Austin Newsroom Just Two Weeks Left To Vote for the 2018 BWW Austin Awards!
by BWW Staff on December 17, 2018 in Austin There's just two weeks left to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Austin Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018. (more...)  Street Corner Arts Presents WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE HERERO OF NAMIBIA...
by BWW News Desk on December 15, 2018 in Austin Street Corner Arts bring you WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE HERERO OF NAMIBIA, FORMERLY KNOWN AS SOUTHWEST AFRICA, FROM THE GERMAN SUDWESTAFRIKA, BETWEEN THE YEARS 1884-1915 by Jackie Sibblies Drury playing at Hyde Park Theatre from November 30 thru December 15. Ms. Drury's stunning, self-referential theatrical collage tackles the subject of racism and the theatre community's own (sometime self-serving) attempts at engaging with this subject matter. To helm this ambitious show, SCA has brought back Liz Fisher, director of SCA's 2016 production of CONSTELLATIONS and recent recipient of the prestigious 2018 Princess Grace Award in Theatre. (more...)  BWW Review: FARNDALE AVENUE HOUSING ESTATE TOWNSWOMEN'S GUILD DRAMATIC SOCIETY'S PRODUCTION OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Opens New Georgetown Palace Playhouse
by Lynn Beaver on December 13, 2018 in Austin The Georgetown Palace Playhouse brings us silly Christmas fun from across the pond with FARNDALE AVENUE HOUSING ESTATE TOWNSWOMEN'S GUILD DRAMATIC SOCIETY'S PRODUCTION OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin, Jr, based on the work by Charles Dickens. In the United Kingdom, Christmas 'panto' is an annual holiday tradition. Panto is of course short for pantomime and includes send ups of fairy tales (or other well known stories) with over the top characters and lots of audience participation. The Georgetown Palace production, directed by Jonathan Young contains all of these elements and more. (more...)  TexARTS Presents A COOL YULE
by BWW News Desk on December 14, 2018 in Austin It's that time of year again. 'A Cool Yule', the TexARTS holiday tradition, returns for its sixth year! This swingin' cabaret will warm your heart with the songs of Andy Williams, Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Sugarland, Michael Buble, Peggy Lee and more! (more...)  Regional Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our BroadwayWorld 12/14 - HAMILTON, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, LITTLE WOMEN, and More!
by BWW Special on December 14, 2018 in Austin BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature HAMILTON, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, LITTLE WOMEN, and More! (more...)  BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL is Perfect Holiday Entertainment!
by Lacey Cannon Gonzales on December 13, 2018 in Austin In short, A CHRISTMAS CAROL is perfect holiday entertainment. This deeply affecting tale is filled with the redeeming power of love and the importance of charitable giving. Beautifully presented in a fun and festive package this production can be enjoyed by kids from one to ninety-two. Grab a cookie, a cup of hot cocoa and settle in to rediscover the story that made Christmas merry to begin with. (more...)  BWW Review: THE SANTALAND DIARIES at Zach Scott Theatre
by Jesse Griffith on December 11, 2018 in Austin I was eager to finally experience The Santaland Diaries this year at Zach Theatre's intimate Whisenhunt Theatre, a perfect venue for this classic one-man show. I had heard David Sedaris deliver the story on NPR and I've read it a time or two over the years, but somehow never caught a production until this past Saturday night. (more...)  Black Fret Announces 2018 Grant Recipients At The Fifth Annual Black Fret Ball
by BWW News Desk on December 10, 2018 in Austin This past Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, Austin nonprofit Black Fret awarded $250,000 to local musicians at the fifth annual Black Fret Ball at ACL Live at The Moody Theatre, resulting in over $1 million in grants awarded to Austin musicians over the last five years. The show featured live performances by 15 of the 20 grant nominees for 2018. (more...)  Award-Winning Burlesque Documentary To Screen In Austin
by BWW News Desk on December 11, 2018 in Austin The world is opening their eyes to THE OLD STRIPPER. And she's coming to a local movie theater near you in Austin. (more...) Three Weeks Left To Vote For the BWW Austin Awards!
by BWW Staff on December 10, 2018 in Austin There's just two weeks left to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Austin Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018. (more...)  Disney On Ice Presents FROZEN To Perform At H-E-B Center At Cedar Park
by BWW News Desk on December 10, 2018 in Austin Feld Entertainment, Inc., the worldwide leader in producing live touring family entertainment, brings the Academy Award winning and number one animated feature film of all time, Disney's Frozen, to life. Disney On Ice presents Frozen will stop in the Austin area May 8-12, 2019 with eight performances at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. (more...) FUN HOME Comes to Ground Floor Theatre
by BWW News Desk on December 10, 2018 in Austin Ground Floor Theatre has announced the cast for Fun Home running December 6-22, 2018. One of the most groundbreaking productions ever to hit Broadway, Fun Home is the winner of five 2015 Tony Awards including Best Musical. Based on Alison Bechdel's best-selling graphic memoir, Fun Home features music by Jeanine Tesori, book and lyrics by Lisa Kron. As the first theatre in Austin to produce the Tony Award winning musical, Ground Floor Theatre has cast Sandra Mae Frank as Joan, Broadway veteran (Spring Awakening) and a deaf actress, integrating American Sign Language into this musical. (more...)  Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Dec. 9
by Audition Roundup on December 09, 2018 in Austin Updated this week! Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, December 9, 2018 for both productions in your area and around the country including what/when/where and how to audition! (more...) THE AUSTIN PUPPET INCIDENT Comes to The Dougherty Arts Theater
by BWW News Desk on December 07, 2018 in Austin The Austin Puppet Incident, presented Today, December 7th and Saturday, December 8th at 8pm at The Dougherty Arts Theater, 1110 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704, features local and national puppet artists performing short, original puppet works for ADULT audiences. Funny, sweet, deep, enchanting: it's all here. Co-presented by Glass Half Full Theatre and Trouble Puppet Theater Company in coordination with The Dougherty Arts Center, and funded in part by The Puppet Slam Network, The Austin Puppet Incident is an annual event since 2009. Tickets for this event are $15. (more...) Regional Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our BroadwayWorld 12/7
by BWW Special on December 07, 2018 in Austin BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature COME FROM AWAY, ANNIE, MAMMA MIA and More! (more...)  BWW Review: THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD Misses a Lot of Opportunities But Still Highly Entertaining
by Frank Benge on December 06, 2018 in Austin THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD (or, as it is sometimes called, the much shorter, 'Drood') is a 1985 musical based on Charles Dickens unfinished novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Written entirely by Rupert Holmes, it was the first Broadway musical with multiple endings determined by the audience. Holmes received Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Original Score. The production won five Tony Awards out of eleven nominations, including Best Musical. The musical is derived from both Dickens' final unfinished novel and British pantomime and music hall traditions that reached the height of their popularity in the years following Dickens' death. Produced originally by Austin Playhouse in 2005, it was nominated for six B. Iden Payne awards including the winner of Best Director for Musical Theatre (Don Toner). Jill Blackwood, Rick Roemer, and Jacqui Cross reprise their roles from that 2005 production. (more...)  Two Local Young Actresses Cast As Lulu For The Austin Engagement of WAITRESS
by BWW News Desk on December 06, 2018 in Austin The Tony nominated musical WAITRESS, playing January 22-27, 2019, has cast two young area actresses to take on the role of 'Lulu' during the Austin engagement. (more...)  BWW Review: WHITE CHRISTMAS An Engaging Nostalgia Fest
by Frank Benge on December 06, 2018 in Austin Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS is a 2000 musical based on Paramount Pictures 1954 film of the same name featuring the songs of Irving Berlin. The film itself was a remake of the film Holiday Inn. The new book is by David Ives and Paul Blake and features all of the songs from the 1954 film, along with some trunk songs, all by Irving Berlin and hews remarkably close to the plot line of the film, with a few exceptions. It premiered in St. Louis in 2000 at The Muny, after which it opened in San Francisco in 2004. This new stage musical played a limited engagement of 53 performances on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre in 2008. It received two 2009 Tony nominations and seven Drama Desk Award nominations. (more...)  City Theatre Austin Presents A TUNA CHRISTMAS, The Hit Holiday Comedy
by BWW News Desk on December 03, 2018 in Austin Ring in the holidays with the Texas-sized holiday comedy! (more...) Vote For The 2018 BWW Austin Awards; LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Staff on December 03, 2018 in Austin There's just one month left to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Austin Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018. (more...)  Upcoming Non-Equity Auditions Sunday, Dec. 2
by Audition Roundup on December 02, 2018 in Austin Updated this week! Check out upcoming Non-Equity Auditions from Sunday, December 2, 2018 for productions in your area and around the country. (more...) Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Dec. 2
by Audition Roundup on December 02, 2018 in Austin Updated this week! Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, December 2, 2018 for both productions in your area and around the country including what/when/where and how to audition! (more...)  BWW Review: GREAT EXPECTATIONS Delivers Great Charm
by Frank Benge on December 01, 2018 in Austin GREAT EXPECTATIONS is Charles Dickens' thirteenth novel and depicts the personal growth and development of an orphan nicknamed Pip. It is Dickens's second novel, after David Copperfield, to be fully narrated in the first person. The novel was first published as a serial in Dickens's weekly periodical All the Year Round, from 1 December 1860 to August 1861. In October 1861, Chapman and Hall published the novel in three volumes. It has been adapted into a multitude of films, television programs and stage productions. The adaptation by Barbara Field is currently on stage at The Vortex as produced by Different Stages. (more...)  BWW Review: LOVE NEVER DIES at Broadway In Austin
by Jesse Griffith on November 30, 2018 in Austin I was only vaguely aware of the plot of this sequel to the Phantom of the Opera and was a bit surprised to find no synopsis in the program. However, no synopsis was needed to follow the plot and I prefer not to know too much (or to reveal spoilers). All I knew was that some time has passed since the last story (10 years), Christine and Raoul venture to America to further her career and that the Phantom has something to do with how it all transpired. (more...) Regional Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our BroadwayWorld 11/30 - THE MUSIC MAN, HAMILTON, GUYS AND DOLLS, and More!
by BWW Special on November 30, 2018 in Austin BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature THE MUSIC MAN, HAMILTON, GUYS AND DOLLS, and More! (more...) |
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