Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...While Austin's theatre community has seen a return to full stages and..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Georgetown Palace Theatre's Cabaret

A risky and risqué staging opens the company's season of stalwart productions

"...iconic musical Cabaret, currently being staged by Georgetown Palace Theatre, takes us to the Kit Kat Klub in late..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Review: Zach Theatre's The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity

Theatrical elements combine for a "perfect goddamn story"

"...type of people who likely don't typically see live theatre, deftly concealed in a shiny, loud, and macho package..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

Mexican American Cultural Center Prepares for Phase 2 of Its Long-Term Renovations

Staff members prepare to move out as MACC gets a facelift

"...and celebration, including more classrooms and studios, a larger theatre space, an industrial teaching kitchen, and more...."

Oct. 5, 2022 Arts Post by Ali Juell

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Hadestown 

Headfirst, straight to a Hell of a good time

"...stage at the show’s future home, the Walter Kerr Theatre...."

Sept. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Review: The City Theatre's The Fantasticks

Reverential and sharp production of the classic musical

"...witnessed the mother of all missteps at L.A.'s Reprise Theatre Co. in 2009, where director Jason Alexander (yes, that..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Race and Class Inform Disparities in Road Deaths

All crises are not created equal

"...do when it rains: They went to the movie theatre. Navigating the downpour, they made their way up North..."

Sept. 2, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Review: Zach Theatre's The Inheritance, Part 1

Epic in length and ambition, this portrait of gay life in the 21st century is stunning

"...a free pass to engage in storytelling removed from theatre’s more traditional tropes...."

Aug. 26, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Review: Austin Playhouse's Previews of Departing Attractions

Twenty years in the making, Lowell Bartholomee's latest collection of short plays is worth the wait

"...It's been 20 years since playwright (and actor/director/designer) Lowell Bartholomee gathered, and this publication reviewed, a collection..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Musical Youth! Summer Stock Austin Previews Its 2022 Shows

New music, In the Heights, and a love letter to MGM

"...Everyone in Austin's theatre land knows it's not summer without Summer Stock Austin...."

July 19, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Disney’s Newsies

The Broadway strike musical occupies Zilker Hillside Theatre spectacularly

"...in 2012 and is currently being staged by Zilker Theatre Productions. It tells the tale of charismatic Jack Kelly..."

July 15, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Review: Zach Theatre’s The Sound of Music

New production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic tries to forget the Julie Andrews film, and finds new political relevance

"...will forever be the go-to point of comparison for theatregoers. And so, it is the source of great consternation..."

July 1, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Ethan Hawke Teams Up With Local Writer for The Black Phone

The team behind Sinister creates the summer's scariest film

"...indie film ever made that showed at a side theatre in Cannes in 1936, whereas I'm the guy who..."

June 24, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Review: Hyde Park Theatre’s Running Bear

Hyde Park’s new original play perfectly showcases writer Raul Garza

"...(Teatro Vivo, 2016), Confessions of a Mexpatriate (Hyde Park Theatre, 2018), and There and Back (Ground Floor Theatre, 2018)...."

June 20, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Can Dirty Sixth Be Cleaned Up?

City Hall, the bars and clubs, and now a big developer say, “Maybe?”

"...mix of businesses. That plan fizzled at the initial design phase, in part because of changing budget priorities among..."

June 17, 2022 News Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Review: Austin Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream

Less-than-magical production salvaged by a night of unexpected spontaneity

"...The foreboding and cavernous Sheffield Zilker amphitheatre seems to overpower and suck much of the pleasure..."

May 13, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

ScriptWorks’ Out of Ink 2022: Unusual Embrace

Short-form showcase spotlights local artists in 10 minutes or less

"...Ten-minute plays are the amuse-bouche of theatre. Unlike their main course counterparts, these bite-sized nuggets must..."

April 29, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Review: City Theatre's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

A perfect measure of schadenfreude on the rocks, with an angst chaser

"...These days, productions at the City Theatre feel like a litmus test for one's ability to..."

April 18, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Five Things to Experience at Fusebox Festival

The return of the avant garde and experimental drama and artextravaganza

"...words work their magic on your prefrontal lobes? Lighting design by Sarah Lurie, video by Katherine Freer, and an..."

April 8, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Review: Austin Playhouse’s The Catastrophist

Aptly timed return to the stage for a meditation on science and risk

"...enhanced by immersive sound (Robert S. Fisher) and lighting design (Mark Novick), hint that the root of his fixation..."

April 1, 2022 Arts Feature by Ellen Daly

Five Things to Enjoy in Downtown Austin

Head back to the heart of the city for your post-SXSW entertainment

"...sculptors, materials experts, and educators; Cline practices and teaches design. Their new work for this group show engages with..."

March 25, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Things to Enjoy Beyond Austin

Get out of town for some entertainment that's a bit less intense than SXSW

"...plant conservation, landscape restoration, and sustainable approaches to landscape design. This means it's also a perfect place for exploring..."

March 18, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Announces Grand Jury Award Winners

Austinite Iliana Sosa wins twice for What We Leave Behind

"...filmmaking community was celebrated last night at the Paramount Theatre with the annual Grand Jury Awards - and the..."

March 16, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

New Book Altars Looks Through a Camera Lens Darkly

Darla Teagarden brings ritual to art photography

"...in a strip club, the infamous Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theatre, "trying to make ends meet." This was when she..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Opera Probes the Power and Perils of Connection With The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs

The local company launches a new collaborative production for the nation

"...The result is a production, with scenic and costume design by Jacob A. Climer and projection design by S...."

Jan. 28, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: Brave New World

Remaking Austin, one highway and music club at a time

"...Austin will continue to work with all stakeholders to design a project which will further contribute to those shared..."

Jan. 28, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Street Corner Arts' Strange, But Perfect

World premiere is a delightful treatise on the stuff of which friends are made

"...don't factor in the intimate confines of Hyde Park Theatre's performance space, where there is zero distance between actors..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Hamilton's Return Still Lives Up to the Hype

Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway smash returns to the Bass refreshed and revitalized

"...the HIV/AIDS crisis in New York City has political theatre resonated so strongly and dramatically with contemporary theatrical politics...."

Dec. 17, 2021 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Ground Floor Theatre’s Unexpected Joy

Sitcom sheen overwhelms this musical’s stage pleasures

"...quite a few boxes for East Austin's Ground Floor Theatre, whose mission mandates the production of works that "lift..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Hyde Park Theatre's My Season With the Astros, Expos, and Phillies

One man's sports obsession becomes a charming one-act exploration into mediocrity

"...Ken Webster – actor/director/producing artistic director at Hyde Park Theatre in Central Austin – also has a black box..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

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