WILL: Thou Star of Poets
The Book of Will was developed at the Colorado New Play Summit, and commissioned in 2016 by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. In 2018 it won the best…
EVITA
It is hard to believe it’s been 41 years since the musical Evita hit the stage. That was in London, with Broadway quickly following in 1979, and the equally iconic…
Oedipus the Tyrant
Some 2,450 years ago Sophocles wrote Oedipus the Tyrant, the first of three Theban plays that portray the story of Oedipus. A modern retelling of this play is currently being…
Parallel Lives
If you liked Helen Reddy you will really enjoy Parallel Lives. If you don’t know who Helen Reddy is, you probably won’t appreciate most of the comedy in this play…
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…