Tilting at the World in Houston, Alley Theatre’s Quixote Nuevo
In “Quixote Nuevo,” by Octavio Solis, kooky characters from an elderly man’s fever dreams dance across the stage throughout, taking the edge off the production’s underlying themes: Regret over a lost love, aging, death and...
Rat Pack Lounge: The Kings of Cool Sophistication Are Back in Town
The Garland Civic Theatre rings in 2020 and its 52nd Season with the comedic, jukebox musical “The Rat Pack Lounge,” by James Hindman and Ray Roderick. The production boasts over 30 swinging tunes from legendary...
Bringing 2020 Vision to The Niceties
The latest from Austin’s spunky Jarrott Productions is an explosive discussion of race, history, privilege and social justice. Described by The Washington Post as “a barnburner of a play… about who gets to tell the...
A Matchmaker’s Delight – Swipe Right for “Hello, Dolly!” in Texas
Described as a “musical comedy dream,” “Hello, Dolly!” is delighting Broadway musical fans across Texas by coming soon to Austin, Fort Worth and Houston. Based on a character who—literally---wears multiple hats as a widow, a...
“She Loves Me” at Austin Playhouse
As they wrap up their 20th anniversary year, Austin Playhouse is ending on a high note. The romantic musical comedy, “She Loves Me” (through December 21), tells the story of two clerks who dislike one another...
Five Minutes With Barbara Horan, Owner, the historic Texan Theater
With a history as long as the Trinity River, the Texan Theater has been brought back to life. In 1935, the Texan Theater became one of several movie theaters in the tiny North Texas town...
“Holiday Heroes,” ZACH Theatre’s Family Musical
“Holiday Heroes” enables kids of all ages to celebrate the differences in the world around them. There’s nothing like a ZACH Theatre holiday musical to usher in the start of the Christmas season. This 45-minute...
Texas Essentials: J. Robert Moore, Actor, Director & “Golden Girls” Fan
J. Robert Moore says, “If I wasn’t acting, and I didn’t work in the theater at all, I would probably---be very sad and gloomy somewhere.” As a result of being called “so dramatic” by his...
Fallon Tonight Stuns at UT Austin
Earlier this week, Jimmy Fallon, host of the Tonight Show, fell back into the fountain waters on the University of Texas at Austin campus. If you’re from Austin or went to UT, you know the...
