Capital T Theatre's It Is Magic

This captivating staging of Mickle Maher's comedy debates theatre's enchantments where Macbeth meets "The Three Little Pigs"

"...And he huffed, and he puffed, and he ... yeah,..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

A Thousand Splendid Words

Khaled Hosseini on Afghanistan, poetry, and writing

"...Khaled Hosseini transcends borders through books. We caught up with..."

June 9, 2013 Books Post by Jessi Cape

He Happy Is

For Mark Pickell, Capital T Theatre is a source of joy

"...To look at Mark Pickell, you wouldn't know he's just two days..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Thank God I'm a Lesbian

"...Directed by: Laurie Colbert and Dominique Cardona. With wit and style, the..."

June 24, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Conversations With Builder Paul Lamb and Architect Don Crowell Is This My Beautiful House?

"...by Anne S. Lewis So you're thinking about buying a house;..."

July 28, 1995 Arts Feature

Page Two: "I Wish That I Knew What I Know Now When I Was Younger"

Dancing and drinking in Jamaica Plain

"...There was this time, the early Seventies, when Uncle Fred..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Column by Louis Black

The Luv Doc: A Post-Jambox Era

You start dropping big bombs and everybody gets hurt

"...Dear Luv Doc,..."

Nov. 11, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: How Old Is too Old?

Old people creep everyone out - including themselves

"...LuvDoc, My sister is dating a guy that is 14 years older..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Column by The Luv Doc

A Commitment to Playwrights

The Life and Legacy of David Mark Cohen

"...Compiled by Adrienne Martini..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Arts Feature

Table Banquet

The nominees for the 2013-2014 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...After poring over the hundreds of stage productions, concerts, and..."

May 8, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

'Detroit'

Lisa D'Amour's acclaimed play finally lands in Austin, courtesy of Capital T

"...Three years ago, we were asking, "Where in the world is..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Reasons I Stayed in Love With Theatre in 2013

Austin thespians played for keeps, with boundless commitment and imagination, in the year's most memorable theatre

"...1) 'SLIP RIVER' (UT Dept. of Theatre & Dance/Cohen New Works Festival) Spiriting its audience beneath..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SoundSpace: Downtown NYC 1960

Blanton Museum's music series turns the clock back to minimalism's early years in Manhattan

"...For the past couple of months, Austin has had the opportunity to..."

April 25, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Creative Things I Lucked Into in 2013

Remembering the year thick with superlative works of art onstage and in galleries

"...1) Joked with my editor that the first nine slots of this list would repeat..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Momentum and the Mountainside Sound

Dylan's bottler of magic, Bob Johnston, on the nicest guy ever, plus Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, Michael Martin Murphey, and more

"..."Johnston had fire in his eyes. He had that thing that..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Music Feature by Louis Black

Capital T Theatre's The Hunchback Variations and ...Faustus

The company's pairing of two Mickle Maher one-acts gets lit about art in a sublime way

"...Oh, reader. Occasionally there is a work of stagecraft that is..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Saturday Night at the Bookstore

The Dicks' Gary Floyd 20 years after Austin's first Punk Prom at the ArmadilloWorld Headquarters

"...It was the height of spring, mid-May, and already hot. The..."

May 12, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Pleasure of the Paynes 2014

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

"...The "bitin' pains" – that's now how I'll think of our local..."

Nov. 4, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

There Is a Happiness That Morning Is

Mickle Maher's play is fiercely literary yet wholly accessible, and Capital T Theatre's staging is a joy

"...There Is a Happiness That Morning IsHyde Park Theatre, 511..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Eighth Grade

Modern middle school life has never been captured better

"...Directed by: Bo Burnham. Starring: Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson, Jake Ryan,..."

July 20, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Luv Doc: Frozen

A little homespun wisdom from Dub Nelly

"...Dear Luv Doc,..."

June 24, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Stressing Out

How many long, luxurious bubble baths can a man take?

"...Dear Luv Doc,..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Your Gaping Existential Void

Surprise! Unlike Jesus, the Luv Doc doesn’t have a sure-fire formula for eternal happiness.

"...Dear Luv Doc,..."

Dec. 29, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

SXSW Brings the Cosmos to Austin

Keynote brings unseen images from the James Webb telescope

"...South by Southwest is getting ready to expand your view of the cosmos..."

Jan. 10, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Edge of Seventeen

Teen dramedy gets the growing pains right

"...Directed by: Kelly Fremon Craig. Starring: Hailee Steinfeld, Haley Lu Richardson, Blake Jenner, Kyra..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Towelhead

Alan Ball's film is guaranteed to discomfit and dismay with its dangerous plunge into an adolescent girl's discovery of sexuality and self-identity.

"...Directed by: Alan Ball. Starring: Summer Bishil, Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette, Peter..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Simply Irresistible

"...Directed by: Mark Tarlov. Starring: Larry Gilliard Jr, Betty Buckley, Dylan Baker,..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gay Place

Social action on fire!

"...Every time yours truly has had the humbling opportunity to be on the front..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

Letters @ 3AM

The author offers notes for a poem that tells how the America of our hearts is a forgotten country.

"...Lincoln preferred to read aloud even when alone -- perhaps to be sure..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

Elaine: The Extended Cut

The incomparable Ms. Stritch on humor, happiness, Tennessee, Beckett, and bad directors

"...In conjunction with Austin Cabaret Theatre's presentation of Elaine Stritch at Liberty, the..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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