Review: Austin Opera’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sharp Sondheim staging could benefit from some musical raggedness

"...Legendary composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street won the 1979..."

Feb. 1, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Moontower Extra: More Talk With Todd Barry

The rest of the 'Chronicle' interview with the deadpan comic

"...Veteran comedian, actor, and voice actor Todd Barry is staying plenty busy at this year's Moontower..."

April 26, 2013 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

Then There's This: The Return of Bruce Todd

Shock and awe over Biscoe's choice to fill commissioner's seat

"...up the mixed reactions to his appointment of Bruce Todd to serve as the interim county commissioner for Precinct..."

June 7, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Remembering Bruce Todd and Sarah Weddington

Remembering Bruce Todd and Sarah Weddington

"...history – have gone on ahead this week. Bruce Todd, mayor of Austin from 1991 to 1997 and a..."

Dec. 31, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Closed Doors

"...Henry Lee by Mark Todd..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

Storytelling

"...Directed by: Todd Solondz. Starring: Xander Berkeley, Mike Schank, Franka Potente, Lupe..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dark Waters

Todd Haynes' courtroom drama is a true-life environmental horror

"...Directed by: Todd Haynes. Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Happiness

Solondz uncovers suburbia's dirty secrets.

"...Directed by: Todd Solondz. Starring: Jane Adams, Dylan Baker, Lara Flynn Boyle,..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

It's a Disaster

This dark comedy by UT grad Todd Berger is built around a likable ensemble.

"...Directed by: Todd Berger. Starring: Julia Stiles, David Cross, America Ferrera, Erinn..."

April 19, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Die Mommie Die!

Charles Busch's campy send-up of Fifties melodrama falls flat.

"...Directed by: Mark Rucker. Starring: Charles Busch, Frances Conroy, Natasha Lyonne, Philip..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Olympian, Pro Wrestler, All-Around Nice Guy

Standing on the shoulders of Mark Henry

"...6 feet 1 inch. 380 pounds. When Austin-based Olympic-weightlifter-turned-professional-wrestler Mark Henry enters the ring, announcers call him the world's..."

July 18, 2008 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker

'Heaven' Sent

Writer / director Todd Haynes resurrects the gloriously overwrought weepies of the Fifties in Far From Heaven.

"...Todd Haynes laughs a little, but not much. He's had..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

TV Eye: Rich Rewards

David Cross is wickedly funny in The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

"...do-gooding first love (Keri Russell), doesn't quite hit the mark, but Cross nails it in his upcoming, hilarious The..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Bubble

Steven Soderbergh’s Bubble is likely to be remembered as the adequate but unspectacular first volley in Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner’s modern experiment in vertical film integration.

"...remembered as the adequate but unspectacular first volley in Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner’s modern experiment in vertical film..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cleopatra's Second Husband

"...Hipp. Thanks to the likes of Neil LaBute and Todd Solondz, filmgoers commonly associate tastefully twee urban lifestyles with..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Scratch Acid Makes Rare Appearance in Austin on Saturday… to Recount Escapades Past

Bradford, Sims, and Washam pop up at David Yow’s interview show

"...also interviewed his college art professor. The utterly fascinating Mark Todd, who has a biker beard and is now..."

July 10, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Donny Cates Is No 'Buzzkill'

Local writer collaborates with Toadies drummer for new comic

"...by Austin-based comic writer Donny Cates and Toadies drummer Mark "Rez" Reznicek, his superpowers are activated when he gets..."

Sept. 18, 2013 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Dancing Macabre with the Faint

Q&A with the Nebraskan quartet's singer Todd Fink

"...band's show tonight at Emo's, I spoke to vocalist Todd Fink, my schoolgirl heart thumping audibly...."

Nov. 28, 2012 Music Post by Abby Johnston

sxswf: Even More 'Incendiary'

More from our Q&A with filmmakers Steve Mims and Joe Bailey Jr.

"...The death penalty case of Cameron Todd Willingham, executed in 2004 for the alleged arson murders..."

March 10, 2011 SXSW Post by Jordan Smith

JusticeLive

Justice rebounds from its FabricLive rejection

"...included everything from Chic to the Fucking Champs to Todd Rundgren. House music + disco + singer-songwriter. That might..."

Feb. 28, 2008 Music Post by Darcie Stevens

Growth Spurt

Nine Shows That Transported Me

"...by Race of the Ark Tattoo, by its eerieflea market consuming Hyde Park Theatre and Jason Phelps' scarecrow caretaker...."

Jan. 8, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Powerhouse Animation Assembles Cosmic Stars for Masters of the Universe

Mark Hamill, Lena Headey, Henry Rollins join cartoon reboot

"...cartoon fans, there's only one true Joker, and that's Mark Hamill. Now the Star Wars star who gave the..."

Feb. 18, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How the GOP Ended up With a Rape Problem

It's not just Todd Akin: Republicans reveal their radical mainstream

"...Missouri US Senate candidate Todd Akin has done the GOP one favor: He has..."

Aug. 26, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Don't Trust The Consultants!

Last night's Comprehensive Plan Public Forum

"...led by ACP Visioning+Planning, HNTB, and Wallace Roberts & Todd. City staff covered the city’s process to date. Leffingwell..."

March 5, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor

A Geezerville Mixtape

More of the best of 2008

"...Honey Bears, Dustin Welch, Jeb Loy Nichols, Gurf Morlix, Mark Olsen & Gary Louris, Robyn Hitchcock, Guy Davis, Bruce..."

Jan. 14, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Holiday Cards From the Austin Music Scene

Photos by John Anderson, John Carrico, and Todd V. Wolfson

"...We of Christmas India Records CEOs Nina Singh and Mark Addison..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Music Feature

Power House

Will This Year Mark Dems' Last Stand at the Lege?

"...Eppstein, who is working for Todd Staples, a Republican legislator from Palestine who is vying..."

Feb. 4, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Backstage Crew

Council Candidates' Consultants Direct the Show

"...and Rindy's. Stanley, meanwhile -- who as a Bruce Todd operative had been a bitter foe of Slusher's in..."

April 11, 1997 News Feature

Fort Benning Blues: A Novel

"...by Mark Busby..."

April 27, 2001 Books Review by Tom Doyal

Live at Liberty Lunch

The Neville Brothers

"...over the next 20 years. The club made its mark initially as a mecca for reggae and world music..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature

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