R.I.P. Barry “Frosty” Smith

Austin’s pre-eminent beatkeeper passes

"...Barry “Frosty” Smith, 71, died unexpectedly last night at home,..."

April 13, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Miller in Austin

"...currently showing the exhibition "Rehearsing the American Dream: Arthur Miller's Theater," drawn from the center's archives of Miller's papers..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Arts Feature

Blood and Guts and Dirt and Joy

Michael Miller may appear at first meeting to be withdrawn, but he is absolutely present onstage and off, and his willingness to "get dirty" with his characters and continuous challenge to himself to be better make this seemingly reserved actor one of Austin's best.

"..."What makes an actor good is ... " Michael Miller pauses for a long look out the coffee shop..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Green Zone

With Matt Damon's Bourne director at the helm, the actor plays an officer in Iraq who's mystified by why he's unable to uncover any WMDs.

"...120-degree, sun-drenched neo-noir, with Damon's Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller as first a pawn and then a dogged seeker..."

March 19, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Addams Family

"...Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld. Starring: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd and..."

Nov. 29, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Playing 'House' (and 'Garden')

At Austin Playhouse, running Alan Ayckbourn's paired comedies side-by-side is double the pleasure, double the fun

"...now and then, I would say (to stage manager Barry Miller), 'Barry, could you go see if you can..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Question of Equity

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

"...Live Oak/the State, and many of them, such as Barry Miller, Boni Hester, and Janelle Buchanan, credit Toner with..."

June 9, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

All Wrapped Up

From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.

"...The Sweet Hereafter with another literary adaptation, Felicia's Journey; Barry Levinson (Diner, Avalon) revisits the Jewish Baltimore of his..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Requiem for Tesla

Local mavericks Rude Mechanicals have plundered biographies and scientific history to give us the whole story of maverick inventor Nikola Tesla, and their production Requiem for Tesla, with its unnervingly choreographed lights, arresting video, beautiful period costumes, original score on theremin, strange dance numbers, and working Tesla coil, literally crackles with current.

"...Michael Miller bears the greatest weight as Tesla, and he does..."

March 2, 2001 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...D: Budd Boetticher; with Randolph Scott, Craig Stevens, Barry Kelley, Tol Avery. (new print)..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

No Country for Old Men

The Coen brothers display magnificent form with this Cormac McCarthy tale about intransigent evil in the modern West.

"...Bardem, Josh Brolin, Kelly Macdonald, Woody Harrelson, Garret Dillahunt, Barry Corbin, Tess Harper and Stephen Root. It seems at..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Man for All Seasons

In Austin Playhouse's 'A Man for All Seasons,' David Stahl's immaculate Sir Thomas More stands his moral ground with humility, humor, and insight

"...duke and even to the Spanish ambassador, Signor Chapuys (Barry Miller), while his friends have trouble comprehending that More..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

My Weetzah Days

A case study of one post-Winedale company, the Weetzah Players

"...cut loose as a designer on The Coward-Shaw-Cocteau Show; Barry Miller, now an Equity actor, who had the distinction..."

July 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Clayton Stromberger

Articulations

Austin helps the Lysistrata Project become the Little Peace Project That Could, the Long Center says "no thanks, after all" to the $25 million in Waller Creek tunnel bond money, and Austin Shakespeare Festival launches a new reading series.

"...Bartholomee, Sean Carey, Richard Craig, Gray Haddock, Craig Kanne, Barry Miller, Matt Patterson, Doug Taylor, Spencer Zuzolo, and Yours..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Stuffed to bursting with outrageous characters, broad reactions, and slapstick, The Merry Wives of Windsor as mounted by the Austin Shakespeare Festival and Austin Playhouse is big on big comedy, and the crisp comic work of the cast makes it a sizable pleasure.

"...antics of Danny Thomas in Make Room for Daddy. Barry Miller plays Mr. Page with the cool composure --..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Arts Review by Robert Faires

A Christmas Carol

The Austin Playhouse-McCallum Fine Arts Academy co-production of Dickens' seasonal fable A Christmas Carol may be wafer-thin in substance, but the abundant goodwill of the entire company, from youngest to least-young, gives the show the warm, sweetness of a traditional holiday brew.

"...an over-abundance of late-posted Christmas cards. Concentrate instead on Barry Miller's irrepressible high spirits as the embodiment of good..."

Dec. 13, 2002 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Virtual Devotion

Scott Kanoff launches his tenure as the State Theater Company's new producing artistic director with Eric Coble's Virtual Devotion, and while the performances and design work are laudatory, they're brought to bear on a lackluster script that looks poor in comparison to the least that, say, MAD TV has to offer.

"...and not a little glee. The supporting actors -- Barry Miller as Jesus, and Corey Gagne and Lana Lesley..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Never Give Up

Don Toner's 13 years as producing artistic director of the State Theater Company have been full of struggles, but in Toner's world, struggles are good. They bring understanding, richness, beauty, and in his case, a new theatre and a loyal company.

"...-- Babs George, Steve Shearer, Jill Parker-Jones, Janelle Buchanan, Barry Miller, Tom Parker, Ev Lunning, and so on --..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

AFF Knows We Like to Watch

Local film Harmony and Me tops sneak peek at festival lineup

"...From the Script), and the 2008 national party conventions (Barry Levinson's Poliwood). But what we're most excited about is..."

Aug. 26, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Exhibitionism

Directors' Festival 1997: One-act Wonders

"...Daryl Boiling, Catherine Uldrich, and Michael Miller in Picasso at the Lapin Agile Some nights the..."

May 23, 1997 Arts Review

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...(1977, 118min/color, DCP) John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, and Donna Pescow. Directed by John Badham. John..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top Comics Announced for Moontower 4

Patton Oswalt, Ron White, Tim Minchin join the party in 2015

"...Oswalt. Sykes. Bamford. Maron. Minchin. Mulaney. Miller & Holmes. And the biggest, baddest "Tater" in Texas,..."

Jan. 20, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

November Previews

"...Joel Schumacher; with Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Miller, Rory Cochrane, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Daphne Rubin-Vega...."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Exhibitionism

Calavera #4 UBU ROI: ANIMAL HOUSE MACBETH

"...but it did, with a number of memorable performances. Barry Miller's Pére Ubu was undeniably crass -- in low,..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Arts Review

Jon Hamm Is Headed to ATX TV Festival for a Mad Men Retrospective

Emmy winner will reflect on 10th anniversary of show finale

"...Between oil tycoon Monty Miller on Landman and his Elon Musk dupe over on..."

Dec. 17, 2024 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Theatre Review: Is Paradise Lost in Arcadia?

Watching the unpredictable and the predetermined unfold at Austin Playhouse

"...their second season decades ago. Lara Toner Haddock and Barry Miller performed in that play, as Thomasina and the..."

Sept. 20, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Review: Austin Playhouse’s The Catastrophist

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

"...tour-de-force performance as well as working with Stage Manager Barry Miller," Toner stated in a press release. "The play..."

April 1, 2022 Arts Feature by Ellen Daly

Noises Off

Austin Playhouse stages this chaotic, ridiculous backstage farce with precision and fun

"...crew is under the leadership of production stage manager Barry Miller...."

May 3, 2013 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

Sept. 30, 2005 News Feature

Being a Winedaler Without the Class

Two theatre professionals explain how Shakespeare at Winedale changed their lives, even though they were never part of the program

"...quirky theatre group, brought together some amazing people – Barry Miller, Monica Regan, Stan Kern, Robert Pierson – and..."

July 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Leslie Bonnell

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