Lynn Beaver
Austin native Lynn Beaver has been active in local theatre for the past 20 years. She saw her first play in 1974 and fell completely in love with the performing arts. Lynn has been a director, actor and technician for more productions than she cares to count.
BWW Review: YANKEE TAVERN - Different Stages Knocks It Out Of The Park
BWW Review: DEARLY DEPARTED - Light Comedy Perfection
BWW Review: IN THE HEIGHTS - ZACH Wows With Modern Classic
BWW Review: BARE - ATP's Youthful Pop Opera Stunningly Beautiful
BWW Review: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - A Jubilant Evening Of Rockabilly
BWW Review: ROCK OF AGES Rocks The Palace
BWW Review: PETER PAN - An Entertaining Evening
BWW Review: CARMEN - Austin Opera's Stunning Masterpiece
BWW Review: DEARLY DEPARTED - Light Comedy PerfectionApril 2, 2018
I admit freely that I'm a huge fan of silly. I love English television comedy most because the Brits have a way of making fun of themselves in the most outrageously ridiculous situations, they never take comedy seriously. The Georgetown Palace Playhouse's production of DEARLY DEPARTED, while far from British, takes a page from the same book of silly with a no holes barred approach to laugh out loud theatre.
BWW Review: YANKEE TAVERN - Different Stages Knocks It Out Of The ParkApril 1, 2018
YANKEE TAVERN by prolific playwright Steven Deitz, is a labyrinthine journey through the mind of conspiracy theorist Ray (Bill Karnovsky). Through all the crazy scenarios Ray spouts, there may just be a kernel of truth.
BWW Review: THE CURATE SHAKESPEARE AS YOU LIKE IT - A Silly Take On The Bard
March 7, 2018
The Baron's Men are well known for their faithful presentations of the works of William Shakespeare. They have, for years, treated the Bard's plays with a fulsome reverence, including strict adherence to Elizabethan period costume and traditional interpretation of material. This production is an abrupt about-face.
BWW Review: MAME - Classic Steps Onto The Palace StageMarch 5, 2018
Classic stage spectacle, MAME by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee with lyrics by Jerry Herman, makes its way to the Georgetown Palace Theatre to take away the winter blues and get your toes tapping.
BWW: Review: A DELICATE SHIP - Way Off CourseFebruary 19, 2018
Fledgling company Filigree Theatre brings its second production, A DELICATE SHIP, to Santa Cruz Theatre running from February 15th thru 25th. Unfortunately this play sinks not far from shore.
BWW Review: THE FATHER - Prospective Shifting ProductionFebruary 17, 2018
What is reality? What comprises our perception of what is true? What is memory, and what happens when our sense of self and our world is challenged by others? Written by Florian Zeller and translated from French by Christopher Hampton, THE FATHER explores the shifting reality of title character Andre (David Jarrott).
BWW Review: THE VOICES OF DONNY HATHAWAY - A Stellar PremierJanuary 24, 2018
Austin producer Robert King and The newly re-opened Ground Floor Theatre presented an original work; THE VOICES OF DANNY HATHAWAY for an extremely limited run of just two performances. Normally we don't review such short runs, but having seen King's first original theatrical effort, FOR THE LOVE OF MAHALIA, which I loved, and I was intrigued by his concept.
BWW Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Austin Shakespeare's Romantic ComedyDecember 1, 2017
Austin Shakespeare has long ruled the 'Bard scene' in Shakespearean production here in central Texas. Oh, sure, others produce a play or two, but Austin Shakes has been the top of the heap for decades. Their productions have always been filled with the best Austin has to offer and have delighted audiences time and time again. More recently there are some serious contenders for the throne, Something for Nothing, Present Company and The Hidden Room produce stellar Shakespearean fare with their own unique spin. I for one am excited to watch the healthy competition between these various companies because I know who the winner will be...us, the viewing public and what could be better than that?
BWW Review: CARMEN - Austin Opera's Stunning MasterpieceNovember 18, 2017
Austin Opera continues its tradition of masterfully recreating classic operas with Bizet's CARMEN currently playing at The Long Center.
BWW Review: DRINKING HABITS - Palace Playhouse Presents Hilarious ComedyOctober 2, 2017
The Georgetown Palace Playhouse has audiences rolling in the aisles with classically drawn farce DRINKING HABITS by Tom Smith.
BWW Review: A CHORUS LINE - TSU's Musical Is SensationalOctober 2, 2017
Texas State University's celebrated Department of Theatre and Dance produces game changing musical A CHORUS LINE with sensational style.
BWW Review: PRODIGAL SON - Outstanding Performances Outshine Flawed ScriptSeptember 25, 2017
Jarrott Productions continue their tradition of producing quality shows with some of Austin's best actors in their production of John Patrick Shanley's biographical drama, PRODIGAL SON.
BWW Review: HENRY IV - Hidden Room Rocks Shakespearean HistorySeptember 18, 2017
Shakespeare's HENRY IV (Part 1) is easily the most entertaining of his history plays and Hidden Room pulls out all the stops to wring every moment of excitement from the story. Director Beth Burns, using a script cut by American Shakespeare Center's Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen, presents a stellar cast at the top of their game to the utter delight of every audience member.
BWW Review: TEA IN TRIPOLI by Bernadette NasonAugust 22, 2017
Award winning Austin actress and master storyteller Bernadette Nason, has written a memoir of her time working as a secretary for an Italian oil company in Libya under the repressive rule of dictator Muammar Gaddafi. TEA IN TRIPOLI is an utterly delightful, intimate tale of this extraordinary woman and her adventures halfway across the globe.
BWW Review: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - A Jubilant Evening Of RockabillyAugust 5, 2017
For decades ZACH Theatre has been the jewel in Austin's crown of arts, setting the tone for others with style and quality, once again they have brought the best live entertainment around to the Topfer Stage in collaboration with Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma located in Oklahoma City. MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is nothing short of fantastic from beginning to end.
BWW Review: RICHARD III - Last Act Theatre's All Female Version Inspiring
July 26, 2017
Shakespeare's RICHARD III, is one of his best in terms of sheer drama, but Last Act Theatre takes it a step further by filling the traditionally male dominated world with an all female cast; the result is dazzling and inspiring.
BWW Review: ROCK OF AGES Rocks The PalaceJuly 10, 2017
The Georgetown Palace Theatre has long been known as a place to see classic musical theatre sprinkled with a few Disney shows over the years, but with ROCK OF AGES they venture into the modern adult musical world and the result is not only brilliant, it's hilarious and hugely entertaining.
BWW Review: THE DRESSER - Different Stages Perfect Gem ShinesJuly 6, 2017
THE DRESSER by Ronald Harwood is a powerful piece by itself, but in the hands of Different Stages it is a rare and perfect gem.
BWW Review: PETER PAN - An Entertaining EveningJune 29, 2017
Lake Travis Musical Theatre production, the iconic 1954 musical PETER PAN, makes for an entertaining evening.
BWW Review: BARE - ATP's Youthful Pop Opera Stunningly BeautifulJune 19, 2017
Austin Theatre Project's current production BARE, playing at the Trinity Street Theatre, is a work of love and stunning beauty.
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