Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Tim Burton's adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim classic shows just how dull violent retribution can be when it's all someone ever talks (or, in this case, sings) about.

"...life while spurting blood all over his newly refurbished barber's chair. Two, if he does kill you, most likely..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

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..."

Feb. 1, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Those Magic Moments

Composer, classicist Stephen Barber's encoding and imprinting

"...Over a cup of coffee at Flipnotics, Stephen Barber rifles through a thick stack of sheet music,..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Nothing But the Truth

Alejandro Escovedo remembers his friend and collaborator Stephen Bruton.

"...of the MC5. Amidst the din, ever so subtly, Stephen Bruton walked on water at the Parish...."

May 15, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

No Dagwood

Blondie Chaplin and more thump Friday night at Antone's

"...it’s Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Blondie Chaplin (with the extraordinary Stephen Barber and special guests), and the Lee Boys. Let’s..."

Aug. 24, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Old Soul

Bill Maddox died violently under bizarre circumstances – and left a legacy of music, love, and friendship

"...started with the piano, says his childhood friend, composer Stephen Barber, who would eventually play with Maddox in several..."

March 18, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Stephen Barber

"...Stephen BarberAstral Vinyl (Navona)..."

July 1, 2011 Music Review by Margaret Moser

A Year's Cheers

The nominees for the 2010 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Stephen Pruitt, bobrauschenbergamerica/..."

May 14, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Anybody's Home?

The Texas Documentary Tour: Liz Lambert's 'The Last Days of the San José'

"...the film – you've got an original score by Stephen Barber, songs by k.d. lang, Lucinda Williams, music by..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

To Make a Long Story Short

"...photograph by John Carrico..."

April 2, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

SXSW Records

Jeff Beck

"...3 stars --Kate X Messer STEPHEN BRUTON..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature

Blondie Chaplin

"...Lentin from Capetown, but it's the presence of Austin's Stephen Barber and the Tosca Strings that makes this LP..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Austin Music Awards Hall of Fame Inductees 1983-2016

Never before published list of all Austin Music Awards Hall of Fame inductees

"...Stephen Barber (05)..."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature

Road to Austin

Live Shot

"...Stephen Bruton, breezing onstage in a vintage Porsche, looked thin,..."

May 25, 2007 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

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

"...Stephen Mills, Giselle/Touch..."

May 9, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

What We’re Listening to This Week

Charley Crockett, Flora & Fawna, the Black Angels, and more

"...Farrell, Billy Horton, frequent co-composer Kullen Fox, Kelley Mickwee, Stephen Barber, and nearly a dozen others summon a timeless..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Once a Believer, Always a Believer

Alejandro Escovedo reflects on a triumphant 2012

"...my band the Sensitive Boys, Mike Flanigin on B-3, Stephen Barber on piano, and Susan Voelz and Brian [Standifer]..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Best of the Rest

More of what made Austin good in 2011

"...Stephen Barber, Astral Vinyl (Navona) Black Red Black Hayes Carll,..."

Jan. 9, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Chasing Amy

Painting lamps, chasing elephants, and singing with Alejandro Escovedo: Amy Cook jumps into the pool

"...the luminous Patty Griffin and Dana Wheeler-Nicholson singing harmony; Stephen Barber's elegant arrangements of the Tosca String Quartet bassist..."

April 9, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Amy Cook: Let the Light In

"...including Escovedo guitarist David Pulkingham and string arrangements by Stephen Barber, and Patty Griffin and Tosca String Quartet standing..."

April 9, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Other Blondie

Blondie Chaplin's musical journeys

"...O’Brien is ducking out for another gig and pianist Stephen Barber is off on a B-double E-double R-U-N. The..."

Aug. 27, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Electromagnets

Record review

"...and the frenetic interplay between the guitarist and keyboardist Stephen Barber, bassist Kyle Brock, and drummer Bill Maddox has..."

April 21, 2006 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...de la Peña uses the writings of Jesse Max Barber to unearth a forgotten crime against humanity...."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

"...Directed by: Stephen Frears. Starring: Shashi Kapoor, Frances Barber, Claire Bloom, Ayub..."

Nov. 8, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Outstanding!

Nominations for the 2006-2007 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Joseph Evans, The Barber of Seville..."

May 18, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

Controversial writer Hanif Kureishi teams up again with director Stephen Frears for Sammy and Rosie Get Laid, a vibrant and uneven portrait of a Thatcher-era progressive relationship in perpetual crisis.

"...Sammy and Rosie Get LaidD: Stephen Frears (1987); with Shashi Kapoor, Frances Barber, Claire Bloom,..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Screens Review by Will Robinson Sheff

Review: TexARTS Theater's Sweeney Todd

Despite fruitless tweaks to the storytelling, this is a tale worth attending

"...Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's angry, savage, and deeply cynical..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Sweeney Todd

Stephen Sondheim's tale of the Demon Barber of Fleet Street gets a playful, minimalist revival at UT

"...image provides our first impression of Sweeney Todd in Stephen Sondheim's 1979 musical-or-perhaps-opera (the jury's still out, believe it..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Culture Flash!

Big honors for a local portraitist, a pianist, and two high school seniors, plus Austin Books raises $2K for First Amendment protection

"...hear her, along with Eric Johnson, Malford Milligan, Steve Barber, Bill Maddox, Chris Maresh, Stephen Bruton, Alejandro Escovedo, and..."

March 3, 2006 Arts Column by Robert Faires

2012 Austin Critics Table Awards

For the 20th time, a big hand for the nominees if you please

"...Stephen Pruitt, The Materiality of Impermanence/April Fools..."

May 25, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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