Review: WAKEY, WAKEY. at Hyde Park Theatre
At first, Wakey, Wakey feels like an eccentric conversation filled with dry humor and scattered thoughts.
Austin Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Austin.
Review: PUEBLO REVOLT at Ground Floor Theatre
In Dillon Christopher Chitto’s PUEBLO REVOLT, now playing at Ground Floor Theatre, history breathes through two brothers standing at the edge of revolution.
Review: THE WIZ at Bass Concert Hall
The Wiz at Bass Concert Hall delivers dazzling visuals, standout performances, and plenty of personality.
Review: THE ODD COUPLE at City Theatre Austin
City Theatre Austin revisits Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple with nostalgic charm, a detailed lived-in set, and an entertaining ensemble led by Darwin Ragsdale and Zachary Gamble.
Review: A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER at Austin Playhouse
Austin Playhouse’s A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, directed by Lara Toner Haddock, is a fast, witty farce about Monty Navarro and his murderous path to inheritance.
Review: MAMMA MIA! at Bass Concert Hall
Hey There! Have you seen MAMMA MIA the Musical? How about Mamma Mia the film with the legendary Meryl Streep? How about Abba, the band? You know, the Swedish group that took the world by storm in 1974 when they won the Eurovision song contest with “Waterloo”?
Review: TAKE CARE OF MY FRIEND at The Filigree Theatre
The world premiere of Kathleen Fletcher’s autobiographical Take Care of My Friend is a raw, funny, and unflinching portrait of life with OCD, anxiety, and depression.
Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Zach Theater
Dear Evan Hansen at ZACH explores mental illness, grief, and the aftermath of a teenage tragedy in a hyperconnected world.
Review: THE FIRE RAISERS at The Hidden Room
The Hidden Room’s Fire Raisers is chilling and razor-sharp, where politeness becomes peril in a world where truth is seen and still ignored.
Review: MEN ON BOATS at City Theatre Austin
City Theatre Austin’s Men on Boats is a sharp historical comedy where an all women and non-binary ensemble dismantles frontier myth making.
Review: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at ART At Ground Floor Theatre
Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Ground Floor Theatre delivers a stripped-down, electric experience, telling a story of identity, loss, and resilience.
Review: WILD HORSES at Penfold Theatre
The effervescent Jennifer Coy Jennings has become so synonymous with the role of Woman in WILD HORSES here in Austin, that the mind is thrown off to see other faces out there on the interwebs when researching the play.
Review: PRIVATE LIVES at Bandwagon Arts
Bandwagon Arts gives Noël Coward’s Private Lives a modern twist at Ground Floor Theatre.
Review: DEATHTRAP at The Wimberley Players
The Wimberley Players production of Deathtrap is a smart psychological thriller about ambition, legacy, and deception.
Review: REEFER MADNESS, THE MUSICAL at Austin Community College
Reefer Madness at ACC is a ferocious, laugh-out-loud takedown of moral panic, powered by fearless performances and razor-sharp satire.
Review: WITCH at HYDE PARK THEATRE
Hyde Park’s production of WITCH is sharp, funny, and quietly ferocious.
Review: THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL at City Theatre Austin
Some plays rush.
Review: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS at ZACH
What did our critic think of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS at ZACH?
Review: BEEHIVE: THE 60S MUSICAL at TexArts
Big hair, bigger voices, and zero apologies.
Review: URINETOWN at Mary Moody Northen Theatre
Urinetown now playing at MMNT - A musical so funny it hits like a warning.
Review: SWING! at Georgetown Palace Theatre
Swing! at Georgetown Palace Theatre proves that when the set disappears, the rhythm takes over.
Review: THE LAST MATCH at FILIGREE THEATRE
'The Last Match' by Anna Ziegler centers on U.
Review: THE MOUNTAINTOP at Georgetown Palace Theatre
Georgetown Palace’s The Mountaintop skips the monument and gives us the man.
Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Bass Concert Hall
Few titles in the musical theatre canon are as instantly recognizable—or as enduringly beloved—as the SOUND OF MUSIC.
Review: THE WOLF YOU FEED at The Vortex Theatre
Darcy Parker Bruce’s the wolf you feed (the playwright stylizes the title without capital letters) howls into The Vortex Theatre for its American debut and what a gift it is.
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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Oscar G. Brockett Theatre (10/08-10/18) |
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The Visit B. Iden Payne (10/29-11/08) |
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ALL MY SONS by Arthur Miller The Filigree Theatre @ Ground Floor Theatre (10/30-11/14) |
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Forever Dolly: The Music of Dolly Parton Penfold Theatre Company (10/22-10/23) |
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Starkitect’s “Post Peak Power Pop!” Album Release Show + Musical Premiere The Still Austin Quarter (10/22-10/22) |
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Oklahoma! Georgetown Palace Theatre-Springer Stage (10/02-11/01) |
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Clue: The Musical BASTROP OPERA HOUSE (4/02-4/18) |
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Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End Austin Playhouse Studio Stage (10/01-10/11) |
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Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!) Penfold Theatre Company (12/04-12/27) |
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Ken Ludwig's SULLIVAN AND GILBERT Austin Playhouse (10/15-10/18) |
