Mighty Joy in Georgetown
In the musical revue Pump Boys and Dinettes, currently playing at the Georgetown Palace, all shades of country music are on tap. Nostalgia is the key word here. A return…
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In the musical revue Pump Boys and Dinettes, currently playing at the Georgetown Palace, all shades of country music are on tap. Nostalgia is the key word here. A return…
Hedwig first paraded her David Bowie-like persona on the Austin stage in 2002. That was at the smaller stage at the Zach Theatre, but this time she is packing in…
Violence is nothing new to the world of opera, but never before has it been portrayed on the grand stage of World War I. Last year the world marked the…
At latest count there are 1009 biographies of Winston Churchill. Why, asked Republican strategist Karl Rove, do we need another one? He asked this question of historian Andrew Roberts in…
Two interlocking plays with a rural Texas theme are currently on tap at the Sam Bass Theatre in Round Rock. Based on a work written by James McLure in 1981,…
Paradise is not all it’s cracked up to be. A Los Angeles Times story recently began with this sentence: “The fate of Paradise was cast long before a windstorm last…
With the alluring name of Peacock in the Desert, an exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) is showcasing the royal arts of Jodhpur, in the northwest of India. It…
For a rollicking good time, there is nothing better than a Herman’s Hermits concert. The carefree persona of lead singer Peter Noone, an original member of the band from 1964,…
Is Trump gaslighting America? Many people think so. Using language to imply things that are not exactly stated seems to be hallmark of the current presidency. And what has been…
Sharing the stage with a titan of music, the Austin Symphony this weekend welcomed pianist Leon Fleisher into its midst to play Mozart’s piano concerto no. 12. Now 90 years…