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Heather Woodbury's new solo show about a 108-year-old fallen woman humanizes strippers and storytellers, whores and academics
Don Quixote May 16, 2008
In Ballet Austin's take on Cervantes' old knight, youthful vigor and good humor pretty much carried the day
Speed the Plow May 9, 2008
It's surprising how much of the sharp edge in Mamet's Hollywood satire is polished off by Austin Playhouse's production
Peter and the Wolf May 9, 2008
Second Youth's new version of Prokofiev's tale starts in Stalinist Russia, but that adds to its magic
Ali Fitzgerald: Swan School; The Matriculation May 9, 2008
Doubt May 2, 2008
Zach Theatre's production constantly escalates in tension as gripping scene follows gripping scene
La Caja Museo de Arte Contemporáneo May 2, 2008
This museum-within-a-museum's miniature works are less engaging and absorbing than the large works by the same artists
'Folded, Torn, Cut, Woven, and Pulled' May 2, 2008
Five artists let the paper do the talking in this intimate show at the Blanton Museum of Art
Robert Johnson: Trick the Devil April 25, 2008
The ProArts/ACC co-production plays out like a Robert Johnson number: strong, sweet, natural, and full of longing
Susannah April 25, 2008
The Butler Opera Center production achieves real magic, most notably a triumphant performance in the title role
Carmen April 25, 2008
Austin Lyric Opera’s debut in the Long Center serves Bizet’s classic in a clear, uncluttered way that satisfies
On the Town April 18, 2008
High spirits, drive, and lively interplay make this musical comedy a peppy peach of a show, a real swell treat
Assassins April 18, 2008
The debut of UT's Musical Theatre Pilot Project is a visual treat, well performed, and with plenty of fun moments
Erin Cone: New Paintings April 18, 2008
Cone's portraits of women, rendered as planes of color and shadow, are revelations of composition and rendering
The Method Gun April 11, 2008
The Rude Mechs' latest pays at times comic, at times touching tribute to the strange craft of acting and its practitioners
Key Changes April 11, 2008
Austin Script Works' 10th festival of 10-minute plays by member writers is, as always, a mixed bag but fun
Call to Color: Cult of Color April 11, 2008
The ballet based on Trenton Doyle Hancock's art may be problematic thematically, but it's still an enthralling experience
Matt & Ben April 4, 2008
Naughty Austin's comedy doesn't provide deep insights into Damon or Affleck, but it's funny, with some darn fine acting
Spank Dance Company: Butoh April 4, 2008
The dancers in this performance evoke nothing so much as machinelike armatures slowly, intermittently, gorgeously going haywire
Ewan Gibbs: Pictures of Pitchers April 4, 2008
The eight drawings of baseball pitchers, all in the same balletic contortion, are all about the pleasure of looking
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