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....
Review: THE MOUNTAINTOP at Georgetown Palace Theatre
by Sabrina Wallace - February 10, 2026
Georgetown Palace’s The Mountaintop skips the monument and gives us the man. A powerful reminder that history isn’t made by saints, but by people who keep walking anyway....
Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Bass Concert Hall
by Joni Lorraine - February 04, 2026
Few titles in the musical theatre canon are as instantly recognizable—or as enduringly beloved—as the SOUND OF MUSIC. Featuring music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, with a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, the musical premiered on Broadway in 1959 and quickly beca...
Review: THE WOLF YOU FEED at The Vortex Theatre
by Lynn Beaver - January 22, 2026
Darcy Parker Bruce’s the wolf you feed (the playwright stylizes the title without capital letters) howls into The Vortex Theatre for its American debut and what a gift it is. In the hands of Bottle Alley founder Chris Fontanes and the Vortex team, this production becomes a singular theatrical expe...
Review: THE MAN OF THE PEOPLE at Different Stages
by Sabrina Wallace - January 11, 2026
Different Stages’ “The man of the people”reveals how easily authority can be built on confidence rather than evidence, and how hard it is to dismantle once the audience is convinced....
Review: PARADE at Ground Floor Theatre
by Joni Lorraine - December 10, 2025
While Austin stages overflow in December with CHRISTMAS CAROLS (three!), TUNA CHRISTMASES (two!), and all manner of holiday theatre cheer, a brilliant star shines at Ground Floor Theatre: Alfred Uhry’s PARADE. First produced in 2015 during GFT’s inaugural season, this remount stands as a strikin...
Past Shows
Shen Yun
Jan 21
Experience China Before CommunismWhen the curtain rises, you step into a realm of celestial wonder.Shen Yun – the beauty of divine beings dancing – takes...
O. Henry Stories
Feb 16 – Feb 25, 2024
Directed by Ann CiccolellaCome enjoy a play that brings to life the wit, charm, and unexpected twists of classic O. Henry tales, such as The...
HELLER AWARDS FOR YOUNG ARTISTS
Apr 19
The Long Center presents the 10th Annual Heller Awards for Young Artists, an evening of live performance including awards in 18 categories, performances by our...
Bad Kid
Sep 24 – Oct 5, 2014
We’re ALL about keeping it weird here in Austin, Texas, but growing up that way can be tough! Just ask David Crabb, creator and star...
Nice Work if You Can Get It
Oct 1 – Oct 2, 2014
The Long Center is kicking off its 2014-15 Broadway Season with ‘Nice Work If You Can Get It,’ one of two Broadway shows in the...
Evil Dead: The Musical
Sep 17 – Sep 21, 2014
Chainsaws (and horror fans!) will be buzzing in Austin this September as Evil Dead: The Musical makes its bloody way into town. The show runs...
Giselle
May 10 – May 12, 2013
This Mother's Day weekend, Ballet Austin brings audiences a tale of love, heartbreak and madness. Giselle is among ballet's great classics, with a lead role...
Faust
Apr 25 – Apr 28, 2013
Faust, an aging scholar, wants another chance at youth and love, and forges a malevolent pact with Méphistophélès to seduce the beautiful and innocent Marguerite....
Time
Apr 12 – Apr 14, 2013
WHO: Tapestry Dance Company WHAT: TIME – A Journey Toward Present Grace WHERE: The Long Center / Rollins Theatre WHEN: April 12th – 13th, 2013...
The Rite of Spring
Feb 15 – Feb 17, 2013
“This music (The Rite of Spring), which was written by Stravinsky in 1913, is some of the greatest music composed in the 20th Century,” Mills...
The Marriage of Figaro
Jan 31 – Feb 3, 2013
In this single “day of madness,” Mozart takes us on a laugh-out-loud ride filled with schemes, masquerades and mistaken identities. The infamous Figaro, his bride-to-be...
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