The Dialogue of Poets

Conjunto Aztlan's Movimiento Music

"...Imagine a place where poets were noble, and the nobility..."

April 17, 1998 Music Feature by Belinda Acosta

The Documentary Craft

Hector Galán: The Texas Documentary Tour

"...and WGBH (where Frontline is created), he formed Galán Productions here in Austin and immediately began production on such..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Disney's Beauty and the Beast

The 50th Zilker Summer Musical not only brings the animated musical to charming life, it deepens our appreciation of home

"...powerful pull in many great tales – can you imagine The Odyssey or The Wizard of Oz without its..."

July 11, 2008 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Articulations

Memorial notices for actor and talk radio pioneer Harv Morgan and UT art historian Marian B. Davis.

"...To say that an actor is all talk would, in most instances,..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

311 Story in Error

"...it be a better solution for everyone to acknowledge that the weeds aren't hurting anyone and leave them as..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Column

Gricelda Silva, Equal Parts Pragmatism and Whimsy

For five years, the actress has been among the busiest and best on Austin's stages

"...was an island of calm, possessed of an ease that eluded the 100-plus 18-year-olds filling the Literature & Philosophy..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood

Judy Thompson-Price: A Maker of Dances Gets Her Due

The Zilker Summer Musical honors the woman who has choreographed 20 shows

"...It's hard to imagine an old-school Broadway musical without dancing, and it's hard..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A New Day

Life in Kat Candler's cinematic world

"...On the one hand that's a good thing: It means the multi-award-winning Austin-based independent..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Chosen One

Director Jamie Babbit sounds off on 'The Quiet' – Burnt Orange's first national release – and its discomfiting implications

"...Quiet is the first film from Austin-based Burnt Orange Productions to secure national distribution – via Sony Pictures Classics..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

After a Fashion

Peek into the future of death! At least that's what your Style Avatar calls it. While you're at it, peek into the future of a cool event or two, coming to a club near you.

"...be buried in one of those tired old caskets that everyone else has. Let your casket truly reflect what..."

May 27, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Live and Let Live

Too Much Bitching Can Be Hazardous to Theatre's Health

"...at the list of nominees, you can be sure that eyeballs all over town will be pivoting skyward in..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dreaming ART

This year in Austin, autumn brings a Spring Storm, and with it Actors Repertory of Texas, the realization of the city's long-cherished dream of a locally based professional theatre company.

"...is one he's producing. Excuse me? How is it that Tennessee Williams is having a world premiere production of..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

School for Scripts

Why Get an MFA in Playwriting? Here's Why

"...in the first place. A script is the engine that drives the production, the foundation for the art that..."

Nov. 22, 1996 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

A Kodachrome Christmas

Sweet, funny family fare that proves you can't ever have enough Christmas shows

"...Here we have yet another Christmas show that proves the old adage: You can't ever have enough..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Glengarry Glen Ross

Most of Mamet's gritty look inside salesmen's souls gets lost in surface performances

"...a chance to see Glengarry Glen Ross the way that it's been seen by audiences around the world...."

March 9, 2012 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

In Memoriam: Gina Lalli

Pioneer of Indian classical dance in Austin dies at age 89

"...see the Uday Shankar Company dance – an experience that changed the course of her life. Lalli began to..."

Feb. 19, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Hotel Vanya, or A Metaphysical-Paradigm at the End of Everythingness

For a getaway steeped in Chekhovian longing and ennui, The Hotel Vanya is the only place to stay

"...the endless procession of days, bearing patiently the burdens that fate imposes, and humbly meeting the final hour of..."

June 3, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

All Over Creation: So Little, So Much

When it comes to the theatrical, the smart choice is to go bare

"...the brother, Antonio, stands, points his finger, and states that he forgives him. We're curious to see the brother's..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

After a Fashion

Stephen flits about town and sends a little love to Micael Priest

"...our cheap $6 Dolce & Gabbana knockoffs from Mexico that were irresistible to us primarily because they were the..."

June 15, 2007 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Page Two

We struggle with the obscenity of a special legislative session aimed at redistricting, and we mourn the passing and celebrate the life of Al Ragle, an almost unsung hero of the Austin music scene.

"...As this was being written, we got word that the governor had called a special session to deal..."

June 20, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Biz Buzz

Texas Production News

"...when it comes to a pair of highly anticipated productions scheduled to begin shooting around Austin this summer and..."

May 24, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Exhibitionism

Picasso at the Lapin Agile: Expecting the Best

"...are full of young women, wine, and a sense that they will accomplish something great. The air of expectancy..."

July 9, 1999 Arts Review

Postmarks

Losing Our Lunch

"...Liberty Lunch to build up downtown further and overcrowd that area even more. I'm sure there are other plots..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Column

He Happy Is

For Mark Pickell, Capital T Theatre is a source of joy

"...on the average Tuesday-before-a-Thursday-opening, I find it hard to imagine a director with a minute free for anything not..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Powers of Tenn

Talking Tennessee Williams' genius with critic John Lahr

"...That is to say, the faded belle of Belle Reve,..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Power Games

Eight reasons to go on living if you don't' own a PlayStation2

"...An astronomical price for the average consumer, sure, but that kind of chump change is a bargain for war-hungry..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer

High Impact

Austin hip-hop promoters Hip-Hop Mecca

"...insulting members of Hip-Hop Mecca, the local promoting crew that put on the show -- that Keith was "alright"..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Dancing About Architecture

Boats, Planes, and 'Dillos

"...Danny Crooks says that things are continuing apace toward his opening a new..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Beautiful Songs and Good, Heavy Sounds

"...appeared, and even some time after, the Sixth Street that was Mexican didn't end at San Marcos street. It..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Music Feature by Belinda Acosta

Stage Frights

"...land is overrun with ghosties and beasties and things that go bump in the night. Jack-o'-lanterns leer from every..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Arts Feature

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