AUSTRIA THEATER REVIEWS

What did our critic think of SPRING AWAKENING at Volksoper?...

In WICKED, Eden Espinosa’s skin was green. In LEMPICKA, the Tony-nominated actress had to age from 19 to 85 in a musical. On Feb. 28, Espinosa gets to perform in the skin she feels the most comfortable – her own....

The Stadttheater Baden presents a superb non-replica production of the West End hit 'Matilda', combining imaginative staging, dynamic choreography, and masterful musical direction. Andreas Lichtenberger shines as the formidable headmistress, while the children’s ensemble delivers energetic and nua...

Three decades and numerous awards later, STOMP transforms mundane objects into instruments, causing a unique theatrical experience. The creators, Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, formed something that has come to be seen as an institution; STOMP has been running for 29 years at the Orpheum Theat...

Welcome 2026, welcome back to Wolfgang Ebner’s VINDOBONA, and welcome back CULINARICAL. The successful format is back for another round, this time with girls singing boys ' songs and boys singing girls' songs, a queer, divine journey over the rainbow....

Do you believe in life after love, in flashy paillettes and loads of Vintage Vegas-style show attitudes? THE CHER SHOW is celebrating its Tour start in Vienna, in the (for this show oversized) Stadthalle F, and what's not to celebrate about a Show featuring 35 Hits from CHER, the show's plot?...

COME FROM AWAY ( Die VON WOANDERS), the critically acclaimed show, arrived in Austria at the beautiful (but huge) Landestheater Linz. ...

What did our critic think of MARIA THERESIA at Ronacher? And now it's open, MARIA THERESIA THE MUSICAL, VBW's latest in-house production, a story about one of Austria's and, as well, Europe's most influential women in history, opened at the Ronacher Theater in the heart of Vienna. We gained a glimps...

MARIA THERESIA out of the rehearsal room and right into the set and costumes. Only a blink away from the grand Opening on October 10th, the VBW invited Press representatives as well as Members from the Musical Club (for further information about this exclusive club, click here) to a sneak peek with...

As summer is coming to a close, theatres are preparing to reopen again. Rehearsals are in full swing, and we are curious about the latest in-house production of the Vereingte Bühnen Wien, MARIA-THERESIA, a show about another famous Austrian historical figure (again, played by a Dutch actress). ...

Andrew Lloyd Webber's phenomenon is touring through Europe and making a stop in the beautiful Landestheater Linz. ...

Le Malade Imaginaire found its way to the Musical stage. As hypochondriacs surround us nowadays and every patient is googling their symptoms, instead of asking a professional, only to find out they should have died yesterday (according to their search), why not transform the old play into a comedy M...

What did our critic think of ROCK ME AMADEUS at Ronacher?...

HitSquad Records released Frank Wildhorn's Wonderland, loosely based on Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, which had its German-speaking Premiere in September 2024 at the Landestheater Linz....

Follies, Stephen Sondheim’s timeless masterpiece is a unique work of musical theatre. Much more than a simple musical comedy, but nonetheless it has its elements. It is a brave attempt to confront the audience not only with their own weaknesses, but also with their shared memory, as the musical si...

The 80s are back in town, and we are invited into the legendary Bourbon Room to enjoy small-town Girl Sherrie (Inga Krischke) falling in love with Drew Boley (played by the amazing Matthias Trattner) and witness their roller-coaster relationship....

At the end of the 1920s, Berlin experiences an artistic heyday, the era of the great UFA sound films, and people flock to the cinemas. After Hitler's 'seizure of power' in 1933, UFA came under the pressure of Propaganda Minister Goebbels. Jewish artists are dismissed, and their films are banned. The...

What did our critic think of THE STORY OF MY LIFE DIE GESCHICHTE MEINES LEBENS at Theater Spielraum?aMarch 19, 2025, marks the Opening Night for Neil Bartrams (Lyrics and Music) and Brian Hill's (book) Chamber Musical, THE STORY OF MY LIFE (Die Geschichte Meines Lebens- translated by Daniel Große B...

The critically acclaimed revue is hitting the road and stopping in Vienna for a strictly limited run. Ages ago, Berlin was the center of the world, with its Night Clubs, Bars, and the famous Admiralspalast with its Conférenciers the Variety 'Admiral' (played by Simon Stockinger, well-deserved Winne...

Culinarical 8.0. Wolfgang Ebner's Musical and Dine Dinner show is back for another season, with famous songs from movies. Shortly after the WICKED phenomenon hit movie theatres worldwide, choosing the movie theme for this year's run was smart....

The nuns hit the road and visit Vienna for the most wonderful time of the year. Opening in town on December 23rd for a strictly limited run, the show, with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Glenn Slater, and book by Cheri and Bill Steinkellner, is bringing loads of nun fun back to Vienna, where it onc...

It's the most anticipated movie of the year. We have been waiting for a long time to experience the transfer from the stage version to the silver screen. With all the social media buzz, it's hard to escape WICKED THE MOVIE (Part 1). Still, apart from the Cynthia  Erivo/Ariana Grande exhibit frien...

Caspar Richter, the long-time musical director of the most valuable musical orchestra in Europe, the VBW Orchestra, who left us in February 2023, was working on his memoirs with author Christine Piswanger-Richter, to release the final work on September 16, his 80th birthday. It would have been a ple...

What did our critic think of RICHARD O'BRIEN'S ROCKY HORROR SHOW at Museumsquartier WIen?...

SOMETHING ROTTEN! opens in Linz for its German Language Premiere. The show, written by Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick, and John O'Farrell, is presented in German for the first time....