Austin Playhouse’s Big Fish
This charming fish tale is small in scale but huge in heart
61-90 of 3,193 entries
Bob Abelman, June 13, 2023
The Importance of Being Earnest
The air’s a tad thin in this production of Oscar Wilde’s work
Bob Abelman, June 8, 2023
Solero Flamenco's “A Journey Through Spain”
From Andalusia to Austin, flamenco emanates expressive energy
Annie Prafcke, June 7, 2023
Arts Review: "Floriculture"
The impermanence of floristry and the eternal nature of tattoos highlight Pastiche House’s fusion philosophy
Wayne Alan Brenner, June 1, 2023
Hyde Park Theatre’s Chronicles of an Indigenous Offspring
This is not a love letter, it’s a wake-up call
Bob Abelman, May 23, 2023
Alchemy Theatre’s The Baker’s Wife
Musical’s Provençale charm and wit lie just beneath the surface
Bob Abelman, May 15, 2023
Broadway in Austin’s To Kill a Mockingbird
They had me at Sorkin
Bob Abelman, May 10, 2023
Jarrott Productions’ Mother of the Maid
Joan of Arc's life takes path less traveled but the production gets lost
Bob Abelman, April 26, 2023
Austin Playhouse's Indecent
Passionate tribute to a landmark lesbian kiss is a warning from history
Bob Abelman, April 24, 2023
St. Ed’s Luchadora!
Let's get ready to stumble in this Lucha Libre drama
Bob Abelman, April 19, 2023
Broadway in Austin’s Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations
Like any jukebox musical, it all comes down to the songs
Bob Abelman, March 30, 2023
Penfold Theatre's Vincent
Penfold Theatre proves that size matters in surprising ways when painting a portrait of Van Gogh
Bob Abelman, March 30, 2023
Different Stages' The Tavern
Not to be melodramatic but, damn, this revival of George M. Cohan's comedy is a satire worth sitting through
Bob Abelman, March 23, 2023
Hyde Park Theatre's St. Nicholas
Conor McPherson revival is a retelling of a tall tale worth repeating
Bob Abelman, March 21, 2023
Steel Magnolias
City Theatre finds the Southern comfort in this tear-jerking dramedy
Bob Abelman, March 16, 2023
Austin Playhouse's Nightbird
A timely treatise on the space between Black America's past, present, and future
Bob Abelman, March 9, 2023
Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat
If you happen to go, bring a toddler in tow
Bob Abelman, March 2, 2023
Broadway in Austin’s Disney’s Aladdin
Poster child for Broadway's Disneyfication still crazy entertaining
Bob Abelman, Feb. 16, 2023
The Play That Goes Wrong
Physics and farce join forces to surprisingly hilarious if exhausting effect
Bob Abelman, Feb. 16, 2023
In the Beginning
Do gynoids dream of inflatable sheep in this wild woman dum dum show?
Wayne Alan Brenner, Feb. 9, 2023
The Filigree Theatre's Fire in Dreamland
This compelling drama ignites but doesn’t blaze
Bob Abelman, Feb. 9, 2023
Zach Theatre & Deaf Austin Theatre’s Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella
An innovative approach to a marvelous play
Bob Abelman, Feb. 5, 2023
Flood of Spirits
World premiere conjures up a haunting evening
Richard Whittaker, Feb. 3, 2023
Austin Opera’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sharp Sondheim staging could benefit from some musical raggedness
Bob Abelman, Feb. 1, 2023
Jarrott Productions' The Sound Inside
An understated, intriguing page-turner
Bob Abelman, Jan. 19, 2023
Vortex Repertory Co.’s Ride the Wave
All foam, no fortitude in this surfer dude play
Bob Abelman, Jan. 18, 2023
Broadway in Austin’s Pretty Woman: The Musical
Imitation isn't always the sincerest form of flattery
Bob Abelman, Jan. 18, 2023
Street Corner Arts' The Gulf
Simple narrative hides its power in what it doesn't say
Shanon Weaver, Dec. 15, 2022
Dueling Dickens
Two gifts to Austin audiences as Zach Theatre and Penfold Theatre present their own versions of A Christmas Carol
Bob Abelman, Dec. 15, 2022
The Last Five Years
Inclusive production gives the time between love and loss a mighty voice
