BWW Review: A PERFECT LIFE is a touching new musical with potential.
by Lacey Cannon Gonzales - September 08, 2017
A PERFECT LIFE is presented by Austin Theatre Project as part of its 2017 season. This world premiere is based on the musical, One Man Band by Tony and Emmy Award winner Larry Hochman, Marc Elliot, and James Lecesne. The original One Man Band enjoyed a well-received New York run in 1985. Original composers Larry Hochman and Marc Elliot, who is also the show's lyricist, have teamed up with playwright Laurie Hochman, to tell this bittersweet, but ultimately hopeful story of life, love, and loss.
by Lacey Cannon Gonzales - September 08, 2017
A PERFECT LIFE is presented by Austin Theatre Project as part of its 2017 season. This world premiere is based on the musical, One Man Band by Tony and Emmy Award winner Larry Hochman, Marc Elliot, and James Lecesne. The original One Man Band enjoyed a well-received New York run in 1985. Original composers Larry Hochman and Marc Elliot, who is also the show's lyricist, have teamed up with playwright Laurie Hochman, to tell this bittersweet, but ultimately hopeful story of life, love, and loss.
Tickets on Sale for SENIOR MOMENTS at Hill Country Community Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2017
Tickets are now on sale for the musical comedy "Senior Moments" 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.
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2017
Tickets are now on sale for the musical comedy "Senior Moments" 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: Jason Phelps Charms in TITLE AND DEED
by Frank Benge - September 05, 2017
TITLE AND DEED has much the same structure as playwright Will Eno's brilliant Thom Pain, but what it doesn't have, is the same degree of anger. Instead, this solo performance piece is a sharply funny meditation on life in all of its absurd glory. In ways, it seems the sole character, Man (brilliantly essayed by Jason Phelps), is a visitor, perhaps not just to this locale but maybe even to this planet.
by Frank Benge - September 05, 2017
TITLE AND DEED has much the same structure as playwright Will Eno's brilliant Thom Pain, but what it doesn't have, is the same degree of anger. Instead, this solo performance piece is a sharply funny meditation on life in all of its absurd glory. In ways, it seems the sole character, Man (brilliantly essayed by Jason Phelps), is a visitor, perhaps not just to this locale but maybe even to this planet.
BWW Review: THE UNDERSTUDY Features a Trio of Stellar Performances
by Frank Benge - September 05, 2017
When you choose a three-person show it doesn't leave you much room for error or less than stellar acting. The current Southwest Theatre Productions company of Nicholas Kier, Devin Finn and Kristin Chiles under the direction of Joni Lorraine delivers nothing short of perfection, each character has been crafted to show without artifice or contrivance their specific needs and emotional depth. These performers show us abrasive tempers buffeted by discoveries, in Theresa Rebeck's unusual modern theatrical hybrid of drama and comedy.
by Frank Benge - September 05, 2017
When you choose a three-person show it doesn't leave you much room for error or less than stellar acting. The current Southwest Theatre Productions company of Nicholas Kier, Devin Finn and Kristin Chiles under the direction of Joni Lorraine delivers nothing short of perfection, each character has been crafted to show without artifice or contrivance their specific needs and emotional depth. These performers show us abrasive tempers buffeted by discoveries, in Theresa Rebeck's unusual modern theatrical hybrid of drama and comedy.
Different Stages Announces 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - September 05, 2017
Find out what's coming to Different Stages for their 2017-18 season!
by BWW News Desk - September 05, 2017
Find out what's coming to Different Stages for their 2017-18 season!
Spanish Brass to Play Bates Recital Hall This September
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2017
Texas Performing Arts will continue its Essential Series with Spanish Brass, featuring: Carlos Benetó, trumpet; Juanjo Serna, trumpet; Manolo Pérez, horn; Indalecio Bonet, trombone; and Sergio Finca, tuba.
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2017
Texas Performing Arts will continue its Essential Series with Spanish Brass, featuring: Carlos Benetó, trumpet; Juanjo Serna, trumpet; Manolo Pérez, horn; Indalecio Bonet, trombone; and Sergio Finca, tuba.
Omar Phoenix Returns to Austin in Concert
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2017
After a sold-out weekend of explosive performances in January 2017, renowned violinist, singer, and show-stopping performer Omar Phoenix returns with an exhilarating experience in sound, energy, and passion, blending world, jazz fusion and electronic pop music.
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2017
After a sold-out weekend of explosive performances in January 2017, renowned violinist, singer, and show-stopping performer Omar Phoenix returns with an exhilarating experience in sound, energy, and passion, blending world, jazz fusion and electronic pop music.
Hill Country Community Theatre presents SENIOR MOMENTS An Ageless Musical Comedy
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2017
HCCT opens its 2017-18 season with the World Premiere of the new musical comedy Senior Moments, music and lyrics by Linda Kaufman, book Linda Kaufman with Mark A. Lit.
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2017
HCCT opens its 2017-18 season with the World Premiere of the new musical comedy Senior Moments, music and lyrics by Linda Kaufman, book Linda Kaufman with Mark A. Lit.
BWW Review: TWENTYEIGHT a Fascinating Look at Dystopian Racist Space
by Frank Benge - August 26, 2017
TWENTYEIGHT, a 2014 play by Tyler English-Beckwith, is a look at eight laborers who are trying to finish the shuttle that will carry them to the Liberian Space Station. This Space Station (also known as the L.S.S.) is a refuge for people of color. It seems that in this very Dystopian future, things, for people of color, are even more violent and oppressive than things are now. This, as an audience member, isn't very comforting. Indeed, this is a short oppressive theatrical experience you aren't likely to forget easily. The world we know is long gone. A rubble of ruins. People of Color have been crammed into settlements, where they work on projects just like this shuttle. What keeps them at work are the faceless Enforcers and a distant dream of liberation. There is the pull and allure of that promised place where what is wrong magically becomes a place of blessings, joys and riches. Isn't that, after all, the promise of all regions? Your heaven in amongst the various heavens.
by Frank Benge - August 26, 2017
TWENTYEIGHT, a 2014 play by Tyler English-Beckwith, is a look at eight laborers who are trying to finish the shuttle that will carry them to the Liberian Space Station. This Space Station (also known as the L.S.S.) is a refuge for people of color. It seems that in this very Dystopian future, things, for people of color, are even more violent and oppressive than things are now. This, as an audience member, isn't very comforting. Indeed, this is a short oppressive theatrical experience you aren't likely to forget easily. The world we know is long gone. A rubble of ruins. People of Color have been crammed into settlements, where they work on projects just like this shuttle. What keeps them at work are the faceless Enforcers and a distant dream of liberation. There is the pull and allure of that promised place where what is wrong magically becomes a place of blessings, joys and riches. Isn't that, after all, the promise of all regions? Your heaven in amongst the various heavens.
Storm Large & Le Bonheur Coming to the McCullough Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2017
Singer, actor, author, and playwright Storm Large returns to the McCullough Theatre stage with her band Le Bonheur!
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2017
Singer, actor, author, and playwright Storm Large returns to the McCullough Theatre stage with her band Le Bonheur!
Dover Quartet to Open Texas Performing Arts' 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2017
Texas Performing Arts' Essential Series presents Dover Quartet - featuring Joel Link, violin, Bryan Lee, violin, Milena Pajaro-van De Stadt, viola, and Camden Shaw, cello - on Monday, September 18, 2017, 8:00 p.m. at the Mccullough Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2017
Texas Performing Arts' Essential Series presents Dover Quartet - featuring Joel Link, violin, Bryan Lee, violin, Milena Pajaro-van De Stadt, viola, and Camden Shaw, cello - on Monday, September 18, 2017, 8:00 p.m. at the Mccullough Theatre.
Box Office Open for PRODIGAL SON from Jarrott Productions
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2017
Jarrott Productions has announced that tickets are now on sale for Prodigal Son, the first production in its 2017-2018 season.
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2017
Jarrott Productions has announced that tickets are now on sale for Prodigal Son, the first production in its 2017-2018 season.
BWW Review: ALWAYS, PATSY CLINE at Georgetown Palace Theatre Leaves You Humming All The Way Home
by Joni Lorraine - August 24, 2017
As I hear it, The Palace in Georgetown was due to produce Grease in the spot where LOVE ALWAYS, PATSY CLINE resides now. All I'll say about that is, thank goodness it worked out this way! This production is adorable and entertaining from start to finish. I smiled through most of the show, and even leaned into the fairly loose premise. Story line is not the intent of most jukebox musicals, but this one fared relatively well in the hands of its Director/Musical Director/Conductor/Bassist Lannie Hiboldt. Lannie also did the set design. Generally, this could be seen as overextending one's self, but it Lannie's case, it worked out nicely.
by Joni Lorraine - August 24, 2017
As I hear it, The Palace in Georgetown was due to produce Grease in the spot where LOVE ALWAYS, PATSY CLINE resides now. All I'll say about that is, thank goodness it worked out this way! This production is adorable and entertaining from start to finish. I smiled through most of the show, and even leaned into the fairly loose premise. Story line is not the intent of most jukebox musicals, but this one fared relatively well in the hands of its Director/Musical Director/Conductor/Bassist Lannie Hiboldt. Lannie also did the set design. Generally, this could be seen as overextending one's self, but it Lannie's case, it worked out nicely.
Hill Country Community Theatre presents SENIOR MOMENTS
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2017
Our next Tradition Days takes place THIS SUNDAY, August 27, from 3-9 PM in Lake Oswego. Celebrate the music, song, drumming and dance of West Africa! Dana Shephard and Derrell Sekou Soumah Walke from Kukatonon African Children's Dance Troupe will teach traditional African drumming and dance for all ages.
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2017
Our next Tradition Days takes place THIS SUNDAY, August 27, from 3-9 PM in Lake Oswego. Celebrate the music, song, drumming and dance of West Africa! Dana Shephard and Derrell Sekou Soumah Walke from Kukatonon African Children's Dance Troupe will teach traditional African drumming and dance for all ages.
Photo Flash: CHICAGO Now Playing Through 9/10 at City Theatre Austin
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2017
CHICAGO. Give 'em the old razzle dazzle in the smash hit musical which is sure to deliver! Chicago has everything that makes Broadway great: a universal tale of fame and fortune, one show-stopping-song after another, and the best dancing you've ever seen. It's no wonder it has been honored with countless awards and thousands of standing ovations worldwide.
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2017
CHICAGO. Give 'em the old razzle dazzle in the smash hit musical which is sure to deliver! Chicago has everything that makes Broadway great: a universal tale of fame and fortune, one show-stopping-song after another, and the best dancing you've ever seen. It's no wonder it has been honored with countless awards and thousands of standing ovations worldwide.
BWW Review: CHICAGO at The City Theatre Lacks the Razzle Dazzle
by Scott Shipman - August 21, 2017
CHICAGO opened at The City Theatre this past weekend, and despite the fact that the show can work well in a small, minimalistic setting I am very sorry that I have to say that for me the potential for this production is clear, but the execution is lacking.
by Scott Shipman - August 21, 2017
CHICAGO opened at The City Theatre this past weekend, and despite the fact that the show can work well in a small, minimalistic setting I am very sorry that I have to say that for me the potential for this production is clear, but the execution is lacking.
BWW Review: THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS at TexARTS is A Rip-Roaring Romp
by Scott Shipman - August 21, 2017
Director Sarah Gay has deftly manipulated this show so that it works very well in the intimate theater out in Lakeway, and she has crafted a bright, entertaining piece that is full of fun and embraces a sense of stubborn nostalgia for small town Texas.
by Scott Shipman - August 21, 2017
Director Sarah Gay has deftly manipulated this show so that it works very well in the intimate theater out in Lakeway, and she has crafted a bright, entertaining piece that is full of fun and embraces a sense of stubborn nostalgia for small town Texas.
Photo Flash: THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS Opens Tonight at TexArts
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2017
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a political satire full of flirty fun and gusto. Based on a true story, the show recounts the heyday and demise of the infamous "Chicken Ranch."
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2017
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a political satire full of flirty fun and gusto. Based on a true story, the show recounts the heyday and demise of the infamous "Chicken Ranch."
Hill Country Community Theatre Announces Talent Show this Saturday
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2017
The Hill Country Community Theatre announces its third annual talent show.
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2017
The Hill Country Community Theatre announces its third annual talent show.
Pulitzer Prize Winning Composer Henry Threadgill to Play Concert
by BWW News Desk - August 12, 2017
For over forty years, Henry Threadgill has been celebrated as one of the most forward-thinking composers and multi-instrumentalists in American music. The New York Times has called him 'perhaps the most important jazz composer of his generation.' Born in 1944 in Chicago, Threadgill was an early member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM).
by BWW News Desk - August 12, 2017
For over forty years, Henry Threadgill has been celebrated as one of the most forward-thinking composers and multi-instrumentalists in American music. The New York Times has called him 'perhaps the most important jazz composer of his generation.' Born in 1944 in Chicago, Threadgill was an early member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM).
Jarrott Productions Announces Casting for PRODIGAL SON
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2017
Jarrott Productions has announced the cast of Prodigal Son, the first production in its 2017-2018 season.
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2017
Jarrott Productions has announced the cast of Prodigal Son, the first production in its 2017-2018 season.
Demi Lovato to Perform at Radio Show's 'Music & Mimosas' Event in Austin
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2017
Certified superstar Demi Lovato is set to headline the 2017 Radio Show's Music & Mimosas event on Friday, September 8, 2017 in Austin, TX. Music & Mimosas is produced by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB); the 2017 Radio Show will be held September 5-8 at the JW Marriott in Austin.
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2017
Certified superstar Demi Lovato is set to headline the 2017 Radio Show's Music & Mimosas event on Friday, September 8, 2017 in Austin, TX. Music & Mimosas is produced by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB); the 2017 Radio Show will be held September 5-8 at the JW Marriott in Austin.
Cast Announced for Musical Comedy SENIOR MOMENTS
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2017
The Hill Country Community Theatre is delighted to announce casting for the first show of its 2017-18 season, the musical comedy "Senior Moments". Opening on Thursday, September 21, the ensemble cast features Graham Avery, Donnace Harrod-Knox, Doug Hart, Pam Hawley, Wayne Hawley, Randy L. Hilmer, Maris Lynne Long, Linda Mayo, Sharon Penny, Nina Price, Paula Richards, Julie Smith, Sarah Spillman, and Jeff Townsend.
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2017
The Hill Country Community Theatre is delighted to announce casting for the first show of its 2017-18 season, the musical comedy "Senior Moments". Opening on Thursday, September 21, the ensemble cast features Graham Avery, Donnace Harrod-Knox, Doug Hart, Pam Hawley, Wayne Hawley, Randy L. Hilmer, Maris Lynne Long, Linda Mayo, Sharon Penny, Nina Price, Paula Richards, Julie Smith, Sarah Spillman, and Jeff Townsend.
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with TexARTS BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2017
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a political satire full of flirty fun and gusto. Based on a true story, the show tells of the demise of a brothel located just down the road from Austin.
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2017
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a political satire full of flirty fun and gusto. Based on a true story, the show tells of the demise of a brothel located just down the road from Austin.
BWW Review: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - A Jubilant Evening Of Rockabilly
by Lynn Beaver - August 05, 2017
For decades ZACH Theatre has been the jewel in Austin's crown of arts, setting the tone for others with style and quality, once again they have brought the best live entertainment around to the Topfer Stage in collaboration with Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma located in Oklahoma City. MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is nothing short of fantastic from beginning to end.
by Lynn Beaver - August 05, 2017
For decades ZACH Theatre has been the jewel in Austin's crown of arts, setting the tone for others with style and quality, once again they have brought the best live entertainment around to the Topfer Stage in collaboration with Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma located in Oklahoma City. MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is nothing short of fantastic from beginning to end.
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