Hotel for Dogs

Hotel for Dogs is a family-friendly operation, and all the pooches in the pic provide ample opportunities for poop jokes.

"...Directed by: Thor Freudenthal. Starring: Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon, Don Cheadle, Johnny Simmons, Troy..."

Jan. 23, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Last Five Years

Jason Robert Brown's musical anatomy of a relationship gets a tender, wistful staging

"...Larry L. King Theatre at Austin Playhouse, through Jan. 18..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Top 10 Wonderful Things About Austin Theatre in 2008 (In No Particular Order)

Chronicle Arts writer Avimaan Syam recalls 2008, in the theatre

"...7) Ka-Baam!! (Austin Improv Collective) Austin's improv scene has grown to include..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Arts Feature by Avimaan Syam

Top 10 Parts and Wholes (In No Particular Order), Plus One Standout

Chronicle Arts writer Hannah Kenah on her favorite moments onstage in 2008

"...2) Sharon Marroquin's "Crandall Canyon Mine" (Big Range Austin Dance Festival) Evocative and heartbreaking. Dance at its most..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Arts Feature by Hannah Kenah

Top 10 Belly Laughs of 2008

Chronicle Arts writer Elizabeth Cobbe remembers the sweetest comedic moments in 2008

"...the breaststroke as Mother Ginger in The Nutcracker (Ballet Austin)..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

The Last Five Years

The new year is prime time to discover this musical anatomy of one couple's relationship

"...Jason Robert Brown's award-winning musical, a collaborative effort between Austin Playhouse and Penfold Theatre Company that opens on New..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Arts Feature by Hannah Kenah

It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

Six actors play everyone in the holiday favorite, and they become Bedford Falls

"...Larry L. King Theatre at Austin Playhouse, through Dec. 21..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Sylvia

A.R. Gurney's play about a man and his dog is fun but makes a mess of its message

"...Austin Playhouse, through Dec. 28..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

Dug Up

Cyndi Williams pens a gothic ghost story, and what a demented, dramatic tale it is

"...Austin Playhouse Larry L. King Theatre, through Nov. 8..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Cyndi Williams

The Austin playwright unearths the inspiration for her spooky new play

"...and Tennessee Williams. With the world premiere production opening Austin Playhouse's Larry L. King Theatre season, the Chronicle spoke..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Arts Feature by Hannah Kenah

Amadeus

At the opening of this Austin Playhouse show, some actors hadn't done the work

"...Austin Playhouse, through Oct. 19..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Frank Delvy

Remembering one of the city's best-loved musical-theatre actors

"...One of Austin's best-loved song-and-dance men has taken his final bow. Frank..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Talkin' the Walk

Hip-hop theatre artist Zell Miller III speaks truth about radio, race, and fatherhood

"...In East Austin's Southwest Key Community Center – a strikingly new and..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Domy Books: Where Art and the Printed Page Meet

Russell Etchen on launching an Austin version of his Houston bookstore that focuses on art books, magazines, and toys

"...Russell Etchen has brought his quirky bookstore, Domy, to Austin after launching a successful model in Houston. Domy Books..."

July 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Austin Playhouse's production of this early Sondheim musical features some strong work, but it also feels dated and safe

"...Now, let's be clear: Austin Playhouse attracts one sort of demographic – an older,..."

June 13, 2008 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

On the DL

Monroe Mustang

"...– American Analog Set, Windsor for the Derby, and Austin's imaginary fivepiece, Monroe Mustang – carved out an intimate..."

May 16, 2008 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Speed the Plow

It's surprising how much of the sharp edge in Mamet's Hollywood satire is polished off by Austin Playhouse's production

"...Austin Playhouse, through May 11..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

deEP end

deEP end

"...It's boys' town Austin here in the deEP end. We tipped you to..."

April 18, 2008 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Stones in His Pockets

With David Stahl and Michael Stuart playing everyone in County Kerry, this Irish comedy is a delight from beginning to end

"...The Austin Playhouse production runs like a well-oiled machine, and while..."

March 7, 2008 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

If You Have Ghosts

The 2007-08 AMA's ghosts – past, present, and future

"...Those sentiments, via Hyatt's final interview with Peter Cooper..."

March 7, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

'Why Jimmy'

Second-Place Winner

"...at the fence then wander into the little wooden playhouse by the tall slide where teenagers wrote bad words..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Books Feature by Erin Pringle

Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Austin Playhouse's production provides a pleasurable escape from our world of straight talk and minimal etiquette

"...Austin Playhouse, through Feb. 24..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

Garden District

Despite some flaws, Different Stages mounts two Tennessee Williams' dramas in riveting and entertaining fashion

"...Larry L. King Stage at Austin Playhouse, through Feb. 2..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Don't Dress for Dinner

Adultery may be a serious matter, but the Austin Playhouse gang succeeds in playing it for farcical fun

"...Austin Playhouse, through Dec. 23 Running Time: 2 hrs..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Entranced

Remembering one who fascinated us all: Karen Kuykendall, 1937-2007

"...mother, Mary Faulk Koock, who turned the family's South Austin home into the restaurant Green Pastures, showed Karen the..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

365 Days/365 Plays: After 52 weeks, a sense of accomplishment and a blessing

On Nov. 10, Austin's part in a national theatrical event came to a close a stone's throw from where it started a year before

"...glow of hundreds of candles. On Nov. 17, 2006, Austin's participation in the national event called 365 Days/365 Plays..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Karen Kuykendall: In Memoriam

When this performer and friend of the arts died on Oct. 31, the city lost the grandest of its grande dames

"...Her roots in Austin ran about as deep as anyone's could. She came..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Re-Re-Re-Re-Reopening Night

The Ritz: Talkie theatre, cowboy hangout, playhouse, comedy and punk club, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

"...gorgeous, too, the merc barely blowing past 40, the Austin fall in all its skyscraping, crystal-blue splendor, the Frost..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Inherit the Wind

Austin Playhouse revival reminds us that the war between creationists and Darwinists still isn't finished

"...Austin Playhouse, through Nov. 4..."

Oct. 12, 2007 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Blake Behind Bars

To write a parody of prison movies, Naughty Austin's Blake Yelavich sentenced himself to 27 films in the big house

"...on Real theatre and artistic director of the Naughty Austin theatre company sentenced himself – is there any phrase..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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