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Max Langert's A MILLION MORE TO GO! to Have World Premiere at Trinity Street Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 14, 2024


Experience the world premiere of Max Langert's dark comedy, A MILLION MORE TO GO, presented by Jarrott and Cinnamon Path Productions. Learn how to purchase tickets.

HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES Comes to City Theatre Austin in June
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2024


City Theatre Austin will open its 2024 summer season with the brilliantly crafted comedy How the Other Half Loves. Guest director J. Kevin Smith leads the production with show dates June 7 – 23 at Genesis Creative Collective. 

Hill Country Community Theatre Unveils 39th Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - May 09, 2024


 Hill Country Community Theatre has announced its 39th Season lineup. Learn more here!

TONS OF MONEY Comes to Rover Dramawerks This Month
by Stephi Wild - May 09, 2024


Rover Dramawerks will continue their 24th Season with the classic farce Tons of Money by Will Evans and Valentine. Performances will be at the Cox Playhouse, 1517 H Avenue in Plano, running May 30 – June 15 on Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00 p.m. and on Saturdays at 3:00 and 8:00 p.m.

JERSEY BOYS, THE WIZARD OF OZ, and More Set For ZACH Theatre's 2024-25 Season
by Stephi Wild - May 08, 2024


ZACH Theatre has announced its 2024- 25 Season with five Mainstage and three Family Series productions along with Austin’s holiday  tradition A Christmas Carol as a season add on.  Learn more about the full lineup here!

Review: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE at Bastrop Opera House
by Victoria Schwarz - May 07, 2024


The musicals of the 1920s-1940s are rich territory for parody since many imported the stylistic elements (vaudeville, dance hall style, revue, et al.) of popular entertainment of the era to carry the shows, often disadvantaging well-developed plot lines and complex characters.

TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS Begins This Weekend At Deaf Austin Theatre!
by A.A. Cristi - May 06, 2024


Join us as a renowned film and stage actor returns home for a performance in TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS with Deaf Austin Theatre. Experience a captivating display of talent and passion.

Photos: City Theatre Austin Presents Shakespeare's THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
by A.A. Cristi - May 06, 2024


Two more weekends! City Theatre continues the 2024 spring season with Shakespeare’s beloved comedy THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. May 9 - 19 at Genesis Creative Collective. See photos of the cast. 

Review: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF at Gaslight-Baker Theatre
by Victoria Schwarz - May 06, 2024


Choosing to perform a Tennessee (Thomas Lanier) Williams (1911-1983) play means genuinely committing to some of theater’s most salient aspects: in this case, a plot that must capture and then hold the audience in unfolding layers of tragedy, characters that are complex and often display less-than-desirable human characteristics, believable delivery of modified language to portray a specific region or temperament, performance of disconcerting and sometimes virulent spectacle on a human scale, and production design that rises to the needs of the story. 

Austin Welcomes International Tap Dance Festival
by Stephi Wild - April 30, 2024


Tapestry Dance, established in 1989 and existing as the only full-time, professional repertory tap dance company worldwide until 2021, will honor the history and legacy of jazz tap dance at its annual festival of rhythm - The Soul 2 Sole International Tap Festival, June 19-23, 2024.

Ballet Austin Celebrates Mother's Day Weekend With THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
by Stephi Wild - April 30, 2024


Ballet Austin will conclude the 2023/24 Season Mother’s Day weekend with one of the most memorable classical ballets of all time, The Sleeping Beauty.

Handsome Dick Manitoba to Perform in San Antonio, Houston, and Austin
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 29, 2024


Join Handsome Dick Manitoba, former lead singer of The Dictators, as he brings his punk rock legacy to Texas. Expect electrifying performances in San Antonio, Houston, and Austin.

AKA Will Perform Tribute Concert to the Music of Neil Sedaka and Carole King
by Stephi Wild - April 26, 2024


AKA, the dynamic vocal show group based in Lakeway, Texas, has announced an upcoming tribute concert honoring music legends Neil Sedaka and Carole King at the Hill Country Community Theatre.

Review: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at Bass Concert Hall
by Victoria Schwarz - April 25, 2024


As many students of history know, 1929 was the beginning of a chaotic, and often tragic, decade for the United States. Seven months after a small stock market crash and recovery on March 25, the bottom fell out.

Review: ABOVE THE FOLD at Factory On 5th
by Victoria Schwarz - April 19, 2024


Julie Zaffarano’s ABOVE THE FOLD, set in 1935, is a play about three investigative reporters and a photographer who are staying in the same hotel as they cover a grand jury. The work of this particular grand jury is to determine if there is sufficient evidence to conduct a trial for the murder of singer Evelyn Hoey by her lover, Henry Huddleston Rogers III, the son of one of the richest men in the world.

ROMEO AND JULIET Comes to Austin Shakespeare in May
by Stephi Wild - April 19, 2024


Austin Shakespeare, in conjunction with the University of Austin, presents Shakespeare’s classic love story, Romeo and Juliet, at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, May 23 to June 9, at the Curtain Theater.

ZACH Theatre Teases THE WIZARD OF OZ & More for 2024-25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 17, 2024


ZACH Theatre has revealed two of the 2024-25 Season titles. See the lineup and learn how to purchase tickets!

Cast Set for LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL at Zilker Theatre Productions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 16, 2024


Zilker Theatre Productions has revealed the cast for Legally Blonde the Musical. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Cast Set for LEADING LADIES: LIVE IN CONCERT at Austin Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 16, 2024


Austin Playhouse has revealed the cast for “Leading Ladies: Live in Concert,” the third in the new cabaret series: Playhouse Cabarets. Learn how how to purchase.

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS Comes to the City Theatre Austin in May
by Stephi Wild - April 16, 2024


The City Theatre Company will present the 2024 spring production of The Comedy of Errors, a glorious, bawdy, and way-out “shake your groove thing” theatre event you do not want to miss. Guest director Beau Pual leads the production with show dates May 3 - 19 at Genesis Creative Collective.

Spotlight: ROMEO Y JULIET at Texas Theatre and Dance
by BWW Special Offer - April 15, 2024


Texas Theatre and Dance will present Reimagined Shakespearean Classic in Bilingual ROMEO Y JULIET, Apr. 10-21

Interview: Jill Van Velzer of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at Bass Concert Hall
by Victoria Schwarz - April 13, 2024


I am delighted to have had a chance to interview Jill Van Velzer who plays the role of Mrs. Burke in GIRL FROM A NORTH COUNTRY. An accomplished actress, Velzer has also toured with productions of Phantom of the Opera and King & I, in addition to acting in numerous regional productions.

URINETOWN THE MUSICAL Comes to Texas State University Next Week
by Stephi Wild - April 12, 2024


Texas State University's Department of Theatre and Dance will present Urinetown April 16-21 in the Patti Strickel Harrison Theatre.

Review: DISASTER! THE MUSICAL At Georgetown Palace Theatre
by Lynn Beaver - April 12, 2024


The Georgetown Palace production is jammed full of talent and fun with a brilliant cast and crew. DISASTER! THE MUSICAL quite simply highlights what the Palace does best, technically difficult shows that make us roar with laughter.

Cast Set For CLYDE'S at Ground Floor Theatre
by Stephi Wild - April 11, 2024


Ground Floor Theatre has announced casting for Lynn Nottage’s critically acclaimed comedy Clyde’s directed by Lacey Cannon Gonzales and Carl Gonzales.


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