber has been preserved on disc. Read More | Comment »

2:15PM Wed. Sep. 12, 2012, Robert Faires

What's Up with Matt "Rubber Repertory" Hislope, Lately?

Baked goods and getting laid, remember? Read More | Comment »

3:31PM Tue. Sep. 11, 2012, Wayne Alan Brenner

The Intergalactic Nemesis Strikes Back

After a pan-galactic trip (well, to the nation's stages) Austin's live action graphic novel The Intergalactic Nemesis lands at home base aka the Long Center. That's fine for show producer Jason Neulander, who was busy before Friday's debut of Book Two: Robot Planet Rising. "I'm in the theater right now," he said, "and that's the place I love to be the most." Read More | Comment »

4:00PM Thu. Jun. 7, 2012, Richard Whittaker

Stage, Left: Exit Josh Meyer

Wail like banshees, brothers & sisters,
rend your garments and gnash your teeth: Read More | Comment »

1:24PM Mon. May. 14, 2012, Wayne Alan Brenner

Thanks a Million!

Somebody believes that the arts belong in Austin’s schools and is backing that conviction to the tune of $1 million. The anonymous gift, announced at a press conference on May 14 at Lamar Middle School, will establish a new resource for AISD teachers to enhance their coursework with creative learning projects and boost student access to the arts. Read More | Comment »

7:20PM Tue. May. 8, 2012, Robert Faires

I'm Creative, and I Vote!

Do you know which current and aspiring city officials truly get what creativity means to Austin's future and which ones just pay it lip service with a few tossed-off references to Willie, Stevie Ray, and how they want to keep Austin weird, too? You can find out Monday, April 30, at a Mayoral and Council Candidate Forum for the Creative Sector. Read More | Comment »

9:00AM Wed. Apr. 25, 2012, Robert Faires

Gaga Over Guzu

Tokidoki! Crappy Cats! Plushy internal organs! Darwyn Cooke's Parker adaptations! Coffee table art books by Shepard Fairey and Gary Baseman! Issues of Juxtapoz! Skateboard art! Art art!! Art art by Austin artists!! As if you needed more ways for Austin Books & Comics to part you and your hard-earned cash … now comes Guzu!!! Read More | Comment »

1:10PM Fri. Feb. 10, 2012, Robert Faires

Oh, Why NOT be Onstage in the New Year?

For real, citizen.

Well, you'd be pretending, yes,
but it'd be pretending for real –
if you see what we mean.
Read More | Comment »

4:23PM Thu. Dec. 8, 2011, Wayne Alan Brenner

For He's a Jolly Good Fellow

Playwright Kirk Lynn has just been named a 2011 USA Fellow by the national artists' advocacy organization United States Artists, an honor that comes with a $50,000 check. Read More | Comment »

5:07PM Mon. Dec. 5, 2011, Robert Faires

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