Recipe: Mars’ Rice Paper Shrimp and Five-Spiced Baby Back Ribs

Add the Chinese BBQ sauce and get transported back to this "uniquely incendiary" eatery

"...perfect stage for the unique food the kitchen produced. Tim Kartiganer, Georgia's partner and Mars' original chef, had just..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Food Feature by Joel Fried

The Road to El Dorado

"...not narratively necessary. The songs by Elton John and Tim Rice are lackluster and instantly forgettable. Otherwise, the animation..."

March 31, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Evita

"...and Jimmy Nail. That Madonna… she’s voguing again. This time she strikes a pose as Eva Peron, the cultishly..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jesus Christ Superstar 50 Years On

New North American tour of JCSS launches in Austin Oct. 9

"...Webber teamed up with a young English lyricist named Tim Rice to create an audacious new retelling of the..."

Oct. 7, 2019 Arts Post by Paul Beutel

Superstar Search

Three decades after its debut, Jesus Christ Superstar may not seem a radical piece of musical theatre, but Austin Musical Theatre's new production just may return the rock opera to its revolutionary roots.

"...musical theatre norm. Like other pioneering musicals of the time, such as Hair and Company, Godspell and Superstar eschewed..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Lion King

Can you feel the shrug tonight?

"...his new friends, the warthog Pumbaa (Rogen) and meerkat Timon (Eichner); but his old responsibilities come back as his..."

July 19, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Georgetown Palace Theatre's Evita

In this engaging production, the saga of Eva Perón is told with immediacy and power

"...In the original 1979 review of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita, The New York..."

June 28, 2019 Arts Review by Laura Jones

Zach Theatre's Evita

Zach Theatre's polished revival offers food for thought in this season of campaigns and debates

"...The Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical Evita, staged at Zach Theatre under the..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

McCallum Fine Arts Academy

The high school theatre crafts a bilingual take on the Webber-Rice musical

"...School's Fine Arts Academy, in tackling the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice megamusical Evita, developed its own bilingual version. The..."

March 5, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Aida

Zachary Scott Theatre Center's Aida' delivers some memorable moments, but not all sides of the musical's romantic triangle are in balance

"...Running Time: 2 hrs..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Elaborate Life

His love of theatre has led 'Aida' director Matt Lenz on an amazing journey

"...the Square after Wagner and acted for a long time in tours and some commercials. The last acting I..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Articulations

The stage musical version of The Lion King finally lands in Texas, and even four years into its Broadway run, the show still truly creates a world of wonders.

"...as much as the songs by Elton John and Tim Rice provide character; the costume and character designs, which..."

July 19, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Evita: Over the (Big) Top

Director Dave Steakley, in daring to formulate an answer to the question "What if Fellini had directed Evita?" has pulled off a brazen, vast-scaled circus of a production, a completely over-the-(big)-top sensation of a theatre experience.

"...Running Time: 2 hrs..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Arts Review by Ada Calhoun

Heart of The Beast

Can Donald Byrd Make Art of True-Life Violence?

"...as well, with tap-dancing ATF agents and lyrics by Tim Rice. Everyone will leave the theatre feeling vaguely superior,..."

May 9, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

The Lion King

"...brothers, one of whom murders the other, and the victim's son who avenges his father. Though the writers fail..."

June 24, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Aladdin

Disney goes more cartoony but still produces a classic with this tale of a diamond in the rough

"...latest, Aladdin. It's got all the ingredients: it's a timeless fairy tale spiced with just the right amounts of..."

Nov. 27, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ring in the HollyDaze

Holiday Movie Previews

"...Simply put, the holiday season is the most lucrative time of year for film exhibitors and distributors. Audiences attend..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Review: Jesus Christ Superstar

New touring production electrifies with freshness and urgency

"...knows how many takes in the studio, made over time and carefully burnished during the production process. Indeed, the..."

Oct. 15, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Karen Mason

'Sweetest of Nights' isn't just the title of Karen Mason's new CD, it's what you can expect from the musical sensation's Austin Cabaret Theatre appearance

"...Face the Music and Dance") to Aladdin (Menken and Rice's "A Whole New World") to ABBA ("The Winner Takes..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'The Lion King' Is a Feast For the Eyes

But lackluster performances dampen this touring production

"...classic, with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice, is hard to look away from, but disappointingly..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Arts Post by Eli Black

Paul McCartney

"...the Beatles had indeed broken up. Groundbreaking at the time, its namesake singing and playing all the instruments with..."

July 29, 2011 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Disney's Beauty and the Beast

The 50th Zilker Summer Musical not only brings the animated musical to charming life, it deepens our appreciation of home

"...Running time: 2 hr, 30 min..."

July 11, 2008 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Jesus Christ Superstar/Jesucristo Superestrella

Zachary Scott Theatre's Jesus Christ Superstar/Jesuchristo Superestrella transcends the usual ascension into the heavens of rock & roll to become an anthem of Mexican tradition

"...treating his weakness as if it were, well, gospel. Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's original Jesus was more..."

June 1, 2007 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

The Lion King

The cast of this touring production of Disney's The Lion King performs with such skill and fullness of spirit that the show soars on an uplifting freshness

"...Running time: 2 hr, 30 min..."

March 16, 2007 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Feast of the Dragon

Hong Kong Sundays at the Alamo bring watermelon monsters and world-class Asian cuisine together.

"...When Tim and Karrie League opened the first Alamo Drafthouse Cinema..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...the conference sweeps in every year. If you have time for day parties and in-stores, add four days to..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Introducing Sparkling Sake to Austin

Texas Sake Company crafts newly canned sake, some CBD-infused

"...In 2015, microbrewery owners Adam Blumenshein and Tim Klatt got wind of the failing company and, in..."

July 12, 2019 Food Feature by Jessika Roth

Screamlines

"...are still so many gaps. No one mentions Vincent Price, whose role in The Pit and the Pendulum scared..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Screens Feature

Only the Fourth Wall Is Forever

After 10 years, Salvage Vanguard Theater is moving on

"...The award-winning company has recently been priced out of the venue it's occupied since 2006: The..."

June 24, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Food-o-File

Where there's 'Smoke' ...

"...New Firewood Cooking (Rizzoli), Horton's project with Dallas chef Tim Byres, has just been nominated for a James Beard..."

April 11, 2014 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

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