Our Austin Critics
View All »
BWW Review: ANNIE Delights at Georgetown Palace Theatre
Presented by Georgetown Palace Theatre, ANNIE features a large and talented cast that knows how to entertain an audience. The performances of the characters played by children, however, are where the production shines brightest....
BWW Review: WAIT UNTIL DARK Toothless Thriller
WAIT UNTIL DARK is a 1966 play by Frederick Knott that was revised in 2013 by Jeffrey Hatcher. Hatcher's revisions backdate the story to 1944, making Sam and Mike Marine buddies who served together in Italy, and the doll that is the object of search now contains diamonds instead of heroin. It also s...
BWW Review: Penfold Theatre spooks us with WOMAN IN BLACK
If your idea of celebrating Halloween season leans more toward the imaginative and cerebral, skip the line outside the House of Fright and head to Scottish Rite Theatre for WOMAN IN BLACK....
BWW Review: RENT Touring Production A Near Perfect Presentation
RENT is a rock musical with music, lyrics and book by Jonathan Larson. It won the 1996 Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize. The Broadway production closed on September 7, 2008 after a 12-year run of 5,123 performances, making it one of the longest running musicals of all time. The suc...
BWW Review: Ethos and Vortex Give Perfect Power to VAMPYRESS
VAMPYRESS is a near perfect production of the highest caliber....
BWW Review: RHINOCEROS St. Edwards Stages Smartly Stylish Satire
RHINOCEROS was written by Eug ne Ionesco in 1959 and staged for the first time in 1960. Considered by many scholars as one of the best examples of The Theatre of the Absurd, this label was, in later years, rejected as too interpretatively narrow. Over the course of three acts, the inhabitants of a s...
BWW Review: Filigree Theatre Delivers Icy BETRAYAL
Filigree Theatre Delivers Icy BETRAYAL...
BWW Review: SINGIN' IN THE RAIN Tap Happy Film Classic Delightfully Reimagined
Who isn't familiar with SINGIN' IN THE RAIN? The classic MGM film musical is arguably a perfect film musical, full of great songs, amazing dancing and memorable characters. Setting out to put this film on stage is a monumental task that requires a faithful enough recreation that it doesn't disappoin...
BWW Review: THE WOLVES A Powerful Tale of Female Camaraderie
THE WOLVES is a 2016 play by Sarah DeLappe that looks at the experiences of nine high school girls during their soccer warmups. All of the play takes place during these successive warmups, where they navigate big questions and wage tiny battles like a pack of adolescent warriors. This portrait of li...
BWW Review: DRINKING HABITS - Palace Playhouse Presents Hilarious Comedy
The Georgetown Palace Playhouse has audiences rolling in the aisles with classically drawn farce DRINKING HABITS by Tom Smith....
BWW Review: A CHORUS LINE - TSU's Musical Is Sensational
Texas State University's celebrated Department of Theatre and Dance produces game changing musical A CHORUS LINE with sensational style....
BWW Review: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Plagued By Problems
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN is a musical with a libretto by Terrence McNally and a score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. It follows the story of con artist named Frank Abagnale, Jr. The plot borrows heavily from the 2002 film of the same name, which in turn was based on Abagnale's 1980 autobiography. The...
BWW Review: GIBBERISH MOSTLY Has a Lot to Say at Ground Floor Theatre
GIBBERISH MOSTLY, a new play by Max Langert, is an examination of a family dealing with a child suffering from a neurological disorder. In this case, we are talking about severe autism, and what is being examined is how and why choices are made. In the case of severe autism, it isn't that communicat...
BWW Review: FIVE WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS is a humorous, yet timely feminist piece
FIVE WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS is presented by Southwestern University's Sarofim School of Fine Arts. Written by Alan Ball, this comedy premiered in 1993 at New York's Manhattan Class Company. Although the play was written over twenty years ago and is set in the late 80's, it tackles many topics ...
BWW Review: PRODIGAL SON - Outstanding Performances Outshine Flawed Script
Jarrott Productions continue their tradition of producing quality shows with some of Austin's best actors in their production of John Patrick Shanley's biographical drama, PRODIGAL SON....
BWW Review: CATALINA DE ERAUSO a Delightfully Wacky and Witty Feminist Adventure
CATALINA DE ERAUSO, a new play by Austin playwright, Elizabeth Doss (Mast, Poor Herman), is a rollicking, comic adventure tale currently receiving its world premiere production. Doss's script crackles with wit and word play, with the occasionally recognizable contemporary phrase or saying thrown in....
BWW Review: ENFRASCADA is an Engaging Story about the Magic of Women
The latest offering from Austin's Teatro Vivo is ENFRASCADA, a comedic tale of love, heartbreak, and the magical relationships of women. Written by Tanya Saracho, this dark comedy premiered as a part of the 2011 Clubbed Thumb Summerworks in New York City under the direction of Jerry Ruiz....
BWW Review: HENRY IV - Hidden Room Rocks Shakespearean History
Shakespeare's HENRY IV (Part 1) is easily the most entertaining of his history plays and Hidden Room pulls out all the stops to wring every moment of excitement from the story. Director Beth Burns, using a script cut by American Shakespeare Center's Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen, presents a stellar cast at t...
BWW Review: YOU CAN'T DO THAT DAN MOODY Wins Its Case at the Georgetown Palace Theatre
The Georgetown Palace Theatre has teamed up with The Williamson Museum to mount a production of YOU CAN'T DOTHAT DAN MOODY at the beautiful and historic Williamson County Courthouse. A story of the significant trial and ruling that resulted in the first conviction of KKK members for vigilante 'just...
BWW Review: THIS RANDOM WORLD Soars at Austin Playhouse
This Random World, the new Steven Dietz play that kicked off Austin Playhouse's 18th season on September 8th, is a well paced and finely built show. The production at Austin Playhouse, utilizing a handful of skilled actors and minimalistic set, deftly crafts a consistently interesting and entertain...
BWW REVIEW: BUILDING THE WALL Just Offers More Questions
Robert Schenkkan, who has created a name for himself as a chronicler of American politics with his plays All The Way and The Great Society, is currently having a Regional Premiere of his new play BUILDING THE WALL at UT in the Oscar G. Brockett theatre. However, unlike his historical plays, this new...
BWW Review: A PERFECT LIFE is a touching new musical with potential.
A PERFECT LIFE is presented by Austin Theatre Project as part of its 2017 season. This world premiere is based on the musical, One Man Band by Tony and Emmy Award winner Larry Hochman, Marc Elliot, and James Lecesne. The original One Man Band enjoyed a well-received New York run in 1985. Original co...
BWW Review: Jason Phelps Charms in TITLE AND DEED
TITLE AND DEED has much the same structure as playwright Will Eno's brilliant Thom Pain, but what it doesn't have, is the same degree of anger. Instead, this solo performance piece is a sharply funny meditation on life in all of its absurd glory. In ways, it seems the sole character, Man (brilliantl...
BWW Review: THE UNDERSTUDY Features a Trio of Stellar Performances
When you choose a three-person show it doesn't leave you much room for error or less than stellar acting. The current Southwest Theatre Productions company of Nicholas Kier, Devin Finn and Kristin Chiles under the direction of Joni Lorraine delivers nothing short of perfection, each character has be...
BWW Review: TWENTYEIGHT a Fascinating Look at Dystopian Racist Space
TWENTYEIGHT, a 2014 play by Tyler English-Beckwith, is a look at eight laborers who are trying to finish the shuttle that will carry them to the Liberian Space Station. This Space Station (also known as the L.S.S.) is a refuge for people of color. It seems that in this very Dystopian future, things,...
Videos
|
Swan Lake by International Ballet Stars in Austin, TX Bass Concert Hall (4/03-4/03) |
|
John Cameron Mitchell: Hedwig 25th Anniversary Movie Tour Emo's Austin (8/05-8/05) |
|
Cinderella McCullough Theatre (7/23-8/09) |
|
Boogie Down Broadway Empire Garage (6/27-6/27) |
|
Anything Goes Bastrop Opera House (7/17-8/02) |
|
Insomnia Cafe Stage Austin (6/04-6/13) |
|
Averly Morillo McAllen Performing Arts Center (10/10-10/10) |
|
42nd Street Georgetown Palace Theatre (7/24-8/30) |
|
Guns Nā Roses Globe Life Field (9/09-9/09) |
|
Every Brilliant Thing Georgetown Palace Theatre (6/19-7/19) |
| VIEW ALL SHOWS ADD A SHOW | |
Get Austin's #1 Theatre Newsletter
Get the best news & discounts for Austin Shows & beyond.
