Theatre Review: Born With Teeth

Marlowe’s mad and Shakespeare’s sad in Austin Playhouse production

"...lives or dies by the skill of the players. Austin Playhouse’s production has found two perfectly capable actors in..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Soundscapes, Bat Books, and More Arts Events for the Week

Things to do when you're not staring at an interloping moon

"...In conjunction with an Austin History Center traveling exhibition of his hip-hop posters, Bobby..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Review: Austin Playhouse’s Murder on the Links

Agatha Christie’s 1923 mystery gets a surprising remake as a farce

"...Making its regional debut at Austin Playhouse after last year's world premiere at the North..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Jasmine Lane

Top 10 Memorable Moments in Austin Theatre

Highs and lows from Austin’s stages in their first real post-pandemic year

"...– both fantastic and unfortunate – taking place on Austin-area stages. 1) When Actors Have the Upper Hand..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Review: Austin Playhouse's The Norwegians

Revised revisiting of this dark comedy remains a guilty pleasure

"...Wolfe as Gus and Lowell Bartholomee as Tor) in Austin Playhouse's and director Lara Toner Haddock's production of The..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Review: Doctuh Mistuh’s Lizzie: The Musical

America’s most infamous axe murderer gets a riot grrrl makeover

"...Working with the Haymaker Players, Lizzie is their first Austin production since 2018’s Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious..."

July 18, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Austin Playhouse’s Big Fish

This charming fish tale is small in scale but huge in heart

June 16, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Review: Austin Playhouse’s Big Fish

This charming fish tale is small in scale but huge in heart

"...Yet the best thing about Austin Playhouse’s thoroughly delightful staging of this show is that..."

June 13, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Farewell to the Danger God: Gary Kent (1933-2023)

The stunt legend who called Austin home died this week

"...fame – a mystique, a danger. Whatever it was, Austin stunt performer and filmmaker Gary Kent, who died Thursday..."

May 26, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: 100 Summery Things on the Horizon

Pick up this week's issue for The Austin Chronicle's summer events guide

"...Two upcoming Chronicle events of note: Our Best of Austin Market Party returns Sat., June 17, at Lustre Pearl..."

May 19, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Meow Wolf Announces Opening of Its Newest Alternative Universe in Grapevine

A vacant mall becomes art July 14

"...Vegas announced today the opening of a fourth mind-bending playhouse in Grapevine on Friday, July 14. Advance tickets are..."

May 16, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The New Atticus Finch

Richard Thomas deconstructs an icon in To Kill a Mockingbird

"...Bass Concert Hall as part of the Broadway in Austin series (see our review here). The show is scheduled..."

May 11, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Austin Playhouse’s Indecent

Passionate tribute to a landmark lesbian kiss is a warning from history

April 28, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Review: Austin Playhouse's Indecent

Passionate tribute to a landmark lesbian kiss is a warning from history

"...New York Times). The same can be said for Austin Playhouse’s current production under the thoughtful direction of Lara..."

April 24, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Review: Austin Playhouse's Nightbird

Timely treatise on the space between Black America's past, present, and future

"...Eric Thomas' Nightbird, getting its world premiere production at Austin Playhouse under director Marcus McQuirter. The play focuses on..."

March 10, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Crosstalk: Parish Reopens Following Fall Fire, and More Music News

Billy Strings at Radio and proposed touring visa rate hikes

"...17), a Stevie Wonder installment of Rock & Roll Playhouse (Feb. 19), and L.A. synth-pop singer Chappell Roan (Feb...."

Feb. 17, 2023 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

Five Shows to Light Up the Stage

As the new year's dark period lifts from theatres, it's time to get back in the stalls

"...The Last Five Years with Ground Floor Theatre, Deaf Austin Theatre proves again that American Sign Language in musicals..."

Jan. 27, 2023 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

Ten Austin Concert Options for New Year's Eve 2022

From Cumbia to Coconut Club's Last Dance, ring in 2023 musically

"...Fourth Street's double-decked Coconut Club is the closest Austin gets to an adult playhouse. The winding complex of..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Laiken Neumann

We Have an Issue: This One’s on Us

"...to line cages, and I'm sure we're in many Austin homes, as well, keeping hamster cages and cat litter..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Review: Austin Playhouse’s The (One-Act) Play That Goes Wrong

An evening of side-splitting schadenfreude

"...In the one-act work, currently being performed by Austin Playhouse, we witness the underfunded, inept, and accident-prone Cornley..."

Nov. 23, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...Austin's award season starts in dramatic fashion on Monday night..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Austin Playhouse's Previews of Departing Attractions

Twenty years in the making, Lowell Bartholomee's latest collection of short plays is worth the wait

"...more, featuring B sides and previously unreleased material." The Austin Chronicle noted that the writing "blazes like a klieg..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Austin Playhouse Opens New Venue with Lowell Bartholomee’s Previews of Departing Attractions

You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll … possibly think of Walter Matthau?

"...Lowell Bartholomee is an Austin playwright who’s been making people laugh for decades...."

Aug. 5, 2022 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Review: The City Theatre’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile

Steve Martin’s deliciously absurdist tale of art and science

"...absurdist historical fiction, currently on stage at City Theatre Austin...."

July 6, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Kitty Kitty Bang Bang Gets Back Together for the Texas Burlesque Festival

The kitties of Austin's legendary burlesque troupe still have claws

"...first-ever performance of Kitty Kitty Bang Bang, the legendary Austin burlesque troupe she founded. There she was onstage, under..."

May 27, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Review: City Theatre's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

A perfect measure of schadenfreude on the rocks, with an angst chaser

"...With this production taking place in the intimate Trinity Playhouse in Downtown Austin, the City Theatre company puts the..."

April 18, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Review: Austin Playhouse’s The Catastrophist

Aptly timed return to the stage for a meditation on science and risk

"...profiles her virologist husband, Nathan Wolfe, portrayed by the Austin Playhouse's Ben Wolfe (surprisingly, no relation). Audiences follow Nathan..."

April 1, 2022 Arts Feature by Ellen Daly

Qmmunity: Homo for the Holidays

Events where you can find queer cheer during the holidays

"...unwrapped, and gender-neutral toys and gifts as part of Austin Pride's 17th annual drive. See website for drop-off locations...."

Dec. 10, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

On the Stage, On the Screen: Austin's Theatres Embrace a Virtual Future

Ahead of Austin Playfest and the All Together Now! Revue, directors and producers discuss the challenges and potential they've found online

"...last year and a half. In that time, many Austin theatre companies, and troupes globally, have moved their work..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

True to the Blues: Eastside Kings Festival Returns

"It's not three chords, it's the heart and soul of a nation!" – Birdlegg

"...Recently departed Austinite Paul Oscher, a certified badass who made his name..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

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