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TexARTS' BRING IT ON Opens this Weekend
by BWW News Desk - April 09, 2015
he TexARTS Teen Musical Theatre Academy will present the brand new Broadway musical Bring It On at the Kam & James Morris Theatre, April 11 - 19.
BWW Reviews: THE GREAT GOD PAN is a Moving and Compassionate Examination of a Sensitive Topic
by Frank Benge - April 06, 2015
We have all experienced our parents relating something from our childhood of which we have no memory. In fact, if we examine it, the things we don't remember probably are greater than the things we do. In THE GREAT GOD PAN, a new play by Amy Herzog, produced by Street Corner Arts, now in its regional premiere at Hyde Park Theatre, the cloudy areas of memory become a downward spiral for Jamie, an budding journalist who finds his life disintegrating before him when a surprise visit from a friend from his childhood reveals disturbing facts of his past.
Street Corner Arts Presents THE GREAT GOD PAN, Now thru 4/18
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2015
Street Corner Arts presents The Great God Pan by Amy Herzog, directed by A. Skola Summers, at the Hyde Park Theatre, tonight, April 3rd through the 18th.
THE COHEN NEW WORKS FESTIVAL to Return to UT at Austin, 4/13-17
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2015
The Cohen New Works Festival, the largest collegiate festival of its kind, returns to The University of Texas at Austin April 13-17. Presented by the university's Department of Theatre and Dance and new sponsor Broadway Bank, the biennial Festival will showcase 38 original, student-produced works in five days on the university campus.
Street Corner Arts to Present THE GREAT GOD PAN, 4/3-18
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2015
Street Corner Arts presents The Great God Pan by Amy Herzog, directed by A. Skola Summers, at the Hyde Park Theatre, April 3rd through the 18th.
GOD'S FAVORITE to Open 4/10 at Sam Bass Community Theatre
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2015
'God's Favorite' by Neil Simon opens April 10th at Sam Bass Community Theatre. Directed by Eric Nelson.
THE GRADUATE to Make Austin Theatre Premiere, 4/17-5/10 at City Theatre
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 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 April 17 - May 10 at the City Theatre.
BWW Reviews: JACOB'S LADDER Delivers an Important Message With Wit, Style and Panache
by Frank Benge - March 30, 2015
Jacob's Ladder is described in the Book of Genesis as a staircase to heaven that the biblical Patriarch Jacob dreamed about during his flight from his brother Esau. It is often used as an analogy for the spiritual ascetic of life. JACOB'S LADDER, a new play by Dennis Bailey & David Mixner, now in its World Premiere staging by Theatre en Bloc, tells the story of a hero, also named Jacob, who's not born but cornered as he wrestles with the idea that all evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing.
Different Stages Presents CHARLEY'S AUNT, Now thru 4/11
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2015
Different Stages continues its 2014 - 2015 season with Brandon Thomas's Charley's Aunt.
BWW Reviews: JERSEY BOYS - An Electrifying Entertaining Evening
by Frank Benge - March 27, 2015
The 60's were an exciting time for music in America, due in no small part to the proliferation of groups with amazing vocal harmonies like The Mamas & Papas, The Beach Boys, Spanky & Our Gang and The Four Seasons. JERSEY BOYS is a jukebox musical based on the song catalog of The Four Seasons; however, unlike most jukebox musicals, JERSEY BOYS features an intelligent script where the songs flow with the story instead of being forced into a storyline. I suspect the participation of Rick Elice, who was also one of the scriptwriters for the charming and witty PETER AND THE STARCATCHER had more than a little to do with the intelligence and theatrical storytelling skill on display here.
UT at Austin Presents ENTER A WOMAN, PRETTY ENOUGH, Now thru 4/3
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2015
The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance presents the premiere of new a play by Diana Lynn Small, Enter a Woman, Pretty Enough, tonight, March 27-April 3 at the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre.
HGTV's John Gidding Set for Austin's Spring 2015 Home & Garden Show This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2015
From spring cleaning to planting, to home improvement, Central Texans will be able to find everything they need for both home and garden at the 10th Annual Austin Spring Home & Garden Show, this weekend, March 27-29 at Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road, Austin.
SISTER'S EASTER CATECHISM Set for Long Center This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2015
Austin's favorite nun is BACK…again! Sister is bringing her knowledge about Easter and no-nunsense attitude to the Long Center! So put on your Easter bonnet and come prepared to laugh your sins off. Tickets are on sale now starting at $39.
HCCT Hosts REGARDS TO BROADWAY Fundraiser Tonight
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2015
The Hill Country Community Theatre will hold a fundraising event, 'Regards to Broadway', tonight, March 26 at 6:30 PM.
BWW Reviews: CHARLEY'S AUNT Plagued by Pacing Problems
by Frank Benge - March 24, 2015
By definition, a farce is a light theatrical work in which highly improbable plot situations, exaggerated characters, and slapstick are used for humorous effect. Brandon Thomas's play CHARLEY'S AUNT (1892) is a classic example of farce. Farce requires a certain level of comic timing. In farce, the humor comes from rapid speech and rapid movement… people running into and out of rooms at breakneck speed and managing to cause havoc in the process. An example of this style done to perfection was the BBC series FAWLTY TOWERS. Another meaning for the word farce is a seasoned stuffing, as for roasted turkey.
UT at Austin to Present ENTER A WOMAN, PRETTY ENOUGH, 3/27-4/3
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2015
The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance presents the premiere of new a play by Diana Lynn Small, Enter a Woman, Pretty Enough, March 27-April 3 at the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre.
TRIBES, ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS, ANN and More Set for ZACH Theatre's 2015-16 Season
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2015
ZACH Theatre is pleased to announce the 2015-16 season with reinventions of contemporary musicals, boundary-breaking plays, and holiday entertainment for those naughty and nice.
HGTV's John Gidding Set for Austin's Spring 2015 Home & Garden Show, 3/27-29
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2015
From spring cleaning to planting, to home improvement, Central Texans will be able to find everything they need for both home and garden at the 10th Annual Austin Spring Home & Garden Show, March 27-29 at Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road, Austin.
CHARLEY'S AUNT Opens Today at City Theater
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2015
Different Stages continues its 2013 - 2014 season with Brandon Thomas's Charley's Aunt. Oxford students Jack and Charley can't court their sweethearts without a chaperone. Charley's aunt is on her way from Brazil and will fit the bill - until her arrival is delayed! What to do, what to do? By George, they hire an impersonator, or rather coerce their rascally schoolmate Fancourt to pose as Charley's aunt from Brazil, -'where the nuts come from.' Complications begin when the schoolmate, in drag, becomes the love object of two older men.
TexARTS Sets Spring Musical Theatre Academy Shows
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2015
TexARTS will have you doing backflips for the upcoming Musical Theatre Academy productions slated to hit the Kam & James Morris Theatre this spring season!
HCCT to Host REGARDS TO BROADWAY Fundraiser, 3/26
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2015
The Hill Country Community Theatre will hold a fundraising event, "Regards to Broadway", on Thursday March 26 at 6:30 PM.
Hill Country Community Theatre Announces Cast of THE MOUSETRAP
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2015
The Hill Country Community Theatre has announced the cast for its production of Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap." Glen Bird will direct the play. Performances will begin April 23.
BWW Interviews: JERSEY BOYS' Keith Hines Talks Getting the Role of Nick Massi
by Kathy Strain - March 16, 2015
JERSEY BOYS is an entertaining show that chronicles the lives of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and the ups and downs they endured in their careers. As the touring production travels around North America, actor Keith Hines, who plays Nick Massi, enjoys every minute of the tour and the opportunities he has had in his life. Broadway World caught up with Hines as they prepare for their visit to Austin, Texas.
THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM Runs 4/16-26 at Mary Moody Northen Theatre
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 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 April 16 - 26, 2015.
LITTLE HOUSE's Alison Arngrim Coming to Long Center, 4/28-5/03
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2015
And you thought she was out spoken on the Little House on the Prairie? Vanity Fair declared her 'TV history's #1 one bitch' and now after her successful run in New York, she's taking her title and show on the road by popular demand.TV Star Alison Arngrim takes the Rollins Studio Theater in the Texas premiere of Confessions of a Prairie Bitch! Tickets start at $27.50 and are on sale now.

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