B. Iden Payne

Review: CABARET at B. Iden Payne Theatre
by Sabrina Wallace - Nov 7, 2025

UT’s Cabaret is precise, captivating, and haunting. Eavenson’s Sally Bowles dazzles, Burk’s Cliff grounds the story, and Gonima’s Emcee delivers chilling irony. The production is a mirror of history, not a period piece.

OTHER DESERT CITIES by Jon Robin Baitz is Coming to City Theatre Austin
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 15, 2025

Continuing the 20th Anniversary Season, City Theatre Austin will present Other Desert Cities. Family saga and secrets are laid bare in the award-winning play written by Pulitzer Prize finalist, playwright, and screenwriter Jon Robin Baitz. Learn more!

B. Iden Payne Awards Council To Announce Nominees For 51st Annual Awards
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 30, 2025

The B. Iden Payne Awards Council will host a Ballot Announcement Party on October 13, 2025, at The VORTEX in Austin to reveal nominees for the 51st Annual Awards.

LE SWITCH Comes To The Broadwater Blackbox In November
by Stephi Wild - Sep 29, 2025

Broken Token Productions has announced its first show, Le Switch by Philip Dawkins. Directed by Spenser Davis, the cast will feature Danny Bernardo, Christine Lin, Brian Kim McCormick, Jonthan Moreno, and Jonathan Slavin.

Glass Half Full Theatre to Launch MAEBELLE'S SUITCASE / LA MALETA DE MAEBELLE National Tour
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 9, 2025

Glass Half Full Theatre is hitting the road for its seventh national tour with the award-winning bilingual play Maebelle’s Suitcase / La Maleta de Maebelle. Learn more!

WIT by Margaret Edson is Coming to City Theatre of Austin
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 3, 2025

City Theatre Austin will bring to the stage Margaret Edson’s award-winning play WIT. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets here!

2025/2026 Texas Performing Arts Season Announced
by Joni Lorraine - Jun 10, 2025

Texas Performing Arts just unveiled a dazzling 2025–26 season featuring Lang Lang, Alvin Ailey, Carrie Rodriguez, and more! Tickets Go On Sale Friday, June 13 at 10 AM, so check it out!

Casts Set for THE TOXIC AVENGER: THE MUSICAL and PRETTY FILTHY at Doctuh Mistuh Productions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 5, 2025

Doctuh Mistuh Productions has revealed the casts for two Austin premieres: the off-Broadway hit, The Toxic Avenger: The Musical and Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Awards Best Musical nominee, Pretty Filthy. Learn more!

CHANEL: ONE NIGHT ONLY is Coming to ZACH Theater in June
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 23, 2025

International superstar CHANEL will return to the Zach Theater stage for one night only. CHANEL: ONE NIGHT ONLY will feature showstoppers from her tour with The Rolling Stones and her time starring as the legend Tina Turner, plus more.

Cast Set for LIZZIE: THE MUSICAL at Doctuh Mistuh Productions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 20, 2025

Doctuh Mistuh Productions has revealed the cast for Lizzie: The Musical playing as part of Summer Slam 2025. Learn more about the production and see how to attend.

Review: FEAST at Shrewd Productions @ Hyde Park Theatre
by Sabrina Wallace - Apr 28, 2025

FEAST is a cynical, poetic, and unflinching reminder of our flawed humanity: we don’t learn from our mistakes. The cycle of greed, power, and self-destruction keeps repeating. It is a reckoning for the monsters we’ve become—and the ones we’ve allowed to thrive.

RUMORS Comes to City Theatre Austin
by Stephi Wild - Apr 9, 2025

City Theatre Austin has announced the May performance of Neil Simon's wildly hilarious comedy Rumors. Guest director Jim Lindsay leads the production.

Review: MOTHERTREE at VORTEX Theatre
by Victoria Schwarz - Apr 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 Sarah Saltwick on their Eloise Stage from March 27 to April 20.

The Back Pack's NOTED Comes to the Tank
by Stephi Wild - Apr 2, 2025

The renowned non-spoken group from New York is coming to Greece for the first time and is presenting their latest creation ‘Noted' for two performances only at the Roes Theater.

City Theatre Austin to Perform R.T. Robinson's THE COVER OF LIFE
by Emmy Rice - Mar 9, 2025

City Theatre Austin will continue the 2025 spring theatre season with R.T. Robinson's deeply moving play The Cover of Life. Check here for more details.

THE COVER OF LIFE Comes to City Theatre Austin
by Stephi Wild - Feb 28, 2025

City Theatre Austin will continue the 2025 spring theatre season with R.T. Robinson's deeply moving play The Cover of Life. The stage production begins in March.

The Alchemy Theatre Announces Cast of GRAND HOTEL, THE MUSICAL
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 20, 2025

The Alchemy Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for Grand Hotel, The Musical. Grand Hotel, The Musical will be performed at the Whisenhunt at ZACH Theatre from May 30 - June 15, 2025.

LA MALETA DE MAEBELLE To Be Remounted In Round Rock And Austin
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 18, 2025

Glass Half Full Theatre in partnership with Penfold Theatre Company will remount La Maleta de Maebell this spring at Penfold Theatre's new Round Rock venue and in Austin at the Dougherty Arts Center. Learn more!

Cast & Design Team Set For World Premiere Of THE TROJANS At The Cell Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 16, 2025

Two-time Drama Desk Award-nominated Loading Dock Theatre and Nancy Manocherian's the cell theatre will present the World Premiere of The Trojans, an 80s synthwave musical adaptation of The Iliad, with Book & Original Music by Leegrid Stevens. Learn more!

SEXTET Begins Performances In February at City Theatre Austin
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 14, 2025

Celebrating its 19th anniversary season, City Theatre Austin will open the 2025 theatre season with SEXTET, February 7 - 23. SEXTET is an intimate, improvised romantic comedy that explores the depth and intricacies of interpersonal relationships through the lives of three couples.