The Miller's Tale

Swinging across the century with Ernie Mae Miller, 'a little blues, a little bawdy'

"...Ernie Mae Miller holds in one small hand a framed photograph from..."

July 6, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Birth of a Nation

Controversial slave uprising epic finally hits theatres

"...Directed by: Nate Parker. Starring: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller,..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Zach Theatre's The Santaland Diaries

A new creative team energizes a Zach Theatre holiday tradition

"...elf has provided Austin audiences with a delightfully cynical alternative to the sugary holiday fare offered by Nutcrackers and..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

The Descendants

George Clooney teams up with Sideways filmmaker Alexander Payne for this funny but tender story that's a little too smug for its own good.

"...Payne. Starring: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Nick Krause, Amara Miller, Judy Greer, Beau Bridges, Robert Forster, Matthew Lillard, Mary..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Zach Theatre's Buyer and Cellar

A funny and surreal solo show by Jonathan Tolins

"...from Buyer and Cellar nails the surreal delights of Jonathan Tolins' play, a solo show with the strange, funny,..."

July 1, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Review: Zach Theatre's The Girl Who Became Legend

World premiere of epic Americana folktale delights young and old

"...111 new works. Zach Theatre Director of Youth Programming Nat Miller was hoping that The Girl Who Became Legend..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Every Brilliant Thing

Zach Theatre's production gives audiences a reason to live – make that a million reasons

"...but it's also the sensitivity that Woodreaux and director Nat Miller bring to this production, seeking out ways in..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Arts Review by Robert Faires

2019 B. Iden Payne Award Winners

Five shows share top honors with four awards each

"...this past season by Zach Theatre and directed by Nat Miller, who was honored for his direction of the..."

Nov. 6, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Zach Theatre's Tortoise and Hare

This delightful, inspiring musical teaches us there's more to the story than the amazing race

"...vs. cooperation, tradition vs. progress, majority rule, gender roles, natural selection, conservation, education, whether surface appearances matter, respect for..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Zach Theatre's Heisenberg

In Simon Stephens' play, we observe the unlikely pairing of two people as an experiment in risk and change

"...imagine, for a theatre review to begin with an explanation of Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle; nevertheless, here we are. In..."

July 6, 2018 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Charlotte’s Web at Zach Theatre

In this stage adaptation of E.B. White’s classic, music and a sense of family connect to each of us and connect us all to each other

"...as in Wilbur's case, but as something that occurs naturally in the cycle of life. It helps to have..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Goodnight Moon

Zach Theatre's production pleases and would be as pleasing to return to as Margaret Wise Brown's book

"...far above the stereotype of children's theatre. Indeed, director Nat Miller and his creative team have crafted a production..."

March 22, 2013 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Sue Foley, Nat Adderley Jr., Cheap Trick, Little Mazarn and Ralph White, High Desert Queen, and the Austin Record Convention

"...Layton's sticks striking a snare – an impeccable sonic signature of Texas blues – pervades the 12-track album. The..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

2017 Payne Theatre Award Nominees

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

"...and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe received 11 nominations...."

Sept. 20, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Review: The Santaland Diaries

J. Robert Moore's take on Crumpet sends the Macy's elf to camp

"...has been entrusted to the capable talents of director Nat Miller and actor J. Robert "Jimmy" Moore to deliver..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Arts Post by Paul Beutel

ColdTowne’s Express Yourself: Heavy and Humorous, Satirical and Serious

What we all need much less of, generally, is entitlement

"...being overly provincial here? – especially in this great nation of ours...."

Feb. 11, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Merlin Enchantment at Zach

Shana Merlin, that is – making improv magic with Wizards

"...home for the school. That led Merlin to contact Nat Miller, Zach's director of education (also an improv friend),..."

Jan. 13, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Zach Theatre's Matilda the Musical

With its memorable characters and energetic performances, this production connects adults with their inner child

"...this production is comparable to witnessing a child's overactive imagination projected onto the stage. Ushering us into this fantastic..."

April 19, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

2016 High School Musical Nominees

Theatre awards' third year boasts 28 schools, 136 nominees

"...cause: The Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards nominations...."

March 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

High School Musical Nominations Out!

In the theatre awards' second year, 26 area schools earn noms

"...downstairs enjoying a different kind of breakfast treat: the nominations for the second Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre..."

March 7, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Pleasure of the Paynes 2014

The 'Fix' was in at the 40th theatre awards ceremony

"...Director Nat Miller, Pinocchio..."

Nov. 4, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

High School Thesps Earn More Than Applause

New area musical theatre awards announce first nominations

"...That's how jazzed these teen thespians were about the nominations for the first Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre..."

March 21, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

AFF Announces 2011 Lineup

Regional premieres of Shame, The Descendants

"...THE DESCENDANTS Alexander Payne (Writer/Director), Nat Faxon, Jim Rash (Writers); stars George Clooney – Regional..."

Sept. 20, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

For the Good Times

The Life and Times of Texas country crooner, Ray Price.

"...pop croon, a dear relative of Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Tony Bennett. The album's swinging, jazzy arrangements are..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Music Feature by David Cantwell

The Composer's Roots

A look at the career of a premier jazz pianist, Dallas-born Cedar Walton

"...he invents all the time, and makes his always imaginative work fit into the context of whatever he's playing...."

Oct. 29, 1999 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

Swingle All the Way!

Stritch, Caruso deliver hit holiday cabaret from Birdland

"...May saluting the Chairman of the Board with The Sinatra Century. As that show was so popular that an..."

Dec. 20, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...into the realm of fan fiction. Boyishly handsome Austin native Ethan Hawke has two films at the Fest this..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Better Than Nothing

Documentarian Ken Burns' takes on Jazz -- and loses.

"...arguing about it and united to praise his work. Unfortunately, as part of his crotchety 1%, I think Jazz..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

Five New TV Shows To Watch

We pick our favorite pilots from the new fall crop

"...the brother-sister relationship that feels lived-in, dynamic, and believable. Nat Faxon’s aggressive, droll line readings as Ben are almost..."

Sept. 4, 2012 Screens Post by Aleksander Chan

Letters at 3AM

Even though 2002 was an exceptional year for American cinema, American art has never been more marginalized, ghettoized, and controlled, than it is today.

"...(The Children's Hour), Frank Perry (David and Lisa), David Miller (Lonely Are the Brave), Mervyn Leroy (Gypsy), John Cassavetes..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

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