Review: Different Stages Theatre's Water by the Spoonful

A teaspoon of gravitas, tablespoon of heart is the perfect recipe for this Pulitzer winner

"...The thing that immediately grabs your attention during Different Stages' moving production of Quiara Alegría Hudes' Water by..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Different Stages' The Dresser

Different Stages’ The Dresser shows where to find the juiciest drama in the theatre: backstage

"...diva meltdowns, steamy showmances, and last-minute hail-Mary-level longshot fixes. Different Stages' production of The Dresser raises the curtain on..."

July 7, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Review: Different Stages Theatre's Shining City

As with all Conor McPherson plays, the Devil is in the details

"...is a lesson being learned the hard way by Different Stages in its current production of Shining City...."

Sept. 30, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Different Stages’ Yankee Tavern

This production of Steven Dietz’s play offers a deep dive into what we choose to believe and a stimulating evening of theatre

"...Norman Blumensaadt has assembled a good cast for the Different Stages production. As Palmer, Ginther especially strikes the right..."

April 6, 2018 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Different Stages' The Book Club Play

This production captures both the cringeworthy humor and drama of its characters in a mockumentary for the stage

"...sense of realism created by the cast of this Different Stages production, however, is a double-edged sword. While the..."

March 29, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Different Stages' Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Like the separate parts of the Creature's body, the technical and performance aspects unite to create a delightfully provocative production

"...flashing lightning are burned into our collective horror consciousness, Different Stages had its work cut out for it when..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Different Stages' Gliders

Rita Anderson's domestic drama sets one family's frictions against the backdrop of the Apollo 11 mission

"...new drama by Austin playwright Rita Anderson produced by Different Stages, the more we realize she isn't really a..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Different Stages' John Gabriel Borkman

The pleasure of this production of Ibsen's drama comes in the complex exchanges among the deeply committed actors

"...as their own ambitions, and each pays the price. Different Stages' production makes every downfall as clear as the..."

July 8, 2016 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Different Stages' 4000 Miles

The grandmother in the tiny Manhattan flat is the heart of the quiet, thoughtful 4000 Miles by Amy Herzog

"...In this production from Different Stages, Leo strikes one as a youthfully lost soul...."

March 25, 2016 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Charles Dickens' Prolific Work Comes to Several Austin Stages

There's more than Scrooge on Austin stages this holiday season – which is just as his creator would want it

"...addition to a familiar pair of Carols – Zach Theatre's original musical adaptation with contemporary pop songs threaded through..."

Nov. 23, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Theatre Refuses to Fade in 1995 And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going

The past 12 months saw some of Austin's

"...which moved from its longtime home at 607 Trinity; theatre artists Norman Miller and TJ Gaudette, who passed away..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Arts Feature

Austin Theatre Critics' Table Nominations 1998

"...The Austin Theatre Critics' Table have announced nominations for their sixth annual..."

May 15, 1998 Arts Feature

Theatre Thinker

In the online dialogue about the art of the stage, Travis Bedard is a star

"...He's probably poring over a vast assortment of theatre blogs from around the world, but he might be..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

Theatre: Classic Comeback

Throughout November, Austinites have the chance to see four plays that have stood the test of time: 'Hamlet,' 'Macbeth,' 'The Way of the World,' and 'The Playboy of the Western World'

"...like mirrors," says Norman Blumensaadt, longtime artistic director of Different Stages, which is producing John Millington Synge's The Playboy..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Most Memorable Theatre I Chanced to See in 2003 -- A SemiHierarchical List

"...1) The Flaming Idiots (Zachary Scott Theatre Center) The single most entertaining group of performers I've..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

The Drink/Drank/Drunk Issue: Stages of Inebriation

To drink or not to drink – for local thespians, no question

"...Want to hear some good drinking stories? Ask theatre people. Between their research for playing soused characters, work..."

July 3, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austin Theatre Critics' Table Awards 1998

"...On Tuesday, June 2, the Austin Theatre Critics' Table presented its sixth annual awards for achievement..."

June 5, 1998 Arts Feature

Stages of Death

Life lessons from the mortuary to the theatre

"...So how do I, a theatre guy from the rural Midwest, have any clue as..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Arts Feature by Adam Roberts

City Theatre's Bus Stop

Director Tracy Arnold stages William Inge's drama with humor and charm, but seems to fight against the script's darkness

"...Keeping live theatre interesting sometimes means putting a different spin on a..."

March 25, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Hidden Room Theatre Resurrects King Lear

The once-popular but now obscure revision of Shakespeare's play by Nahum Tate is revived, complete with happy ending

"...oblivion. Burns and her team in the Hidden Room Theatre have been focused on a mystery: the unexplored practices..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Arts Feature by Stephanie Carll

Last Act Theatre's Seven

In this documentary play, seven women from around the world tell stories that are tragically familiar

"...by one, they tell their stories, each from a different spot on the globe, each from a different culture,..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Something Completely Different

Comedy writers Bob Odenkirk and David Cross took everything they’d learned from past comic masters and made their Mr. Show variety show into something completely different.

"...monologue heads south, and you are now in a different dimension and inside a sketch. One or more characters..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Screens Feature by Ron Deutsch

The X Files' Mitch Pileggi at Zach Theatre

What conspiracy brought X-Files star Mitch Pileggi back to Austin, Zach, and Walter Skinner all at the same time?

"...in 1994 was languishing in the ninth circle of theatre hell. When he could have been in front of..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Badi Assad

Live shot

"...One World Theatre, June 23..."

June 30, 2006 Music Review by David Lynch

The Who

Reissue

"...Deluxe Edition used the correct tapes. The packaging features different inside art, with exceptional liner notes that explain the..."

April 4, 2003 Music Review by Kent H. Benjamin

Beatbox

Texas Platters

"...he balls. "The Way We Ball" is a totally different story, from a totally different MC, Lil' Flip, who..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Music Review by Christopher Coletti

Andrew Bird

Live shot

"...Andrew Bird Paramount Theatre, Feb. 12..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Cheap Trick

DVDisc

"...shot in the band's home state, at Chicago's Metro Theatre over four nights in 1998. Actually, "shot" might not..."

April 5, 2002 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Arsenic and Old Lace

This classic American comedy plays murder for escapist fun, which Different Stages delivers capably

"...Arsenic and Old LaceThe Vortex, 2307 Manor Rd., 512/478-5282 www.main.org/diffstages Through Dec. 14 Running time: 3 hr...."

Dec. 6, 2013 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

The Language Archive

Different Stages' production explores the difficulty of articulating not just love but also marriage

"...City Theatre, 3823-D Airport, 512/926-6747 www.main.org/diffstages Through Feb. 1 Running time:..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Evans

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