Theatre Scene
Articles by Dr. Cliff Cunningham
Music Scene
Fleisher plays Mozart
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 old, Fleisher was dubbed “the […]
Arts Scene
Brutal and Disturbing
Visceral emotions are the order of the day when viewing an exhibit at the Henry Art Gallery in Seattle. Entitled Castoffs, it is by Martha Friedman, director of the Program in Visual Art at Princeton […]
Theatre Scene
Tuna Christmas
The annual Texas classic Tuna Christmas is back in Austin, courtesy of City Theatre Austin. Since its debut in 1989, this play lays bare the town of Tuna at Christmas time. A combination of slapstick […]
Music Scene
A Brian Wilson Christmas
Imagine listening to one of your favourite albums from long ago. Then imagine attending a live concert by the group that created that album. Finally, imagine hearing them play the whole thing for your […]
Arts Scene
Armadillo Christmas
An annual fixture in Austin is Armadillo Christmas, currently on show at the Palmer Center. More of an upscale arts and crafts fair than the sort of Christmas bazaar where you might get some last-minute […]
Theatre Scene
White Christmas
For those who harken back to a kinder and gentler time, there is no better tonic that the musical White Christmas, currently on stage at The Palace in Georgetown. For those under 30 who have […]
Theatre Scene
Sorry! Wrong Chimney
As political analyst Steve Schmidt said on TV recently, “You can’t solve crazy, and you can’t solve stupid.” If it appears the entire cast of characters in Sorry! Wrong Chimney are either crazy or stupid, […]
Theatre Scene
Santaland Diaries
Santa’s little elf isn’t so little. In the Santaland Diaries, being performed now at the Zach Theatre, he is a full-grown man with a saucy tongue and a rapier wit. This elf is no fool. […]
Celebrity
WELCOME TO AUSTIN
The first post to the news website Sun News Austin features a welcoming embrace from First Lady Laura Bush. This exclusive Sun News Austin picture was taken in the House Chamber of the Texas State […]