Austin Critics Table Nominations, 2002-2003

The full list of nominations for the 2002-2003 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...Lisa Hugo, Hair..."

May 9, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Mozart's Sister

Wolfgang had a sister who was also a musical prodigy. Guess which sibling the history books remember.

"...Directed by: René Féret. Starring: Marie Féret, Marc Barbé, Delphine Chuillot, David Moreau, Clovis Fouin..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...anchored by a frenetic and mesmerizing central performance by Elisabeth Moss...."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

2017 Payne Theatre Award Nominees

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

"...Young Actress Brianda Campos, El Paraíso de los Maniquís Mariela Denson, A Shoe Story Lydia Kamm, Monty Python's Spamalot..."

Sept. 20, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Measure for Measure

Mary Moody Northen Theatre delivers a colorful version of Shakespeare's grayscale comedy that's worth seeing

"...director Michelle Polgar's hands. An arresting sapphire stage dominates Lisa Laratta's set. Kathryn Eader's magical lighting brings oranges, purples,..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Iolanthe

The people in this show love Gilbert and Sullivan, and you can feel it in every moment

"...operatic score, but some are strong, particularly those of Lisa Alexander, who presents a stout and robust Fairy Queen,..."

June 19, 2009 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

9x9x9

In Randy Wyatt's '9x9x9,' Coda Theater Project offers a kooky thought piece on life / death and the power of God, but a lack of clarity in presentation undercuts some of the fun

"...ambitious in its intersecting plotlines. Vicki, played by Zena Marie Franklin, unexpectedly received a black box in an airport,..."

May 5, 2006 Arts Review by Heather Barfield Cole

Justice or Vengeance?

A tale of tragedy and punishment in Williamson County

"...when he started to turn blue, a girl named Marie Puryear loaded him into her father's Expedition and took..."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Sisters Under the Scrim

Six of the finest theatrical artists in Austin discuss their work behind the curtain designing lighting schemes, mixing sound, and creating and constructing sets and costumes and how their careers have been affected by the fact that they're women.

"...At the table are Lisa Byrd, production director for Ballet Austin; Ann Marie Gordon,..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Arts Feature by Molly Beth Brenner

16 Spells to Charm the Beast

Playwright Lisa D'Amour's 16 Spells to Charm the Beast is an urban fable of loneliness and love set in a whimsical world where furry brutes pine for sophisticated housewives; at its best Salvage Vanguard Theater's production casts its own spell, capturing us in a thrall of poetic visions reflecting natural desire and supernatural devotion.

"...In 16 Spells to Charm the Beast, playwright Lisa D'Amour has penned an urban fable of loneliness and..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...D: Jill Sprecher; with Toni Collette, Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow, Alanna Ubach...."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

A Place of Her Own

In her two short story collections, Lasting Attachments and Crossing Shattuck Bridge, Annette Sanford can be laugh-out-loud funny, poignant, and tragic, sometimes in the same breath. But she couldn't do it if she lived in the city. The country is indelibly her metier.

"...to make wasps mad. In "The Oil of Gladness," Anne-Marie, the narrator, has been "a pest all my life..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Books Feature by Clay Smith

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...her “non-wedding” day. Cast: Kiersey Clemons, Leon Bridges, Kelly Marie Tran, Michaela Watkins, Aya Cash, Sandy Honig, Brandon Micheal..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2020: The Full Line-Up

All 150 authors announced for the 25th anniversary lit celebration

"...Tracy Deonn, Legendborn • Cory Doctorow, Attack Surface • Lisa Donovan, Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger • Robert Draper,..."

Sept. 16, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Texas Book Festival Lineup Revealed

Attendees include Junot Díaz, Cheryl Strayed, and... Tony Danza?

"...If You See Him: Tales of Contemporary Somnambulism) Jeanne Marie Laskas (Hidden America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, an..."

Sept. 12, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Food-o-File

"...are ready with great holiday entertaining ideas. Cooking with Marie-Claire (323-5832) offers a series entitled The Book, the Cook..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Food Column

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...Halse Anderson SHOUT Tom Angleberger DIDI DODO, FUTURE SPY Marie Arana SILVER, SWORD, AND STONE Kristen Arnett MOSTLY DEAD..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Fantastic Fest Wave Three Crashes Down

Music and madness fill festival lineup

"...LIFE AFTER FLASH D: Lisa Downs United Kingdom, 2018, Texas Premiere, 94 min. In..."

Sept. 13, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AGLIFF Closing With Mapplethorpe

Festival adds major bio-pic, plus complete line-up

"...LOVE, SCOTT D: Laura Marie Wayne Canada, 75 min Following the journey of a..."

July 26, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2017: The Full List

Dan Rather, Jeffrey Eugenides, the Bush sisters, and 291 more

"...Christina Baker Kline – A Piece of the World Lisa Ko – The Leavers Nicole Krauss – Forest Dark..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Gay Place

Pride Week has arrived!

"...Congress and Fourth Street with more rainbows than a Lisa Frank coloring book. Many in the q-mmunity joke that,..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

More Places at the Table

The Austin Critics Table is about to hand out its annual awards for achievement in the arts for the 10th year, and the list of nominees is longer than ever.

"...is free.David Mark Cohen New Play AwardAnna Bella Eema, Lisa D'Amour..."

May 24, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Food-o-File

In this week's edition of Food-o-file, Austin Chronicle Cuisines editor Virginia B. Wood explains why the Capital Area Food Bank staff are Bruce Springsteen's best fans and updates readers on local culinary news.

"...at 43rd and Duval to chefs Wm. Emmett and Lisa Fox on the first of May. The Foxes are..."

May 19, 2000 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...Stephen Frears; with John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Jack Black, Lisa Bonet, Marc Busey, Ben Carr, Joelle Carter, Joan Cusack...."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fall Film Previews

September

"...Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, Kimberly Elise, Beah Richardson, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Albert Hall...."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...Dir/prod/scr/ed: Jacki Ochs; Assoc Prod: Marie Cieri, Alexey Adashevsky; Voices: Lili Taylor, Victor Nord...."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

Food-o-File

"...of delicious rustic bread sticks and focaccia made by Lisa Fox. Each course was served by the guest who..."

Jan. 3, 1997 Food Column

Armadillo Christmas Bazaar Announces Maker Lineup

The iconic holiday marketplace returns Dec. 15-23

"...Participating artists include Dan Grissom, Rita Marie Ross, Alan Potter, Michael Mitchell, Steve Meadows, Betsy and..."

Sept. 26, 2023 Arts Post by Jencie Tomasek

Never’s Post-Punk Introduction and Five More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Malik Baptiste, Felt Out, and more

"...cosmic country toward the avant-futuristic. Behind Alvin's twang and Lisa Pankratz's bang, the song now blooms like a long-closed..."

March 3, 2023 Music Column by Carys Anderson

Moontower Announces Jenny Slate, Leslie Jones, Jay Pharoah, and More for Its Just for Laughs Festival

Samantha Bee, Ziwe, Monét X Change, and many more added to lineup

"...Sebastian* Laura Peek* Laurie Kilmartin Leslie Jones Lil Sasquatch Lisa Ann Walter* Liza Treyger Luke Mones* Maddy Smith Maddie..."

Feb. 9, 2023 Arts Post by James Renovitch

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