McNally’s Lost Generation
Terrence McNally is arguably one of the top three playwrights in the United States. His latest work, Fire and Air, will receive its world premiere here in Austin at the…
It Shoulda Been You
As director of this production, Marc Walentowicz has written, “It Shoulda Been You has its heart on its sleeve. This show is gut-bustingly funny.” If you have ever doubted that,…
Dex & Abby: A World Premiere
In a 2019 book entitled Understanding Animals, University of Bergen professor Lars Svendsen investigates how humans can attempt to understand the lives of other animals. The book delves into animal…
GOOD OMENS set to Premiere
May 31 is the date for the premiere of the TV mini series Good Omens. All 6 episodes will be released that day on Amazon Prime. Good Omens made a…
GISELLE
Fans of opera are not always fans of ballet, but the Ballet Austin performance of Giselle should happily unite those connoisseurs for two reasons. Those who love bel canto opera…
CATS
The allure of Andrew Lloyd Webber’ s Cats is elusive. Like a Civil War, it tends to divide families. I talked with one middle-age couple at the Bass Concert Hall…
Zoe Saldana and Pandora’s Box
The Star Trek actress Zoe Saldana (Uhura in the current run of Star Trek movies) made an appearance at SXSW in Austin to discuss BESE (pronounced “Bee-Seh”), a digital platform…
Doublewide, Texas
A trailer park was never so much fun. And with a Texas twist, who could resist? The one-liners in the play Doublewide, Texas are worth savouring. “Those out of touch…
Sister Act
Most people will be familiar with Sister Act as a landmark Whoopi Goldberg film of 1992. Its adaptation as a stage musical premiered in Pasadena in 2006, with continuing success…
Robotic News
First, a note about reports published here in Sun News Austin: this online newspaper will never publish stories generated in whole or in part by artificial intelligence. This is an…