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Sharp Sondheim staging could benefit from some musical raggedness

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.

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

Sharp Sondheim staging could benefit from some musical raggedness

Summer Stock Austin's Sweeney Todd, aside from a few tech mishaps, is a bloody good thrill of a show

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

Three musical directing pros appraise the artistry of this master of the musical

All About Joe (York)

America’s most infamous axe murderer gets a riot grrrl makeover

Cold war thriller and devotional masterpiece on the calendar

Exuberant musical about stripping steelworkers gets a less-than-cocksure production

Reviewing our reviews of the 8 Tim Burton/Johnny Depp collaborations

Sometimes it might be best to let sleeping vampires lie.

This cyber-gothic opera set in an unsavory world of the near-future stars Sarah Brightman, Paul Sorvino, and Paris Hilton, among others.

Getting Real Gospel on the Zach Scott Stage

The new operetta by Esther's Follies veterans Michael Nesline and Steve Saugey played Frankenstein for laughs but also found its heart

Michael McKelvey's just a guy who cain't say no (to musicals)

photograph by Todd V. Wolfson A Big Hand for a Little Lady

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

How one St. Ed's actor became part of the new Prime series

This charming fish tale is small in scale but huge in heart

New year kicks off with murderous classic Pagliacci

Celebration puts Austin Symphony Orchestra conductor center stage

Hello, Dolly prepares for run at Bass Concert Hall

Artistic Director Richard Buckley on returning to the Carlisle Floyd opera that launched his conducting career