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Austin, TX 78746


Review: A RAISIN IN THE SUN at City Theatre Austin

Review: A RAISIN IN THE SUN at City Theatre Austin

by Sabrina Wallace · June 24, 2026

More than 65 years after its Broadway debut, A Raisin in the Sun still asks questions America hasn't fully answered. City Theatre delivers a respectful production with standout performances from Kendra Franklin, Abigail Egbujor, and Olivia Jamison.…

Review: DEAR DICKIES at Hyde Park Theatre

Review: DEAR DICKIES at Hyde Park Theatre

by Sabrina Wallace · June 24, 2026

Dear Dickies at Hyde Park Theatre is a funny and heartfelt world premiere from Robin Chotzinoff, directed by Kristen Osborn. Using clothing as a lens for memory, identity, and family, this interactive solo show is personal, engaging, and full of warmth. Worth experiencing.…

Review: SEARED at Austin Playhouse

Review: SEARED at Austin Playhouse

by Sabrina Wallace · June 17, 2026

Austin Playhouse’s Seared, directed by Lara Toner Haddock, serves up a grounded, well-paced production with strong ensemble work and a working kitchen that adds real texture. The staging feels alive, even when Theresa Rebeck’s script leans preachy and predictable.…

Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Georgetown Palace Theatre

Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Georgetown Palace Theatre

by Sabrina Wallace · June 9, 2026

Jesus Christ Superstar at Georgetown Palace Theatre may be my favorite Palace production since I started reviewing in 2018. Jamie Rogers delivers a modern, energetic rock opera filled with standout performances, inventive staging, hip-hop-infused choreography, and a live band that absolutely rocks. …

Review: VINCENT at Penfold Theatre

Review: VINCENT at Penfold Theatre

by Sabrina Wallace · June 7, 2026

Most people know Vincent van Gogh through his paintings. Leonard Nimoy's Vincent introduces us to the man behind them through the eyes of his devoted brother Theo. Penfold Theatre delivers a beautifully told, emotionally resonant production led by a captivating performance from Nathan Jerkins.…

Review: INSOMNIA CAFE at Dirty Gold Theatre

Review: INSOMNIA CAFE at Dirty Gold Theatre

by Sabrina Wallace · June 7, 2026

What happens when fandom becomes an obsession? Dirty Gold Theatre's Insomnia Cafe takes a ridiculous premise and turns it into something surprisingly unsettling. Equal parts dark comedy and psychological thriller, the play left me laughing one moment and questioning why the next.…

Review: THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM at The Alchemy Theatre

Review: THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM at The Alchemy Theatre

by Sabrina Wallace · June 1, 2026

The Robber Bridegroom is a wildly entertaining evening of bluegrass, folklore, romance, and comedy. The Alchemy Theatre transforms the Whisenhunt Stage into a constantly evolving Southern tall tale with inventive staging, excellent performances, and choreography that never stops moving—a joy from …

Review: ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT’S END at Austin Playhouse

Review: ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT’S END at Austin Playhouse

by Sabrina Wallace · May 26, 2026

Funny, warm, and painfully relatable, Austin Playhouse’s Erma Bombeck: at wit's end transforms domestic chaos into razor-sharp comedy. Sarah Fleming Walker commands the stage in a captivating solo performance that captures the exhaustion, wit, ambition, and quiet resilience behind Bombeck’s icon…

Review: WAKEY, WAKEY. at Hyde Park Theatre

Review: WAKEY, WAKEY. at Hyde Park Theatre

by Sabrina Wallace · May 26, 2026

At first, Wakey, Wakey feels like an eccentric conversation filled with dry humor and scattered thoughts. Then the truth lands. Hyde Park Theatre’s production of Will Eno’s play is intimate and funny, and Ken Webster delivers a deeply human performance.…

Review: PUEBLO REVOLT at Ground Floor Theatre

Review: PUEBLO REVOLT at Ground Floor Theatre

by Joni Lorraine · May 21, 2026

In Dillon Christopher Chitto’s PUEBLO REVOLT, now playing at Ground Floor Theatre, history breathes through two brothers standing at the edge of revolution. Funny, tender, deeply human, and quietly devastating, PUEBLO REVOLT transforms the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 from a distant historical event into…

Past Shows

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

May 7 – May 24, 2026

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...

FREE production of Julius Caesar

FREE production of Julius Caesar

May 15 – May 25, 2025

Austin Shakespeare is bringing a fierce and fearless production of JULIUS CAESAR to Zilker Hillside Theatre this spring, running May 15–25. In a dynamic twist...

Legally Blonde The Musical

Legally Blonde The Musical

Jul 12 – Aug 17, 2024

Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend Warner dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law....

Matilda

Matilda

Jul 7 – Aug 12, 2023

The story of an extraordinary girl who dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.Inspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl’s classic,...

Short Shakespeare

Short Shakespeare

May 18 – May 21, 2023

For one weekend only, Austin Shakespeare is bringing Short Shakespeare to the Zilker Hillside Theater. Featuring four plays with five actors and two musicians, Short...

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Rock of Ages in Austin Rock of Ages
TexARTS (7/10-8/09)
& Juliet in Austin & Juliet
Bass Concert Hall at the University of Texas in Austin (7/14-7/19)
John Cameron Mitchell: Hedwig 25th Anniversary Movie Tour in Austin John Cameron Mitchell: Hedwig 25th Anniversary Movie Tour
Emo's Austin (8/05-8/05)
The Merchant of Venice: A Young Shakespeare Production in Austin The Merchant of Venice: A Young Shakespeare Production
Austin Scottish Rite Theater (6/19-6/28)
Disney's Newsies in Austin Disney's Newsies
McCullough Theatre (7/31-8/09)
Much Ado About Murder: A Fully Staged Reading in Austin Much Ado About Murder: A Fully Staged Reading
The Rosette (6/26-6/27)
Foster The People in Austin Foster The People
Moody Amphitheater (10/16-10/16)
Jesus Christ Superstar in Austin Jesus Christ Superstar
Georgetown Palace Theatre (5/29-7/05)
Guns N’ Roses in Austin Guns N’ Roses
Globe Life Field (9/09-9/09)
Stage Blood by Charles Ludlam in Austin Stage Blood by Charles Ludlam
The VORTEX (6/26-7/11)