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Looking back at 2009 through its most memorable scenic designs

Even in the record heat, Zilker Theatre Productions' revival delivers a good time

The threat to Austin Musical Theatre and the passing of Austin storyteller and artist Helen Handley

Characters from children's literature storm Austin-area stages in July.

Although several performers are excellent, the orchestra is good, and the Austin summer-night atmosphere is as laid-back and fun-loving as ever, Zilker Theatre Productions' staging of Into the Woods is fraught with problems, from technical glitches to set-design issues to actors' difficulties handling the musical demands of the show.

Payne Pleasures 1999

Big River: Pleasantly Adrift

With Crazy for You, Zilker Theatre Productions brings the grand songs of George and Ira Gershwin back to the park for the first time in 43 years, and the occasion seems to have inspired the artists involved to an infectious jubilation.

The year's best work on Austin stages.

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

Trouble Puppet Theatre Company teams up with Summer Stock Austin to take Jack up the beanstalk in a whole new way

The life of theatre artist Joe York is remembered on the Zilker Hillside stage

Another death in the dance community, longtime UT jazz dance instructor Lathan Sanford.

A joyful cast reminds us once again that sometimes you just gotta dance

Zilker Theatre Productions' staging of 'Annie Get Your Gun' is delightful enough to make you feel there are no show people like show people

Ahead of Austin Playfest and the All Together Now! Revue, directors and producers discuss the challenges and potential they've found online

With a bumper crop of musicals onstage in August, musical directors give some notes on what they do

Recalling a year of Shakespeare on bikes, masterful Miller, and a one-woman eco-soap

Two theatre companies may have to cancel shows if they don't raise funds by a certain date; ACoT gets down to business; and Hogg Auditorium is headed for a makeover.

The Year in Austin Culture

Despite its seemingly morose story, Zilker Theater Productions' The Secret Garden is most assuredly uplifting, even moving

Frontera names Subterranean Theatre Company the new producing company in residence at Hyde Park Theatre.

Arts writers raise their glasses to outstanding art in list of nominees

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

Watersports, zip lines, and the many delights of Zilker Park

A leap to Conspirare from the Blanton and a resignation at Zilker Theatre Productions

Oklahoma!, A Macbeth, and Art were the big winners at the 27th Annual B. Iden Payne Awards.

The Hillside comes alive with a joyful production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic

Free tips on auditioning for musicals, and animals are artists, too

The Austin Circle of Theaters has handed out its annual B. Iden Payne Awards, honoring outstanding achievements in local theatre from August 2002 through July 2003.