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Austin, TX 78704
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Review: PRIVATE LIVES at Bandwagon Arts


by Sabrina Wallace - March 07, 2026

Bandwagon Arts gives Noël Coward’s Private Lives a modern twist at Ground Floor Theatre. Ex-spouses Elyot and Amanda collide on neighboring honeymoon balconies, and chaos follows. Quick wit, messy romance, and socialites behaving badly keep this classic comedy humming....

Review: DEATHTRAP at The Wimberley Players


by Sabrina Wallace - March 03, 2026

The Wimberley Players production of Deathtrap is a smart psychological thriller about ambition, legacy, and deception. The beautiful, restrained set supports suspense, and the strong cast shines all the way through....

Review: REEFER MADNESS, THE MUSICAL at Austin Community College


by Sabrina Wallace - March 03, 2026

Reefer Madness at ACC is a ferocious, laugh-out-loud takedown of moral panic, powered by fearless performances and razor-sharp satire. Campy, chaotic, and uncomfortably timely. Playing thru March 14th, 2026...

Review: WITCH at HYDE PARK THEATRE


by Sabrina Wallace - February 24, 2026

Hyde Park’s production of WITCH is sharp, funny, and quietly ferocious. A Devil with a grin, a witch that questions the status quo, a town built on bargains, and ambition that bites back. You’ll leave checking your own contracts. Through March 21st. ...

Review: THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL at City Theatre Austin


by Sabrina Wallace - February 24, 2026

Some plays rush. In Horton Foote’s award-winning play, The Trip to Bountiful, longing feels biblical, and patience gets tested, and City Theatre’s production reminds you how to sit still. Judith Laird is all steel beneath fragility, as an aging mother chasing the ghost of her childhood home. But...

Review: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS at ZACH


by Joni Lorraine - February 19, 2026

What did our critic think of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS at ZACH?...

Review: BEEHIVE: THE 60S MUSICAL at TexArts


by Sabrina Wallace - February 17, 2026

Big hair, bigger voices, and zero apologies. Beehive: The 60s Musical at TexARTS is pure jukebox joy: love songs turn into liberation anthems, wigs rise as the decade unfolds, and seven powerhouse women keep the audience laughing and singing along. Profound? No. A ridiculously good time? Abso-freaki...

Review: URINETOWN at Mary Moody Northen Theatre


by Sabrina Wallace - February 14, 2026

Urinetown now playing at MMNT - A musical so funny it hits like a warning. Corporate greed, drought, revolt—and the water still runs out. Laugh. Think. Repeat....

Review: SWING! at Georgetown Palace Theatre


by Sabrina Wallace - February 14, 2026

Swing! at Georgetown Palace Theatre proves that when the set disappears, the rhythm takes over. A bare stage, a blazing live band, powerhouse vocals, and choreography that fills every inch of space. The audience was tapping along all night, me included. Theatre adapts, communities rally, and the sho...

Review: THE LAST MATCH at FILIGREE THEATRE


by Sabrina Wallace - February 10, 2026

'The Last Match' by Anna Ziegler centers on U.S. Open semifinalists Tim Porter and Sergei Sergeyev, and their partners, blending onstage action with flashbacks and fourth-wall narration. The play explores ambition, love, and the personal cost of success....

Past Shows

Kung Fu Cowgirl: Ride Between Worlds
Kung Fu Cowgirl: Ride Between Worlds
Jul 31 – Aug 2, 2025

An original bilingual musical full of heart, humor, music, martial arts, and imagination!

La Maleta de Maebelle
La Maleta de Maebelle
Apr 26 – May 4, 2025

A bilingual adaptation of a celebrated & beloved Reading Rainbow picture book.Maebelle lives in her treehouse and is an incredible hat maker. She’s been working...

Stargaze Theater Festival
Dec 12 – Dec 21, 2024

The Stargaze Theater Festival returns to Austin, showcasing five original short plays by local playwrights at the Dougherty Arts Center from December 12 to December...

Cenicienta: A Bilingual Cinderella Story
Cenicienta: A Bilingual Cinderella Story
Jan 6

This one-time-only performance is the despedida (going-away party) and bon voyage for the debut of Mariah Fonseca as Belinda. From West Palm Beach, Florida to Kalamazoo, Michigan,...

The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard
The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard
Jul 13 – Jul 29, 2023

Get ready for The Real Inspector Hound, a Tom Stoppard classic whodunit mystery! Follow two theater critics as they watch a murder mystery unfold before...

Murders & Moontowers
Murders & Moontowers
Sep 8 – Sep 17, 2022

A murder-mystery musical comedy based on true events in 1880s Austin.In the 1880s, a new mayor tries to stop a rash of crimes in the...

Boomtown
Boomtown
Sep 16 – Sep 25, 2021

The Most Dangerous Town in Texas! The true story of a 1920s oil boomtown. Aided by dancehall owner Mattie Castleberry and crooked sheriff Two Gun...

893| Ya-ku-za Virtual Screening and Q&A Hosted by Dougherty Arts Center
893| Ya-ku-za Virtual Screening and Q&A Hosted by Dougherty Arts Center
Jan 14

The Dougherty Arts Center is excited to host a special online screening of 893| Ya-ku-za, an edgy new play originally presented by Generic Ensemble Company...

GODSPELL
GODSPELL
Aug 15 – Aug 31, 2014

The musical that began it all for the composer who brought us WICKED and PIPPIN! This wonderful telling of the story of Jesus is filled...

Baby
Baby
Oct 12 – Oct 28, 2012

Is there anything more exciting, frightening and utterly transformational than impending parenthood? BABY is a wonderful and touching musical from the team of Maltby and...

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