Review: Different Stages Theatre's Water by the Spoonful

A teaspoon of gravitas, tablespoon of heart is the perfect recipe for this Pulitzer winner

"...Different Stages' moving production of Quiara Alegría Hudes' Water by the Spoonful – that is, after you rebound from..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Bigger Than Me: The Musical Journey of BLK ODYSSY

A child of funk who lost his brother to police brutality soundtracks a revolution on BLK VINTAGE

"...2017, up until the recent name change. As evidenced by their live shows, Rios worships at the altar of..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Fox and CBS Pull the Switcheroo Musical Affiliates

KEYE Channel 42

"...is carried over into the station's "image song," recorded by local musicians...."

June 16, 1995 News Feature

Wrong Cops

French musician-filmmaker-writer-editor Quentin Dupieux (Rubber) returns with more lo-fi absurdism.

"...Directed by: Quentin Dupieux. Starring: Mark Burnham, Eric Judor, Steve Little,..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Unscripted: Sexy Future Space Lady

What says summer fun more than out-of-this-world lovin' with a Sexy Future Space Lady? Especially improvised!

"...new works they concoct on the spot. Last summer, Death by Musical added to the ranks of campy, mayhem-filled..."

May 18, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Tim Burton's adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim classic shows just how dull violent retribution can be when it's all someone ever talks (or, in this case, sings) about.

"...Directed by: Tim Burton. Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Chris & Don: A Love Story

The 30-year-long love affair between writer Christopher Isherwood and artist Don Bachardy is lovingly documented.

"...Directed by: Tina Mascara and Guido Santi. Chris and Don’s love..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

2018 B. Iden Payne Award Winners

Top honors go to Drowsy Chaperone and Fixing Troilus

"...Drowsy Chaperone was honored as the outstanding production of musical theatre, and it also garnered prizes for director Nick..."

Nov. 7, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...call it a lineup drop for a reason: South by Southwest Film and Television Festival has just added gaming..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Releases V-I-R-T-U-A-L 2021 Music Roster

Sorry, Didirri, Connie Constance highlight global drop

"...South by Southwest laid out an initial roster of music acts..."

Jan. 26, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

In Memoriam: Jo Anne Christian

Arts patron, leading force in building Long Center has died

"...Serenaded by Verdi, Puccini, and other composers whose operatic works she..."

Nov. 14, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

2017 Payne Theatre Award Nominees

E.A. Poe musical Nevermore leads the way with 11 noms

"...Productions' staging of Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe received 11 nominations...."

Sept. 20, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Chicago

This film adaptation doesn't so much recall the glory days of movie musicals as give it a new, era-specific reason to wake up and shake its tail feather.

"...Directed by: Rob Marshall. Starring: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger, Richard Gere,..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Zero Patience

"...Directed by: John Greyson. Starring: John Robinson, Normand Fauteux and Dianne..."

April 1, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...the two oldest and most defining elements of South by Southwest, find harmony in the three headlining films announced..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Into the Woods

The Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine musical, a pastiche of classic fairy tales turned on their heads, gets a thoroughly cinematic workout.

"...Directed by: Rob Marshall. Starring: Anna Kendrick, James Corden, Emily Blunt,..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Sarafina!

"...Directed by: Darrell James Roodt. Starring: Leleti Khumalo, Whoopi Goldberg, Miriam..."

Oct. 2, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Reissues

"...his oeuvre. There is so much outstanding music available by both Muddy Waters (on Chess) and Memphis Slim (on..."

July 28, 1995 Music Feature

Austin Playwright’s Final Play Might Have Died With Him, but a Community Joined Together to Ensure Its Survival

Saving Jason Tremblay’s Gretel! The Musical

"..."Vasilisa the Beautiful," in which the heroine is forced by her cruel stepmother to retrieve fire from the fearsome..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Not Necessarily Stoned but Beautiful

Are you experienced? The answer lies in Sony Legacy's new Jimi Hendrix reissues.

"...a cipher, yet within six years of Hendrix's 1970 death by overdose, the first round of revisiting the past..."

May 14, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

I Love My Dead Gay Son: The Musical!

With 'I Love My Dead Gay Son: The Musical!', the energy-to-burn Yellow Tape Construction Company turn this cult film 'Heathers' into a loud, amped-up send-up of everything Eighties

"...I Love My Dead Gay Son: The Musical!..."

June 30, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Mrs. Henderson Presents

This staid British music-hall drama seems calculated to earn Judi Dench lots of award notices. Mission accomplished.

"...Directed by: Stephen Frears. Starring: Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Will Young,..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mountain Style

Chatting with Dr. Ralph Stanley, a pioneer of bluegrass music before there was such a thing

"...pioneer doesn't enjoy the name recognition that other American musical greats enjoy. Perhaps only those who know their three-finger..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Music Feature by Kim Mellen

Last September, Late Iron Age Sonic Architect Wade Allison Spoke About Composing a Crossover Metal Standard

Eighteen days after the death of Power Trip frontman we uncover an unseen interview with the late guitarist

"...lodestone The Sleeping Eye, Lincoln Mullin of Denton's Creeping Death pledged, "I truly believe the Texas scene would not..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Blaze

The life and legacy of Austin's ill-fated Duct Tape Messiah

"...Directed by: Ethan Hawke. Starring: Ben Dickey, Alia Shawkat, Josh Hamilton,..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Lure

The Polish Mermaid musical you never knew you needed

"...Directed by: Agnieszka Smoczynska. Starring: Marta Mazurek, Michalina Olszanska, Kinga Preis,..."

April 21, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

2017 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Program A

Let the voting begin

"...Directed by: Various...."

Feb. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dead Man Walking

Sarandon won an Oscar for her performance as Sister Helen Prejean in this nuanced story about capital punishment.

"...Directed by: Tim Robbins. Starring: Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Celia Weston,..."

Feb. 2, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Ben Kweller to Launch the Zev Award at the Chronicle’s Austin Music Awards

New grant for musicians under 18 honors his son, Dorian Zev Kweller

"...Alongside the Austin Music Awards’ annual Hall of Fame..."

Feb. 19, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Most Memorable Moments of Levitation’s Saturday and Sunday

Die Spitz, L7, and the Pinky Rings as Fembots

"...across downtown venues to wrap the Black Angels’ homegrown musical convocation. Find our most memorable Halloweekend-closing sets below, and..."

Oct. 31, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

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