Moon Over Broadway

"...Room). They document the life of the backstage farce Moon Over Buffalo, which had a nine-month run on Broadway..."

April 3, 1998 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Looks Back... and Forward

Documentary Film Pioneer D.A. Pennebaker

"...for an Academy Award). Pennebaker and Hegedus' new film, Moon Over Broadway, has just been released and documents the..."

April 3, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Examined Life

Prior to a retrospective of his documentaries at SXSWFilm, D.A. Pennebaker reflects on a career spent as a fly on the wall.

"...an Academy Award). In 1997, Pennebaker and Hegedus filmed Moon Over Broadway, a document of the behind-the-scenes machinations involved..."

March 10, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Reflections

SXSW 2000 Film Festival and Conference

"...Moon Over BroadwayDir: D. A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus; Cast: Carol..."

March 17, 2000 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

1998 Austin Theatrical Movie Openings

"...3.5 (R.S.) 1/9/98 BRIDE OF CHUCKY 3.5 (M.S.) 10/23/98 BROADWAY DAMAGE 3.0 (S.D.) 7/24/98 BUFFALO '66 3.5 (M.S.) 8/7/98..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature

Short Cuts

"...he will show 30 movies from his personal collection over a 10-day period at the Alamo Drafthouse. As they..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

Competition Judges

"...edited documentaries including Don't Look Back, The War Room, Moon Over Broadway, and Searching for Jimi Hendrix...."

March 17, 2000 Screens Feature

Reeling in '98

The Austin Chronicle Top Nine Films of 1998

"...Got Mail; Snake Eyes Clockwatchers; You've Got Mail, Pleasantville, Moon Over Broadway, Twentyfourseven The Opposite of Sex; The Cruise;..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature

Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business

"...icon. The movie delves beyond the standard biography to discover the woman who became a victim of the same..."

Nov. 1, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Play On!

In the backstage comedy Anton in Show Business, playwright Jane Martin wittily paints the contemporary stage as a madhouse overrun by loons and lunatics so preoccupied with money, image, and themselves that they can hardly be bothered to create art. And the State Theater Company's production takes us inside the insanity with an air of playfulness that keeps the audience primed for a good time.

"...as a zoo, a madhouse, a circle of hell, overrun by loons and lunatics so preoccupied with money, image,..."

March 30, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Sweet and Lowdown

"...the speculation that Allen, now 65 and having weathered over three decades in the business, has supplanted the sophisticated,..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Special Kaye

Vaudeville, Broadway, TV, film &ndash Kaye Ballard has done it all

"...a career. Not Kaye Ballard. This veteran of vaudeville, Broadway, television, cabaret, and film is still at it, and..."

Feb. 24, 2012 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Wooly Bully

Simple, the 2006/2007 Austin Music Awards

"...unleashes a Texas Flood. Dreamgirls kicks the hits on Broadway, and the king of the blues, Muddy Waters, dies..."

March 9, 2007 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Texas Platters

"...Horsies, Big Foot Chester) is a healthy serving of covers, including, but not limited to, Merle Haggard, Ray Price,..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Music Review

The Game's Afoot

This whodunit is all in fun, but Austin Playhouse isn't having as much fun with it as it could

"...Actually, Ken Ludwig – the playwright behind the staged-all-over Lend Me a Tenor and soon-to-be-seen-at-City Theatre Moon Over..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Thwack!

Dead Pyrates and Sonic Boomers

"...am I. I’m an AARP card-carrying member of the over-55 rock crowd, the ones no one wants, the sonic..."

June 8, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Homecoming Queen

Many actors leave Austin seeking a career on the stage and are never heard from by the folks in their old hometown. But Austin native Starla Benford has come home as the star of a national tour. She talks about starting out at Harvard, making her mark as a professional, and nine months on the road with The Vagina Monologues.

"...heart of Texas. It's only once in a blue moon that a Marcia Gay Harden makes her way back..."

June 8, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Musical Theatre Hits the Heights

That's Show Biz!

"...a model for persistence and excellence, discipline and drive. Moreover, it's a model for a most old-fashioned and patently..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Arts Feature

Payne Pleasures 2004

Latest ACoT theatre-award nominations favor two Austin musicals

"...The full list of nominees, covering 64 productions by 35 different companies and organizations, was..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...local projects (and you’ll let us know if we’ve overlooked any). In the Headliners category, Tim McCanlies (Dancer, Texas..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...no other media outlet can provide: advance information on over two-thirds of the festival's showcases. Already, in the last..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

The Summer Revival Spirit

Can I Get a Witness?

"...Criticized early and often for Cary Grant's over-the-top performance as Mortimer Brewster, a prominent Brooklynite who discovers..."

June 12, 1998 Screens Feature

Live and Recorded Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Black Pistol Fire, BLXPLTN, Jazz for a cause, and more

"...and Tameca Jones round out the bill, while SiriusXM's Broadway specialist Seth Rudetsky and Austin City Limits Executive Producer..."

July 23, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Spacing Out in Round Rock

Carter, Paige, Christi, Doug, and two homeowners on 'Trading Spaces' in Central Texas

"...AC: The Moon Tower!..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Sparkle and Shine

Stephen Moser remembers Valley of the Dolls with something between a smirk and a smile

"...pills and booze and an ongoing feud with a Broadway gorgon named Helen Lawson (played by Susan Hayward). Helen..."

April 11, 2008 Screens Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Growth Spurt

Nine Shows That Transported Me

"...rare wonder: a dream come alive. With a singing Moon, a wistful figure in rose, and puppets who voyage..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Record Reviews

"...in Memphis." Yeah, that guy. What's he been doing over the last few years? Becoming Bruce Hornsby, apparently, which..."

April 3, 1998 Music Review

Live Shots

"...rhythms. But boy, does it get old fast. The overall vibe was good, a decent crowd of 300-400 present,..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Music Feature

First Generation

The 2011 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...aesthetic activity, hosting salons that drew officials from state government and the then-new University of Texas, as well as..."

June 3, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Further Reflections

"...Chronicle; additional reviews can be found on our web coverage of SXSW. The entire list of films featured, can..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Feature

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