Austin Hosts 16th Annual Home & Garden Show This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2014
Austin's largest and most spectacular Home and Garden show is back, just in time for the New Year, with endless ideas and possibilities for every home and garden wish list. Now launching its 16th year, the show takes place today, January 10th through Sunday, January 12th at the Austin Convention Center, 500 East Cesar Chavez, Austin. Over 200 vendors, a Home Improvement Zone, celebrity appearance, seminars, Kid Zone, pet adoptions, top home improvement experts and family activities await guests at this year's remarkable show.
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2014
Austin's largest and most spectacular Home and Garden show is back, just in time for the New Year, with endless ideas and possibilities for every home and garden wish list. Now launching its 16th year, the show takes place today, January 10th through Sunday, January 12th at the Austin Convention Center, 500 East Cesar Chavez, Austin. Over 200 vendors, a Home Improvement Zone, celebrity appearance, seminars, Kid Zone, pet adoptions, top home improvement experts and family activities await guests at this year's remarkable show.
THE WHIPPING MAN to Make Austin Premiere at City Theatre, 2/7-3/2
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2014
The Austin premiere of Matthew Lopez's THE WHIPPING MAN will play at the City Thetare, running February 7 - March 2. The play will be directed by Stacey Glazer.
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2014
The Austin premiere of Matthew Lopez's THE WHIPPING MAN will play at the City Thetare, running February 7 - March 2. The play will be directed by Stacey Glazer.
BWW Interviews: AMERICAN IDIOT Touring Actor Jared Nepute Talks about the Role of Johnny
by Kathy Strain - January 07, 2014
Based on Green Day's GRAMMY® Award-winning multi-platinum album, AMERICAN IDIOT boldly takes the American musical where it's never gone before. It takes you on a journey of 3 young men trying to discover themselves and where they belong in a post 9/11 world.
by Kathy Strain - January 07, 2014
Based on Green Day's GRAMMY® Award-winning multi-platinum album, AMERICAN IDIOT boldly takes the American musical where it's never gone before. It takes you on a journey of 3 young men trying to discover themselves and where they belong in a post 9/11 world.
THE BOWIE PROJECT: A ROCK & ROLL SOUNDPAINTING Begins 1/30 at Stateside Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2014
Award-winning choreographer Andrea Ariel, in collaboration with the Austin-based David Bowie tribute band Super Creeps and NYC's Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble, is bringing a hybrid performance of dance, theater, and live music in the form of Soundpainting to the Stateside Theatre starting January 30. Through the music of the famed rock and roll shape-shifter, The Bowie Project explores themes of identity in an experimental mash-up of a live music concert with theater and dance, creating an exciting, unpredictable theatrical and musical experience.
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2014
Award-winning choreographer Andrea Ariel, in collaboration with the Austin-based David Bowie tribute band Super Creeps and NYC's Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble, is bringing a hybrid performance of dance, theater, and live music in the form of Soundpainting to the Stateside Theatre starting January 30. Through the music of the famed rock and roll shape-shifter, The Bowie Project explores themes of identity in an experimental mash-up of a live music concert with theater and dance, creating an exciting, unpredictable theatrical and musical experience.
Heckle Her Productions to Present NEVER HAVE I EVER: The Musical, Begin. 1/31
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2014
Heckle Her Productions announces the Austin premiere of Never Have I Ever: The Musical, an original one-act musical comedy with book/lyrics by local playwright Adrienne Dawes, lyrics and music by Amanda Murphy (Second City Training Center faculty), directed by Nitra Gutierrez. Never Have I Ever: The Musical runs for only five performances in Salvage Vanguard's Studio Theater.
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2014
Heckle Her Productions announces the Austin premiere of Never Have I Ever: The Musical, an original one-act musical comedy with book/lyrics by local playwright Adrienne Dawes, lyrics and music by Amanda Murphy (Second City Training Center faculty), directed by Nitra Gutierrez. Never Have I Ever: The Musical runs for only five performances in Salvage Vanguard's Studio Theater.
Paradox Players to Stage SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS, 2/7-23
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2014
Paradox Players presents the Austin premiere of Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks by Richard Alfieri, directed by Matthew Burnett and starring Cynthia Schiebel and Kirk Kelso.
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2014
Paradox Players presents the Austin premiere of Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks by Richard Alfieri, directed by Matthew Burnett and starring Cynthia Schiebel and Kirk Kelso.
THE CRAPSTALL STREET BOYS, DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE and More Set for Trouble Puppet's 2014 Season
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2014
Trouble Puppet Theater Company announces its 2014 season. Enjoy the technical virtuosity and imaginative zeal that give life to Trouble Puppet's bunraku-style puppets and Czech marionettes in highly original, somewhat cracked tales from puppetmaster Connor Hopkins. Please join us for a season of spectacle!
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2014
Trouble Puppet Theater Company announces its 2014 season. Enjoy the technical virtuosity and imaginative zeal that give life to Trouble Puppet's bunraku-style puppets and Czech marionettes in highly original, somewhat cracked tales from puppetmaster Connor Hopkins. Please join us for a season of spectacle!
MAN OF LA MANCHA Comes to The Long Center, 1/14-15
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2014
The 'Impossible Dream' musical is back! The national tour of Man of La Mancha will be at the Long Center for two shows only, January 14 and 15.
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2014
The 'Impossible Dream' musical is back! The national tour of Man of La Mancha will be at the Long Center for two shows only, January 14 and 15.
Austin Playhouse Presents VENUS IN FUR, Now thru 1/25
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2014
Austin Playhouse presents Venus in Fur by David Ives, directed by Lara Toner, running now through January 25th, 2014, Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m. at the Austin Playhouse at Highland Mall, 6001 Airport Blvd., Austin, TX.
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2014
Austin Playhouse presents Venus in Fur by David Ives, directed by Lara Toner, running now through January 25th, 2014, Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m. at the Austin Playhouse at Highland Mall, 6001 Airport Blvd., Austin, TX.
THE JUNGLE BOOK and ALL SHOOK UP Set for Winter 2014 at TexARTS
by BWW News Desk - December 30, 2013
After a record-breaking 2013, TexARTS is gearing up for a phenomenal new year. This winter's Musical Theatre Academy shows will include the youth production of Disney's "The Jungle Book" and the teen production of the Elvis Presley inspired "All Shook Up." These family friendly shows are sure to be audience pleasers.
by BWW News Desk - December 30, 2013
After a record-breaking 2013, TexARTS is gearing up for a phenomenal new year. This winter's Musical Theatre Academy shows will include the youth production of Disney's "The Jungle Book" and the teen production of the Elvis Presley inspired "All Shook Up." These family friendly shows are sure to be audience pleasers.
BWW Reviews: A CHRISTMAS STORY Is a Family Crowd-Pleaser
by Jeff Davis - December 28, 2013
There's no question that A Christmas Story is a beloved classic. The 30 year old film gets plenty of airtime on cable channels during the holiday season, and it's inspired two stage adaptations, one musical and one non-musical. But as much as I love the 1983 film A Christmas Story and have always considered it to be a perfect family film, my opinion of the film lessens ever so slightly with every stage version that I see of it. That's not to say that the stage versions are bad. On the contrary, they're often somehow superior to the film, as is the case with Zach Theatre's hysterical and incredibly enjoyable production.
by Jeff Davis - December 28, 2013
There's no question that A Christmas Story is a beloved classic. The 30 year old film gets plenty of airtime on cable channels during the holiday season, and it's inspired two stage adaptations, one musical and one non-musical. But as much as I love the 1983 film A Christmas Story and have always considered it to be a perfect family film, my opinion of the film lessens ever so slightly with every stage version that I see of it. That's not to say that the stage versions are bad. On the contrary, they're often somehow superior to the film, as is the case with Zach Theatre's hysterical and incredibly enjoyable production.
BroadwayWorld Austin Awards LAST CHANCE TO VOTE - Jacob Roberts-Miller Leads!
by BWW News Desk - December 27, 2013
Voting is now underway for Austin! We have a record number of votes in already, but if you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends.
by BWW News Desk - December 27, 2013
Voting is now underway for Austin! We have a record number of votes in already, but if you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, KUROSAWA & More Set for Hideout Theatre Announces 2014 Season
by BWW News Desk - December 24, 2013
The Hideout Theatre has announced its entire 2014 season of Mainstage Shows. The shows will take on various issues from love, to 70s bad girls, to Kurosawa and more. All shows are set to run Saturday nights at 8 p.m. The shows take place on the mainstage of the Hideout Theatre, 617 Congress Ave. Tickets and more information are available online at www.hideoutheatre.com or by phone at (512) H-I-D-E-O-U-T.
by BWW News Desk - December 24, 2013
The Hideout Theatre has announced its entire 2014 season of Mainstage Shows. The shows will take on various issues from love, to 70s bad girls, to Kurosawa and more. All shows are set to run Saturday nights at 8 p.m. The shows take place on the mainstage of the Hideout Theatre, 617 Congress Ave. Tickets and more information are available online at www.hideoutheatre.com or by phone at (512) H-I-D-E-O-U-T.
Frank Benge Dishes on MRS. BOB CRATCHIT'S WILD CHRISTMAS BINGE
by Jeff Davis - December 21, 2013
Bust out the egg nog. Sam Bass Community Theatre's currently celebrating the Holiday season with an unconventional Christmas comedy, Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge by acclaimed playwright Christopher Durang. A musical parody of the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol, Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge asks what if Mrs. Cratchit wasn't so goody-goody and was instead a angry, stressed out modern-day American woman who wanted out of her harsh 1840s London life.
by Jeff Davis - December 21, 2013
Bust out the egg nog. Sam Bass Community Theatre's currently celebrating the Holiday season with an unconventional Christmas comedy, Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge by acclaimed playwright Christopher Durang. A musical parody of the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol, Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge asks what if Mrs. Cratchit wasn't so goody-goody and was instead a angry, stressed out modern-day American woman who wanted out of her harsh 1840s London life.
BWW Reviews: Beatles Bring Originality and Fun to LET IT BE CHRISTMAS
by Jeff Davis - December 21, 2013
At some point while I was en route to see Let it Be Christmas, I couldn't help but laugh. Here I am, an atheist who grew up in a half-Jewish/half-Christian household, going to see an original musical based on the nativity and featuring music by the Beatles, a band featuring John Lennon who once said 'We're more popular than Jesus.' Oh, and the show's in a church. So to recap, I'm an atheistic half-Jew going to a church to see a show about Jesus featuring songs by a band who claimed to be more popular than the savior himself.
by Jeff Davis - December 21, 2013
At some point while I was en route to see Let it Be Christmas, I couldn't help but laugh. Here I am, an atheist who grew up in a half-Jewish/half-Christian household, going to see an original musical based on the nativity and featuring music by the Beatles, a band featuring John Lennon who once said 'We're more popular than Jesus.' Oh, and the show's in a church. So to recap, I'm an atheistic half-Jew going to a church to see a show about Jesus featuring songs by a band who claimed to be more popular than the savior himself.
Cast and Crew of THE NORTH PLAN Talk Swearing, Spying, and Skynyrd
by Jeff Davis - December 21, 2013
Tomorrow night, Street Corner Artists, one of Austin's newest theater companies, will close their production of the hilarious new comedy, The North Plan.
by Jeff Davis - December 21, 2013
Tomorrow night, Street Corner Artists, one of Austin's newest theater companies, will close their production of the hilarious new comedy, The North Plan.
Last Act Theatre's THE SNIPER'S NEST and MOCHA Set for FronteraFest 2014
by BWW News Desk - December 21, 2013
Last Act Theatre Company (www.lastacttheater.com) will present THE SNIPER'S NEST and MOCHA at FronteraFest 2014. Details below!
by BWW News Desk - December 21, 2013
Last Act Theatre Company (www.lastacttheater.com) will present THE SNIPER'S NEST and MOCHA at FronteraFest 2014. Details below!
Hidden Room to Present English Translation of DER BESTRAFTE BRUDERMORD, 1/17-2/2
by BWW News Desk - December 21, 2013
The Hidden Room presents Der Bestrafte Brudermord, or Hamlet Prince of Denmark, a new English translation by Christine Schmidle. Directed by Beth Burns, the production is narrated by Judd Farris and Jason Newman, with puppets created by Mystery Bird Puppet Theatre and styled by Jennifer Davis.
by BWW News Desk - December 21, 2013
The Hidden Room presents Der Bestrafte Brudermord, or Hamlet Prince of Denmark, a new English translation by Christine Schmidle. Directed by Beth Burns, the production is narrated by Judd Farris and Jason Newman, with puppets created by Mystery Bird Puppet Theatre and styled by Jennifer Davis.
Austin to Present 16th Annual Home & Garden Show, 1/10-12
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2013
Austin's largest and most spectacular Home and Garden show is back, just in time for the New Year, with endless ideas and possibilities for every home and garden wish list. Now launching its 16th year, the show takes place Friday, January 10th through Sunday, January 12th at the Austin Convention Center, 500 East Cesar Chavez, Austin.
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2013
Austin's largest and most spectacular Home and Garden show is back, just in time for the New Year, with endless ideas and possibilities for every home and garden wish list. Now launching its 16th year, the show takes place Friday, January 10th through Sunday, January 12th at the Austin Convention Center, 500 East Cesar Chavez, Austin.
Austin Shakespeare to Present OTHELLO, 2/13-3/2
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2013
Celebrating its 30th year in 2014, Austin Shakespeare announces its cast for Shakespeare's greatest tale of jealousy and passion: Othello, to be presented February 13 - March 2 at The Long Center's Studio Theatre, where Austin Shakespeare is a resident company. Marc Pouhe will return in the title role; "Othello". The title character was also Pouhe's first major Shakespeare role in 2005; subsequently he starred as Macbeth for then new Artistic Director, Ann Ciccolella, who will direct this new Othello production.
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2013
Celebrating its 30th year in 2014, Austin Shakespeare announces its cast for Shakespeare's greatest tale of jealousy and passion: Othello, to be presented February 13 - March 2 at The Long Center's Studio Theatre, where Austin Shakespeare is a resident company. Marc Pouhe will return in the title role; "Othello". The title character was also Pouhe's first major Shakespeare role in 2005; subsequently he starred as Macbeth for then new Artistic Director, Ann Ciccolella, who will direct this new Othello production.
BroadwayWorld Austin Holiday Madness Awards Update 12/20 - LES MIS On Top!
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2013
Voting is now underway for Austin! We have a record number of votes in already, but if you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends.
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2013
Voting is now underway for Austin! We have a record number of votes in already, but if you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends.
TexARTS Presents A COOL YULE Holiday Concert This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2013
The TexARTS Cabaret Series will offer the original holiday-themed revue 'A Cool Yule' tonight and tomorrow, Dec. 20 and 21 at 7:00 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2013
The TexARTS Cabaret Series will offer the original holiday-themed revue 'A Cool Yule' tonight and tomorrow, Dec. 20 and 21 at 7:00 p.m.
THE NIGHT BEFORE Set for FronteraFest 2014, 1/22
by BWW News Desk - December 19, 2013
Following the premiere of his play Television in Scriptworks' Out of Ink at Salvage Vanguard in June, playwright Zac Kline returns to Austin with The Night Before ... a play developed for his wife, actress Blair Baker. Baker and Kline are co-artistic directors of Missing Bolts Productions. The play is directed by Patrick Day.
by BWW News Desk - December 19, 2013
Following the premiere of his play Television in Scriptworks' Out of Ink at Salvage Vanguard in June, playwright Zac Kline returns to Austin with The Night Before ... a play developed for his wife, actress Blair Baker. Baker and Kline are co-artistic directors of Missing Bolts Productions. The play is directed by Patrick Day.
BWW Reviews: One Man WONDERFUL LIFE Is An Amazing Event
by Jeff Davis - December 19, 2013
Forget ringing bells. Every time Martin Burke takes the stage, an angel gets its wings. If you think I'm exaggerating, go see This Wonderful Life at ZACH Theatre. The zany one man version of It's a Wonderful Life is easily one of the most entertaining and inventive holiday shows you will ever see.
by Jeff Davis - December 19, 2013
Forget ringing bells. Every time Martin Burke takes the stage, an angel gets its wings. If you think I'm exaggerating, go see This Wonderful Life at ZACH Theatre. The zany one man version of It's a Wonderful Life is easily one of the most entertaining and inventive holiday shows you will ever see.
BWW Reviews: Ballet Austin Debuts New Designs for THE NUTCRACKER
by Jeff Davis - December 18, 2013
It's tough to think of a production in the Austin area that's been as hyped as Ballet Austin's current production of The Nutcracker. Now in its 51st year, this year's show features new sets and costumes, the first time in over a decade that Ballet Austin's Nutcracker has received such a makeover. Though the designs cost a pretty penny, I'm not sure they enhance the show as much as they could. Nevertheless, the incredible performers and outstanding choreography aren't hampered by them, either.
by Jeff Davis - December 18, 2013
It's tough to think of a production in the Austin area that's been as hyped as Ballet Austin's current production of The Nutcracker. Now in its 51st year, this year's show features new sets and costumes, the first time in over a decade that Ballet Austin's Nutcracker has received such a makeover. Though the designs cost a pretty penny, I'm not sure they enhance the show as much as they could. Nevertheless, the incredible performers and outstanding choreography aren't hampered by them, either.
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