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The Giver by Lois Lowry is set in a carefully controlled society where everything appears orderly and peaceful.The story follows a young boy named Jonas...
In their first co-production, The Baron’s Men and Austin Scottish Rite Theater present William Shakespeare’s rollicking comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor. When down-on-his-luck Sir...
The 28th annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival is happening May 13–17 here in Austin, mainly at the Austin Film Society Cinema (6259 Middle...
After Fern saves Wilbur, the runt of the litter, it’s up to Charlotte the spider to spin a web of miracles. Featuring live bluegrass music...
The Tony Award-winning comedy classic of famously mismatched roommates Oscar and Felix! When recently failed marriages force slovenly Oscar to share an apartment with fastidious Felix,...
Cloud Nine is a satirical play that examines how gender, sexuality, and power are socially constructed. Set first in Victorian colonial Africa and then in...
In Messina, everyone is an expert on love and a complete disaster at it. Austin Shakespeare brings William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing to Zilker...
Fresh from its New York City premiere, Jarrott Productions presents Destination, a new play by George Ayres. Directed by JP Founding Artistic Director David R. Jarrott,...
A heartfelt and humorous one-woman show!From homemaker to popular syndicated columnist and more! In this one-woman show, iconic humorist Erma Bombeck takes us through a...
"Vincent" by Leonard Nimoy intimately relates the life story of the iconic painter, Vincent Van Gogh, from the perspective of his brother Theo. Based on...
New fast-paced kitchen comedy!The heat is on in this sizzling new comedy! A brilliant but temperamental chef creates a dish so good it puts his...
Broadway World describes Every Brilliant Thing as "an exhilarating and heartwarming play, in which a man looks back at his life and the glimmers of hope that carried...
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Latest Austin Reviews
by Sabrina Wallace - April 21, 2026
Austin Playhouse’s A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, directed by Lara Toner Haddock, is a fast, witty farce about Monty Navarro and his murderous path to inheritance. The humor lands through timing and structure rather than weight or message. I’d almost forgotten how funny it is, and it�...
by Joni Lorraine - April 16, 2026
Hey There! Have you seen MAMMA MIA the Musical? How about Mamma Mia the film with the legendary Meryl Streep? How about Abba, the band? You know, the Swedish group that took the world by storm in 1974 when they won the Eurovision song contest with “Waterloo”? ...
by Sabrina Wallace - April 14, 2026
The world premiere of Kathleen Fletcher’s autobiographical Take Care of My Friend is a raw, funny, and unflinching portrait of life with OCD, anxiety, and depression. A powerful ensemble-driven piece that turns intrusive thoughts into theatre and breaks isolation through honesty. Worth every laugh...
by Sabrina Wallace - April 12, 2026
Dear Evan Hansen at ZACH explores mental illness, grief, and the aftermath of a teenage tragedy in a hyperconnected world. Strong cast led by Evan Jennings, emotional music, and urgent themes left me moved, reflective, and deeply affected....
by Sabrina Wallace - April 12, 2026
The Hidden Room’s Fire Raisers is chilling and razor-sharp, where politeness becomes peril in a world where truth is seen and still ignored. Under Beth Burns, it mirrors a culture where power bends consequence, and complicity hides in plain sight....
by Sabrina Wallace - April 10, 2026
City Theatre Austin’s Men on Boats is a sharp historical comedy where an all women and non-binary ensemble dismantles frontier myth making. Clever staging, precise physical comedy, and bold direction turn conquest into satire....
by Sabrina Wallace - April 09, 2026
Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Ground Floor Theatre delivers a stripped-down, electric experience, telling a story of identity, loss, and resilience. Fueled by a powerhouse performance, it becomes more than theater, it is a bold call to uplift and protect queer voices....
by Joni Lorraine - March 11, 2026
The effervescent Jennifer Coy Jennings has become so synonymous with the role of Woman in WILD HORSES here in Austin, that the mind is thrown off to see other faces out there on the interwebs when researching the play. ...
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....
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....
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