When is a lion an ape?
Disney turned The Lion King into the 800-pound gorilla of Broadway musicals, which means it can sleep anywhere it wants, and the Lion sleeps tonight in Bass Concert Hall
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Robert Faires, Feb. 16, 2007
Culture Flash!
A pair of Austin-penned plays are fit for an elevator, a local's little yarn scores a big win, and two receive visual-arts prizes while one helps choose a big winner
Robert Faires, Feb. 16, 2007
Romeo and Juliet
That Mother of Invention Productions has chosen Romeo and Juliet as its premier offering is admirable, but this new Austin theatre company's reach exceeds its grasp
Barry Pineo, Feb. 16, 2007
Personnel Department: New Hires at Conspirare and the Mary Moody Northen Theatre
Personnel changes at local arts organizations continue, with the arrivals of a new executive director at Conspirare and a new business manager at the Mary Moody Northen Theatre
Robert Faires, Feb. 16, 2007
Flash Dance: 30 Dances in 60 Minutes
Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company's Flash Dance: 30 Dances in 60 Minutes won't give you Jennifer Beals, just clean, clear movement in expressive, compact little nuggets
Robert Faires, Feb. 16, 2007
Arts on Real: Secrets to building a successful theatre
Naughty Austin Artistic Director Blake Yelavich spills all about the creation of his theatre, Arts on Real, in his cover-story interview in the trade publication DramaBiz
Robert Faires, Feb. 16, 2007
365 Days/365 Plays: Week 13
The yearlong festival of plays by Suzan-Lori Parks continues with seven plays performed by members of M.E.M.E.
Feb. 9, 2007
FronteraFest Short Fringe: Week 3
No one would ever plan a night of theatre such as the night of theatre that was the FronteraFest Short Fringe Best of Week 3, but it set a high-water mark for entertainment
Hannah Kenah, Feb. 9, 2007
'Rising Stars 3'
Studio 107's "Rising Stars 3" features uniquely sculptural prints by Adreon Henry, appealing photos of rust by Fernando Lafuente, and powerfully honest portraits by Alonso Rey
Rachel Koper, Feb. 9, 2007
Throws Like a Girl: Catching Gretchen Phillips
Season four of Throws Like a Girl – the Rude Mechanicals' annual series celebrating women performers – rocks, literally, and Gretchen Phillips explains why
Patti Hadad, Feb. 9, 2007
State Theatre: The show will go on, just not very soon
The Austin Theatre Alliance is committed to restoring the flood-damaged State Theatre but expects it to take another 18 months, at least
Robert Faires, Feb. 9, 2007
Mi Casa Es Su Teatro: Home is where the art is
Time again to get your theatre outside the theatre and inside someone's home, via FronteraFest's one-day, site-specific fiesta, Mi Casa Es Su Teatro
Robert Faires, Feb. 9, 2007
Present Laughter
You may think you know what a Noël Coward comedy is like, but the Zachary Scott Theatre Center production of Present Laughter is light years ahead of your expectations
Wayne Alan Brenner, Feb. 9, 2007
An Ideal Husband
The overall feel of the Austin Playhouse production of Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband is polite and relaxed, but the actors do provide gut-busting performances
Patti Hadad, Feb. 2, 2007
Zachary Scott Theatre Center: Ciccolella's curtain call
After a successful eight-year run as managing director, Ann Ciccolella is making her exit from the Zachary Scott Theatre Center
Robert Faires, Feb. 2, 2007
Fire Island Hot Glass Studio: Fire goes out with a blowout
After 25 years, Matthew LaBarbera is closing Fire Island Hot Glass Studio, the oldest glassblowing studio in Texas
Robert Faires, Feb. 2, 2007
Arthouse: Unveiling a new curator
Elizabeth Dunbar joins Arthouse as its first full-time curator in the organization's 95-year history
Robert Faires, Feb. 2, 2007
The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?
In The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?, Edward Albee has created an intellectual car wreck, and Different Stages has executed it so skillfully, you can't tear your eyes away
Hannah Kenah, Feb. 2, 2007
Long on Creativity
In its 14th season, FronteraFest is as inventive, surprising, and out there as ever
Feb. 2, 2007
Waiting for the Barbarians
Austin Lyric Opera's American premiere of Waiting for the Barbarians speaks powerfully to life in a time of terror and oppression, sounding a wake-up call to our humanity
Robert Faires, Jan. 26, 2007
Uniters, Not Dividers
Jan. 26, 2007
They Hear America Singing!
Grammy-nominated Conspirare brings together 600 voices in search of our national sound
Robert Faires, Jan. 26, 2007
'El Automóvil Gris': Making an old silent film speak today
Mexican theatre company Teatro de Ciertos Habitantes brings a silent film from Mexican cinema into the 21st century, using a 19th century Japanese performance technique
Belinda Acosta, Jan. 26, 2007
'Christopher Schade: Islands'
When a painting can make you seasick – as the ones in Christopher Schade's Islands series can – you have a work that's worth a look and a look again
Amanda Douberley, Jan. 26, 2007
Cheryl Bentyne: Transfer to the solo line
Cheryl Bentyne, the willowy soprano of the Manhattan Transfer who also has a solo career, talks about the difference between singing with a group and singing alone
Robert Faires, Jan. 26, 2007
Crossing the Divide: The concerts
Jan. 26, 2007
365 Days/365 Plays: Week 12
The yearlong festival of plays by Suzan-Lori Parks continues with seven plays performed by company members of the Austin Shakespeare Festival
Jan. 26, 2007
FronteraFest Short Fringe: Week 1
The novel dose of the now offered by the FronteraFest Short Fringe was on view Jan. 19, notably in "Bliss," a verse drama of dangerous beauty, and David Hendler's poems of Jewish identity
Barry Pineo, Jan. 26, 2007
Trickster
Vortex Repertory Company's latest production, about those weaselly mythological misfits who pull pranks and break rules, Trickster, is an extravaganza
Patti Hadad, Jan. 19, 2007
An Opera for Wartime
Philip Glass' 'Waiting for the Barbarians' arrives when its message is urgently needed
