BWW Reviews: Re-launched Tour of CHICAGO Puts Show Back on Track
Over its 17 year history, the revival production of Chicago has had its share of ups and downs, but if the current tour is any indication, the show's back on an upswing.
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BWW Reviews: NURSERY CRIMES an Inventive Twist on Film Noir
It seems mash-ups, particularly in music, have become more and more popular in recent years, and the crazier the idea, the better the mash-up usually is.
BWW Reviews: STARS AND BARMEN - A Heavenly New Comedy
I've heard a lot of great things about Reina Hardy, the playwright of Stars and Barmen.
BWW Reviews: TSU-San Marcos's TITUS ANDRONICUS Misses Some Key Ingredients
Shakespeare should be about three things: language, character, and story.
BWW Reviews: Darcie Roberts Brings Broadway Class to TexARTS
There were several empty seats at TexARTS last night as Broadway veteran Darcie Roberts took the stage for her first cabaret performance ever.
BWW Reviews: THERE IS A HAPPINESS at Capital T Is A Hilarious Must-See
There is a happiness that is There Is a Happiness… Indeed, it easily could lead to crappiness Given how much it owes to poetry and rhyme, Arts rarely found on stage in our time.
BWW Reviews: ATP's FALSETTOS is Funny, Moving, and Brilliant
Falsettos may be a show that challenges both performers and audience members due to its complexity and subject matter, but any audience member who is up to the challenge (and I hope you are) must see this show.
BWW Reviews: PINKOLANDIA is a Land Not Worth Exploring
There are times when I leave a theater feeling that the show I have just seen was tailor-made for my enjoyment.
BWW Reviews: DEAD PRESIDENT'S CLUB is Alive and Well in Austin
As a relative newbie to Austin, I have not seen The Dead President's Club until recently, but it's well known that Austin Playhouse's revivals of it are more frequent than political sex scandals.
BWW Reviews: City Theatre's MACBETH is Devilishly Good
By the pricking of my thumb, something wickedly entertaining this way comes.
BWW Reviews: OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD Extols the Virtues of Theater
It should be no surprise that as a lover of theater, I firmly believe in the transitive power of the performing arts.
BWW Reviews: Zach Theatre's LES MISERABLES Is a Sturdy Production of a Modern Classic
Musicals rarely reach the phenomenal success of Les Miserables.
BWW Reviews: FAT PIG Is An Enjoyable But Disturbing Look at Our Body-Conscious Society
It's amazing how much sounds and noises made from the audience can be an accurate barometer of whether or not a performance is succeeding.
BWW Reviews: DIAL 'M' FOR MURDER Pays Homage to Hitchcockian Suspense with Varying Results
Is there such thing as the perfect murder? That's certainly the question at the heart of Dial "M" for Murder, the 1952 drama about a husband's plot to murder his adulterous wife.
BWW Reviews: BOOK OF MORMON Writes the Book on Getting Away with Lewd Comedy
At the end of the first act of The Book of Mormon, now playing Austin's Bass Concert Hall for a two week run, I thought to myself, 'This is the most distasteful, crude, offensive, and subversive musical I've ever seen, and I'm loving every minute of it.
BWW Reviews: Sam Bass's RED VELVET CAKE WAR is a Redneck Riot
Last October, I visited Sam Bass Theatre for the first time.
BWW Reviews: Trouble Puppet's THE HEAD is Full of Smarts
If the thought of a brilliant hour of theater featuring twisted puppets living in someone's head sounds like your idea of a good time, I have one suggestion for you.
BWW Reviews: MUSIC MAN Doesn't Match Georgetown Palace's Usual Standards
THE MUSIC MAN plays the Georgetown Palace Theatre at 810 S.
BWW Reviews: MUSEUM is a Quick-Paced, Rambunctious Satire
Though art about art has been all over Austin as of late, there's always room for one more production provided it's as good as this.
BWW Reviews: Austin Theater Project's Production of NATIONAL PASTIME a Near Home Run
There are times when audiences would much rather see a carefree, lighthearted show rather than something thought provoking and profound, and that's exactly what National Pastime, a new Broadway-bound musical offers.
BWW Reviews: Texas Premiere of BONNIE AND CLYDE Hits Its Mark
Sometimes going against the grain pays off.
BWW Reviews: Penfold Theatre's RED a Vigorous, Compelling Drama
At one point in Red, the brilliant drama which kicks off Penfold Theatre's 2013-2014 season, the eccentric artist Mark Rothko forces his assistant to look at his work with a closer, more critical eye.
BWW Reviews: Ballet Austin Presents Gorgeous, Charming MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Any theater-goer must have some passing familiarity with William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, arguably the screwball comedy in which fairies use a magical flower to make two sets of humans fall in love with each other.
BWW Reviews: EGGHEADS is a Hysterical Valentine to Screwball Comedies
In a rare moment of profoundness and introspection, Groucho Marx once said, "I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today.
BWW Reviews: Strong, Understated Performances at Core of A TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL
Halfway through the first act of A Trip to Bountiful, now playing at the Monument Market in Georgetown, the elderly Carrie Watts escapes the cramped Houston apartment she shares with her son and his wife and ventures to Bountiful, a small Texas town she once called home.
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Boeing Boeing TexARTS: Theatre & Academy (9/18-10/04) |
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) BASTROP OPERA HOUSE (10/09-10/25) |
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The Unknown Tour Julie Rogers Theatre (11/07-11/07) |
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Cristian Castro El Paso County Coliseum (11/07-11/07) |
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"To be continued..." The Rosette (9/26-9/26) |
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Austin City Limits Music Festival: Weekend One – 3 Day Pass Zilker Park (10/02-10/11) |
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TCU Horned Frogs vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Amon Carter Stadium (10/24-10/24) |
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Best Little house in Texas BASTROP OPERA HOUSE (5/28-6/13) |
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Harvey BASTROP OPERA HOUSE (8/06-8/22) |
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And She Was Loved - World Premiere Hyde Park Theatre (9/03-9/12) |