State of the City 2016

Mayor Steve Adler declares Austin “prosperous, strong … and cool”

"...There were no great surprises in the mayor’s “State of..."

Feb. 19, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Review: Zach Theatre's The Inheritance, Part 1

Epic in length and ambition, this portrait of gay life in the 21st century is stunning

"...The Inheritance, Part 1 is stunning. It’s the kind of..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Review: Zach Theatre’s The Sound of Music

New production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic tries to forget the Julie Andrews film, and finds new political relevance

"...Although The Sound of Music began as a 1959 Broadway production..."

July 1, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Review: Zach's The Rocky Horror Show Still Tasteless, Plotless, Pointless, and Perfect

Cult classic is a welcome jump to the left, step to the right

"...When The Rocky Horror Show opened on Broadway in 1975, Newsweek..."

April 18, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Review: Into the Woods is a Breath of Fresh Air

Zach Theatre's al fresco production is best at its most timeless

"...Stephen Sondheim's sly interweaving of the Brothers Grimm's greatest hits may seem like an ensemble..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

The New Topfer Theatre at Zach Scott

October 4, 2012. 11 Photos

"...As twilight falls, the Zach Theatre logo on the front of the Topfer..."

Oct. 4, 2012 Photo Gallery

The Art of Saving AMOA

Crisis at the Austin Museum of Art: Layoffs, Reorganization, Uncertain Funding

"...The long-awaited Austin Museum of Art project, with more stops..."

July 13, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Setting the Stage

Austin's art scene spent 2012 prepping for the big things to come

"...To the extent that 2012 is likely to be remembered, it..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Five Ways to Spend the Holidays With Family Without Talking to Them

Have a Silent Night

"...that inevitably means at some point you'll be eyeing the door before another relative tries to bore you with..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

Review: Zach Theatre's The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity

Theatrical elements combine for a "perfect goddamn story"

"...The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity is dripping with nostalgia..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

Zach Theatre's Singin' in the Rain

This stage take on the silver-screen musical really comes alive when it breaks free of the familiar film's grip

"..."The sun's in my heart ..."..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Strange Case of Beware the Slenderman

Irene Taylor Brodsky on the Internet's favorite boogeyman

"...York Times story about a bizarre crime in Wisconsin. "They sent me a link to the article, and nothing..."

March 11, 2016 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

'The Gospel at Colonus'

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

"...be an ungodly mix – literally, at least on the Christian side of the union. And yet as director..."

March 28, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Play's the Thing

Nine local directors on the secrets of season selection

"...So says the book of Ecclesiastes (and the Byrds), "To every thing..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Arts Feature by Adam Roberts

The Timeline

"...5, 1959: Grand opening of Municipal Auditorium, designed by the Austin firm Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse & Greeven. Credit for..."

March 21, 2008 Arts Feature

SXSW Film Review: The Bandit

More like The Badasses, actually

"...his best friend and stuntman Hal Needham, and how the pair of these two loose cannons dreamed up, financed,..."

March 15, 2016 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Review: Bone in the Throat

Bloody good, and just plain bloody, too

"...Graham Henman’s directorial debut, Bone in the Throat, features Gossip Girl’s Ed Westwick in a high-stress..."

March 16, 2015 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

SXSW Film Review: 'The Immortalists'

Meet two of our generation's would-be fountains of youth

"...produces its own fantasies of an elixir to cure the “disease” of old age. Our generation’s would-be fountains of..."

March 12, 2014 SXSW Post by Michael Agresta

SXSW Film: The Audience Has Spoken

Audience Awards and tonight's reprise screenings announced

"...The votes are tallied; the film fest is almost over,..."

March 16, 2013 SXSW Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Luv Doc Recommends: The Rocky Horror Show

Topfer Theatre at Zach, Thursday, October 26, 2006

"...purely Darwinistic perspective, it’s best not to stand out. The tallest blade of grass gets cut first; the nail..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Column by The Luv Doc

Five Things to Relish About the Stage Over Thanksgiving

Plan your theatrical December

"...Lousy-ass pandemic's been borking our theatre and dance scene for long enough. It's finally time..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Zach Theatre's In the Heights

This production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical brings us the life and pride of an immigrant neighborhood at an important time

"...Maybe it shouldn't be so unique, this musical In the Heights. There should be probably lots of other artistically..."

June 16, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

SXSW Film Review: Beware the Slenderman

Doc examines notorious teen stabbing

"...nightmare but it’s also every iPad adolescent’s escape from the mundane, frustrating world around them. Irene Taylor Brodsky’s documentary..."

March 12, 2016 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Review: Bounce: How the Ball Taught the World to Play

Balls make the world go ’round

"...about those ubiquitous spheres that have captivated members of the animal kingdom since time immemorial? Everywhere on the big..."

March 20, 2015 SXSW Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Luv Doc Recommends: The Vagina Monologues

Topfer Theatre at Zach, Saturday, May 7, 2005

"...Be honest with yourself: Mother's Day weekend is a pretty abysmal time to be..."

May 6, 2005 Column by The Luv Doc

SXSW Comedy: The Comedian’s Comedian Podcast Taping with Eugene Mirman

The interview gets to the heart of Mirman's "warm silliness"

"...On his UK-based podcast, The Comedian’s Comedian, Stuart Goldsmith interviews comedians about the art..."

March 11, 2019 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

Zach Theatre's Hedwig and the Angry Inch

This revival gives the trans singer's identity crisis a punk lullaby with rockin' style

"..."Spectacular" is the word that springs to mind at the first glimpse..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Zach Theatre's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

This dazzling production takes us inside the mind of a crime-solving teen on the spectrum

"...Imagine a game of Clue in which the victim is a white fluffy dog named Wellington, the..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

SXSW: Restoring the 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre'

40 years on, Tobe Hooper talks about the movie that shocked the world

"...If it hadn't been for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, there'd be no Texas film..."

March 7, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Shadow on the Ground

Matt Muir's 'Thank You a Lot' tackles the tensions of performance

"...filmmaker Matt Muir even knew that James Hand was either able or willing to act in his debut feature,..."

March 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Doug Freeman

1   2   3   4   5   6   7     NEXT ›    7 »