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Southwestern University Stages A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAY
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2018
Southwestern University's Sarofim School of Fine Arts' Theatre Department is proud to present A Bright Room Called Day by Tony Kushner. In the early 1930's, the future of Germany teeters between the debilitated Weimar government and the uprising of Hitler's Nazi Party.
Southwestern University Presents A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2018
Southwestern University's Sarofim School of Fine Arts' Theatre Department is excited to present the Tony Award winning musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. In this classic piece of musical theatre, the lives of three neighbors in Ancient Rome are intertwined when two members of opposite households fall in love but cannot be together. Pseudolos, a crafty slave determined to live his life as a free man, offers to join the two lovers together in exchange for his freedom. Hilarity ensues as Pseudolos and the lovers try to succeed in creating their own happy endings. Note production includes Mature Content.
Photo Flash: Austin Shakespeare Stages THE SEAGULL
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2018
Austin Shakespeare brings Chekhov's revolutionary play, The Seagull, to the Rollins Studio Theatre at the Long Center from February 7 - 25, 2018. This is the first time the legendary Russian playwright's work will be performed by the professional (Actors' Equity) company.
Austin Actors Studio Opens with THE DIVINERS
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2018
Austin Actors Studio, a professional theatre company dedicated to producing theatre and creating opportunities for young actors and technicians to work with professionals, will have its first production, The Diviners, by Jim Leonard Jr. and directed by Milton R. Zoth.
BWW Review: DEATH BY DESIGN Done In By Deadly Pace
by Frank Benge - February 12, 2018
Playwright Rob Urbinati had a clever idea with DEATH BY DESIGN: Take the sophisticated and witty banter of the characters of Noel Coward and Oscar Wilde and drop them into the middle of an Agatha Christie murder mystery. In order for all of this to work, he wrote it as a farce. Edward Bennett (Bill Clausen), a playwright, and his actress wife, Sorel (Ashleigh Pedersen) have just had a disastrous opening night and they've escaped London to hunker down in their country digs, only to have their peace shattered by the arrival of one unexpected screwball guest after another. When one of the guests is murdered, the manor's maid is determined to solve the crime.
Join The Austin Music Foundation For The Return Of The 'Feel The Love' Music Industry Expo
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2018
The Austin Music Foundation (AMF) is proud to announce the return of its annual 'Feel the Love' Music Industry Expo. Back for a fourth year, the Expo provides a one-of-a-kind forum for professionals in the Austin music industry to connect with area music support nonprofits and organizations, learn about available community resources and network with their peers.
BWW Review: THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME Dazzles in ZACH Texas Premiere
by Frank Benge - February 07, 2018
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME is a 2003 mystery novel by British writer Mark Haddon. The novel won the Whitbread Book Award for Best Novel and Book of the Year, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book, and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. The title is a quote from Sherlock Holmes in Arthur Conan Doyle's 1892 short story 'Silver Blaze'. The play, by Simon Stephens, is a significant reworking of the source material. While the novel presented the story in first-person narrative, the play is presented as a reading of Boone's writing, read aloud by his teacher, Siobhan (Katie Kohler). The end result is that the play is presented as a beautifully theatrical play-within-a-play, both wonderfully self-aware and playful. Set in Swindon and London, THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME is about a 15-year-old amateur detective named Christopher Boone (Preston Straus) who is also a mathematical genius. He appears to have an unspecified autism spectrum disorder which is never explicitly stated in the play. The curious incident of the title is the mystery surrounding the death of a neighbor's dog, Wellington, found by Christopher, speared by a pitchfork. Christopher is exceptionally intelligent, but ill-equipped to deal with everyday life. His quest to solve the mystery takes him far beyond where he ever thought he could go, becoming a lesson on life and self reliance. Winner of the 2015 Tony Award® for Best New Play, THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, is now receiving a Texas premiere at ZACH Theatre, in a marvelously inventive production that immerses the audience into the sensory overload of Christopher's world.
Photo Flash: ZACH Theatre presents the Austin Premiere of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHTTIME
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2018
Winner of the 2015 Tony Award ® for Best New Play, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a "dazzling, pulse-pounding and remarkable" (Time Out New York) adaptation of Mark Haddon's internationally best-selling novel.
Tickets On Sale For THE 39 STEPS at Hill Country Community Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2018
Tickets are now on sale for Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps", adapted into an hysterical comedy by Patrick Barlow and presented by the Hill Country Community Theatre. Reservations can be made by calling (830) 798-8944, online at www.theHCCT.org, or at the box office.
BWW Review: ARIADNE AUF NAXOS Wrangles a Dynamic Operatic Experience at The Long Center in Austin, TX
by Amy Bradley - February 01, 2018
With the history of ARIADNE AUF NAXOS as rich and complicated as the melodrama within itself, the reinvention presented by the Austin Opera this season is reminiscent of this Opera's rich history and beginnings. Premiering initially in 1912, Richard Strauss conceived a performance mixing the comedic style of Moliere' with the musically focused German-style melodrama opera. Appearing originally in two contrasting acts, the first begins as a play, and the second transitions into a full-fledged opera with comedic highlights. Historically, audiences were flustered in Munich and London by the contrasting art forms rolled into one night of entertainment - specifically, opera aficionados were loathe to sit through an entire act of a performance, before hearing the opera they were expecting in act two. After a variety of attempts with different versions and audience locations, Strauss' Libretto partner Hofmannsthal proposed a new first act be written to provide context on marrying the dramatization of operatic performance style with less prestigious but entertaining commedia dell'arte. Thus the second version of ARIADNE AUF NAXOS was presented in 1916 in Berlin and despite unsuccessful returns of a few productions, this opera/commedia concoction went on to be performed all over European Opera houses until it's first presentation in the United States in 1925. This rich history and reworking lend well to the present production at The Long Center presented by Austin Opera.
BWW Review: 893 | YA-KU-ZA An Intriguing Look Into Crime Syndicate World
by Frank Benge - January 31, 2018
Set over the course of a business lunch in a Japanese restaurant in an undisclosed U.S. locale, 893 | YA-KU-ZA follows Aya's (Mia King) bid to become the first female member of the infamous Japanese crime syndicate. A meeting has been arranged with a man known only as 1 (kt shorb) to discuss bringing Aya on board and what 1 expects from her. Daria Miyeko Marinelli's new play explores the themes of ambition, power, and loyalty, by asking what it means to be first and then examining what one is willing to do to get there.
THE 39 STEPS Comes to Hill Country Community Theater
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2018
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have "The 39 Steps", a fast-paced whodunit, opening at the Hill Country Community Theatre on February 15, and running through March 4. 
Austin Film Festival Receives Grant Program Funding from TSLAC
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2018
The Texas State Library & Archives Commission (TSLAC) recently awarded funding to Austin Film Festival (AFF) and The Wittliff Collections at Texas State University under its TexTreasures Grant program. Starting September of this year, The Wittliff Collections is confirmed to host more of Austin Film Festival's vast audiovisual archive and feature materials preserved from Festivals and Conferences between 1997-2002.
Philip Glass Ensemble Presents KOYAANISQATSI LIVE
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2018
Considered to be one of the most influential composers ever to work in film, Philip Glass has reinvented the relationship between music and the moving image. Glass turns 80 in 2017, and to celebrate Texas Performing Arts presents a unique musical and cinematic experience!
TexARTS Announces SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2018
TexARTS closes its record-breaking box office season with the Tony Award-nominated and Grammy Award-winning musical Smokey Joe's Cafe. This tribute to legendary songwriters Leiber and Stoller is a dazzling, song-and-dance celebration featuring 40 of rock 'n' roll's greatest hits, including 'Hound Dog,' 'Stand by Me,' 'Yakety Yak,' 'Jailhouse Rock,' 'Spanish Harlem,' 'On Broadway,' 'Kansas City,' 'Love Potion #9,' and 'Fools Fall in Love.' Smokey Joe's Caf plays on stage February 15 March 4 at the Kam & James Morris Theatre in Lakeway.
BWW Review: TILT Performance Group Delivers Unique Gifts with THE GIVER
by Joni Lorraine - January 25, 2018
TILT Performance Group Delivers Unique Gifts with THE GIVER
BWW Review: THE VOICES OF DONNY HATHAWAY - A Stellar Premier
by Lynn Beaver - January 24, 2018
Austin producer Robert King and The newly re-opened Ground Floor Theatre presented an original work; THE VOICES OF DANNY HATHAWAY for an extremely limited run of just two performances. Normally we don't review such short runs, but having seen King's first original theatrical effort, FOR THE LOVE OF MAHALIA, which I loved, and I was intrigued by his concept.
BWW Review: IF I FORGET a Riveting Look at a Family in Crisis
by Frank Benge - January 23, 2018
IF I FORGET is the newest play by Steven Levenson, best known as the librettist for the smash hit musical Dear Evan Hanson. It is currently receiving a Texas premiere in a smart and stylish production from Southwest
NOISES OFF, Michael Frayn's Outrageous Comedy Opens 2/16 at City Theatre Austin
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2018
If comedies are your favorite choice of theatre entertainment, then look no further! City Theatre Austin is excited to continue its 2018 season with Michael Frayn's madcap stage show Noises Off, hailed by critics as the funniest farce ever written. Directed by guest director Kevin J. Smith, the production runs February 16 thru March 11.
BBW Review: UNCLE VANYA Brings Anton Chekhov to the Stage at The City Theatre in Austin, TX.
by Amy Bradley - January 20, 2018
Celebrated as a revolutionary playwright in turn of the century Industrial Russia, Anton Chekhov delivers an examination of urban and country life in his play, UNCLE VANYA. Now playing at The City Theatre in East Austin, this famous playwrights works are brought to stage for the first time at this community theater. New beginnings of this play date back to 1898 with publishing and debuting a year later in full production by the Moscow Art Theatre. Directed by the godfather of modern acting, Konstantin Stanislavski brings the struggle of class and love to the stage. Set on a run-down estate in the woods of Russia, our hometown family of characters are disrupted by an elderly professor and his much younger, and very attractive second wife, Yelena. The pining title character of the play Vanya is the long running estate manager and brother to the sickly professors first wife. Intimated and teetering on the edge of patience, Vanya befriends the towns local doctor, Astrov in an effort to pass the time and pontificate his frustrations and helplessness. Quickly into the play, Astrov and Vanya fall under the spell of the beautiful Yelena, throwing themselves in circumstances unbecoming of a married woman. Into the mix is Vanya's niece, Sonya who lives in a lonely love with doctor Astrov. With the demise of characters and the estate at risk, our characters desperately attempt to navigate the tough terrain ahead of them.
Photo Flash: LAS AVENTURAS DE ENOUGHIE at Zach Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2018
ZACH Theatre in partnership with Teatro Vivo, Glass Half Full, and the Kindness Campaign will start the 2018 Moody Theatre for Families Series with the world premiere bilingual production for youth audiences, Las Aventuras de Enoughie (The Adventures of Enoughie) as part of ZACH's 85th Anniversary season. Written by Caroline Reck and based on the character Enoughie created by the Kindness Campaign, this bilingual production, Las Aventuras de Enoughie (The Adventures of Enoughie) plays at the Mexican American Cultural Center January 19, 2018 February 25, 2018 under the direction of Caroline Reck.
Nashville's Geoffrey Nauffts to Workshop New Musical SWITCHED at Texas State University
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2018
Award winning writer Geoffrey Nauffts will workshop his new musical at Texas State University as part of The Harrison/Bowman New Works Commission, funded in part by The Stillwater Foundation. Switched is a new musical with book by Geoffrey Nauffts and music and lyrics by Jonatha Brooke. The workshop will be directed by Tony nominated director Sheryl Kaller.
For Valentine's Day, A Murder Mystery Dinner With A Side Of Spirits, Shakespeare And Local History
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2018
Penfold Theatre Company presents a live, murder mystery dinner experience, The Most Fateful Tragedy of the Brushy Creek Lovers: an Investigation Spiritual, for Valentine's Day weekend only, February 16-18, at the Rabb House in Round Rock.
Lucinda Williams, The Black Angels, and More To Perform At The 2018 AUSTIN MUSIC AWARDS
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2018
The Austin Music Awards announced today that the Townes Van Zandt Songwriting Award will be presented to singer-songwriter JOE ELY by artist-musician TERRY ALLEN and the Margaret Moser Women in Music Award will be presented to LIZ LAMBERT, founder and Creative Director of Bunkhouse Hotels by Grammy Award winner and musician, LUCINDA WILLIAMS.
BWW Review: WHEN WE ARE MARRIED is a comedic look at the absurdity of past societal standards.
by Lacey Cannon Gonzales - January 18, 2018
When We When Are Married is the first production of 2018 from Different Stages. Penned by J.B. Priestly, the original production opened in London in 1938 and the 1985 West End revival went on to win the Oliver Award for Best Play. It also holds the distinction of being the first play to be televised unedited when it was broadcast by the BBC in 1938. In addition to receiving film and TV adaptations over the years, the play has also been broadcast several times by radio across the U.K.

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