<i>Hamiltoni>'s Resident Director Makes Bass the Room Where It Happens

Austinite Ashley Brooke Monroe leads the touring Broadway show back to the stage she loves

"...For many Austinites, their first taste of a Broadway show doesn't involve..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: The Ancient Grievances of <i>She Willi>

Alice Krige and Malcolm McDowell on the supernatural #MeToo horror

"...There are few actors with a presence like Malcolm McDowell...."

Sept. 29, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Pride Month Is Here and Queer

Celebrate with Austin Black Pride, aGLIFF’s mini film-a-thon, and more

"...Just like that, national Pride Month is here and queer. Unlike..."

June 4, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Austin Leans in Hard to Change TxDOT’s Mind on I-35

The road not taken

"...As questions, concerns, and cries for help from thousands of Austinites,..."

April 2, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Mary Moody Northen Theatre's <i>The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Timei>

This moving, transformative show gives its autistic hero a deep and engaging humanity

"...The Mary Moody Northen Theatre, where St. Edward's University is currently producing The Curious Incident..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Arts Review by Laura Jones

Levitation Live Shot: Chelsea Wolfe, Ioanna Gika

Americana gothic: sinister prophecy v. angelic melancholy

"...Central Presbyterian Church sat dark upon entry. A deep purple spotlight..."

Nov. 10, 2019 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Archive Theater Company's <i>Cyrano de Bergeraci>

Jennifer Rose Davis' new staging immerses audiences in 19th-century France, taking them on an epic journey that's equally humorous and heartfelt

"...Classic scripts today are often modernized in one of two..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Color Arc Productions' <i>The Mamaloguesi>

In the world premiere of Lisa B. Thompson's play, the lives of single black mothers are seen, and felt

"...As support group retreats go, this one starts quite genially, with hosts Lauren and Tasha..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

<i>The Babadooki> Director Sings a Song of History With <i>The Nightingalei>

Jennifer Kent honors a commitment to the Aboriginal people of Australia

"...The colonial history of Australia is one of blood and horror...."

Aug. 9, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Contrast Review: <i>So Prettyi>

Making queer space for beauty and simplicity in Rovinelli’s film

"...Four roommates, in a small New York apartment, are crowded around the..."

July 22, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Nick Yeager

Uncorking the Story to the True Crime/Comedy Podcast <i>Wine & Crimei>

Amanda Jacobson pairs vino reviews with different varietals of lawbreaking

"...Time was, you didn't want to make a big show..."

July 12, 2019 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

How Local Opera Company LOLA Made the Play <i>Lardo Weepingi> Sing

Peter Stopschinski’s 17-year journey to bring Terry Galloway’s outsized, outspoken agoraphobe to the stage

"...You've heard that "it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings"? Well, that..."

March 8, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

<i>Immigrants, the Musical! (Part Two)i>

With this improvised musical series, one family’s tale of coming to the states becomes a tale about us all

"...Suppose you knew that your great-great-grandfather had come to this country to escape punishment for a crime, possibly a..."

Nov. 23, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Live Music Recommendations for the Weekend

Get into your pre-ACL groove with these live music picks

"...pushes a gust of great acts through town and this year is no different. MC50, Jay Rock, the Growlers,..."

Sept. 27, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

Shrewd Productions' <i>The Madresi>

In Stephanie Alison Walker’s new play, women’s fight for the “disappeared” in Argentina’s Dirty War proves timely

"...This is a play you intensely wish were not so..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Austin Scottish Rite Theater's <i>Witi>

In this production, people are there for one another and no one has to face the end alone

"...With apologies to Charles Dudley Warner, "Everybody talks about death,..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

La Fenice's <i>Cthulhu Beach Partyi>

This commedia spoof mashes up surfside love and Lovecraft for an incredibly fun romp

"...What do you get when you take a cheesy Fifties beach movie, set it in the Atlantic Northeast during..."

June 8, 2018 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Glass Half Full Theatre's <i>Polly Mermaid: Apocalypse WOW!i>

This playful eco-fable by Caroline Reck and Indigo Rael creates a surprising plastic paradise under the sea

"...She may be the prettiest patchwork of plastic to swim the Seven Seas –..."

June 1, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Ellsworth Kelly's <i>Austini> Opens at the Blanton Museum of Art

By building this structure, the Blanton enabled a major modern artist to realize his masterwork

"...Ellsworth Kelly made a building...."

Feb. 16, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Art in Public Places' <i>Wanderi>

This interactive public artwork creates narrative pathways for you to travel in Downtown Austin

"...I'm writing to you from the year 1730, which is..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

<i>Chroniclei> Endorsements

Our endorsements on local bond packages and state constitutional amendments

"...In advance of early voting for the Nov. 7 General..."

Oct. 20, 2017 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Austin Opera's <i>Madame Butterflyi>

The company delivers a lovely staging of this Puccini opera that builds to a heartbreaking finale

"...During curtain call in contemporary productions of Madame Butterfly, I'd..."

May 5, 2017 Arts Review by Michelle Haché

<i>Slack Capital 2i> Breaks Out Go Fever

Sample “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things”

"...Compilations are the Chinese lunch buffets of albums. They’re inexpensive,..."

April 3, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music Live: Bash & Pop

Replacements bassist ties one on

"...“Let me offer you some important advice,” offered a clearly loose Tommy Stinson upon greeting..."

March 16, 2017 SXSW Post by Tim Stegall

SNL alum Noël Wells' <i>Mr. Roosevelti>

Indie comedy digs deep into Austin social mores

"...A decade ago, Noël Wells was the wunderkind of the Austin improv and comedy scene, starring at..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

Open for Business: The 25th Annual <i>Austin Chroniclei> Short Story Contest

Now accepting your stories by snail mail or – wait for it – online

"...Thank you for your patience while we've shifted the annual Austin Chronicle Short Story..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Film Festival Review: <i>Chronesthesiai>

The time-travel romance you’ve been waiting for (or is it just déjà vu?)

"...A total head-trip of a movie in all the right ways, this..."

Oct. 18, 2016 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

<i>The Last Five Yearsi> at the Institution Theater

Sherrod Curry Productions' staging of the Jason Robert Brown musical is gracefully performed and wildly cathartic

"...Love is a many blundered thing, its beginnings and endings a..."

April 1, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

City Council: Spring Break Is Here

Council will return for a work session March 22

"...If Austin were to achieve perfection, what would it look..."

March 11, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place: I'm Not Gonna Miss You

Gay Place bids you adieu

"...ALL IN A ROW..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Column by Kate X Messer

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