Review: Austin Playhouse’s Murder on the Links

Agatha Christie’s 1923 mystery gets a surprising remake as a farce

"...The remaining four performers (Chase Brewer, Sarah Chong Dickey, Huck Huckaby, and Tonie Knight) slide in and out of..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Jasmine Lane

Review: Austin Playhouse's Indecent

Passionate tribute to a landmark lesbian kiss is a warning from history

"...age in this one. The same goes for Diana Huckaby’s period-correct costuming and dialect coach Amanda Cooley Davis’ work..."

April 24, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Review: Austin Playhouse’s The (One-Act) Play That Goes Wrong

An evening of side-splitting schadenfreude

"...the actor Robert playing Thomas), and the butler Perkins (Huck Huckaby as the actor Dennis playing Perkins) – is..."

Nov. 23, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Review: TexARTS' The Full Monty

Exuberant musical about stripping steelworkers gets a less-than-cocksure production

"...lifers Jerry (Patrick Darab Hartigan), Dave (Stephen Mercantel), Harold (Huck Huckaby), Malcolm (Nathan Daniel Ford), Ethan (Leslie R. Hethcox),..."

July 22, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Trey Gutierrez's Top 10 Moments That Left Audiences Speechless in 2019

The year celebrated through moments when performers stunned their audiences into silence

"...5) HUCK HUCKABY IN THE BOOK OF WILL (Austin Playhouse) Sitting..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Arts Feature by Trey Gutierrez

Austin Playhouse's She Loves Me

This old-fashioned rom-com musical oozes charm and earns its Pollyanna platitudes

"...first time occurs. While the headwaiter (a deliciously aloof Huck Huckaby) sings about his fine establishment, the classy patrons..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Arts Review by Bob Abelman

Austin Playhouse's Holmes and Watson

The joy in this staging of Jeffrey Hatcher's play is seeing the good doctor deduce which of three Sherlocks is the real deal

"...isn't Sherlock. (Speaking of the incomparable sleuth, Rick Roemer, Huck Huckaby, and Scott Shipman all appear to enjoy taking..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Austin Playhouse's The Book of Will

Playwright Lauren Gunderson shows how the Bard’s works came to be collected in a story of devotion and loss

"...staple Cyndi Williams provides a powerful presence that guides Huck Huckaby's portrayal of careful husband John. Simultaneously, the dual..."

June 21, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Austin Playhouse's The Mystery of Edwin Drood

This musical production makes for an effervescent alternative to that other Dickens holiday show

"...matches them. And as the show's Master of Ceremonies, Huck Huckaby is a delight. He comes armed with veteran..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Arts Review by Bob Abelman

Austin Playhouse's Monroe

In Lisa B. Thompson's tender drama, young African-Americans work out where they belong in the world

Sept. 21, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Austin Playhouse's Shakespeare in Love

The Oscar-winning film makes a successful transition to the stage through Don Toner's marvelous production

"...any scene in which they're present. Also notable are Huck Huckaby's Fennyman, Bernadette Nason's Nurse, and Jason Newman's Kit..."

March 30, 2018 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Austin Playhouse’s The Immigrant

The company delivers a powerful and timely account of foreigners making a new home in the U.S.

"...the same can be said for the entire cast. Huck Huckaby's Milton is a spot-on depiction of an independent..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Austin Playhouse’s Bloomsday

Steven Dietz’s rumination on a great love lost lacks some of the vivid passion it needs in this staging

"...the older and younger selves. As older adults, Robert (Huck Huckaby) and Cait (Cyndi Williams) speak to Robbie and..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Austin Playhouse's A Little Night Music

Wonderful musical numbers, strong voices highlight Austin Playhouse's A Little Night Music

"...In turn-of-the-20th-century Sweden, middle-aged Fredrik Egerman (a rather dashing Huck Huckaby) is recently wed to Anne (Sarah Becker), nearly..."

June 24, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Austin Playhouse's The Philadelphia Story

Don Toner's direction and a top-drawer cast make for a riotous evening in this version of Philip Barry's crisp comedy

"...as the scorned matriarch Margaret Lord is fully realized. Huck Huckaby plays the estranged patriarch Seth Lord with natural..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

The Tree Play

For this story of a rain forest over a lifetime, Robi Polgar created a living, breathing poem

"...strong as the girl's father, while Jona­than Salazar and Huck Huckaby gave notable turns as a love interest and..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Chicago

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

"...Huck Huckaby, on the other hand, is solidly cast as..."

June 26, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

Time Stands Still

Austin Playhouse finds the raw pain in this drama of a photojournalist wounded in the Iraq War

"...finesse by Don Toner, Austin Playhouse's production also features Huck Huckaby as Richard, an editor and friend of the..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

Silence! The Musical

The musical send-up of 'The Silence of the Lambs' delivers two hours of nearly nonstop laughter

"...just the right amount of West Virginia chutzpah, and Huck Huckaby is equally well-cast as the world's most renowned..."

July 4, 2014 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Smith

Roaring

Cyndi Williams' study of a subterranean retirement community during a catastrophe has promise but isn't always clear

"...residents, including Smart Joan (Mary Agen Cox) and Johnny (Huck Huckaby). But not everyone lives there. Claustrophobic reporter Bobby..."

April 25, 2014 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

Austin Playhouse

Once more with feeling: It's yet another temporary space for the theatre's new season

Dec. 7, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Lion in Winter

Even fading lights couldn't dim the glow of Austin Playhouse's lovely staging

"...well-seasoned and excellently directed cast, led by dream team Huck Huckaby and Babs George as estranged royal couple Henry..."

Dec. 2, 2011 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Laughter on the 23rd Floor

A cast that knows funny lands the laughs in Neil Simon's comedy about comedy

"...gag while following their own paths to Funny. There's Huck Huckaby, selling the zingers of his character, Milt, with..."

March 18, 2011 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Dancing at Lughnasa

This revival of Brian Friel's lyrical drama is a reminder of the power of memory

"...bittersweet edge. As Michael weaving his spell of memory, Huck Huckaby speaks so gently, it's as if he's tending..."

Jan. 30, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Women Who Steal

Austin Playhouse's revival takes this female comedy beyond Thelma-and-Louise territory

"...only become funnier as her actions become more outrageous. Huck Huckaby plays all of the male roles, and his..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Review by Iris Brooks

The Threepenny Opera

The Threepenny Opera, the deliciously caustic musical by Brecht and Weill, has been reinterpreted by Austin Playhouse, with unfortunate results, as a kind of broad slapstick

"...hip, upturned chin" posturing of a cardboard chippie. Only Huck Huckaby as corrupt Chief of Police Tiger Brown and..."

June 29, 2007 Arts Review by Iris Brooks

The Night Hank Williams Died

Austin Playhouse's revival of 'The Night Hank Williams Died' boasts a strong script and acting but so carefully skirts anything ugly or messy that it's all surface: bloodless, polished, and clean

"...a scene where she comforts herself with a hymn. Huck Huckaby is a treat whenever he appears on stage..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Rupert Holmes' adaptation of 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' has more to do with Victorian music hall entertainment than Dickensian literature – and is all the more engaging for it

"...a diva scorned. Michael Stuart, Brian Coughlin, Jacqui Cross, Huck Huckaby, and Amy Downing provide rich support in assorted..."

June 10, 2005 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Amadeus

For all its luscious designs and fine actors who work exceptionally hard, Mary Moody Northen Theatre's production of Amadeus winds up more dull than daring

"...and Paul Norton's Joseph II, Richard Byron's Van Swieten, Huck Huckaby's Von Strack, and Ev Lunning's Rosenberg are all..."

March 5, 2004 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Invasion of the Kiddie-Lit Plays

Characters from children's literature storm Austin-area stages in July.

"...cast starring Jill Blackwood, Tim Blackwood, Mary Alice Carnes, Huck Huckaby, Coty Ross, and Cathie Sheridan. July 11-August 10,..."

July 5, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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