
Victoria Schwarz
Vikki Schwarz (she/her) is an Austin-area composer and arranger working in church music, elementary music, and local theater. She is the Music Director and Lead Composer/Arranger for Archive Theatre (Cyrano, Macbeth [nominated for Broadway World and B. Iden Payne Awards], A Sherlock Holmes Christmas, Raven-Winged Hours). She also composes and directs music for Diverse Dance Space Theatre, Austin Children’s Theatre, and Interwoven Theatre. Other works include My Big Fat Bahookie, Far From Avalon, Not My Mother, and A Fat Search for Love. Upcoming projects include Roaring & Three Musketeers for Archive Theatre, Lockdown (short form opera), and False Starts, Falls, Fouls or The Art of Making Mistakes (Diverse Dance Space Theatre).
Most Popular Articles


Review: THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD at Different Stages
November 17, 2025

Review: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at Gaslight-Baker Theatre
October 30, 2025

Review: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at Gaslight-Baker Theatre
July 16, 2026
What did our critic think of THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at Gaslight-Baker Theatre?

Review: DORA'S GENTLY USED DREAMS STORE at The VORTEX Theatre
November 25, 2025
From November 13–23, The VORTEX offered a rare kind of theatrical experience: intimate, sensory-rich, and brimming with imagination.

Review: THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD at Different Stages
November 17, 2025
From November 14 - December 6, Different Stages offers an evening of classic mystery and refined theatrical craft in poresnting Mark Shanahan’s adaption of Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD at The VORTEX Theatre in Austin.

Review: OTHER DESERT CITIES at City Theatre Austin
November 16, 2025
From October 17-26, City Theatre Austin presents Jon Robin Baitz’s OTHER DESERT CITIES from November 7-23 as part of their 20th season.

Review: CHRISTMAS BELLES at The Wimberley Playhouse
November 16, 2025
From November 24 to December 7, The Wimberley Players present Jones Hope Wooten’s CHRISTMAS BELLES at The Wimberley Playhouse as part of their 2025 season.

Review: THE OUTSIDERS at Broke Thespians Theatre Company
October 30, 2025
From October 17-26, Broke Thespian’s Theatre Company presented Christopher Yergel’s THE OUTSIDERS at the Maurice T.

Review: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at Gaslight-Baker Theatre
October 30, 2025
Gaslight-Baker Theatre’s production of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW is a wild, glittering, and gloriously unrestrained night of theatre that shouldn’t be missed.

Review: W;T at City Theatre Of Austin
August 10, 2025
From July 25 to August 10, City Theatre of Austin presents Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize winning play W;T as part of its 2025 season.

Review: A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER at Bastrop Opera House
May 2, 2025
From April 25 to May 11, the Bastrop Opera House presents Robert L.

Review: LEND ME A SOPRANO at The Wimberley Playhouse
April 30, 2025
From April 25 to May 18, The Wimberley Playhouse proudly presents LEND ME A SOPRANO, Ken Ludwig’s side-splitting comedy adapted from his beloved hit Lend Me a Tenor.

Review: LIPSTICK at Austin Rainbow Theatre
April 14, 2025
From April 11-26, Austin Rainbow Theatre presents Lane Michael Stanley’s LIPSTICK at the Ground Floor Theatre.

Review: HOOKMAN at Broke Thespians Theatre Company
April 8, 2025
From March 28 to April 6, Broke Thespian’s Theatre Company presented Lauren Yee’s HOOKMAN at the VFW Post 3413 in San Marcos.

Review: MOTHERTREE at VORTEX Theatre
April 3, 2025
The VORTEX Theatre, supported in part by the Save Our Springs Alliance, the Texas Commission on the Arts, TreeFolks, the City of Austin Economic Development Department, ATX Theatre, and Six Square Austin’s Black Cultural District, presents the world premiere of MOTHERTREE by Bonnie Cullum and Sara

Review: LEND ME A TENOR at Bastrop Opera House
March 31, 2025
From March 28 to April 6, Bastrop Opera House presents LEND ME A TENOR as part of their 2025 season.

Review: ARSENIC AND OLD LACE at Gaslight-Baker Theatre
March 31, 2025
From March 28 to April 13, Gaslight-Baker Theatre presents ARSENIC AND OLD LACE, sponsored by Doug and Shari Foster, as part of their 2025 season.

Review: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM at Georgetown Palace Theatre
March 25, 2025
From March 28 to April 19, Georgetown Palace Theatre presents on their Springer Stage A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, sponsored by Joanne and Bill Harrah and the Assistance League, as part of their 2025 season.

Review: LOCKSLEY: A TALE OF ROBIN HOOD at The Chambers Theatre
March 6, 2025
What did our critic think of LOCKSLEY: A TALE OF ROBIN HOOD at The Chambers Theatre?

Review: NUNSENSE: THE MUSICAL at The Alma Thomas Fine Arts Center
March 10, 2025
From February 21 to March 2, Southwestern University’ Sarofim School of Fine Arts theater program presented NUNSENSE: THE MUSICAL by Dan Goggin on their Jesse H.

Review: URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL at Bastrop Opera House
February 28, 2025
From February 21 to March 9, Bastrop Opera House presents URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL by Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann as the 4th offering of their 2024-2025 season, an offbeat musical that blends dark humor with social commentary on corruption, class struggle, and the environment.
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