Glass Half Full Theatre's Don Quixote de La Redo

This imaginative spin on Cervantes tells of walls and the stories that inspire us to tear them down

"...Don Quixote de La Redo, she has assembled an all-star creative team that has built an immersive world steeped..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

We Learned It by Watching Movies

A film primer for the best in wicked entertainment

"...postings for tech companies would have you believe "rock stars" are a dime a dozen – just everywhere, beating..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

UT Dept. of Theatre & Dance's In the Red and Brown Water

Multiple storytelling modes make Tarell Alvin McCraney's complex play operate as both theatre and ritual

"...(Christian Henley) is a bright-spirited young woman, a track star with a promising future. Her mother Mama Moja (Cymone..."

Oct. 14, 2016 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Capital City Black Film Festival Grows by Leaps and Bounds

Four-day event showcases African-American experiences in cinema

"...broken by torrential rains, further relief arrives with the start of festival season. Coming back with a fourth edition..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

A Dragtastic Weekend

Austin International Drag Festival returns for its second year

"...wigs, y’all. The second annual Austin International Drag Festival starts Thursday and promises to truly make an international bang...."

April 27, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Dan Gray

Satchel Paige and the Kansas City Swing

The script for this baseball play is a bit wobbly, but Austin Playhouse fields a strong production for the win

"...League legend Satchel Paige (Marc Pouhé) and his eventual stardom in Major League Baseball. Paige leads his All-Star team,..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Review: The Book of Mormon

Unapologetically un-sacred musical a welcome treat

"...Tighe in this national touring production), having been the star pupil during missionary training, had been hoping that he..."

Dec. 10, 2015 Arts Post by Elizabeth Cobbe

13 Reasons to Love Wizard World

Where else could Big Bird rub feathers with The Crow?

"...the upcoming Friday the 13th game, currently in full-on Kickstarter mode (Saturday, 2pm, Ballroom F)...."

Oct. 30, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Levitation Interviews

"...orb, a stage filled with people in furry animal costumes, and more confetti and balloons than seem possible become..."

May 8, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Thursday Picks & Sleepers

SXSW Thursday handicapping by the blurb

"...extraterrestrial Sun Ra with an out-of-this-world live spectacle. Mesopotamian costumes and dancers combine with intergalactic grooves from nearly a..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Hornography

"...The Longhorns got some big news Thursday morning when five-star linebacker Malik Jefferson committed to Texas along with his..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Sports Column by Eric Sollenberger

Change of Aria Code

Leaving "Lyric" behind, Austin Opera launches a new era

"...would: pursue new productions (i.e., ones with sets and costumes generated locally instead of rented from companies in other..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Xicano Dreams: Earth, Life, and Labors of Love

This melding of sci-fi and ancient myth found a powerful beat that made it hard not to move

"...into a plot frame for four dance sections: A star-traveling Codex Writer prescribes the collective experiences of the Chicano..."

Sept. 12, 2014 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Jaston Williams

Before 'Tuna,' he rode with 'Maid Marian in a Stolen Car'

"...Lord knows we've loved hearing this co-creator and co-star of Greater Tuna and its sequels chart his life..."

Aug. 28, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

July Is Crime Month: Batman Day

Holy Diamond Anniversary, Caped Crusader! Let's party!

"...and current Batman series writer Scott Snyder, working with star artists Bryan Hitch and Sean Murphy – which DC..."

July 23, 2014 Books Post by Robert Faires

H.M.S. Pinafore

It would be difficult not to have fun at this Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Austin production

"...necessary ingredients for the most riotous of romps: the star-crossed pair of lovers, played and sung wonderfully here by..."

June 20, 2014 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

Active Listening

Dance artists Heloise Gold and Julie Nathanielsz, and a new 'Gold Show|Rose Show'

"...ballet, framing and making visible the music behind the star...."

May 30, 2014 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Kickstart Your Weekend: 'Texting With Gosling'

Star struck romance for the web

"...if he wasn’t a rando, but a dreamy movie star who spouts sensitive memes and routinely saves women from..."

May 16, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Merrily We Roll Along

You wouldn't know this Sondheim musical was a legendary flop from the impressive staging at St. Ed's

"...singing at him in an accusatory manner while he stares ruefully at some paper in his hands – presumably,..."

April 11, 2014 Arts Review by Russell M. Dembin

The Good Eye: Daniel Webb

January 30, 2014. 24 photos.

"...big trash can full of my cousin’s old dance costumes, which were all dresses. I was Carmen Miranda in..."

Jan. 29, 2014 Photo Gallery

A Bedtime Gorey

This view of an upper-crust world both morbid and lively should please die-hard and casual Gorey fans alike

"...Doctor Who improv, Firefly improv, World of Warcraft improv, Star Trek improv, Sherlock Holmes improv, Harry Potter improv –..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Avant Glam Into the Future

Sassy Delure on Austin's newest burlesque troupe

"...within the group. The music, the sets and the costumes have all been designed with a singular aesthetic in..."

Aug. 8, 2013 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

One Night With Janis Joplin

Zach makes this soulful portrait of the blues-rock queen an exhilarating concert that'll have you on your feet

"...out, passing around joints, and taking swigs from Lone Star bottles, audience members are mostly confined to their seats,..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Cosplay All Day

Dragon's Lair holding fantasy costuming symposium

"...CAJCosplay on plus size cosplay and Josh Powers of Star Wars' greatest expression of fandom, the 501st Legion on..."

July 13, 2013 Design Post by Richard Whittaker

Comedians With Theatre Damage

The fourth annual Austin Sketch Fest scripts itself silly

"...Although Sketch Fest had its start four years ago and Austin is home to such..."

May 24, 2013 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Summer Fun: Woody on Ice

Nina Hernandez talks to Disney on Ice's lead skate cowboy

"...of the glue that holds the show together. The costumes are amazing. The characters are larger than life. The..."

May 15, 2013 Chronolog Post by Nina Hernandez

A Minister's Wife

This musical version of G.B. Shaw’s ‘Candida’ is exactly the right size for Austin, cozy with room for plenty of nuance

"...10-minute tap solos, nor does it require 85 glitzy costumes. And it's not too small – Joshua Schmidt's unconventional..."

April 5, 2013 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Face Off Recap: Not So Super Heroes

One of the CenTex delegation goes home in week two

"...Didio and artist Jim Lee of Justice League and All-Star Batman and Robin fame (Eric Z., one of the..."

Jan. 27, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Can I Get a Suggestion for Something That Goes "Fhtagn"?

The Hideout Theatre exudes a mass of improvised Lovecraft

"...we're talking about how local game designer and improv star Marc Majcher's wrangled a group of improvisers to visit..."

Oct. 11, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

DVD Watch

'Adventures in Plymptoons!'

"...the time, and you have the makings of a star. And to be a recognizable name as an animator..."

Oct. 2, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

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