Review: Broadway in Austin’s Disney’s Aladdin

Poster child for Broadway's Disneyfication still crazy entertaining

"...so many other animated screen-to-stage musicals created by Disney since the 1994 adaptation of Beauty and the Beast for..."

Feb. 16, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Review: Broadway in Austin’s To Kill a Mockingbird

They had me at Sorkin

"...When I first heard, in early 2016, that an adaptation of Harper Lee’s benchmark..."

May 10, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Hadestown 

Headfirst, straight to a Hell of a good time

"...While Hadestown premiered off-Broadway prior, to its Broadway debut in 2019, Bruce Springsteen..."

Sept. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Pretty Woman: The Musical

Imitation isn't always the sincerest form of flattery

"...on your lips, but “why?” will be the question in your head while sitting through the mediocre, musical makeover..."

Jan. 18, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Chicago

Hello, suckers!

"...At the top of the second act of the touring Chicago, hoofer-turned-femme fatale Velma Kelly (Texas State University's own..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations

Like any jukebox musical, it all comes down to the songs

"...And those stories, which typically follow a fairly straightforward timeline, can be easily summed up in a single sentence...."

March 30, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Summer: The Donna Summer Musical

Now is the Summer of our discontent after this flat jukebox

"...In the 2015 sci-fi film The Martian, astronaut Mark Watney..."

May 7, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Mean Girls

Tina Fey’s musical induces laughter, sensory overload, and acid reflux

"...Some musicals tug at your heartstrings (Dear Evan Hansen), punch you in the gut (Next..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Review: Broadway in Austin's Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas!

Quite the fan, I am

"...verseThough Gilbert & Sullivan bother me worseBut the one writing style for which I've no useIs the preening rhymed..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Now Streaming in Austin: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Join us tonight for our live-tweet of the Dolly Parton classic

"...Welcome to Now Streaming in Austin, highlighting locally made titles to watch while..."

April 30, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Freud's Last Session Opens in Austin

Actor David Jarrott turns producer to get a drama about Freud and C.S. Lewis onstage in Austin

"...want to do that play" is the most common thing in the world. What's uncommon is for an actor..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

If You Can Stand the Heat, Here Are Some Outdoor Activities to Enjoy This Summer in Austin

Watersports, zip lines, and the many delights of Zilker Park

"...During Austin’s endless summer, the temperature regularly climbs above 100..."

July 18, 2022 Chronolog Post by Camila Llorente

Author Deborah Madison in Austin

Noted vegetarian cookbook author Deborah Madison comes to Austin with her new book, Local Flavors: Cooking & Eating From America's Farmers' Markets, in her basket.

"...Award-winning cookbook author Deborah Madison will be in Austin, Aug...."

July 26, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Top 10 Memorable Moments in Austin Theatre

Productions and performances, from the fantastic to the unfortunate

"...on a live theatre production, it's often one brief shining moment that we recall – an instant when a..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Five Things to Do in Austin This Weekend

Oh, wait, is this a new list of entertainment options?

"...Why, yes, observant citizen – this “Five Things” post is part of an ongoing weekly series! And..."

June 2, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Miller in Austin

"...The Ransom Center is currently showing the exhibition "Rehearsing the American Dream: Arthur Miller's Theater,"..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Arts Feature

Fear & Loathing in Austin: A Clarification

Articulations

"...company Teatro Humanidad Cansada (THC) and an anonymous note accusing it of "violations of ethics and conflict of interest"..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Arts Column

Hamilton Lottery Coming for Austin Performances

You can't say no to this!

"...the only way to even have a chance of scoring cheap seats for the hottest show on (and touring..."

Nov. 16, 2021 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Hamilton Comes to Bass Concert Hall in 2019

Season tickets now on sale for Broadway in Austin series

"...Your patience has paid off: Broadway sensation Hamilton is finally hitting Austin boards. Well, in..."

Feb. 20, 2018 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Tyler Mount's Broadway Success

Playbill vlog king hosts High School Musical Theatre Awards

"...When the Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards begin tonight, Broadway will..."

April 18, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austin Artists Project and Playbill Bring Inclusive Austin-Born Musical Showcase to Lincoln Center

Sing Out! goes from local pandemic production to the Big Apple

"...It began with a passing comment among peers at the 2019 Tony Awards. Grammy-winning..."

June 7, 2022 Arts Post by Isabel Maney

In Memoriam: Terrence McNally

Covid-19 complications claim the distinguished playwright

"...observation about Terrence McNally was made by Nathan Lane in the 2019 documentary Every Act of Life. That great..."

March 25, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Austin Chronicle Summer of Pride Party

"...The Austin Chronicle Summer of Pride Party at the Blanton Museum..."

Aug. 8, 2019 Photo Gallery

Deep in the Art

How In the West Became Deep in the Heart (of Texas)

"...In the summer of 1985, troupe members of Austin's avant-garde..."

May 8, 1998 Screens Feature by Clay Smith

Tickets for Hamilton’s Austin Dates on Sale Now

Here’s your chance to see the big show

"...Whatever you do, don’t throw away your shot: Single tickets for the Austin run of Hamilton went on..."

April 8, 2019 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Review: Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat

If you happen to go, bring a toddler in tow

"...I contracted a PTSDAt the Bass Concert Hall from going to seeThe Grinch Who Stole Christmas on national tour?It..."

March 3, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Musical Youth! Summer Stock Austin Previews Its 2022 Shows

New music, In the Heights, and a love letter to MGM

"...Everyone in Austin's theatre land knows it's not summer without Summer..."

July 19, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Reasons I Stayed in Love With Theatre in 2013

Austin thespians played for keeps, with boundless commitment and imagination, in the year's most memorable theatre

"...(UT Dept. of Theatre & Dance/Cohen New Works Festival) Spiriting its audience beneath the Payne Theatre, past clotheslines and..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Medieval Times: Being Dead in an Era of Cruelty and Despair

The story of a real band and a fake band in two acts

"...The band hasn't even finished sound checking and they're already being heckled. The voice..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

In Memoriam: Greg Easley

Remembering the beloved choreographer, dancer, and teacher

"...The dance scene in Austin didn’t begin in the Seventies, but you could..."

June 4, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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