AUSTIN THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 103

UNDERGROUND, a taut new psychological and political thriller by Lisa B.

So many performers took to the stages all over Austin to show off their many talents and SXSW attendees were thrilled with the opportunity to discover so much new and not so new talent.

BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL is a jukebox musical that tells the story of the early life and career of Carole King with a book by Douglas McGrath, using songs that she wrote, often together with Gerry Goffin, and other contemporary songs by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector and others.

TexARTS' Teen Musical Theatre Academy is jazzed to present Kander & Ebb's blockbuster hit Chicago.

SXSW saw a lot of opportunities for new films and documentaries to be premiered.

Today Austin Film Festival (AFF) announced its lineup and air dates for Season 7 of its original series, Austin Film Festival's ON STORY, airing on public television stations nationwide this April.

BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL tells the true story of King's rise to fame as being part of a songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffin.

William Shakespeare's HAMLET is arguably one of the most universally popular plays ever written, but it's only one half of Redux in Rep at City Theatre.

Tom Stoppard's ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD opened last week at City Theatre alongside Shakespeare's HAMLET in REDUX IN REP, both shows with the same cast on alternate nights.

The Hill Country Community Theatre announces the cast of its spring production, the thriller "Murder Weapon" running for three weeks, April 20 through May 7, under the direction of Laura Gisi.

Cirque du Soleil's OVO, currently playing at the HEB Center in Cedar Park is an immersive family friendly evening of acrobatic thrills wrapped up is a sweet and funny clown bug love story.

How can one cover all the events of SXSW and keep up the schedule for an entire week? It's impossible to see everything.

Both famous in classic tragedy and modern comedy, two classics of the theatre performed in a full repertory production, and rotating each night with the same company portraying the same cast of characters.

Both famous in classic tragedy and modern comedy, two classics of the theatre performed in a full repertory production, and rotating each night with the same company portraying the same cast of characters.

Mnozil Brass has established itself as one of the world's premiere brass ensembles.

???????Ensemble Mercury will present Pool (No Water) at the Dougherty Arts Center beginning March 31st.

Awards, awards, and more awards.

BEHIND THE CURTAIN: TODRICK HALL takes a look at making of a musical starring Todrick Hall and a host of characters.

JOHN, a new play by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Annie Baker, is now receiving a Southwest Premiere production at Hyde Park Theatre, under the direction of Ken Webster.

There is a lot of original theatre that happens here in Austin and it spans the gamut in terms of quality.

GONDAL is presented by the University of Texas at Austin's Theatre and Dance department, as part of UT New Theatre showcase.

Celebrating their 20th anniversary production with ROBOT DADDY, Electronic Planet Ensemble (ELP) gives an exciting performance at The Vortex theatre.

With the current production of this show at Austin Playhouse the company requires, or even demands, that the audience leave the theater with a multitude of thoughts whirling in their mind.

For the fifth consecutive year, WFUV, New York (90.

It is no wonder that director Joshua Denning enjoys the larger shows; he has the ability to do them well.