Articulations

Two theatre companies may have to cancel shows if they don't raise funds by a certain date; ACoT gets down to business; and Hogg Auditorium is headed for a makeover.

"...Theatres Race the Clock..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Song of Life on Death Row

How Dead Man Walking came to be an opera -- and to be produced in Austin before almost every other city in the world -- reveals the great risks and rewards in developing new works for the modern operatic stage.

"...chamber, a new opera manages a climax of exceptional musical and dramatic intensity, poetry and power. Dead Man Walking,..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Really Rosie

In the Second Youth Family Theatre production of the Maurice Sendak-Carole King musical Really Rosie, a cast of young performers brings a gang of rowdy Brooklyn kids to life with a spark and sass that suits their streetwise scrappiness and executes the show's musical numbers with the polish of much more experienced stage performers.

"...but those of us watching this Second Youth Family Theatre production of the Maurice Sendak-Carole King musical Really Rosie..."

May 10, 2002 Arts Review by Robert Faires

West Side Story: Brave, New, Whirled

According to Chronicle writer Wayne Alan Brenner, West Side Story survives just fine in a "post-apocalyptic future," thanks to an amazing production at Zilker Hillside Theatre.

"...Beverly S. Sheffield Zilker Hillside Theatre,..."

July 21, 2000 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Community Chest and Chance Rolled Into One

The Applicants

"...Brookshire Jason Neulander Artistic Director, Salvage Vanguard Theater Discipline: Theatre Years funded: 4..."

May 28, 1999 Arts Feature

Exhibitionism

Blood Wedding: Folk Tale Under a Glitter Moon

"...in the shadows of the city's renowned and majestic theatre. She is discovered by a rigid academe, within whom,..."

April 30, 1999 Arts Review

Y Ask X and Y?

"...members. Coined a "cybernetic opera," this trio of trance-music musical dramas -- The Black Blood, Panoptikon, and Triskelion --..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

Young Guns and Typewriters

"...in on the act every other year. The local theatre scene boasts strong, unique writers of its own: Steve..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Arts Feature

The Summer Revival Spirit

Can I Get a Witness?

"...The Paramount Theatre's Summer Film Classics features mostly double bills throughout the..."

June 12, 1998 Screens Feature

Articulations

Minneapolis Connections

"...transplant from, yes, Minneapolis. This week, when Frontera@Hyde Park Theatre needed a replacement director for its production of Hancock's..."

Feb. 21, 1997 Arts Column

Black and Tan Fantasy

Duke Ellington in the Classroom

"...in a name -- a name attached to a musical legacy so rich and vast it boggles the mind...."

Jan. 12, 1996 Music Feature

Black and Tan Fantasy

Duke Ellington in the Classroom

"...in a name -- a name attached to a musical legacy so rich and vast it boggles the mind...."

Jan. 12, 1996 Music Feature

Charles Dickens' Prolific Work Comes to Several Austin Stages

There's more than Scrooge on Austin stages this holiday season – which is just as his creator would want it

"...addition to a familiar pair of Carols – Zach Theatre's original musical adaptation with contemporary pop songs threaded through..."

Nov. 23, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Your Queer Guide to SXSW

Keeping things kweer in 2018

"...Gaysha Presents: A Queer Riot Festival, 5-11pm, One World..."

March 2, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Drama & Tonic

Why Austin theatres are adding mixed drinks to the mix, offstage and on

"...– but you're at one of the established indie theatres on the Eastside...."

July 5, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Gifts From 2010 (In Random Order)

Savoring 2010's immaculate acting, arresting beauty, and over-the-top comedy

"...1) 'HUNTER GATHERERS' (CAPITAL T THEATRE) Peter Sinn Nachtrieb's comedy went well past irreverence and..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Arts Feature by Avimaan Syam

Top 10 Theatrical Treasures and Pleasures of 2008

Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires recalls 2008, in the theatre

"...1) Porgy and Bess (Zach Theatre) George Gershwin's 1930s folk opera rescored for the 21st..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 (plus one) Theatrical Treasures and Pleasures of 2007

'Chronicle' Arts Editor Robert Faires recalls 2007, in the theatre

"...1) Present Laughter (Zachary Scott Theatre Center) "I've been to a marvelous party," sang Noël..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Guide to the Works

"...information, visit www.coopnwf.org. Descriptions provided by UT's Department of Theatre & Dance.Ashes, Ashesby Eve Tulbert; directed by Dustin Wills..."

April 6, 2007 Arts Feature

Culture Flash!

Actors' Equity honors Dirk van Allen, and the 2005 B. Iden Payne Awards go to ...

"...B. Iden Payne Awards, honoring outstanding achievements in local theatre from August 2004 through July 2005, at the Parish...."

Sept. 30, 2005 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The New Rites of Spring

The Last Word in Instrumental Rock

"...idea of every generation having some sort of defining musical moment, like Jimi Hendrix deconstructing the "Star-Spangled Banner" at..."

April 27, 2001 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Warning! Nudity!

Austinites love to shed their clothes, and a number of them do it onstage -- what's up with that? Some of the city's most nakedness-prone actors, performance artists, and directors expose their reasons to arts writer Ada Calhoun.

"...local spirit of au naturel carries over into the theatre community, where actors frequently get naked onstage. Just scan..."

April 14, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Articulations

The Zachary Scott Theatre Center is having a rockin' season.

"...several years now, December has meant the Zachary Scott Theatre Center was having a Rockin' Christmas Party. This year,..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Trans Rights, Comedy Nights, and More Recommended Weekend Events

Arts and culture to keep you entertained

"...Like most non-musical movies turned musical stage shows, I don’t expect the..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Out of Bounds 2016

"...particular interest. Locations noted below are as follows: Hideout Theatre, 617 Congress; Stateside at the Paramount, 719 Congress; Spider..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Another Round

A poetic third act for carnival riot Shoulders

"...It's become something of a joke lately, asking longtime musical partners how long they've been married (revisit Churchwood account..."

Oct. 18, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

This irreverent electrified musical bio of our seventh president will rock your socks off

"...Bloody Bloody Andrew JacksonBlue Theatre, 916 Springdale, 800/838-3006 www.bluetheatre.org Through July 1 Running time:..."

June 22, 2012 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Culture Class

The 2009-2010 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...won three awards and a special citation, and Tutto Theatre Company's Black Snow, which was honored in four categories...."

June 11, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Center Stage Texas

Tony nominee David Bologna joins a musical benefit for his old school, kidsActing

"...Bologna, recently up for the Featured Actor in a Musical award for his show-stopping turn as Michael, the cross-dressing..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Personnel Changes

A leap to Conspirare from the Blanton and a resignation at Zilker Theatre Productions

"...Out at Zilker Theatre Productions is Artistic Director Scott Schroeder, who has held..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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