Final Portrait

High art in Paris with Armie Hammer and Geoffrey Rush.

"...Directed by: Stanley Tucci. Starring: Armie Hammer, Geoffrey Rush, Clémence Poésy, Tony Shalhoub..."

April 20, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Big Night

"...Directed by: Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott. Starring: Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub, Ian..."

Oct. 4, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Impostors

"...Directed by: Stanley Tucci. Starring: Stanley Tucci, Oliver Platt, Alfred Molina, Campbell Scott,..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Movie Review by Steve Davis

A Macbeth

In the State Theater Company production A Macbeth, director Guy Chandler Roberts strips the Scottish Play of its dramatic spectacle and boils it down into a compelling ritual of human evil, a Black Mass.

"...Manners' baroque black battle armor and sleek, simple robes, Tony Tucci's rich, moody lighting, and the Gunn Brothers' powerfully..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Exhibitionism

Chronicle Art Reviews

"...their strong performances and incredible voices. Marsh Hanson as Tony, the good guy caught in this turf war, makes..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Arts Review

The Nutcracker: Home for the Holidays

Ballet Austin's virtual version of the seasonal staple dances you closer to the magic than ever before

"...nasty – disconcertingly lean, with painted bodysuits that under Tony Tucci's lights looked like slimy fur, as if they'd..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ballet Austin’s The Nutcracker

The company’s 56th run at this holiday classic retains its magic – enough beauty and wonder to transport you to enchanting realms

"...achieved by scenic designer Holly Highfill and lighting designer Tony Tucci – and she found herself face to face..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Ballet Austin's Masters of Dance

This triple bill of abstract works was a tribute to the piano and its range, excellently performed

"...by currents, with changes in the lighting, designed by Tony Tucci, eliciting the sun's filtering at various depths. The..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Ballet Austin’s Not Afraid of the Dark

The glow-in-the-dark visions of this earnest, sweet ballet will excite and inspire the youngsters who see it

"...and his family recorded much of the voiceovers. It's Tony Tucci's lighting design that executes the concept, however, and..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Ballet Austin's Belle Redux: A Tale of Beauty & the Beast

In its striking concept and execution, Stephen Mills' take on the fairy tale was his most fully realized story ballet since Hamlet

"...the monumental columns of white light provided by designer Tony Tucci couldn't seem to brighten it...."

Feb. 17, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Ballet Austin's Director's Choice

In four ballets, three ways of collective being and one irrelevant romance

"...again, followed by a rectangle of light (designed by Tony Tucci). Slicked-back hair and unisex costumes in both works..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Director's Choice

Jennifer Hart's first commission for Ballet Austin was this triple bill's highlight

"...up and out, and sun gave way to shadows (Tony Tucci designed the lighting). Left alone with Edward Carr,..."

April 3, 2015 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

The Sleeping Beauty

This classic's technical challenges were cause for concern, but Ballet Austin's staging boasted wonders as well

"...as Lilac hushed the royals and subjects asleep, designer Tony Tucci's lights fell to lavender and strips of moss..."

May 16, 2014 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

The Glass Project

The music of Philip Glass in the three works of Ballet Austin's program provided more thread than theme

"...three works benefited from deft yet innovative lighting by Tony Tucci, they were hampered by costuming that seemed misdirected...."

Feb. 21, 2014 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

The Nutcracker

The new set and costume designs for Ballet Austin's annual production add warmth and candy-colored magic

"...party – animated the scene, amidst glistening snowfall and Tony Tucci's magic-hour violet light. Act II's scenery, in layers..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Il Trovatore

Austin Lyric Opera's 'Il Trovatore' featured voices in good form, from the leads to the chorus, but the relationships among the characters was clearly missing

"...director Josemaria Condemi and deepened onstage relationships. As with Tony Tucci's lighting in the recent Ballet Austin production, we..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Arts Review by Ann Ciccolella

Swan Lake

As Ballet Austin danced through a mist of blue, 'Swan Lake' cast its spell once more

"...the two-dimensional scenery at the second act party, but Tony Tucci's lighting unobtrusively came to the forefront. In Act..."

May 20, 2005 Arts Review by Ann Ciccolella

Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project

Stephen Mills' 'Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project' didn't show us the Holocaust but it made us feel the profound suffering of it

"...the settings by Christopher McCollum and the lighting by Tony Tucci, but the bareness in no way diminished the..."

April 8, 2005 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Touch

Ballet Austin's Touch, choreographed by Artistic Director Stephen Mills, was one of these rare productions that have both stunning choreography and dancing, but also seem to open a level of emotional connection with the audience that's more direct than even language-based works of art.

"...on a bare stage, with simple, classic lighting by Tony Tucci and music by Handel, Gluck, and J.S. Bach...."

April 18, 2003 Arts Review by Molly Beth Brenner

Mrs. Warren's Profession

The State Theater Company's scintillating revival of Mrs. Warren's Profession moves George Bernard Shaw's characters beyond the politics for which they serve as mouthpieces and fills them with the breaths and gestures and expressions of people who live.

"...is lovely -- with Buffy Manners' sumptuous period costumes, Tony Tucci's handsome lighting, and Christopher McCollum's elegant set making..."

March 28, 2003 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Sound of Music: The Sweetest Sounds

In its production of The Sound of Music, Austin Musical Theatre delivers Rodgers & Hammerstein's familiar songs with an ear for not just their beguiling tunefulness but their dramatic impact, so that the redemptive power of music makes itself heard again and again and again.

"...is reproduced a gorgeous engraving of an Austrian mountainside. Tony Tucci's lighting adds a sunny ambience to the outdoor..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Romeo and Juliet

For its new production of Romeo and Juliet, Stephen Mills and a gifted company delivered the eloquence with which Shakespeare described the couple's profound passion -- without ever using the Bard's words.

"...Juliet and Anthony Casati's Romeo. Barnard, a sunbeam in Tony Tucci's lovely lights, began with giddy girlishness, flitting across..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Oklahoma!

Austin Musical Theatre's Oklahoma! pulses with a rousing liveliness that makes it delightfully fresh, a territory that a joy to visit.

"...the gifted costume designer Susan Branch and lighting designer Tony Tucci), their inspired vision for this company, and their..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Arts Review by Robert Faires

A Chorus Line

The performers in Austin Musical Theatre’s revival of A Chorus Line dance and sing and act, well, like they have been doing this on Broadway stages all their careers. But poor tech and dated writing make this once-groundbreaking musical appear to be languishing in its former glory.

"...rudimentary -- and blinding -- lighting design, re-created by Tony Tucci from Tharon Musser's original, ultimately cause more pain..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Triumph in River City

With The Music Man, Austin Musical Theatre creates a River City that's bigger than some by-god real Texas towns. But it's a show whose heart may be the biggest thing of all.

"...-- and the source has less to do with Tony Tucci's lighting, expert though it is, than the resplendent..."

May 19, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Exhibitionism

Annie: Light and More Light

"...is awash in light. Not so much from designer Tony Tucci's illumination -- although that certainly adds a warm..."

April 10, 1998 Arts Review

Truth & Beauty: The Bach Project

This triple bill wasn't all truth or beauty, but it was a good night at the ballet

"...by Bach and Philip Glass, the darkly lit (by Tony Tucci) piece began with Joseph Hernandez and Edward Carr,..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Another Round of Praise

Nominations for the 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Tony Tucci, Carousel/Cult of Color: Call to Color Sound Design..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ballet Austin's Hamlet

Long after everyone who was in Bass Concert Hall the night of October 29 has shuffled off this mortal coil, Stephen Mills' ballet of Hamlet will live. Ballet Austin's world premiere production looked and sounded sublime.

"...by artistic director Stephen Mills, looked and sounded sublime. Tony Casati, as Hamlet, looked as natural after an hour-and-a-half..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Arts Review by Rob Curran

Review: Stephen Mills’ POE / A Tale of Madness Is Pitch Perfect

Ballet Austin brings the master of the macabre to life (before killing him again)

"...the mind far beyond the ballet’s far-too-soon curtain fall. Tony Tucci and Erin Fleming’s lighting adds atmospheric terror to..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

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