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Teatro Vivo Reveals 2025–26 Season RAÍCES VIVAS
by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2025
Teatro Vivo has announced its 2025–26 season Raíces Vivas, featuring Papakō: The Journey, the return of La Pastorela, the Latinx Playwriting Workshop, and the 16th Austin Latinx New Play Festival. Running November 2025 through spring 2026, the season highlights Latine stories created in and for the Austin community.
Nominations Open For The 2025 BroadwayWorld Austin Awards
by BWW Awards - September 10, 2025
Nominations are now open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Austin Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
Glass Half Full Theatre to Launch MAEBELLE'S SUITCASE / LA MALETA DE MAEBELLE National Tour
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2025
Glass Half Full Theatre is hitting the road for its seventh national tour with the award-winning bilingual play Maebelle’s Suitcase / La Maleta de Maebelle. Learn more!
Tickets to Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST At Bass Concert Hall on Sale This Week
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2025
Tickets to DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the first North American touring production of the musical presented by Disney in over 25 years, will go on sale to the public on Friday, Sept. 12 at 10 am. Learn more.
Leslie McDonel to Perform Live in Concert at Zach Theater in October
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2025
Zach Theater favorite Leslie McDonel will return to the stage in LESLIE MCDONEL LIVE joined by surprise guests for one night only this fall. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Peter Bay to Step Down as Music Director of Austin Symphony Orchestra in 2027
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2025
The Austin Symphony Orchestra has announced that Peter Bay will step down as music director and principal conductor at the conclusion of the 2026–27 season, marking the end of a remarkable 30-year tenure.
MMNT Opens 53rd Season With IN THE AMAZON WAREHOUSE PARKING LOT
by BWW News Desk - September 05, 2025
Mary Moody Northen Theatre (MMNT) at St. Edward's University will open its 53rd season with In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot, a groundbreaking new play by award-winning playwright Sarah Mantell.
Disability Short Fringe Theatre Festival Comes to Austin
by BWW News Desk - September 04, 2025
TUBU Fest - Theatre for Us By Us, A Disability Short Fringe Theatre Festival is a three-day celebration of creativity, inclusion and community. It runs September 25–27, 2025 at Ground Floor Theatre in Austin, with all performances livestreamed to ensure accessibility across Texas and worldwide.
A STRANGE LOOP for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Audiences at Deaf Austin Theatre to Stream
by BWW News Desk - September 03, 2025
Deaf Austin Theatre and Visionaries of the Creative Arts' A Strange Loop will move to streaming – one-night-only. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!
Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at CITY THEATRE AUSTIN
by Sabrina Wallace - September 02, 2025
'Little Shop of Horrors' never loses its bite. Clever puppetry, a standout Greek chorus, and characters who reveal humanity’s darkest corners elevate Menken & Ashman’s timeless score, keeping this cult classic in full bloom onstage. #BWW #ATXTheatre
Video: Watch 'Love is an Open Door' from FROZEN at ALT Little Lobby Concert
by Emmy Rice - August 31, 2025
Amarillo Little Theatre has launched its Little Lobby Concert series, starting with Love is an Open Door from Disney's Frozen. Their production of the musical will run September 4 – 21, 2025. See the video here!
Texas State University to Host 23rd Annual New American Play Festival
by BWW News Desk - August 28, 2025
Texas State University's School of Theatre, Dance and Film will host the 23rd annual New American Play Festival. NAPF is a celebration of new voices in American theatre. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Spotlight: GREATER TUNA at TexARTS
by BWW Special Offer - August 26, 2025
Meet the Residents of TexARTS' Production of Greater Tuna
YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU to Play at Theatre Arlington
by Emmy Rice - August 23, 2025
Theatre Arlington will bring You Can't Take It With You to the stage September 18 through September 28. Tickets are on sale now. See here for more details!
Review: AMY AND THE ORPHANS at Ground Floor Theatre
by Joni Lorraine - August 21, 2025
Authentic representation belongs at the heart of the American stage, and it belongs in Austin.
Chorus Austin Opens Season Of Unity With HOPE AND HUMANITY In September
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2025
Chorus Austin will open its 2025–2026 Season of Unity with Hope and Humanity on September 26 at Riverbend Centre. Featuring 150 singers and 25 musicians, the concert will present Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem and Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms alongside additional works.
Austin Symphony Orchestra Names New Vice President of Development
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2025
The Austin Symphony Orchestra has named Sonya Robinson as the organization's new vice president of development. Robinson, whose appointment followed a comprehensive national search, will begin her new role on August 25. 
Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Zach Theater
by Sabrina Wallace - August 18, 2025
The Wizard of Oz at Zach is a delight. Cowboy boots, aerialists, a real Toto, and a cast with voices and moves that could light up Broadway. Bold, fresh, unforgettable. #BWW #ATXTheatre
Cast and Creative Team Set for THE HEART SELLERS at Austin Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2025
Austin Playhouse has revealed the cast and creatives for The Heart Sellers by Lloyd Suh. See who is starring, and learn how to purchase tickets here!
Review: STOP KISS at Georgetown Palace Theatre
by Sabrina Wallace - August 13, 2025
Diana Son’s Stop Kiss at the Palace tenderly portrays two women falling in love in 1990s NYC, when queer stories were rare on stage. Love, vulnerability, and the cost of visibility are woven together, even if pacing sometimes blunts the impact.
Cast and Creatives Set for THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Penfold Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2025
Penfold Theatre Company has revealed the cast and creatives for the musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee with music and lyrics by William Finn and a Tony Award- winning book by Rachel Sheinkin. Learn more!
Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel Returns to the Eisemann Center in October
by BWW News Desk - August 12, 2025
Eisemann Center Presents will kick off the 2025-2026 Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel season with Beethoven: The Young Genius in October. Learn more here!
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS Light Trail Returning This Fall
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2025
The New York Botanical Garden will come alive again this Fall with the return of Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail from September 25 through November 30.
Austin Choreographers Bring DANCE CAROUSEL to Ground Floor Theatre
by Emmy Rice - August 10, 2025
The quintessentially Austin Dance Carousel – 40 dances in 40 minutes – continues its yearly dance celebration with a thrilling roster of choreographers for the 2025 performances at the Ground Floor Theatre.
Review: W;T at City Theatre Of Austin
by Victoria Schwarz - August 10, 2025
From July 25 to August 10, City Theatre of Austin presents Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize winning play W;T as part of its 2025 season. See more from the review here!

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