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Tickets On Sale For FOR PETER PAN ON HER 70th BIRTHDAY From Jarrott Productions
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2019
Jarrott Productions presents Sarah Ruhl's bittersweet comedy, FOR PETER PAN ON HER 70TH BIRTHDAY, February 14th through March 10th at the intimate Trinity Street Playhouse, located inside the First Baptist Church of Austin at 901 Trinity Street. Performances are at 7:30pm on Thursday, Today and Saturday nights, with a 2:30pm matinee on Sundays.
BWW Review: ANASTASIA is a Dazzling Spectacle!
by Lacey Cannon Gonzales - February 14, 2019
Whether you're a history buff, grew up with the film or are a newcomer to the mysterious story of the lost princess, you will find something to love. Run, don't walk to catch this instant musical theatre classic before it leaves Austin on February 17th.
Global LGBTQ Story Archive 'I'm From Driftwood' To Celebrate 10-Year Anniversary In 2019
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2019
 I'm From Driftwood, the worldwide online LGBTQ story archive, is poised to mark its 10-year anniversary in 2019. The nonprofit has spent the last decade producing, curating, and publishing first-person stories of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people of all backgrounds. The topics of the stories reflect the entire spectrum of the queer experience, from love, coming of age, and parenting, to race, homeless youth and gender nonconformity.
Hill Country Community Theatre to Present BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2019
The game is definitely afoot at the Hill Country Community Theatre thanks to its upcoming production of 'Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery' opening February 14 and running through March 3.
Jarrott Productions Presents FOR PETER PAN ON HER 70th BIRTHDAY
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2019
Jarrott Productions presents Sarah Ruhl's bittersweet comedy, FOR PETER PAN ON HER 70TH BIRTHDAY, February 14th through March 10th at the intimate Trinity Street Playhouse, located inside the First Baptist Church of Austin at 901 Trinity Street. Performances are at 7:30pm today, Friday and Saturday nights, with a 2:30pm matinee on Sundays.
Tickets On Sale For FOR PETER PAN ON HER 70th BIRTHDAY From Jarrott Productions
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2019
Jarrott Productions presents Sarah Ruhl's bittersweet comedy, FOR PETER PAN ON HER 70TH BIRTHDAY, February 14th through March 10th at the intimate Trinity Street Playhouse, located inside the First Baptist Church of Austin at 901 Trinity Street. Performances are at 7:30pm today, Friday and Saturday nights, with a 2:30pm matinee on Sundays.
Texas Comedies & Crank Collective Stage THE FEUD
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2019
The Civil War is over, but fighting rages on in 1870s Texas. In this one-hour musical comedy with a live band, a beleaguered army officer stands between an outlaw family and a band of vigilantes, while a wronged woman seeks her own twisted justice.
UT Dance Repertory Theatre Presents FORTITUDE
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2019
Under the artistic direction of Andrea Beckham and Erica Gionfriddo, Dance Repertory Theatre returns to the stage in Fortitude, a concert celebrating the enduring spirit of dance and the strength of those called to it as a field. Fortitude features work by renowned guest artists, faculty and students as well as the annual presentation of the Haruka Weiser Memorial Commission.
TexARTS' XANADU Opens Feb. 15th
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2019
The TexARTS Professional Series presents the Broadway hit musical Xanadu, based on the 1980 Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly cult classic film. This hilarious story is very simple; a muse comes to Earth and inspires an artist to open a roller disco! Seriously.
DEAR EVAN HANSEN, HELLO, DOLLY! Announced Broadway In Austin 2019-20 Season
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2019
Broadway in Austin presented by Texas Performing Arts is thrilled to announce it's 2019-20 Season; the ONLY national touring Broadway series in Austin.  'We're amid an amazing 2018-19 season, and Broadway in Austin has done it again - blending a season of favorite gems with new powerful, moving and just plain fun shows sure to become favorites.  I can't wait!' states Rachel Durkin-Drga, Texas Performing Arts Senior Associate Director.
BWW Review: PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES is Chock Full of Southern Charm, Song and Dance
by Frank Benge - February 12, 2019
PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES is a Tony nominated 1981 musical written by the performance group of the same name. The group, Pump Boys and Dinettes, consisted of John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel and Jim Wann. The members also jointly directed and starred in the original Broadway production. The show is basically a series of standalone songs rather than a conventional story tied together with music. The book for this musical is very thin and really only exists to get to the next song. Each song represents some element of small-town life: the sacredness of fishing, the fun of owning a pair of "Drinkin Shoes," and other assorted blue collar tales including growing up with with their grandma, whom they called Mamaw. The company tosses off 21 short-form songs with performances that harken back to simpler, more straight forward times with good natured knee-slapping, song, dance and humor. They shatter the fourth wall by talking directly to the audience and eventually coming right out into it and the end result is a refreshing blast from the past.
THE WOMEN OF____ (a Song Not Song) Comes to Oscar G. Brockett Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2019
The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance presents The Women of _______ (a song not song) by I-Chia Chiu, kt shorb and the ensemble February 13-17, 2019 at the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre.
BWW Review: REFERENCES TO SALVADOR DALI MAKE ME HOT at Texas State University
by Addison McKissack - February 08, 2019
Following the decaying marriage of Gabriela and Benito, REFERENCES TO SALVADOR DALI MAKE ME HOT by Jose Rivera at Texas State University gives a fantastical look into themes of marriage, sex and war.  While the script leaves something to be desired, director Alex Rodriguez put together a show that cuts right to the heart of the crumbling marriage.
BWW Review: JANE EYRE, THE MUSICAL Strains to Hit Emotional Beats
by Madelyn Geyer - February 07, 2019
JANE EYRE, THE MUSICAL began workshops in 1995 before moving to the La Jolla Playhouse in 1999 for pre-Broadway try-out performances. The musical premiered on Broadway in December of 2000 and closed in June of 2001, scoring 5 Tony Award nominations along the way. And deservedly so. Paul Gordon's elegant music and moving lyrics reveal the simmering passions and inner struggles the main characters face. 
BWW Review: Come and Meet Those Dancing Feet of MacTheatre's Joyous 42ND STREET
by Madelyn Geyer - February 07, 2019
MacTheatre's production of 42ND STREET exudes pure Broadway bliss from the moment a massive line of energetic tap dancers greets the audience from behind a rising curtain. Come along and listen to the lullaby of Broadway…only it won't lull you to sleep.
Chatting with Tari Kelly as Countess Lily in ANASTASIA on Tour
by Kathy Strain - February 05, 2019
The story of ANASTASIA is one of mystery, sadness, joy and romance. The audience is taken on a journey with a young girl who doesn't know her past. She wants to know where she came from and where she really belongs. As ANASTASIA continues to tour throughout North America, BWW had a chance to catch up with actress Tari Kelly who plays the part of Countess Lily.
Tickets Are Now On Sale For HCCT's BASKERVILLE
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2019
Tickets are now on sale for "Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery." This play turns one of Holmes' most famous mysteries on its head. Instead of a heady whodunit, this production is a fast-paced comedy.
OUR TOWN, Thornton Wilder's Iconic American Play Comes to Austin in February
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2019
Coming in February, The City Theatre Company proudly presents the acclaimed stage classic Our Town, Thornton Wilder's great American play about family, community, and the value of life's most precious moments. Written in 1938, this moving portrait of small-town life won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and, with so much relevance, is still being produced in theatres today. It plays February 14 thru March 3 in an exciting original production at Picturebox Studios.
BWW Review: Austin Opera's SILENT NIGHT A Hard Look at The Unchanged Reality of War
by Joni Lorraine - January 30, 2019
Austin Opera's SILENT NIGHT A Hard Look at The Unchanged Reality of War
BWW Review: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Rocks at ZACH
by Frank Benge - January 30, 2019
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH is a 1998 Off-Broadway rock musical that won the Obie Award and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Trask and a book by John Cameron Mitchell. It is a performance by Hedwig, a genderqueer East German singer of the fictional rock and roll band, The Angry Inch. In 2014, the show saw its first Broadway incarnation winning the year's Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. It was also filmed as a movie long before the revised Broadway production.
The Adderly School Presents Two Special Performances Of MY NAME IS ALICE This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2019
THE ADDERLEY SCHOOL, Austin's premier nonprofit for children's theater, is gearing up to present their first annual scholarship event featuring two performances of A, My Name is Alice by young women of THE ADDERLEY SCHOOL. The shows will take place at The Townsend (718 Congress Ave #100) this Friday, Feb. 1 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 2 at 4 p.m. Tickets sales will help THE ADDERLEY SCHOOL raise funds to support underserved children in the Austin community. Kathy Valentine is joined fellow ADDERLEY board member Beverly Dale and other event sponsors including Jamie Barshop, Forrest Preece, Linda Ball, as well as Kendra Scott and the Resendez Law Firm.
Jarrott Productions Presents Sarah Ruhl's FOR PETER PAN ON HER 70TH BIRTHDAY
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2019
Sarah Ruhl's latest hit comedy, FOR PETER PAN ON HER 70TH BIRTHDAY, opens February 14th and plays through March 10th. This is the second play of Jarrott Productions' fourth season, and it performs at the intimate Trinity Street Playhouse, located inside the First Baptist Church of Austin at 901 Trinity Street. Performances are at 7:30pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, with a 2:30pm matinee on Sundays.
Ground Floor Theatre Announces World Premiere Of Florinda Bryant's BLACK DO CRACK
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2019
Ground Floor Theatre is proud to announce the world premiere of black do crack running February 14 - March 2, 2019. Directed by Matrex Kilgore and written and performed by Florinda Bryant, black do crack is an exploration of the mythology of the strong black woman. The mother who is not allowed to crack but is dying under the pressure of that fiction. Drugs and food. Escaping. Stuck. Moving slow. Moving too fast. We wail. In secret. Hiding our discomposure. Black bends and do crack.
Ground Floor Theatre Announces World Premiere Of Florinda Bryant's Black Do Crack
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2019
Ground Floor Theatre is proud to announce the world premiere of black do crack running February 14 - March 2, 2019. Directed by Matrex Kilgore and written and performed by Florinda Bryant, black do crack is an exploration of the mythology of the strong black woman. The mother who is not allowed to crack but is dying under the pressure of that fiction. Drugs and food. Escaping. Stuck. Moving slow. Moving too fast. We wail. In secret. Hiding our discomposure. Black bends and do crack.
Austin Opera Announces 2019-2020 Season: RIGOLETTO, EVEREST, and TURANDOT
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2019
Austin Opera today announces its 2019-2020 Season of programming at the Long Center, which includes Verdi's Rigoletto; the company premiere of Joby Talbot and Gene Scheer's Everest, the tale of one of the worst years in the famous mountain's history; and Puccini's final opera, Turandot.

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