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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

Shen Yun
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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