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Hill Country Community Theatre and Highland Lakes Equality Center Present OVER THE RAINBOW A Tribute To Judy Garland
by BWW News Desk - December 18, 2019
Judy Garland still brings gasps of joy and excitement with her iconic voice - an unmatched talent! The Hill Country Community Theatre and the Highland Lakes Equality Center will honor the legend with a special event, a?oeOver the Rainbow: A Tribute to Judy Garland,a?? for two performances only.
BWW Review: THE SANTALAND DIARIES at The Whisenhunt At ZACH
by Sabrina Wallace - December 18, 2019
THE SANTALAND DIARIES is a pure comedic indulgence. Irreverent, contemptuous, hilarious! J. Robert Moore delivers Davis Sedaris' work with impeccable artistry. A must-see this Holiday season!
Casting Announced For 2020 Alley All New Festival
by BWW News Desk - December 18, 2019
The Alley Theatre's Alley All New Festival, January 16 a?" 26, 2020, features new plays from some of the most exciting voices in contemporary theatre. The Festival programming includes workshop performances, readings, and an Early Draft Preview.
NNPN Announces $550,000 Grant From The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2019
National New Play Network, the country's alliance of nonprofit theaters that collaborate in innovative ways to develop, produce, and extend the life of new plays, is thrilled and grateful to announce it will receive a three-year, $550,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of upcoming innovations for the field-altering New Play Exchange.
Musical Comedy BAD GIRLS UPSET BY THE TRUTH Returns To Austin With Shows In March 2020
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2019
Bad Girls Upset by the Truth,' a musical, comedic one-woman show originally by Austin Music Awards' 'Songwriter of the Year' Jo Carol Pierce, returns to Texas stages for multiple dates in March of 2020. Celebrating 30 years since the creation of 'Bad Girls Upset by the Truth,' actor Lauren Meckel and director Marea Colombo are reviving this southwestern cult theatre hit at a time when outspoken female artists are reclaiming country music.
National New Play Network Announces 2019-20 Annual Commission: QUOTABLE by Idris Goodwin with Boston's Company One Theatre
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2019
The National New Play Network, the country's alliance of nonprofit theaters that collaborate in innovative ways to develop, produce, and extend the life of new plays, is thrilled to announce that the 2019-20 Annual Commission has been awarded to Core Member Company One Theatre (Boston, MA) and playwri ght Idris Goodwin for the new play Quotable. This new work is a two-person break beat play about generational divides within social justice movements, multiple allegiances and the complications of identity politics in the information age.
Just Two Weeks Left To Vote for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Austin Awards
by BWW - December 16, 2019
There's just two weeks left to vote for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Austin Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! The people have spoken nominations are set, and now you can vote to make sure your favorite local theatre's achievements and performers are recognized!
The Filigree Theatre Announces Their Season Three Winter Production THE TURN OF THE SCREW
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2019
The Filigree Theatre, the Austin-based, women-led, independent theatre company announces their Season Three Winter Production: 'The Turn of the Screw,' by Jeffrey Hatcher, set to run from Jan. 30 - Feb. 9, 2020 at Romy Suskin Photography Studio (2617 S. First St., Austin, Texas 78704), Thursdays through Sundays at 8 p.m. This production will be directed by The Filigree Theatre Founding Artistic Director, Elizabeth V. Newman and will star Austin actors James Lindsley and Paulina Fricke-Fox. Tickets for this production will be available for purchase Jan. 1 2020 on The Filigree Theatre website and directly via Eventbrite. The audience is invited to join the director, cast and crew for complimentary cookies and champagne following each performance.
BWW Review: THE BUTCHER OF BARABOO at Street Corner Arts is Cozy Yet Sinister
by Madelyn Geyer - December 13, 2019
Pull out your best butcher knife, pour yourself a steaming cup of coffee, and prance over to the Hyde Park Theatre to experience Street Corner Arts' production of THE BUTCHER OF BARABOO. Playwright Marisa Wegrzyn fashions a world where the snow is white, the blood is red, and the humor is as black as the coffee brewing in the pot.
Photo Flash: Ground Floor Theatre and Deaf Theatre Austin Present NEXT TO NORMAL
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2019
Next to Normal explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Dad's an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal because the mother has been battling bipolar disorder for 16 years.
BWW Review: Broadway In Austin's DEAR EVAN HANSEN Tour Hits Right In The Heart
by Lynn Beaver - December 11, 2019
If you have never seen Broadway smash hit, DEAR EVAN HANSEN, you're in for an emotional roller coaster wrapped up in a multimedia work of art.
CD Baby Announces 2020 DIY Musician Conference in Austin
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 11, 2019
CD Baby is announcing its 6th annual  DIY Musician Conference, to be held on August 28-30 in Austin, Texas. While the event is still 9 months away, CD Baby wants to reward early registration by offering a low price for 2020 tickets. Early-bird tickets for 2020 are now available for just $129.
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS MEMORY at The Mastrogeorge Theatre, Austin Texas
by Jesse Griffith - December 10, 2019
Based on the beloved 1956 classic by the same title, The Alchemy Theatre's production of A Christmas Memory (at the Mastrogeorge Theatre) is a lovely adaptation of what is in my opinion, Truman Capote's finest masterpiece. Although Capote published far fewer books than his contemporaries, his body of work is extraordinary with accolades for works the caliber of Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood, Capote always insisted that this short story was his personal favorite. A tribute to his distant cousin, Nanny Rumbley Faulk, nicknamed 'Sook', A Christmas Memory tells us the story of 'Buddy' (Capote's nickname) and his last Christmas with cousin Sook and their beloved dog, Queenie. Capote's shattered childhood had a profound effect on him; He suffered from multiple neuroses (including separation anxiety), fueled by alcohol and drug addiction. Capote was so terrified of abandonment that he reportedly refused to travel without his most treasured possession, a baby blanket handmade by Sook. When he died at the Bel Air home of Joanne Carson one month shy of his sixtieth birthdate, (per Carson), he held the blanket and uttered his final words, 'It's me, it's Buddy... I'm cold'.
Photo Flash: Meet The Cast of FIVE LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE At Austin City Theatre
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2019
This holiday season, The City Theatre serves up hilarity with the Austin premiere comedy 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche. Lot of laughs are the order of the day as this cult favorite of theatre companies nationwide dishes up a fun and farcical celebration of sisterhood and survival.
BroadwayWorld Austin Awards Update: FUN HOME - Ground Floor Theatre Leads Best Local Musical!
by BWW Staff - December 09, 2019
There's just a few weeks left to make your voice heard and submit your votes for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Austin Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! The people have spoken nominations are set, and now you can vote to make sure your favorite local theatre's achievements and performers are recognized!
Street Corner Arts Presents THE BUTCHER OF BARABOO
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2019
In Baraboo, Wisconsin, the ground is white with snow and the air is black with laughs. Valerie is the town butcher with an axe to grind. Her daughter Midge is a pharmacist whose clientele extends beyond the drug store. Over one cold February week, the town cop - who just happens to be Valerie's sister-in-law - will try to sniff out this family's secrets and lies.
ZACH Theatre Education Presents Open House December 8
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2019
Central Texas children are invited to Open House events at both the DOWNTOWN CAMPUS (1510 Toomey Road) or ZACH North Campus (14010 Us 183 Suite 540) on Sunday, December 8th beginning at 12 p.m. until  2 p.m. for students ages 3.5 and up.Open House events will feature group activities throughout the day, onsite registration, and sample classes.
The Wittliff Collections Present Inaugural Festival Celebrating Music, Photography, Film and Literature of the Southwest
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2019
The Wittliff Collections, an internationally acclaimed collection of Southwest writing, photography, film and music, will host its festival debut on April 18, 2020, in Austin, Texas, with a one-day event celebrating the unbridled imagination of Texas, Mexico and the Southwest.
BWW Review: MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN at DIFFERENT STAGES
by Madelyn Geyer - December 04, 2019
This winter, Austin's Different Stages theatre company takes on one of the most famous novels of the 19th century: FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley. Different Stages performs Patrick Sanford's 2-act adaptation of the novel, showing at the Vortex Repertory Theatre.
GIFT OF THE MAGI Reimagined In Austin 1930s
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2019
It is Christmas in Austin in the 1930s, but for two young lovers, Jim and Della, the prospects are bleak, as both are out of work and penniless. But their dilemma is solved when both part with their most precious possessions (she her beautiful long hair, he his heirloom pocket watch) in order to buy presents for each other thereby creating, at least for a magical moment, an aura of warmth and giving in the blustery, impersonal southwestern city.
Oak View Group and Live Nation to Officially Break Ground on Moody Center
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 03, 2019
 The University of Texas at Austin, one of the world's leading universities, and Oak View Group (OVG), the global venue development, advisory, and investment company for the sports and live entertainment industries and Live Nation Entertainment, the world's leading live events company, today announced the official groundbreaking and start of construction on the Moody Center, a new multi-purpose, state-of-the-art privately financed sports and entertainment arena in Austin, the 'live music capital of the world.'
ZACH Theatre Education to Host Open House December 8th
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2019
Central Texas children are invited to Open House events at both the DOWNTOWN CAMPUS (1510 Toomey Road) or ZACH North Campus (14010 Us 183 Suite 540) on Sunday, December 8th beginning at 12 p.m. until 2 p.m. for students ages 3.5 and up.Open House events will feature group activities throughout the day, onsite registration, and sample classes.
BWW Review: Shit-Faced Shakespeare's THE TAMING OF THE SHREW Butchers the Bard
by Amanda England - December 03, 2019
Shit-faced Shakespeare's THE TAMING OF THE SHREW has come to Austin's Spider House Ballroom! The premise is simple: one cast member has several drinks before the show and, as a result, behaves poorly onstage. The other actors then have to cope with being heckled by a member of their own troupe. 'The Drunk' can then be made to drink even more during the performance by audience members or the show's master of ceremonies. So it's Shakespeare - but sloppier.
December 2nd Update - Current Standings for the BWW Austin Awards!
by BWW - December 02, 2019
It's December! Voting is now underway for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Austin Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Now you can vote to make sure your favorite local theatres and performers are recognized. Check out the first set of stats below.
Tickets Are Now On Sale for A TWISTED CHRISTMAS CAROL
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2019
Tickets are now on sale for the comedy a?oeA Twisted Christmas Carola?? presented by the Hill Country Community Theatre. Reservations can be made by calling (830) 798-8944, online at www.theHCCT.org, at the box office, or by clicking the link below.

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