First, Free Comic Book Day, and Then – Ka-Baam!!
Comic books and comedy improv go hand in hand, sometimes with repulsor rays
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Wayne Alan Brenner, May 2, 2008
Robert Johnson: Trick the Devil
The ProArts/ACC co-production plays out like a Robert Johnson number: strong, sweet, natural, and full of longing
Avimaan Syam, April 25, 2008
Butler School of Music: For this John Adams, a King
UT honors the Nixon in China composer with an award for his notable musical work and three concerts featuring his compositions
Robert Faires, April 25, 2008
Austin Arts Hall of Fame: Class of 2008
The seventh group of inductees includes individuals from the fields of architecture, comedy, music, and patronage
Robert Faires, April 25, 2008
Fuse Box by Day
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Robert Faires, April 25, 2008
Ladies Are Funny Festival: Are ladies ... funny? Girls Girls Girls insist, 'Yes, yes, yes.'
The second round of the comedy fest spotlighting women adds sketch, stand-up, and more
Wayne Alan Brenner, April 25, 2008
Susannah
The Butler Opera Center production achieves real magic, most notably a triumphant performance in the title role
Michael Kellerman, April 25, 2008
The Electric Exchange
Theatre, dance, music, and film meld and get supercharged in the Fuse Box Festival
Robert Faires, April 25, 2008
Carmen
Austin Lyric Opera’s debut in the Long Center serves Bizet’s classic in a clear, uncluttered way that satisfies
Robert Faires, April 25, 2008
In Memoriam: Francis Hodge
The man who wrote the book on directing plays and was an influential teacher at UT has passed on
Robert Faires, April 18, 2008
On the Town
High spirits, drive, and lively interplay make this musical comedy a peppy peach of a show, a real swell treat
Robert Faires, April 18, 2008
ProArts/ACC: A legendary deal where roads cross
The community college and community organization team again to tell the tale of bluesman Robert Johnson
Robert Faires, April 18, 2008
Assassins
The debut of UT's Musical Theatre Pilot Project is a visual treat, well performed, and with plenty of fun moments
Avimaan Syam, April 18, 2008
Erin Cone: New Paintings
Cone's portraits of women, rendered as planes of color and shadow, are revelations of composition and rendering
Wayne Alan Brenner, April 18, 2008
Growing Pains
Rapidly expanding Austin Green Art works to sustain its mission and identity
Nikki Moore, April 18, 2008
Austin Lyric Opera: 'Carmen' glee-a
ALO makes its long-awaited move into the Long Center with opera's favorite libertine
Michael Kellerman, April 18, 2008
Culture Flash!
Margo Sawyer colors a Houston park, the 2009 Texas Biennial calls for entries, and prizes for a playwright and a scenic artist
Robert Faires, April 11, 2008
UT Department of Theatre & Dance: Gotta sing! Gotta dance!
The new Musical Theatre Pilot Project aims to prepare UT undergrads for belting for Broadway
Barry Pineo, April 11, 2008
Art City Austin: Everything old is new again
The annual art fair once known as Fiesta and the Austin Fine Arts Festival makes its debut after reinventing itself
Robert Faires, April 11, 2008
That Was Then; This Is Now
The latest version of 'New Art in Austin' shows how much has changed in three years
Salvador Castillo, April 11, 2008
Key Changes
Austin Script Works' 10th festival of 10-minute plays by member writers is, as always, a mixed bag but fun
Wayne Alan Brenner, April 11, 2008
The Method Gun
The Rude Mechs' latest pays at times comic, at times touching tribute to the strange craft of acting and its practitioners
Robert Faires, April 11, 2008
Call to Color: Cult of Color
The ballet based on Trenton Doyle Hancock's art may be problematic thematically, but it's still an enthralling experience
Nikki Moore, April 11, 2008
Ewan Gibbs: Pictures of Pitchers
The eight drawings of baseball pitchers, all in the same balletic contortion, are all about the pleasure of looking
Amanda Douberley, April 4, 2008
Crestview Wall of Welcome: Art bringing neighbors together
Neighbors cheered the dedication of the Wall of Welcome, a community mosaic five years in the making
Kendle Wade, April 4, 2008
Myth Steps
Trenton Doyle Hancock's curious creatures rise from the canvas, with help from Stephen Mills and Graham Reynolds
Robert Faires, April 4, 2008
Long Center: Opening was, in a word, grand
In artistry and style, the gala opening for the Long Center was an evening worthy of a facility 16 years in the making
Robert Faires, April 4, 2008
Charles Umlauf: One last sale for the city's sculptor
More than 100 works from the estate of an artist who embodied Austin are being offered for sale by his family
Robert Faires, April 4, 2008
Matt & Ben
Naughty Austin's comedy doesn't provide deep insights into Damon or Affleck, but it's funny, with some darn fine acting
Avimaan Syam, April 4, 2008
Spank Dance Company: Butoh
The dancers in this performance evoke nothing so much as machinelike armatures slowly, intermittently, gorgeously going haywire
