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Mark Your Calendar For Alfred Hitchcock's THE 39 STEPS at Hill Country Community Theater!
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2018
Inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's iconic film, and the classic spy novel, The 39 Steps , adapted by Patrick Barlow, follows in February. This thrilling, hilarious noir adventure plunges you into the world of Richard Hannay, an ordinary man forced to go on the run after aiding a mysterious woman. From the shadowy streets of 1930s London to the wild moors of Scotland and beyond, The 39 Steps traces Richard's madcap quest to keep government secrets out of the wrong hands.
Box Office Open for THE FATHER from Jarrott Productions
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2018
From the company that most recently brought you the critical hit production of John Patrick Shanley's PRODIGAL SON, winner of Broadway World Austin's Best Leading Actor/Drama for Sam Domino AND Best Original Score for Michael Jarrott, now comes THE FATHER-a gripping drama that has captivated audiences and critics alike in Paris, London, New York, and now Austin, its Southwest Regional Premiere!
BWW Review: Karen Rodriguez Shines in Vortex Rep's THE WAY SHE SPOKE: A DOCU-MYTHOLOGIA by Isaac Gomez
by Joni Lorraine - January 16, 2018
Karen Rodriguez Shines in Vortex Rep's THE WAY SHE SPOKE: A DOCU-MYTHOLOGIA by Isaac Gomez
FINDING NEVERLAND - CANCELLED Tue, Jan 16th
by Frank Benge - January 16, 2018
Due to inclement weather, The University of Texas at Austin campus will be closed on Tuesday, January 16. Consequently, tonight's 8pm performance of FINDING NEVERLAND at Bass Concert Hall has been cancelled.
Photo Flash: First Look at City Theatre Austin's Production of UNCLE VANYA
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2018
UNCLE VAYNA, Anton Chekhov's most revered work of hope, love, and loss in an exhilarating Austin premiere. When a retired professor and his beautiful young wife are forced to withdraw to an estate in the vast country emptiness, their arrival explode hidden passions and the lives of the entire family come undone. Shattered illusions, deep secrets, and the desire for love run thru the acclaimed play, which has been staged in theatres for over one hundred years. Both joyously comic and poignantly tragic, this newly adapted interpretation written and staged by Rod Mechem, captures all of Chekhov's characters, that have been embraced by audiences for their extraordinary insight into the lives of the ordinary. Uncle Vanya is a classic of world drama still expressing themes that are just as recognizable and resonant today. A must-see for any theatre lover!
TexARTS' Closes Record-Breaking Season with SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 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.
John Davidson as Captain Hook in FINDING NEVERLAND on Tour
by Kathy Strain - January 10, 2018
FINDING NEVERLAND is a beautiful story of the man responsible for writing the beloved PETER PAN many years ago. J.M. Barrie is searching for the next great play and he realizes it's time to write a play just for children. The show opened on Broadway to great praise and success. In recent years, FINDING NEVERLAND began a national tour that leads them to Austin, Texas from January 16-21, 2018 at Bass Concert Hall. Most recently, John Davidson (best known for hosting That's Incredible and Hollywood Squares ) took over the dual role of Barrie's producer as well as Captain Hook in this wonderful tour that continues its trek across the country. BWW caught up with Davidson recently to discuss his past roles, hosting opportunities as well as landing such a fun role in FINDING NEVERLAND.
Different Stages to Premiere WHEN WE ARE MARRIED
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2018
Different Stages continues its 2017- 2018 season with J.B. Priestley's When We Are Married, running from January 12, 2018 to February 2, 2018. The Helliwells, the Parkers and the Soppitts are highly respected pillars of their community... but not for much longer. Married on the same day in the same chapel, they gather to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. The celebrations are short-lived when they discover the vicar wasn't licensed, and they are actually... not married. In fact, they have been living in sin for 25 years.
Preston Straus Leads Austin's A CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, Full Cast
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2018
ZACH Theatre is proud to announce the cast for the Austin premiere of the Tony Award Winning play, A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Based on the novel by Marc Haddon and adapted by Simon Stephens, A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time plays on stage in ZACH's Topfer Theatre, January 31 March 4, 2018 with direction by Producing Artistic Director Dave Steakley.
SVT Announces Works Progress Workshop of HOUSE PLAY by Diana Lynn Small
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2018
Salvage Vanguard Theater (SVT) is proud to announce the winter Works Progress Austin (WPA) workshop, House Play by Diana Lynn Small. Two FREE performances of this work-in-progress will run February 3rd at 5:30pm and 7:30pm at the Susanna Dickinson Museum.
BWW Review: THE IMMIGRANT is a Touching and Timely Piece of Theatre
by Frank Benge - January 08, 2018
Director Don Toner first directed Mark Harelik's THE IMMIGRANT 28 years ago. Happily for Austin, he and Austin Playhouse have decided to restage this charming, inspiring and touching tale for a new generation. THE IMMIGRANT is based on the true story of Harelik's grandfather, a young Russian-Jewish man who entered America through the port of Galveston. Set in Hamilton, Texas (a tiny town with a population of 1,203, no Jews) Haskell Harelik (Joseph Garlock) begins life in America with only a hand pushed fruit cart and a mere smattering of English words at his disposal. It is his gentle spirit and hard work that touches the heart of the local banker and his wife to win him a helping hand. Milton (Huck Huckaby) and Ima Perry (Cyndi Williams) offer him a place to live and eventually, financial help from Milton. With their help, Haskell finally saves up enough money to open a store and send for his wife, Leah (Estrella Saldana). Since the original World Premiere production, directed here in Austin by Toner, Harelik has also adapted the show into a chamber musical.
Texas Performing Arts Awarded Grant To Support THE POWER OF PROTEST: ARTS AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2018
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to Texas Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Austin (TPA) to support The Power of Protest: Arts and Civil Disobedience, a series of performances, artists' residencies, lectures, and community conversations over a three-year period through August 2021. This is the third award TPA has received from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation since 2011, bringing total support of TPA programming to $1,350,000.
Winners Announced For The 2017 BroadwayWorld Austin Awards; Georgetown Palace Wins Theatre of the Year!
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2018
The votes have been counted... Check out the fill list of winners for the 2017 BWW Regional Awards!
City Theatre Austin Presents UNCLE VANYA, Anton Chekhov's Cherished Work Of Hope, Love, and Loss
by BWW News Desk - December 30, 2017
City Theatre Austin kicks off the 2018 season with acclaimed playwright Anton Chekhov's masterful play, Uncle Vanya. The production is directed and adapted by guest director Rod Mechem and stars Brianna Ripkowski, Beau Paul, Julia Salas, Matt Flynn, and Jo Rake.
Cast Announced For THE 39 STEPS at Hill Country Community Theatre
by BWW News Desk - December 28, 2017
The Hill Country Community Theatre is proud to announce the cast for February's lightning fast comedy spoof, The 39 Steps . Inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's iconic film, and the classic spy novel, The 39 Steps , is adapted by Patrick Barlow.
Different Stages Presents WHEN WE ARE MARRIED
by BWW News Desk - December 26, 2017
Different Stages continues its 2017- 2018 season with J.B. Priestley's When We Are Married. The Helliwells, the Parkers and the Soppitts are highly respected pillars of their community... but not for much longer. Married on the same day in the same chapel, they gather to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. The celebrations are short-lived when they discover the vicar wasn't licensed, and they are actually... not married. In fact, they have been living in sin for 25 years.
BWW Review: The Stage Austin's WENDY AND MICHELLE SERVE IT UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS Returns For Two XMAS HANGOVER Shows December 30
by Frank Benge - December 26, 2017
WENDY AND MICHELLE SERVE IT UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS is a fun and tune filled cabaret evening with more than a little singing. A clever comedic hodge podge from Michelle Cheney and Wendy Zavaleta who, dressed in matching shimmering blue cocktail dresses, serve up holiday cabaret fabulousness. This evening of cabaret entertainment touches on everything from re-gifting to navigating office holiday parties and even shopping overload with tongue often firmly planted in cheek.
BWW Review: PEOPLE OF COLOR CHRISTMAS Hilariously Examines the White Elephant in the Room All Over Austin, TX
by Amy Bradley - December 24, 2017
With a variety of holiday classics opening all over the greater Austin area this season, PEOPLE OF COLOR CHRISTMAS is a breath of fresh air entangled with a modern festive twist many can relate to. Color Arc Production is tackling the white elephant in the room, with an amalgam of millennials gathering to discuss their colorful lives involving their background, ethnicity and occupations.
Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Austin Awards; Just One Week Left!
by BWW News Desk - December 22, 2017
The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.
Two Households, Both Alike in Drunkenness Take the Stage in SHITFACED SHAKESPEARE
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2017
Those Magnificent Bastards that you've come to love and loathe are at it again. This time they'll kick your good time in the balls with Shit-faced Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet. Perhaps you're not familiar with these presenters of pithy prose? These proclaimers of plastered pentameter? Well, let it be known they bring their resplendent and raucous version of The Bard whilst tipping a hat to the wonder that is Master Shakespeare himself. This screwy and sloshy version of Shakespeare crossed the pond in early 2015 for the US premiere of their completely unpredictable production of A Midsummer Night's Dream and has since launched three equally obnoxious productions.
BWW Review: Rob Nash's HOLY CROSS SUCKS Both Hilarious and Heartwarming
by Frank Benge - December 20, 2017
HOLY CROSS SUCKS! is Rob Nash's solo show that is a combination of four earlier separate plays: Freshman Year Sucks!, Sophomore Slump, Junior Blues and Senioritis. All of these earlier plays made their premiere at The Vortex between 1997 and 2000. HOLY CROSS SUCKS! played Off-Broadway in New York in 2005 where it was the recipient of a top ten award from Time Out New York magazine. Based on Nash's time at a Jesuit high school in Texas, HOLY CROSS SUCKS! is a hilarious and heartwarming look back at the 1980's. By combining the four earlier plays into one work, Nash has created a touchingly funny coming of age story of three friends that is rich in detail and made even more memorable by Nash's lightning fast character changes. Nash plays a grand total of 29 characters in the course of two hours making each character distinctly different all the way down to body language in a performance that is frankly remarkable.
BWW Review: CHARLES DICKENS': A CHRISTMAS CAROL Haunts The Palace Theater in Georgetown, TX
by Amy Bradley - December 20, 2017
With the Christmas holiday around the corner, we are reminded of our families' traditions and the joy that the spirit of Christmas brings this time of year. As many of our traditions revolve around presents, food and giving, CHARLES DICKENS': A CHRISTMAS CAROL is a cautionary tale about miser Ebenezer Scrooge's hardened heart and greedy nature during the holiday season. After being visited by his late business partner Jacob Marley (who is definitely dead), a mirror is held to Scrooges deeds and mean spirit as he is visited by three entities that examine his past, present and what may be his future. Everyone has witnessed this tale through a variety of mediums the classic novel by Charles Dickens, the recent movie adaption starring Jim Carrey, or the staged play of this holiday classic. Regardless of how an individual has come to know Scrooge and his greed, this Christmas classic echoes in our hearts and minds the power of kindness and the impact we have on those around us. Even though this story was originally published in 1843, it appears fresh at The Palace Theater as the recent adaption CHARLES DICKENS: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, this rendition reimagines this old story in a new, more musical, way. With book, lyrics and music by Texas natives Keith Ferguson and Bruce Greer, this version sticks with the classic tale but adds more performance opportunity with the musical numbers and ballad for the performers.
Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Austin Awards; Just Two Weeks Left!
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2017
The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.
BWW Review: THE KING AND I on Tour at Bass Concert Hall
by Kathy Strain - December 15, 2017
Rodgers and Hammerstein have been a household name for many years. Even younger generations know them as one of the greatest musical duo's in the history of Broadway. With the creation of THE KING AND I, Rodgers and Hammerstein proved that they would take their place in history amongst the greats.
BWW Review: Ring in The Holidays with The City Theatre's CHRISTMAS BELLES
by Joni Lorraine - December 13, 2017
In Fayro, there's a charming and pleasant climate where even the worst disputes can be resolved with a bit of hope and optimism. We can all use a bit of that.

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