WILD PARTY in Austin
There is a Wild Party in Austin this month! The musical The Wild Party is based on a 1928 poem book by Joseph March, evocatively illustrated by Art Spiegelman. In…
A Standing Ovation for the Music, A Raised Eyebrow for the Story
Broadway in Austin produced another blockbuster show, which enthralled the audience, producing fits of yelling, clapping and whoo-hooing while the performers weren’t even halfway through their songs. Waitress, celebrating its…
City Theatre’s Amadeus: Period Splendour and a Clash of Styles
City Theatre’s Amadeus gave my eyes and ears two very different evenings. Beautiful period costumes, complemented by wigs and makeup, established the elegance of eighteenth-century Vienna, while the mixture of…
Mrs. Doubtfire Finally Lands in Austin and Earns a Standing Ovation
Funny, engaging, endearing and, unexpectedly touching, Mrs. Doubtfire has finally made its way to Austin. Nearly seven years after the stage production first premiered in Seattle in 2019, the musical…
Primary Trust: a slow burn
The play Primary Trust was developed in 2021. Eboni Booth won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for it, and the play quickly became one of the most-produced plays in…
Treasure Island Reimagined: When Theatre Becomes a Live Graphic Novel
There is something wonderfully old-fashioned about Treasure Island Reimagined: Jane Hawkins and the Pirate’s Gold—even as its visual language looks like it has leapt straight out of a Roy Lichtenstein…
CLUE: The Naked Alibi
Fans of Tim Curry, who died a few days ago, will remember him not only for his iconic role in Rocky Horror Picture Show, but the 1985 film Clue. The…
The Recipe Box
From the creator of Sordid Lives, this Southern comedy translates and transfers a specific type of humor across state lines. The first thing I noticed before the show began was…
Midnight: A Barrel of Laughs
I almost missed Midnight, which would have been a shame. It was the last performance of the season, and I was thrilled to have seen it. Coming from the Bronx,…
Oversight: Who Should Decide AI’s Future?
What happens when a handful of people place the future of humanity behind sealed doors and take on the responsibility of deciding its fate? That unsettling premise lies at the…