Austin's Paramount Theatre Turns 100

As the grande dame of Austin theatres turns 100, it matters more than ever

"...we cherish now as the grande dame of Austin theatres had at that point about as much life left..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Guide to Austin's Musical Theatre Scene

"...getting that razzle-dazzle rush that stage musicals provide. The theatre scene is bustling with Broadway-brand beltin' and steppin', with..."

Aug. 1, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Theatre Refuses to Fade in 1995 And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going

The past 12 months saw some of Austin's

"...which moved from its longtime home at 607 Trinity; theatre artists Norman Miller and TJ Gaudette, who passed away..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Arts Feature

Austin Theatre Critics' Table Nominations 1998

"...The Austin Theatre Critics' Table have announced nominations for their sixth annual..."

May 15, 1998 Arts Feature

Spectrum Theatre Company's Juneteenth Chronicles

With this play, Crystal Bird Caviel honors ancestors who were slaves and her colleague, the late Dr. Billy F. Harden

"...Most of them belong to former slaves, African-Americans who lived long enough to be interviewed for a federal Works..."

June 15, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Live Shots

"...Live Oak Theatre, October 11-12..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Music Feature

Theatre Town Meeting

"...Austin this August? That's RATs as in Regional Alternative Theatres, or Raggedy Ass Theatres, or Raving Anarchic Thespians, or..."

Feb. 2, 1996 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Theatre Critics Table Awards 1997

"...On Monday, May 12, the Austin Theatre Critics' Table presented their fifth annual awards for achievement..."

May 16, 1997 Arts Feature

Live Shots

"...Bernie Worrell at Stubb's August 9 photograph by John..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Music Feature

Home Improvement

Live Oak Theatre and the Overhaul of the State

"...photograph by John Anderson..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Which Woody?

Live Oak Theatre Celebrates Guthrie, but Which One?

"...So when Austin's Live Oak Theatre at the State brings on "the Texas..."

March 28, 1997 Arts Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

The Impossible Dream

Should Public Money Go to Private Theatre?

"...Live Oak Theater president Susan Walker adn Live Oak artistic..."

Sept. 19, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

These Are the Days

Extolling an Exciting New Era of Austin Theatre

"...just been sunk in the minutiae of the local theatre scene for so long that I've come to see..."

Nov. 1, 1996 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.

"...premiere production in Austin. Inside the B. Iden Payne Theatre, an opening-night crowd watches student actors from the UT..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Stage Top 10s

Top Ten That's Really 13 (and Could Easily Have Been 20) Theatre Experiences of 1996

"...to Pieces, The Gospel at Colonus (Hopeful Monsters/Frontera@Hyde Park Theatre, Zachary Scott Theatre Center): What are the odds? In..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Question of Equity

Is It Time for Austin Actors To Go Union? And Vice Versa?

"...from New York, Los Angeles (the office that oversees theatre contracts for local union members), Fort Worth, and Austin,..."

June 9, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Art Transplant

The Move Toward a Cultural Center in Downtown

"...two-song alternation, the image remains: a downtown entertainment district alive and kicking, but often at odds with itself...."

Aug. 30, 1996 Arts Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

Character Generator

Why Tom Parker Never Looks the Same Way Twice

"...this time masquerading as a feisty octogenarian in the Live Oak Theatre revival of Herb Gardner's comedy I'm Not..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

No Pity for Our City, Our Choice

The Shortest Slam-dunker

"...Live Oak Plants Roots Not to be outdone by the..."

Oct. 3, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Austin Theatres Harvest New Dramas Bumper Crop of Plays

"...theatrical gardening all by themselves. Given the nature of theatre, it goes against the grain. The art is about..."

Nov. 17, 1995 Arts Feature

Articulations

IRS OKs G&S @ CCP

"...hours hammering out an agreement. The result allowed the theatre to be opened Saturday, so its staff could strike..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Arts Column

No Rest

Composer Allen Robertson Keeps the Beat

"...Robert Faires There's busy, and there's Allen Robertson. Most theatre artists are lucky to fit four shows in a..."

Aug. 25, 1995 Arts Feature

The Secret History of Tuna

Tuna isn't the only Texas town with which actor-writers Jaston Williams and Joe Sears can be closely identified. Austin has played a significant role in the development of their town, and in return Sears and Williams have changed the face of the capital city.

"...And rightly so. It's through Tuna that these two theatre artists have received their greatest attention: playing Broadway, appearing..."

April 12, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin's Cultural Makeover: The Next Stage

How much closer we are to getting the cultural wonderland we imagined 10 years ago

"...museums, two new performing arts organization headquarters, one new theatre and one renovated theatre, a new cultural center, and..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

"...things have been a little quiet where the State Theatre is concerned. After all, wasn't the renovation of the..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

Getting Online With Art

"...at 1pm Saturday. For more info, call 476-4458. Wadley Lives On Patrick Wadley died in 1992, but this acclaimed..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Arts Column

Land of 1,000 Dramas

Venues

"...Planet Theatre: Tomorrowland..."

March 12, 1999 Arts Feature

Articulations

Avenue Activity

"...folks on that corner have a lot to celebrate. Live Oak Theatre, which produces out of the State Theatre..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Katy Cusack

"...productions. Her strongest ties were to Kathleen Weager's Angel Theatre, a "home for battered actresses" that produced original works,..."

Dec. 15, 1995 Arts Column

Culture Flash!

Still time left to get some free theatre, laurels for historian Oscar Brockett and director Don Toner, and a new baby for the first couple of Salvage Vanguard Theater

"...is under way this week. The national program from Theatre Communications Group allows folks to give live theatre a..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Arts Column by Robert Faires

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