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Sky Candy to Bring SWINGS ASUNDER to Long Center This Summer
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2015
Sky Candy, Austin's premiere aerial and circus arts theatre company and studio, is proud to announce the world premiere of Swings Asunder, directed by world-travelled dancer Nathan Brumbaugh. This avant garde aerial dance exploration of gender identity and self-worth will run June 20th - July 3rd, 2015 at the Rollins Theater at the Long Center.
GREATER TUNA Runs at The Wimberley Playhouse thru May 17
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2015
The Wimberley Players present GREATER TUNA by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard, running now through May 17. 
Emmy Winner Michael Learned to Star in ZACH Theatre's MOTHERS AND SONS
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2015
ZACH Theatre announces that Emmy Award-winning actress Michael Learned, best known for playing the mother on The Waltons TV show, will join Martin Burke, Nicholas Rodriguez, and William May in the upcoming production of Mothers And Sons the touching new family drama by four-time Tony Award-winner and native Texan Terrence McNally. Mothers and Sons will play at ZACH's Topfer Theatre from May 27, 2015 - June 21, 2015 under the direction of ZACH's Producing Artistic Director Dave Steakley.
City Theatre Company to Present WAITING FOR GODOT, 5/15-6/7
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2015
The City Theatre Company opens its 2015 summer season with Samuel Beckett's iconic play, Waiting for Godot, which revolutionized modern drama and is still an undisputed masterpiece from one of the great voices of the theatre. Directed by Karen Sneed and starring Wray Crawford and Jamie Parker, the production runs May 15 - June 7. Live theatre not to be missed!
Midtown Men to Perform at Long Center
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2015
They took Broadway by storm in one of the biggest hits of all-time.  Now on their 5th national tour, THE MIDTOWN MEN are bringing their magic to audiences everywhere, singing their favorite 'Sixties Hits' from The Beatles, The Rascals, The Turtles, Motown, The Four Seasons and more. Tickets are on sale now and start at $29.
Groundwork Music Project Presents WE WRITE IT WE SING IT Concert Tonight
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2015
Groundwork Music Project is proud to announce the 3rd Annual We Write It We Sing It Concert. This event will feature songs written and performed by elementary students at Blackshear, Maplewood and Palm Elementary Schools, and Trinity Preschool. Songs will be accompanied by the Groundwork Music Orchestra.
WAITING FOR GODOT to Open City Theatre Company's 2015 Summer Season
by BWW News Desk - April 28, 2015
The City Theatre Company opens its 2015 summer season with Samuel Beckett's iconic play, Waiting for Godot, which revolutionized modern drama and is still an undisputed masterpiece from one of the great voices of the theatre. Directed by Karen Sneed and starring Wray Crawford and Jamie Parker, the production runs May 15 - June 7.
BWW Reviews: THE GRADUATE Smartly Staged by The City Theatre
by Frank Benge - April 27, 2015
THE GRADUATE is an iconic American film that was a touchstone for an entire generation. It's a coming of age story about Benjamin Braddock's attempt to find his place in the adult world of the sixties. Anyone staging it lives in the shadow of the 1967 film and those indelible images and sounds. To be honest, I went in thinking that I would be hard pressed to think of a cinema piece that cried out less for a stage adaptation than this particular story. However, personally being long removed from both Charles Webb's 1963 novel and the film by Mike Nichols, I found that this piece actually stands on its own. It is quite different from both the novel and the film; but is, in and of itself, an entertaining evening.
BWW Reviews: KISS ME KATE Will Leave You Feeling Amorous
by Jeff Davis - April 25, 2015
There are some shows that are ageless. Kiss Me Kate is one of them. The Cole Porter musical, while 67 years young, still entertains with ease, and Texas State University's current production of it showcases all that makes the show great.
BWW Reviews: I'M NOT RAPPAPORT Is More Than Worthy of Its Encore Production
by Jeff Davis - April 25, 2015
It's become a trend, both locally and nationally, for theater companies to reprise a production several years later with the same cast. Of course, if a show gets an encore, it better be deserving of it. In the case of Austin Playhouse's I'm Not Rappaport, the encore is more than well deserved, and its two stars put on a veritable master class in acting.
BWW Reviews: ROBBER BRIDEGROOM Needs to Steal From Slapstick Classics
by Jeff Davis - April 25, 2015
The only thing more disappointing than a show that completely bombs is one that is astoundingly good in some areas but misses the mark in others. That's exactly the case with The Robber Bridegroom, now playing at the Mary Moody Northen Theatre at St. Edwards University. While the show is visually stunning, the music tuneful and complex, and some performances are wonderful, the show misses many an opportunity to land a joke.
Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at THE GRADUATE, Opening This Week at City Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2015
THE GRADUATE. Benjamin's got excellent grades, very proud parents and, since he helped Mrs. Robinson with her zipper, a fine future behind him....A cult novel, a classic film, a quintessential hit of the 1960s, now a young man's disastrous sexual odyssey is brought to life in this Austin theatre premiere production. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast!
BWW Reviews: Bet You're Bottom Dollar That Tomorrow...You'll Love ANNIE
by Wendi Reichstein - April 22, 2015
If you asked me to pick a musical I loved based on nostalgia alone, it would be, without a doubt, Annie. Probably for the same reason most theatre kids will tell you; it was the very first musical I was ever in. I was in 6th grade, and I played Kathy. You probably don't know this character- that's because she doesn't actually exist. She was an addition to the script's gaggle of 6 little orphans (I believe our production had 12).
BWW Reviews: GOD'S FAVORITE Isn't Our Favorite
by Jeff Davis - April 19, 2015
GOD'S FAVORITE plays Sam Bass Theatre (600 Lee Street, Round Rock) now thru May 2nd. Performances are Thursday - Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm. Tickets are $13-$18. For tickets and information, please visit www.sambasstheatre.org
BWW Reviews: SPAMALOT an Evening of Great Grand Silliness
by Frank Benge - April 19, 2015
The labeled ingredients in the canned mystery meat known as Spam are chopped pork shoulder meat, ham meat, salt, water, modified potato starch as a binder, sugar, and sodium nitrite as a preservative. There are almost as many ingredients in the Georgetown Palace Theatre production of Monty Python's SPAMALOT, which includes a hard-working cast, clever songs, and a script featuring the witty and politically incorrect British humor of Monty Python. Monty Python's SPAMALOT is a musical comedy adapted from the 1975 film 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail ' which was a highly irreverent parody of the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Monty Python is considered both parody and satire. There are abundant examples of both at work in this production. Among the things parodied are Broadway musicals (in general) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (specifically) repeatedly. The original production was the winner of the 2005 Tony Award for Best Musical.
Austin Playhouse Presents CHICAGO
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2015
Austin Playhouse presents Chicago by Fred Ebb and John Kander, directed by Michael McKelvey, May 29 - June 28, 2015. Performances are: Thursday - Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m. at Austin Playhouse at Highland Mall 6001 Airport Blvd., Austin, TX 78752.
Experience Dance from Around the World: Tapestry Dance Company Presents Esprit!
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2015
Travel the world without ever leaving your seat- Tapestry Dance Company's Esprit! is bringing a multicultural dance party to the Long Center's Rollins Studio Theatre. Tickets are on sale now starting at $23.
Groundwork Music Project to Present WE WRITE IT WE SING IT Concert, 4/29
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2015
Groundwork Music Project is proud to announce the 3rd Annual We Write It We Sing It Concert. This event will feature songs written and performed by elementary students at Blackshear, Maplewood and Palm Elementary Schools, and Trinity Preschool. Songs will be accompanied by the Groundwork Music Orchestra.
THE GRADUATE Makes Austin Theatre Premiere Tonight at City Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2015
The City Theatre Company is thrilled to continue its 2015 season with Terry Johnson's stage adaptation of the highly successful book and movie The Graduate. The delightful satirical comedy-drama is an Austin theatre premiere, starring power-house actress Tracy Hurd as Mrs. Robinson and directed by guest director Tracy Arnold. Playing tonight, April 17 - May 10 at the City Theatre.
THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM Runs Now thru 4/26 at Mary Moody Northen Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2015
Mary Moody Northen Theatre, the award-winning producing arm of the St. Edward's University theatre training program, concludes its 2014-2015 season with The Robber Bridegroom, based on the novella by Eudora Welty, with book and lyrics by Alfred Uhry and music by Robert Waldman. The show runs tonight, April 16 - 26, 2015.
BWW Reviews: ALL THE WAY is an Intriguing Look at the Accidental President
by Frank Benge - April 13, 2015
'What the hell's the point of being president if you can't do what you know is right?' That single statement, made by President Lyndon Johnson, sums up the theme of ALL THE WAY; a new play by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Robert Schenkkan, now playing at ZACH Theatre. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play, ALL THE WAY examines the period between Kennedy's assassination and Johnson's landslide reelection on November 3, 1964. ALL THE WAY is the first of two plays by Schenkkan on Johnson's presidency. The second part, THE GREAT SOCIETY, continues the Johnson story from 1964 to 1968.
Hill Community Theatre Presents THE MOUSETRAP
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2015
Tickets are now on sale for the highly anticipated production of Agatha Christie's classic murder mystery "The Mousetrap" presented by the Hill Country Community Theatre.
BWW Reviews: Dual Stories in LAST FIVE YEARS Delivered with Mixed Results
by Jeff Davis - April 10, 2015
THE LAST FIVE YEARS, produced by Penfold Theatre, plays the Trinity Street Theatre (901 Trinity Street, 4th Floor, Austin 78701) now thru April 12th. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 5pm. Tickets are $20 regular, $18 students/seniors. For tickets and information, please visit www.penfoldtheatre.org
BWW Reviews: THREE LITTLE PIGS Entertains the Kids But Leaves Adults Wanting More
by Jeff Davis - April 10, 2015
THE THREE LITTLE PIGS plays the Kleberg Stage at Zach Theatre (202 S. Lamar, Austin 78704) now thru April 25th. Performances are Saturdays at 11am and 2pm. Tickets are $20 adults and $17 youth. For tickets and information, please visit www.zachtheatre.org
GOD'S FAVORITE Opens Tonight at Sam Bass Community Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2015
'God's Favorite' by Neil Simon opens tonight, April 10th at Sam Bass Community Theatre. Directed by Eric Nelson.

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