Penfold Theatre's Henry V

This production in the park makes Shakespeare’s epic history into a satisfying show for a summer evening

"...and it's time for war. Six actors make up the cast in Penfold Theatre Company's condensed version of Shakespeare's..."

June 14, 2019 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

UT Department of Theatre & Dance's Enron

This production of Lucy Prebbles' play smartly recounts and reframes the corporate beast's rise and fall

"...The rise and fall of Houston corporate monolith Enron was..."

March 2, 2018 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Zach Theatre's In the Heights

This production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical brings us the life and pride of an immigrant neighborhood at an important time

"...Maybe it shouldn't be so unique, this musical In the Heights. There should be probably lots of other artistically..."

June 16, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Hyde Park Theatre's The Flick

Annie Baker's drama movingly shows us that the drama in a movie theatre isn't only on the screen

"...At the movies, our eyes stay locked on the screen. That's..."

July 22, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Marie Antoinette

Capital T Theatre's production asks just how accountable the French queen was for all her actions

"...Marie Antoinette is a curious animal – the play, the character, and the historical person. Known in..."

March 11, 2016 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Change of Venue

This year, FronteraFest is takin' it to the streets – and a chapel, a bookstore, a home ...

"...every year, FronteraFest fans begin flocking toward Hyde Park Theatre and Salvage Vanguard Theater with the instinctive surety of..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

LoneStarCon, Episode III: The Alamo Strikes Back

"...When last we left the Worldcon in San Antonio, Bill Clinton had just begun..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Film 2013: The Janet Pierson Guide

Film fest chief talks themes, screens, and surprising changes

"...Janet Pierson has the coolest job – and the toughest job. As the..."

Jan. 31, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Making History, Part Two

Director Bill Rauch on bringing LBJ to the stage in 'All the Way'

"...new program in which contemporary playwrights would explore moments of change in American history, he knew he wanted Robert..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Never Coming to a Theatre Near You

Stephen Romano's continuing adventures in fake movies

"...Film trailers at their best are the seductive and primal essence of the..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

A Revolution of Spirit

Ritual jazz theatre pioneer Sharon Bridgforth premieres a new work, her last in Austin

"...Deltas are those places where rivers pour into the ocean. Light blurs, birds congregate, and things change. The..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Arts Feature by Abe Louise Young

Are We on the Edge?

Tongue and Groove Theatre's silly How to Belly-Dance for Your Husband Starring Little Egypt starts off delightfully enough but winds up as a handful of sesame-flavored cotton candy

"...for Your Husband Starring Little Egypt Tongue and Groove Theatre..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hanging Up the Torches

After 20 years of juggling fire and other foolery, the Flaming Idiots are calling it quits.

"...Most of the time, people want you to stop being an..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Kentucky by Way of Austin

A decade after The Kentucky Cycle's premiere, the hometown of playwright Robert Schenkkan has the opportunity to experience the work's power in with a homegrown production at the Mary Moody Northen Theatre.

"...In six hours of theatre, you traverse two centuries of American history, from..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Professors of Pleasure

Their name may suggest a lack of intelligence, but make no mistake, the Flaming Idiots are wise men when it comes to comedy.

"...floating, just floating, about a dozen feet up in the air. It's not really doing anything else, just kind..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

To Ancient Troy (By Way of Denver)

Ancient Greece and modern Denver may seem an incongruous pairing, but in the new Greek epic Tantalus, produced by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, they prove a striking fit, creating a work that's heroic.

"...Just before 10am -- ancient Greece and modern Denver. The two locales are so incongruous that their pairing seems..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

On the Bus

In the process of writing her new play con flama, Austin poet / writer Sharon Bridgforth discovered that the piece was not complete without her own voice in it. In the process of observing con flama's development, writer Belinda Acosta discovered something about her own voice, too.

"...Bridgforth thought she was writing a play about riding the bus. The celebrated Austin poet/playwright initially approached con flama,..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

Bending the Rules

Getting arts funding from the City of Austin is a long, complicated game, and Austin Chronicle writers Robi Polgar, John Walch, and Mary Jane Garza have been following some of the players around the game board this year. In the final part of their four-part series, they critique the city arts funding process.

"...Nothing is more grueling than the final stage of a Monopoly game. Long hours have..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

For 12 Years, There's Been a Gap in One of Austin's Most Famous Murals

Will an image from an iconic Austin movie complete the picture?

"...If you've ever walked past the Wells Fargo on the Drag at 24th and Guadalupe,..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Work Matters

A look back at some of our most impactful reporting

"...There's always been news in this newspaper. We used to..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

What Next for the Former Alamo Ritz Location?

After the Alamo, an unclear future for the historic Downtown cinema

"...Take the Alamo out of the Ritz, and it's still the..."

July 2, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Into The Adventure Zone With Griffin McElroy

Local podcaster tells how his brother, his brother, and he turned a game of Dungeons & Dragons into storytelling magic

"...One of my favorite movies just ended. It was roughly 80..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Page Two: Unfortunately the Left Is Guilty of Hypocrisy Even If the Right Is More Openly Oppressive

Adding a “but” to freedom of speech is unacceptable

"...Now in the modern political world the idea is to discredit people..."

June 2, 2017 Column by Louis Black

The Best Little Arthouse in Texas

The Austin Film Society expands and asks you to help

"...to get what you want: In this case, it's the best little arthouse in Texas. When it reopens in..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ashes of Time

Smoke 'em while you still got 'em at Rolling Roadshow's The Maltese Falcon

"...in 1941 he sent out a memo declaring that the practice should be kept to a minimum in all..."

April 24, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Comebacks

A comedy spoof of inspirational sports films.

"...Directed by: Tom Brady. Starring: David Koechner, Carl Weathers, Melora Hardin, Matt Lawrence, Brooke Nevin, Nick Searcy, George..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Luv Doc Recommends: Music Under the Star

Bullock Texas State History Museum, Friday, July 27, 2007

"...There are so many things to bitch about in Austin,..."

July 27, 2007 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: The Vagina Monologues

Topfer Theatre at Zach, Saturday, May 7, 2005

"...Be honest with yourself: Mother's Day weekend is a pretty abysmal time to be..."

May 6, 2005 Column by The Luv Doc

When the Dog Bites

Richard Rodgers knew well the dog's bite, the bee's sting, plagued as he was by inner demons, personal trials, and psychic pain. Yet he was able somehow to produce from this dark world music of sweetness and light.

"..."My Favorite Things." Just the title jump-starts that chipper melody in your head. Ba-dum-bump,..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Chapter 1: Before the Beginning

The Austin Chronicle is founded and struggles quite a bit.

"...This is the story of a group of people who got together..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

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