Paradox Players' The Mountaintop
In this powerful production of Katori Hall's drama, MLK wrestles with his life's meaning – and maybe an angel
Laura Jones
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Arts, Feb. 27, 2020
Mary Moody Northen Theatre's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
This moving, transformative show gives its autistic hero a deep and engaging humanity
Arts, Feb. 20, 2020
Southwest Theatre Productions' Trade With Klan
In Donald E. Baker's new drama, the utter plainness of an Indiana small town makes its devotion to the KKK all the more shocking
Arts, Jan. 30, 2020
A Christmas Carol
Dave Steakley's musical version abounds in great voices, but it may drown out Dickens with songs
Arts, Dec. 19, 2019
Review: Dear Evan Hansen
This touring version will have you breaking out the tissues
Arts, Dec. 12, 2019
UT Department of Theatre & Dance's Spring Awakening
This staging of the hit musical blends the old and new, petticoats and punk, with a power and seductiveness that enraptures
Arts, Nov. 14, 2019
LGBTQIA+ at TBF: My Story Is More Than the Struggle
Mitchell Jackson and Jaquira Diaz get under the skin of memoir
Arts, Oct. 28, 2019
LGBTQIA+ at TBF: They’re Playing My Song
Andrea Lawlor and Karen Tongson on music's doorway to self-discovery
Arts, Oct. 28, 2019
Book Review: How We Fight for Our Lives
Saeed Jones' memoir resonates most when it digs the deepest
Arts, Oct. 22, 2019
Thinkery & Verse's Dionysus in America
This contemporary spin on The Bacchae shows how little the unjust treatment of women has changed in 2,500 years
Arts, Oct. 17, 2019
TexARTS’ Little Shop of Horrors
This production of the horror comedy musical makes watching inept humans get devoured by an alien plant just a damn good time
Arts, Oct. 17, 2019
Crime Month: In the Dark Podcast
Why did a boy's murder go unsolved for 27 years? Just listen.
Arts, July 11, 2019
Fishbowl at ColdTowne Theater
In Stephanie Thoreson's one-woman show, a gallery of awkward characters show us that it's okay to be pathetic if you laugh about it later
Arts, July 11, 2019
Crime Month: Gypsy on Netflix
In this series, Naomi Watts puts the "psycho" in psychotherapy
Screens, July 9, 2019
Crime Month: Encyclopedia Brown
Can you solve our fondness for Idaville's favorite sleuth?
Arts, July 3, 2019
Georgetown Palace Theatre's Evita
In this engaging production, the saga of Eva Perón is told with immediacy and power
Arts, June 27, 2019
An Evening With Chlane at ColdTowne Theater
In a light, enjoyable sketch show, comic couple Chloe and Lane Ingram show the cost to intimacy with just one person over others
Arts, June 20, 2019
Hideout Theatre's Dystopian Teen Future
In this take on Hunger Games and Divergent-style tales, the improvisers struggle to find a plot or laughs
Arts, June 13, 2019
City Theatre's Parallel Lives: The Kathy and Mo Show
Two great performances drive this production, but the feminist comedy feels stuck in the Eighties
Arts, June 6, 2019
Iron Wolf Ranch and Distillery Offers Bold Flavors Just Outside Austin City Limits
Drinks for the discerning palate and Hill Country views to soothe the soul
Food, May 16, 2019
Austin Playhouse's Summer and Bird
This world premiere production gives audiences of all ages the chance to travel to a mythical land of wonders
Arts, May 9, 2019
Austin Opera's La Bohème
The beauty of the music and stagecraft in this production teaches us something about love and art
Arts, May 2, 2019
Glass Half Full Theatre's Once There Were Six Seasons
Using innovative puppetry, Glass Half Full Theatre dukes it out with climate change in an invigorating way
Arts, April 25, 2019
Austin Playhouse's Copenhagen
In the conversations of this Michael Frayn drama, we learn that history is broken, just like us
Arts, April 18, 2019
Performa / Dance's Confections
This evening of works, performed outdoors at the Umlauf, mixed art, beauty, and nature in ways that enraptured
Arts, April 18, 2019
The People's Gallery at City Hall Shows Women With Disabilities in a New Light
The Bold Beauty Project of Texas exhibits portraits of courageous women from across the state
Arts, Feb. 21, 2019
Filigree Theatre's When We Were Young and Unafraid
Sarah Treem's drama revisits a time not that long ago when American women were controlled
