Playback – Antone's New Booker: Zach Ernst

Did Clifford Antone know he was grooming his nightclub's future booker when he mentored Zach Ernst?

"...A decade ago, Zach Ernst sat quietly in the back of a classroom..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Theatre Review: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

ZACH creates a tapestry of Sixties poppy fun in this jukebox musical

"...Beautiful opens and closes the same way – a..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Black Sheep Boys

Okkervil River navigates the headwaters of its career

"...reasons for reading (or not) D.H. Lawrence, Don DeLillo, Thomas Pynchon. Sheff snatches a copy of Tropic of Cancer...."

April 1, 2005 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

That Obscure Object of Delight

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

"...at the heart of The Drowsy Chaperone, currently at Zach Theatre, has secluded himself in his apartment precisely because..."

July 16, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Okkervil River

Bloodletting the evil out of acoustic-trio Okkervil River.

"...and the two later hooked up with transplanted Texan Zachary Thomas via high school in the small town of..."

March 3, 2000 Music Feature by Kate X Messer

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

A Hollywood star falls to earth with mad, exhilarating results.

"...Norton, Emma Stone, Amy Ryan, Naomi Watts, Andrea Riseborough, Zach Galifianakis and Lindsay Duncan...."

Oct. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

aGLIFF Review: Give or Take

Delightful if predictable homecoming drama

"...Thomas Wolfe had it all wrong: You can home again,..."

Aug. 17, 2020 Screens Post by Steve Davis

NFL Analysis 101: The Gangs of Fear and Evil

"...they pin a bronze star on Jason Taylor and Zach Thomas for just putting up with it all. Prognosis:..."

April 16, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

ACL Music Fest Preview

"...of 2004. Since then, the group has lost bassist Zach Thomas but has kept grazing, spending the summer in..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Music Feature

Okkervil River

Texas Platters

"...a tale of high school murder, beautifully spiked by Zach Thomas' mandolin, and is also the band's biggest-sounding song..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Music Review by Michael Chamy

Nominees for the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards Announced

The Critics Table's picture-perfect year

"...informal association of area arts writers and editors was Zach Theatre's take on Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park..."

May 13, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...Tropics, Alchemy Theatre's new staging of Mack & Mabel, ZACH Theatre's minimalist but emotionally loaded version of Somebody Loves..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

The Vigil

Yiddish horror blends the secular and divine in terrifying ways

"...Directed by: Keith Thomas. Starring: Dave Davis, Menashe Lustig, Malky Goldman, Fred Melamed..."

Feb. 26, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Austin Critics Table Awards 2013

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

"...Ney. The most recognized musical was Ragtime, produced by Zach Theatre to open its Topfer Theatre, also receiving seven..."

May 24, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Cast List: Jack Black, Zachary Levi, Glen Powell, Josh Wiggins, Milo Coy, Lee Eddy,..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

2017 Payne Theatre Award Nominees

E.A. Poe musical Nevermore leads the way with 11 noms

"...will take place Mon., Oct. 23, 7:30pm, at the Zach Topfer Theatre, 202 S. Lamar. For more information, visit..."

Sept. 20, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

A Year's Cheers

The nominees for the 2010 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Zach Theatre David Mark Cohen New Play Award..."

May 14, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

12 Can't-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW

Hip-hop, roots rock, pop, shoegaze, and more to keep your ears ringing

"...with those of bandmates Taylor Browne, bass, and guitarist/vocalist Zach Wood. "Then I went to college and was hanging..."

March 7, 2019 Music Post by The Music Staff

Robert Faires' Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2017

From monsters to mountains, wolves to wild horses, the year came alive with figures boldly created onstage

"...Lynn's extended prayerlike poem offered an elegant soundtrack to Thomas Graves and crew's erecting and dismantling a miniature mountain..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Scares & Shorts Revealed

Late-night fare and short film lineup announced

"...My Friend Kills Time Director: Jakob Rørvik Thomas moves to a remote cabin in an attempt to..."

Feb. 8, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

God of Carnage

This show offers a gleeful thrill like that long, first drop on a roller coaster

"...God of CarnageZach Theatre, Kleberg Stage, 1421 W. Riverside, 476-0541 www.zachtheatre.org Through..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Arts Review by Robert Faires

DVDanger: XX versus XY

Female-centric horrors Witching & Bitching, Life After Beth

"...through the California hills. Smash cut to her boyfriend Zach (Dane DeHaan) at her wake. That happy walk didn't..."

Oct. 21, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...Cast: Olivia Munn, Luke Bracey, Justin Theroux, Bonnie Bedelia, Zach Gordon, Erica Ash, Rob Benedict, Dennis Boutsikaris, Todd Stashwick,..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Give 'Em a Hand

The nominees for the 2009 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...The Grapes of Wrath, Zach Theatre..."

May 15, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Five Recommended Austin Arts Events

Our weekly pick of the top art events to get you out of the house

"...Feathers, Writing With Fire by Sushmit Ghosh and Rintu Thomas, Roberto Salinas' Cuban Dancer, Jonas Poher Rasmussen's brilliantly animated..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Setting the Stage

Austin's art scene spent 2012 prepping for the big things to come

"...our cultural community saw many more beginnings in 2012. Zach Theatre realized a 15-year dream with the opening of..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

After a Fashion

Is Stephen a closet furry? And what did Dr. Twink diagnose?

"...daughter Mariska Hargitay will accept the award; Mike Judge; Thomas Haden Church; and the movie Urban Cowboy, with Debra..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...The Vigil D: Keith Thomas A man providing overnight watch to a deceased member..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Theatrical Sets of 2013, to a Cat

The year's scenic designs proved especially appealing to the feline theatregoer

"...3) '33 VARIATIONS' (Cliff Simon for Zach Theatre) How was there not a cat lurking in..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Best in Show

The 2012-13 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Department of Theatre and Dance's The Edge of Peace; Zach Theatre's Ragtime and Xanadu; Palindrome Theatre's All My Sons;..."

June 7, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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