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Austin Lyric Opera's current production of The Marriage of Figaro clearly illustrates the brilliance and artistry of Mozart's music while poking fun at the hypocrisies of the upper class.
Ever been to Palm Springs? It's that strange Californian land were a few glistening and brilliant buildings punctuate the otherwise cold, desolate and uninteresting landscape.
Though some moments certainly work more than others, West Side Terri is an amusing and enjoyable show carried by a skilled performer.
I've heard it said that we are our most authentic selves when no one else is around and it's just us with our thoughts.
Though there have been a few modifications to the tour over the last few years (the set design is slightly simpler and some moments have been cut for time) The Lion King is still majestic, astonishing, thrilling, and thoroughly entertaining.
When the Georgetown Palace announced that they'd be producing Dearly Beloved by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten, the team behind Dixie Swim Club and The Hallelujah Girls, I expected that I would have lots of fun, and I did.
I hoped to enjoy the World Premiere of Elizabeth: Heart of a King, now playing Austin's Vortex Theatre as it had many elements I generally gravitate towards.
While there are still a few kinks in the material, Invisible Inc.
Everyone knows many of Sherlock Holme's signatures, including the arrogant and infamous retort of, "Elementary, my dear Watson.
Oscar Wilde once said, "A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.
This winter marks a momentous occasion for Ballet Austin.
WHITE CHRISTMAS, now playing at Zach's Topfer Theatre, is the best of the best.
When a show is as acclaimed as BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL, the worldwide megahit that won 10 Tony Awards, audience expectations are high to say the least.
Ramin Karimloo performed in Texas for the first time yesterday.
Austin's Palindrome Theatre certainly has a short but interesting history.
Back in September, I sang the praises of Austin's Capital City Men's Chorus, saying "This group is polished, professional, hungry to be heard, and just as good as their counterparts in other cities such as Los Angeles and New York.
It's a Christmas Miracle! With MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET, the Georgetown Palace Theatre has breathed new life into a loveable but flawed and forgotten musical and in the process has given Austin a sparkling, family-friendly Holiday treat.
The stage version of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, presented for the 2nd year in a row by The Penfold Theatre Company, is in many ways more enjoyable than the original film.
When you see a show titled Vodka, F***ing and Television, it's inevitable that one question will come to mind.
When you walk into the Whisenhunt Stage to see their current production of The Santaland Diaries and are greeted with fractured Christmas songs such as "Chipmunks Roasting on an Open Fire," "It's the Most Fattening Time of the Year," and "Yellow Snow, Yellow Snow, Yellow Snow," you know you're in fo
You may already be familiar with A CHRISTMAS STORY, the neo-classic film based on the books and essays of Jean Shepherd, which follows young Ralphie Parker in his quest to receive a Red Ryder B.
It may be Thanksgiving week, but Christmas is already in full swing at the Long Center.
With Hester Prynne, the heroine of The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne created one of American literature's most wonderfully flawed characters.
I know I read You Can't Take it With You back in college, and I must offer my apologies to my fantastic professor, Gary Gardner, because I did not remember anything about this play until seeing the current production by Different Stages.
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Boeing Boeing TexARTS: Theatre & Academy (9/18-10/04) |
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You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown BASTROP OPERA HOUSE (3/05-3/21) |
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Austin City Limits Music Festival: Weekend One – 3 Day Pass Zilker Park (10/02-10/11) |
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The Unknown Tour Julie Rogers Theatre (11/07-11/07) |
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Forever Dolly: The Music of Dolly Parton Penfold Theatre Company (10/22-10/23) |
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And She Was Loved - World Premiere Hyde Park Theatre (9/03-9/12) |
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And Then There Were None Georgetown Palace Theatre (8/21-9/20) |
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Disney’s Newsies Bastrop Opera House (9/04-9/27) |
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Cristian Castro El Paso County Coliseum (11/07-11/07) |
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Averly Morillo McAllen Performing Arts Center (10/10-10/10) |
