An Uncertain Play
Perhaps uncertain about how it would be received, playwright Simon Stephen’s play Heisenberg opened off Broadway in 2015 before making to Broadway in 2016. Even though it had a run…
Spanish Art in San Antonio
The centrepiece of San Antonio’s 300th birthday bash this year just opened at the Museum of Art. Its importance was emphasized last week when the King and Queen of Spain…
Assassins: The Power of Pandora’s Box
This musical is truly ‘Made in America’. No other country could put its blackest heart on stage for all to see, much less turn it into a musical. Whether you…
William Shatner: Wrath of Khan
Capt. Kirk is still in command! This was evident in San Antonio recently as William Shatner held a packed house at the Tobin Center enthralled with his recollections of the…
Finding Another Habitable Planet
“The problem is monstrously hard.” That’s Dr. Scott Gaudi, speaking of the search for an Earth-like planet orbiting another star. “There is a whole host of information we need to…
Broadway on the Brain: Ruthless
What would an aspiring young actress do to get the lead role in a play? It depends on how Ruthless you are! That is the central issue in this parody…
Extremely Large Telescope: A Progress Report
At 39 metres in diameter, the mirror of Europe’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) will be the largest in the world. Scientists plan to begin serious observations with it around 2025,…
Astronomy in the 2030s
No one can predict what discoveries will be made in the 2030s, but we can say with some certainty what space-based telescopes will be used to make those discoveries. That…
We Are Not Alone: Nobel laureate in Austin
“Most modern scientists think we’re not alone,” said Dr. John Mather, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2006. He was referring to intelligent life elsewhere in the universe,…
Sondheim Musical: Pointillist or Pointless?
Stephen Sondheim premiered his play Sunday in the Park With George in 1984. It is the instantiation of art as a musical, being a stage play about George Suerat’s most…