Hairspray

The musical delights again, thanks to Zilker Theatre Productions' stellar cast and quality staging

"...Olson and David Ponton's fun and quirky American Bandstand-esque choreography. The production overall is high quality, beginning with Paul..."

July 17, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

The Night Alive

Hyde Park Theatre captures five lonely Dubliners in all their broken humanity in Conor McPherson's drama

"...which the characters often venture. Even Travis Dean's fight choreography is subtle enough not to recognize as such, which..."

July 17, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Heathers, the Musical

Doctuh Mistuh's staging of the Eighties cult film is ridiculous in the best possible way

"...supporting roles are well-cast and sensationally performed, Madison Piner's choreography is fun and crisp, and the entire ensemble is..."

July 3, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

Chicago

A cast of familiar faces conjures Kander and Ebb's Jazz Age classic in an entertaining way

"...Though the execution of Danny Herman and Rocker Verastique's choreography could use some tightening to really exude that Fosse..."

June 26, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

Monty Python's Spamalot

The cast has talent, but the Georgetown Palace version of this Python musical suffers from a lack of smooth execution

"...whatever thin plot line the show provides. Jesee Smart's choreography feels repetitive, and though the chorus seems like a..."

May 15, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

Revving With Cora Vette

Texas Burlesque Festival MC tells dirty jokes and career truths

"...routine twice. That's a long way from the strict choreography and repetition of the previous phase of her career...."

April 10, 2015 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Director's Choice

Jennifer Hart's first commission for Ballet Austin was this triple bill's highlight

"...a finalist in Ballet Austin's 2014 New American Talent/Dance choreography competition. I found his 2014 work, Ya Me Fue,..."

April 3, 2015 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

SXSW Live Shot: Courtney Barnett/Stromae

Aussie songstress, Belgian star

"...rendered genre delineations irrelevant through sheer presence. His androgynous choreography on “Tous Les Mêmes” recalled the confluence of Marcel..."

March 19, 2015 Music Post by Greg Beets

SXSW Live Shot: Hitchhiker/Perfume

Hitchhiker bounces, but Perfume caramelizes brains

"...All My Time.” The mix of robotic and vogue-inspired choreography was impressive enough to make the lack of live..."

March 18, 2015 Music Post by Greg Beets

Showing Black Lives Matter

Facing race then and now onstage in Pretty Fire and Hands Up Hoodies Down

"...Ashé Arts Collective, and Sadé Jones, who also provides choreography. In a promotional video for the production, Miller states,..."

March 13, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

High School Musical Nominations Out!

In the theatre awards' second year, 26 area schools earn noms

"...every aspect of production: student performances, musical direction, orchestra, choreography, design, direction, and technical execution. Every school earned at..."

March 7, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Pythia Dust

The Vortex's star-spanning musical is out of this world, but it doesn't really go anywhere

"...together for me after a while, as did the choreography. Also unfortunate was the lack of clarity with which..."

March 6, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

Counter Cafe East

A solid performance

"...our table gave them an enthusiastic 10. The only choreography misstep on our last visit involved a richly flavored..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Wiz

The whole ROYGBIV takes center stage in Austin Community College's brightly colored and dazzlingly designed Oz musical

"...Smalls' music, David Yeakle's direction, and Sadé M. Jones' choreography push the hybrid student/guest artist ensemble with challenging material,..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

Excitingly Unpredictable

The best fringe since fashion week, FronteraFest 2015 promises a month of exhilarating alternative performance

"...month of some of Austin's best fringe theatre, music, choreography, and improv. With few exceptions, every evening from January..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Arts Feature by Seth Orion Schwaiger

The Year in Movies, and in Moments

What didn’t make my Top 10

"...their opening warmup together. There is so much precise choreography and tiny but important takeaways in their body language,..."

Dec. 31, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Science-Fiction Cinema

Water wars

"...That included Forman and Hammock's particular sense of fight choreography. The pair had previously worked with the same team..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Hamlet

The melancholy Dane gets fierce in this most professional staging by Mary Moody Northen Theatre

"...enthralling nature to David M. Long's expertly crafted fight choreography, as well as Stewart and McVickers' charged performances...."

Nov. 21, 2014 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

Fun Fun Fun Live Shot: Rocket From the Crypt

Soul-punk dance party teaches its children well

"...the band that brought matching outfits and soul revue choreography to Nineties punk in black western wear the Mavericks..."

Nov. 10, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

ACL Fest 2014 Interviews

ACL Fest phoners

"...It's said demographic that's been ensnared with quirky choreography and inverted pop chops for fourth solo LP St...."

Oct. 3, 2014 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Everybody Was Gun Fu Fighting

Keanu Reeves and Adrianne Palicki on John Wick's ground-and-pound action

"...had a week and a half to refine her choreography, Reeves was training for dozens of set-pieces, and only..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Concrete Vigil

In transforming buildings into altars, Sally Jacques offers a place to keep watch

"...The ledges on the building make some of the choreography problematic, and Jacques has them try several solutions. In..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Xicano Dreams: Earth, Life, and Labors of Love

This melding of sci-fi and ancient myth found a powerful beat that made it hard not to move

"...cuadros of the work barefoot. Even without shoes, Salinas' choreography found strengths in the rhythms of folklorico: A simple..."

Sept. 12, 2014 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

About a Girl

Dani Neff shreds Megafauna to Maximalist effect

"...The ghoulish choreography at the North Door attempted to merge the bandleader's..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Music Feature by Nina Hernandez

'S Gershwin

This concertized biopic provides a wonderful review of George Gershwin's trailblazing life and career

"...focused on dance (appropriately so), Meghan Bowman's fun, upbeat choreography enlivens the evening and adds dimension to this rendition..."

June 27, 2014 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

H.M.S. Pinafore

It would be difficult not to have fun at this Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Austin production

"...high-quality product, both onstage and in the pit. The choreography is still a little shaky across the ensemble, but..."

June 20, 2014 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

Chicago

Half & Half Productions' immersive staging of the Kander & Ebb musical keeps the joint jumpin' for a full two hours

"...space doesn't provide a lot of room to execute choreography, which occasionally results in staging that feels cramped; but..."

May 30, 2014 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

First Street Studio

New Eastside performance venue debuts with Chaddick Dance Theater's 'Turned Inside Out'

"...edition of the company's annual spring showcase of original choreography. Chaddick has created two works: "Right to Wrong to..."

May 23, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SoundSpace: Downtown NYC 1960

Blanton Museum's music series turns the clock back to minimalism's early years in Manhattan

"...the Invincible Czars, which they'll play for dancers performing choreography by Jennifer Sherburn (Rhododendron Descent). Glass will be represented..."

April 25, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

New American Talent / Dance

Not everyone agreed with the clear winner in Ballet Austin's competition this year, and enough with the tweets

"...Choreography competitions like Ballet Austin's biennial New American Talent/Dance are..."

April 4, 2014 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

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