Review: THE LION KING at The Paramount Theatre
by Shelley Dean - December 10, 2025
Stage adaptations of movies are always tricky, but there’s a certain level of prestige that comes with adapting and pulling off one of the most loved and highly regarded movie adaptations of all time. The Lion King holds a deep residency in so many hearts, having loved the movie from a very early ag...
Review: THE BIG FAT CHRISTMAS SHOW at El Portal Theatre
by Amanda Callas - December 10, 2025
Standout moments include “Lonely Jew” by a brilliant Rena Strober, which made the entire evening for me. This hilarious and wildly irreverent ode to the holiday season includes Strober belting “Oy Vey Maria” and pulling missing Hanukkah candles out of her lady bits to add to her menorah. I could ...
Review: PARADE at Ground Floor Theatre
by Joni Lorraine - December 10, 2025
While Austin stages overflow in December with CHRISTMAS CAROLS (three!), TUNA CHRISTMASES (two!), and all manner of holiday theatre cheer, a brilliant star shines at Ground Floor Theatre: Alfred Uhry’s PARADE. First produced in 2015 during GFT’s inaugural season, this remount stands as a striking fu...
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at The Phoenix Theatre Company
by Herbert Paine - December 10, 2025
The Phoenix Theatre Company’s production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL arrives as both a tribute and a celebration: a tribute to the late Alan Ruch, whose melodic and heartfelt score anchors the show, and a celebration of community, renewal, and theatrical craft....
Review: CHRISTMAS WITH THE TABERNACLE CHOIR at the LDS Conference Center
by Hayley Westwood - December 10, 2025
The Christmas season is a time to bask in the thrill of hope, and watching this year’s exquisite 25th anniversary special “Hope of the Season – Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir featuring Ruthie Ann Miles and Dennis Haysbert” is one of the best ways to slow down and truly take in the joys of Chris...
Review: BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO, Young Vic
by Franco Milazzo - December 10, 2025
Bengal Tiger At Baghdad Zoo, arriving now at the Young Vic for its long-overdue European premiere, is ostensibly about the American occupation of Iraq. Really, though, Rajiv Joseph’s Pulitzer-nominated work is about two things: a gold-plated toilet seat stolen from Uday Hussein (son of Saddam and re...