AUSTIN THEATRE NEWSROOM

Zach Theater alum Nicholas Rodriguez will return to the stage in Nicholas Rodriguez Live: Sincerely, Sondheim for one night only at The Topfer at Zach Theater.

Continuing the 2026 theatre season, City Theatre will present Men on Boats by Jaclyn Backhaus.

Texas Performing Arts’ 2026-2027 Broadway in Austin Season will include 11 Broadway shows headed to Bass Concert Hall, including seven Austin premieres and the returns of unforgettable fan favorites.

Theatre Arlington will present Cinderella, opening March 27th.

Dano García's documentary MICKEY, exploring trans identity through the lens of artist Mickey Cundapí, will premiere at the 2026 SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas.

Bandwagon Arts gives Noël Coward’s Private Lives a modern twist at Ground Floor Theatre.

Texas Theatre and Dance Presents UTNT (UT New Theatre), New Plays for the New Normal

The Wimberley Players production of Deathtrap is a smart psychological thriller about ambition, legacy, and deception.

Reefer Madness at ACC is a ferocious, laugh-out-loud takedown of moral panic, powered by fearless performances and razor-sharp satire.

Zach Theater has revealed the cast and creatives for the family series musical Zapata: A Folklórico Superhero Musical, conceived, written, and composed by Jesse J.

Austin Opera's 2026-2027 Season will begin in October with the company's first world premiere commission, Ofrenda, with music by Jorge Sosa and a libretto by John de los Santos.

Hyde Park’s production of WITCH is sharp, funny, and quietly ferocious.

Some plays rush.

Zach Theater has revealed the cast and creatives for Dear Evan Hansen, the modern musical phenomenon with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and a book by Steven Levenson.

See photos of THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL at City Theatre Austin.

Ground Floor Theatre has revealed four local playwrights have been chosen as 2026 GFT Writes fellows.

What did our critic think of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS at ZACH?

The Heller Awards for Young Artists (HAYAs), now a program of Texas Performing Arts, has been infused with over $2 million dollars in new endowment funds with the move to its new home.

Big hair, bigger voices, and zero apologies.

& JULIET will play Bass Concert Hall in Austin as part of the 2025–26 Broadway in Austin Season.

Walking Shadow Shakespeare Project announced a night of three short plays inspired by Shakespeare, featuring new works I LOVED YOU EVER and PUCK, IN EPILOGUE, as well as a new adaptation of a classic: MACBETH, BUT HE'S JUST A SWORD.

Urinetown now playing at MMNT - A musical so funny it hits like a warning.

Swing! at Georgetown Palace Theatre proves that when the set disappears, the rhythm takes over.

'The Last Match' by Anna Ziegler centers on U.

Georgetown Palace’s The Mountaintop skips the monument and gives us the man.