Rocky Horror in Austin
Rocky is back! Rocky hit the film theatre in 1975, with Tim Curry in the lead role as Dr. Frank N. Furter, the blond Peter Hinwood as Rocky, Susan Sarandon…
It Will Help The Ages to Mourn
The title of this article are the words spoken by Antonio Salieri upon seeing Mozart’s last musical manuscript, Requiem. It was left unfinished at Mozart’s death in 1791, age only…
God of Carnage
If a guy says something you don’t like about a person you care for, throw a tantrum. Or better yet, slap him in the face! While the protagonists in the…
Don Toner Passes Baton at Austin Playhouse
While Don Toner is not retiring, there is a big change now underway at Austin Playhouse. The Catastrophist, a play that opened March 25, is Toner’s last under the title…
The Chocolate Factory
There has always been a misconception that fairy tales were written for children. As this musical production of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory proves, that is not the case.…
The Ideal Husband
Oscar Wilde, the wittiest playwright of all time, is just as relevant now as he was in the 1890s. Its initial reviews, in 1895, were mixed, but the greatest living…
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show ran from 1967-1978, an enduring classic that is fondly remembered by all who watched its original run. Many of the comedy skits featured themes that recurred…
Unexpected Joy
The musical dramady Unexpected Joy, currently playing at Ground Floor Theatre in Austin, is a delightful but flawed exploration of lesbian activism, fractured family and religious fundamentalism. “The entire creative…
An Actor’s Fraught Relationship with Christmas
“What is it about Christmas lights that brings your heart to life?” Bernadette Nason poses this rhetorical question in her one-woman play, Stealing Baby Jesus. The question arises in the…
12 Dates of Christmas
The 12 days of Christmas become transformed in this one-woman monologue into The 12 Dates of Christmas. Mary, played by Lara Toner Haddock, makes a hash of the twin holidays…