Bob Abelman

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Review: Hyde Park Theatre’s <i>Chronicles of an Indigenous Offspring</i>
Review: Hyde Park Theatre’s Chronicles of an Indigenous Offspring
This is not a love letter, it’s a wake-up call

Arts, May 23, 2023

Review: Alchemy Theatre’s <i>The Baker’s Wife</i>
Alchemy Theatre’s The Baker’s Wife
Musical’s Provençale charm and wit lie just beneath the surface

Arts, May 15, 2023

Review: Broadway in Austin’s <i>To Kill a Mockingbird</i>
Broadway in Austin’s To Kill a Mockingbird
They had me at Sorkin

Arts, May 10, 2023

Review: <i>Getting in Bed With the Pizza Man</i>
Getting in Bed With the Pizza Man
No delivery men were harmed in this one-woman show about sex

Arts, May 8, 2023

Review: Jarrott Productions’ <i>Mother of the Maid</i>
Jarrott Productions’ Mother of the Maid
Joan of Arc's life takes path less traveled but the production gets lost

Arts, April 26, 2023

Review: Austin Playhouse's <i>Indecent</i>
Austin Playhouse's Indecent
Passionate tribute to a landmark lesbian kiss is a warning from history

Arts, April 24, 2023

Review: St. Ed’s <i>Luchadora!</i>
Review: St. Ed’s Luchadora!
Let's get ready to stumble in this Lucha Libre drama

Arts, April 19, 2023

Review: Zach Theatre’s <i>Roe</i>
Review: Zach Theatre’s Roe
Revised text of the abortion rights drama proves that timing is everything

Arts, April 13, 2023

Review: Broadway in Austin’s <i>Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations</i>
Review: Broadway in Austin’s Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations
Like any jukebox musical, it all comes down to the songs

Arts, March 30, 2023

Review: Penfold Theatre's <i>Vincent</i>
Review: Penfold Theatre's Vincent
Penfold Theatre proves that size matters in surprising ways when painting a portrait of Van Gogh

Arts, March 30, 2023

Review: Different Stages' <i>The Tavern</i>
Review: Different Stages' The Tavern
Not to be melodramatic but, damn, this revival of George M. Cohan's comedy is a satire worth sitting through

Arts, March 23, 2023

Review: Hyde Park Theatre's <i>St. Nicholas</i>
Hyde Park Theatre's St. Nicholas
Conor McPherson revival is a retelling of a tall tale worth repeating

Arts, March 21, 2023

Review: <i>Steel Magnolias</i>
Review: Steel Magnolias
City Theatre finds the Southern comfort in this tear-jerking dramedy

Arts, March 16, 2023

Review: Austin Playhouse's <i>Nightbird</i>
Review: Austin Playhouse's Nightbird
A timely treatise on the space between Black America's past, present, and future

Arts, March 9, 2023

Review: Dr. Seuss’s <i>The Cat in the Hat</i>
Review: Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat
If you happen to go, bring a toddler in tow

Arts, March 2, 2023

Review: <i>Godspell</i>
Review: Godspell
St. Ed’s turns stale water into drinkable wine

Arts, Feb. 23, 2023

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Disney’s <i>Aladdin</i>
Review: Broadway in Austin’s Disney’s Aladdin
Poster child for Broadway's Disneyfication still crazy entertaining

Arts, Feb. 16, 2023

Review: Georgetown Palace Theatre's <i>The Play That Goes Wrong</i>
Review: The Play That Goes Wrong
Physics and farce join forces to surprisingly hilarious if exhausting effect

Arts, Feb. 16, 2023

Review: The Filigree Theatre’s <i>Fire in Dreamland</i>
Review: The Filigree Theatre's Fire in Dreamland
This compelling drama ignites but doesn’t blaze

Arts, Feb. 9, 2023

Review: Zach Theatre & Deaf Austin Theatre’s <i>Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella</i>
Review: Zach Theatre & Deaf Austin Theatre’s Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella
An innovative approach to a marvelous play

Arts, Feb. 5, 2023

Review: Austin Opera’s <i>Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street</i>
Austin Opera’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sharp Sondheim staging could benefit from some musical raggedness

Arts, Feb. 1, 2023

Review: Jarrott Productions’ <i>The Sound Inside</i>
Review: Jarrott Productions' The Sound Inside
An understated, intriguing page-turner

Arts, Jan. 19, 2023

Review: Vortex Repertory Co.’s <i>Ride the Wave</i>
Review: Vortex Repertory Co.’s Ride the Wave
All foam, no fortitude in this surfer dude play

Arts, Jan. 18, 2023

Review: Broadway in Austin’s <i>Pretty Woman: The Musical</i>
Review: Broadway in Austin’s Pretty Woman: The Musical
Imitation isn't always the sincerest form of flattery

Arts, Jan. 18, 2023

Top 10 Memorable Moments in Austin Theatre
Top 10 Memorable Moments in Austin Theatre
Productions and performances, from the fantastic to the unfortunate

Arts, Dec. 15, 2022

Season's Greetings From Dueling Dickens
Dueling Dickens
Two gifts to Austin audiences as Zach Theatre and Penfold Theatre present their own versions of A Christmas Carol

Arts, Dec. 15, 2022

Review: Broadway in Austin's Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas!
Review: Broadway in Austin's Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas!
Quite the fan, I am

Arts, Dec. 8, 2022

Review: <i>The Last Five Years</i>
Review: The Last Five Years
Inclusive production gives the time between love and loss a mighty voice

Arts, Dec. 8, 2022

Review: Archive Theater’s A Sherlock Holmes Christmas
Review: Archive Theater's A Sherlock Holmes Christmas
Should you welcome this Holmes for the holidays with seasonal cheer?

Arts, Dec. 1, 2022

Review: Austin Playhouse’s <i>The (One-Act) Play That Goes Wrong</i>
Review: Austin Playhouse’s The (One-Act) Play That Goes Wrong
An evening of side-splitting schadenfreude

Arts, Nov. 23, 2022

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