HANG by Debbie Tucker Green is a thoroughly modern play. Using only three actors, a bare bones set and lasting only 90 minutes, HANG uses clever dialogue to pull the audience in and twists the mind brilliantly. Currently showing at Ground Floor Theatre the play, that debuted in 2015, boasts an unequ... (more...)
The Hidden Room has a reputation for presenting meticulously researched historic theatre in the acting style in which they were originally produced. Their current show, THE DUCHESS OF MALFI does not disappoint. The cast and crew outdo themselves in presenting outstanding classic theatre every time. ... (more...)
Based on the 1960 movie directed by Roger Corman, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS by writer Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken, is the marriage of a 60's love story and the apocalyptic sci-fi films of the era set to music.... (more...)
The Butterfly Bar at The Vortex theatre buzzes with anticipation. A TSA agent quietly moves through the space. Suddenly women in white gowns appear, focusing their attention on a figure now standing on the bar. This figure is Dionysus. He regales the crowd with the circumstances of his birth, unreco... (more...)
Be witness to the beauty of Shakespeare's works delivered with true theatrical mastery in the heart of Austin, TX by the company of The Baron's Men... (more...)
With punk-rock undertones and theatrical mastery, 12 OPHELIAS (A Play With Broken Songs) empowers female characters, subdues bad boys, and engulfs us all in a new version of a story that we always loved to hate.... (more...)
It's rare that I see a production that leaves me speechless like Texas State's production of ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD. This show is so conceptual and cerebral that it is an experience that you won't often find in the theatre. In short, director Allison Price has put together a truly sin... (more...)
PLANO is everything an adult audience could ask for in a night of local theatre - a stellar cast, magnificent set, and design details executed to perfection. With a combination of tragic themes and dark humor, this show left mundanity behind...... (more...)
Puppetry, music, and masterful storytelling make JUNGALBOOK an entertaining yet meaningful play for all ages. Whether you have a little one in the family or you are a little one at heart, you should run to see JUNGALBOOK. This is a story that everyone can enjoy.... (more...)
I'm a complete sucker for a good horror story so I was very excited to review DRACULA. When I learned it was a slightly different take on the original I was concerned that it might be hard to follow or too long/too short, until I saw the name Steven Dietz. An outstanding playwright, Dietz's latest i... (more...)
There's a Hopi Indian proverb that goes: a?oeThose who tell the stories will rule the worlda??. If that's true, how is Maggie Gallant not queen of the universe by now? This masterful storyteller takes the Hyde Park Theatre by storm with HOT DOGS AT THE EIFFEL TOWER; written by Gallant and directed b... (more...)
At the core of the play is a family examining what it means to benefit from white privilege in a racially biased society. Director, David Jarrott succeeds in turning Joshua Harmon's words into an accelerant that forces white progressives to reexamine themselves and where their allyship stands. This ... (more...)
It's #savage season at MacTheatre, the Fine Arts Academy of McCallum High School. #Savage feels firmly planted in 2019 as that word, as every day vernacular, feels like new-fangled millennial vocabulary. But savage essentially means impossibly confident, self-actualized, and fearless disregard for s... (more...)
Most Americans would agree that our nation's current political climate is the most polarizing in recent history. With tweets, platforms and blurred party values arguably breaking down on a national level, ask anyone off the street how they like to party, and you'll know by the color of their plastic... (more...)
THE WAVERLY GALLERY is nestled in front of a small hotel in Greenwich Village on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The proprietress, Gladys Green is a sweet, immaculate lady with a dazzling smile and a sunny, infectious demeanor. Widowed, and a retired attorney with too much energy to do nothing, Gl... (more...)
With a flickering of lights, JUMP takes us on a journey of laughter, pain, kindness, and the connections and experiences that make us human. Simple but honest, JUMP is a story that will make you want to run and hug everyone you love.... (more...)
Playing this month at the Georgetown Palace Theatre is DISNEY'S NEWSIES, a high voltage new musical about the newspaper strikes in New York City at the turn of the 20th century. The show follows a group of newspaper boys who are struggling to make enough to help feed their families. Prior to child l... (more...)
When I think of PICNIC by William Inge, I think of the charming nature of classic, small town Americana, and PICNIC at the Wimberley Players delivered that charm in spades.... (more...)
DANCE NATION is a visceral, unyielding portrayal of the journey from child to adult. Barron's blistering new work marvels at the force and intensity of teenage girls and the subsequent undermining of that innate power. Brash, brazen, and unabashedly beautiful, it thrills and arrests audiences from s... (more...)
FIREFLIES is set in the late summer of 1963, at a home in the South - just after the Birmingham church bombings that killed four young girls. The story centers on Olivia (Tenee Goff). She's the wife of Reverend Charles Grace (Ryan Smith) - who is known for his powerful public speeches on civil right... (more...)
Seven women. Seven unflinching stories. Last Act Theatre Company powerfully stages SEVEN, a documentary play. Seven actresses command the stage representing real-life woman who, after enduring unspeakable hardships, devoted their entire lives to empowering fellow women and enacting positive change i... (more...)
BWW Review: HANG - A Modern Apologue
BWW Review: THE DUCHESS OF MALFI - Hidden Room Recreates Renaissance Thriller
BWW Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at TEXARTS
BWW Review: DIONYSUS IN AMERICA Rages Against the War Machine at the Vortex Theatre
BWW Review: MACBETH Bewitches Audiences at The Curtain Theatre
BWW Review: 12 OPHELIAS (A Play With Broken Songs) at UT's Oscar G. Brockett Theatre
BWW Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Dazzles at Bass Concert Hall
BWW Review: ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD at Texas State University Delivers a One-of-a-Kind Theatre Experience
BWW Review: RED, WHITE, AND TUNA Delights At The Georgetown Palace
BWW Review: Paper Chairs' PLANO is Perfection
BWW Review: JUNGALBOOK Enchants The Kleberg Stage At ZACH
BWW Review: DRACULA at Zach Theatre
BWW Review: Say Oui to HOT DOGS AT THE EIFFEL TOWER at Hyde Park Theatre
BWW Review: ADMISSIONS Highlights The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of White Liberalism
BWW Review: JEKYLL & HYDE at MacTheatre
BWW Review: OVER THE LEGE PART 4: THE HOUSE AWAKENS Brings Texas State Politics Center Stage at The Rollins Theatre
BWW Review: THE WAVERLY GALLERY at The Alchemy Theatre
BWW Review: JUMP Breaks Your Heart at The Santa Cruz Theater
BWW Review: DISNEY'S NEWSIES - Delights With A Young, High Energy Cast
BWW Review: Les Misèrables - Staged Perfection
BWW Review: PICNIC at The Wimberley Players Delivers on the Charm of Small Town Americana
BWW Review: Archive Theatre's CYRANO DE BERGERAC Delivers Epic Experience
BWW Review: DANCE NATION is Brash, Brazen, and Unabashedly Beautiful
BWW Review: WhatsInTheMirror's FIREFLIES Tackles Big Topics
BWW Review: SEVEN at Last Act Theatre Company: Powerful, Uncompromising, and Necessary
