The Road to Urinetown

Composer Mark Hollmann on the show's creation and success

"...They knew it was a stinker of a title. They..."

Aug. 30, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Cream of the Crop

Nominations for the 2005-2006 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Local critics have put their heads – and pens – together to recognize the..."

May 19, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Hang the DJ

The new political theatre invites you into its messy, sexy conversation

"..."Theatre gets to create a topic of conversation for a..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

2016 High School Musical Nominees

Theatre awards' third year boasts 28 schools, 136 nominees

"...The T-shirts told the tale: "Eat. Theatre. Sleep. Repeat." How..."

March 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Payne Pleasures 2006: The nominees

Your play didn't have to tackle a political theme to earn a nomination for ACoT's 2005-2006 B. Iden Payne Awards, but the top nominees reveal that it sure didn't hurt

"...Your play didn't have to tackle a political theme to earn a nomination for this year's B. Iden..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Theatre of the First Water

Zach makes a big splash on the national theatre scene as the first resident theatre to get to produce Tony winner 'Urinetown'

"...The latest evidence that the Zachary Scott Theatre Center is..."

April 22, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Musicals of August

"...Here's the slate of musicals playing on area stages this month...."

Aug. 1, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Karen Kuykendall Tribute: More bouquets for the missing diva

Zach Theatre hosts a memorial tribute to the beloved performer, patron, and local legend

"...When Karen Kuykendall passed away last November, she was the recipient of many lovely tributes, but those who knew..."

May 2, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Born in the Barn

How Shakespeare at Winedale spawned some of Austin's – and the country's – best theatre

"...didn't set out to create an army of ardent theatre makers. All he was trying to do was help..."

July 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Review: The Book of Mormon

Outlandish, unlikely musical hit might make you a believer

"...Fish don't get much farther out of water than the leads in this Trey..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Urinetown: The Musical

City Theatre's Urinetown milks drought conditions for a flood of fun

"...Oh, Urinetown: that parody of parodies. This silliest of musicals now..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Musicals Mocking Musicals

Hits like 'The Producers' and 'Bat Boy' have their singing, dancing cake and spoof it, too

"...more evidence that we're in some Golden Age of Musicals That Send Up Musicals, there it is. The adaptation..."

May 20, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

All Over Creation: Nativity

A new musical by the 'Urinetown' team is born on the 40 Acres, and the chorus line craves bra-a-ains

"...'Tis the season when much attention is given to what is..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Arts Column by Robert Faires

I'd Like to Thank ...

The 2005-2006 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...On Monday, June 5, the Austin Critics Table handed out its annual awards for..."

June 9, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Best in Show

The 2012-13 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...The Hidden Room Theatre production of Rose Rage was the..."

June 7, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

That Obscure Object of Delight

Zach's dreamy Chaperone speaks to the enthusiast in us all

"...something important. People whose cell phones go off in the theatre. People who answer their cell phones when they..."

July 16, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Urinetown: The Musical

'Urinetown: The Musical' may wallow in a sordid premise and have an awful title, but Zach's production is always making you happy, if not downright giddy

"...Urinetown: The Musical..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Urinetown: The Musical

Students sing and dance this satire at such a high level, it's astounding

"...Urinetown: The Musical..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Mr. Show Busy

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

"...You gotta figure that in Austin's arts community there must be a quintet of McKelvey brothers, all of..."

July 22, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Urinetown: The Musical

Texas State University's delightful staging showed off all the strengths of its musical theatre program

"...Urinetown: The MusicalTexas State University, 430 Moon, San Marcos April..."

April 26, 2013 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Articulations

UT delays the closing of Bass Concert Hall for a year, Conspirare wants to sing an ode by a young Austin poet, and Zach decides whether it wants to go out with Sally Bowles or Roxie Hart

"...its National Poetry Month very seriously. Not only is the choir building its April concert, the Marriage of Great..."

April 2, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Austin Critics Table Awards 2013

Arts writers raise their glasses to outstanding art in list of nominees

"...A toast, please, to the 170-plus artists and creative projects recognized in the nominations..."

May 24, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

All Over Creation: Die Another Dad

Puzzling out the meaning of the theatre's Summer of Dead Dads

"...after a summer spent immersed in plays featuring a father's death as a fulcrum for drama, I'm feeling a..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Dramatic Turn

Actress Meredith McCall is about much more than musicals

"...She stares into the spotlight with more brass than The Music Man's much-ballyhooed..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Culture Flash!

Council candidates talk the arts, the people's choice from City Hall's art exhibit, musical theatre training from Broadway pros, and local playwrights get read on both coasts

"...The Arts Alliance, an organization representing Austin's film, performing arts,..."

April 7, 2006 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Bad Dates

The day after opening in the solo comedy 'Bad Dates,' actress Helen Merino broke her foot, forcing director Dave Steakley to bring in Jill Blackwood as a ringer

"...In the category of Bad Dates, you can bet that actress..."

March 31, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Chicago

Teen actors show a good grasp of Kander & Ebb's jaded Jazz Age satire

"...that exactly leaps to mind when one thinks of musicals for young performers in their teens. John Kander and..."

March 4, 2011 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Top 10 Theatrical Treasures and Pleasures of 2006

"...1) Urinetown: The Musical (Zachary Scott Theatre Center) This unlikeliest of..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

The Austin theatre festival MoMFest goes away, the Austin Arts Commission welcomes Sue Graze to its membership, and a couple of Austin theatre types show up on TV.

"...For the past four years, Austin performers and artists had a..."

June 14, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Top 10 Pratfalls of 2006, Plus Some Shining Examples of Physical Comedy

"...Gabriel McIver's crash in Vaudeville Vanya (St. Idiot Collective) The entire company danced with teacups on their heads in..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

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