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Works that struck a nerve with the political state of our city and our nation stood out in this year's outstanding theatre productions

Wild theatrical energy and masterful performances were the hallmarks of outstanding theatre in 2015

The 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

With Perfect Profile, old friends Jarrett King and Andrew Cannata try their hand at making a musical

Valentines to theatre and comedic craft played a large part in making 2014 a memorable year in theatre

After 17 years, Zach Theatre revives this spirited mix of soulful music and Greek tragedy

Zach Theatre renders the musical with a sweep befitting its grand scale

With the long-awaited Topfer Theatre, Zach races full-throttle into the future

At Zach, foot-stomping teens score a victory for love and courage over fear

Zach's irrepressibly buoyant staging may leave you dancing on air

The nominees for the 2011 Austin Critics Table Awards

A $500,000 challenge grant supports a spot that Juliet would really love

A Broadway-quality staging of the popular rock musical with energy to spare

Zach's dreamy Chaperone speaks to the enthusiast in us all

This comic spectacle is pretty much the same as ever, but no complaints here

Three musical directing pros appraise the artistry of this master of the musical

Forever Plaid's seasonal sequel delivers just what's wanted this time of year: Tidings of comfort and joy

Zachary Scott Theatre's Jesus Christ Superstar/Jesuchristo Superestrella transcends the usual ascension into the heavens of rock & roll to become an anthem of Mexican tradition

Allen Robertson and Jerome Schoolar, better known as the Biscuit Brothers, have carved a vigorous musical stage show out of their Emmy-nominated PBS program

'Urinetown: The Musical' may wallow in a sordid premise and have an awful title, but Zach's production is always making you happy, if not downright giddy

This year's 'Rockin' Christmas Party' is flashy fun with an onslaught of seasonal classics and popular rock songs that aim to tickle those humbugs away

Three different stage versions of 'A Christmas Carol' are playing this season, and one of them is sure to please the discriminating Dickens-lover in your household

Clowns picket Physical Plant, Mills takes the prize in Montreal, Steakley mixes up some 'Tuna' in Louisville, and Salvage Vanguard wants you to join their party

Latest ACoT theatre-award nominations favor two Austin musicals

The full list of nominations for the 2003-2004 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

The cast of Zachary Scott Theatre Center's annual Rockin' Christmas Party delivers like crazy for over two hours, but this year's edition feels under-rehearsed and is uncomfortably loud.

Dramatizing the pull of music on a human life is no easy task, but Warren Leight's Side Man shows jazz players hanging on to their music to keep from giving in to despair, and its Austin premiere will benefit from the skill of Zachary Scott Theatre Center Artistic Director Dave Steakley, who has consistently demonstrated an uncanny knack for portraying the impact that music can have on a life and the place where drama is best expressed through music.

How do you take Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist and, in less than a month, condense it into a 100-minute one-man play, with the actor playing 20 characters from the novel plus a New York City drag queen? Everett Quinton and Eureka, veterans of the fabled Ridiculous Theatre Company and creators of Twisted Olivia, explain how they did it.

You might not expect a New York drag queen to transport you into the pages of a 19th-century English novel, but that's precisely what happens in Twisted Olivia: A Meditation on Oliver Twist, a new solo show by Everett Quinton which keeps audiences alternately laughing and spellbound in a parade of wonders.

Dave Steakley's version of Smokey Joe's Cafe at the Zachary Scott Theatre Center sets ablaze dozens of familiar hits from the musical catalog of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller by shifting the setting to a Playboy Club circa 1962 and rekindling the flames of desire that burn in the team's songs.