Austin Theatre: Free for All (At Least for a Night)

A national audience development campaign that's offering a free night of theatre on Oct. 20 has cast Austin in a starring role for its national premiere

"...The first one's free. A time-honored offer in marketing, based on the assumption that..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Man of the Century

"...Directed by: Adam Abraham. Starring: Marisa Ryan, Bobby Short, David Margulies, Frank..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'Smokin’ Hot: A Texas High School Football Story'

'Smokin’ Hot: A Texas High School Football Story' Book Review

"...In Smokin’ Hot: A Texas High School Football Story, photographer Kevin Vandivier turns..."

Feb. 1, 2007 Sports Post by John Razook

Fans’ Man Crush on Shipley Blocks McCoy’s Heisman March

Mr. Perfect owns this town

"...What’s a quarterback to do? Texas Longhorn fans have a..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Esther's All-Stars

"...If Yankee Stadium is "the house that Ruth built," then Esther's..."

July 30, 1999 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Seasons in the Abyss

Pixies, Rush, Megadeth, and Slayer: the return of the album.

"...Like the novel, the album’s not dead. It simply hails from another century. And..."

Sept. 29, 2010 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Iron Man

Longtime local stage phenom Ken Webster has a record to rival that of a Baseball Hall of Famer

"...The lights come up, and there he is, like a batter at the plate,..."

April 13, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Queering Puts a New Spin on the Coming Out Story

Leticia De Bortoli's web series depicts two generations of LGBTQ-ness

"...you’re just trying to live your best queer life™, and the next thing you know, your mom comes out..."

March 14, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar mourns Alexander McQueen

"...R.I.P. ALEXANDER MCQUEEN The most profoundly sad and profoundly disturbing news..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Roberto Orci Grabs the Bull by the Horns for 'Matador'

Taking Robert Rodriguez from his comfort zone with soccer'n'spies

"...Could Roberto Orci have picked a worse day to visit Austin? All is..."

July 15, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Whole Lotta Tejada

"...While most normal baseball fans follow the successes and failures of their..."

Oct. 2, 2006 Sports Post by Robert Gabriel

Fear & Loathing in Austin: A Clarification

Articulations

"...Last week's column about local company Teatro Humanidad Cansada (THC)..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Arts Column

Austin at Large: A Pre-November Pep Talk

Reasons for optimism as we ride this circus train into Election Station

"...Thought I'd take a break from Cop Talk this week (don't worry,..."

Aug. 7, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

A Good Time to Be Lawrence Wright

With new book God Save Texas, The Looming Tower series on Hulu, and his play Cleo at the Alley, Lawrence Wright is the man of the moment

"..."I can see them swarming you," Lawrence Wright said across the..."

April 13, 2018 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Banicki

A Hole in the Wall, A Snake in the Hand

New season of 'Justified' opens with an old mystery and a new snake

"...The date on the screen is 1983 and a man with..."

Jan. 9, 2013 Screens Post by Virginia B. Wood

Wizard World: Star Trek's Marina Sirtis is a One Woman Bad Girl's Club

Counselor Troi on picking fights and scaring the boys

"...There's a law: Wherever two Brits are in conversation, they shall..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Holiday Gifts for Fans of the Big and Small Screen

From essential box sets to writers’ wisdom: stocking fillers and the gifts that keep on giving for your watching pleasure

"...On Story: The Golden Ages of TelevisionEdited by Maya Perez and Barbara Morgan, University..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Question of Equity

Is It Time for Austin Actors To Go Union? And Vice Versa?

"...Of all the nights in the life of a production, the..."

June 9, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Ring in the New Year With a Binge Watch

12 streaming shows to get you to midnight and beyond

"...For a lot of us, New Year’s Eve is the..."

Dec. 27, 2018 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin Film News: Linklater, Rodriguez, and a Case of Millennium Bugs

Production updates, new releases, and job opportunities

"...Sneak peek time! Here's a first production still for Millennium..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

A Shared Vision

MM Pack reports on the combination of generosity and hard work that built the Institute of Hospitality & Culinary Arts at Travis High School.

"...During the last week in October, the brand-new Institute of Hospitality &..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Food Feature by MM Pack

After a Fashion

Oooh, the fall fashion doin's are doin', what with the Austin appearance of national fashionista Leon Hall, Club DeVille's Fall Fashion Extravaganza, and The Austin Chronicle's own upcoming Drag Ball. Whooo!

"...THE DRAG NET In its never-ending quest for sponsoring entertaining and..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

S-L-A-Y-E-R Siege

Sold-out Moody Theater takes a beating

"...Oakland Raiders receiver Fred Biletnikoff had flypaper hands, jack rabbit..."

Nov. 19, 2014 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Wheels of a Dream

With the long-awaited Topfer Theatre, Zach races full-throttle into the future

"...Yes, that's a car on the Karen Kuykendall Stage inside Zach..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Tying the Knot: A Drama

Yes, the merger of Austin's Paramount Theatre and State Theater Company is a business affair, but since theatres traffic in stories, human dramas that talk to us about life, this historic event deserves to be looked at as a story, the story of a wedding between two neighbors.

"...Forget merger. Think wedding. Yes, the union of the Paramount..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Next Man Up for Cushing-less Texans

Protecting and pressuring the QB is key

"...When Wade Phillips was hired as defensive coordinator of the Houston..."

Oct. 13, 2012 Sports Post by Barrett Walton

Destroy All Monsters (and Ghosts)

Zack Carlson on Destroy, Haunted House project

"..."It's moving forward slowly, which I guess is the way things like..."

Aug. 23, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

'Lone Star' Needs Your Love, and Is Not Afraid to Beg for It

Show creator Kyle Killen writes an open letter on his blog

"...“If somehow Rudy and Rocky had a baby it still wouldn't be as..."

Sept. 23, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Pilgrim in an Unholy Land: Notes of a Lonely Cowboy

"...   Everyone seems scared of my Oklahoma State Cowboys. Let me tell you,..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Sports Post by John Razook

Love Is All Around

Tracking Sonny Curtis and his tall, West Texas tales

"...Tracked for three months and through as many states, following..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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