Elizabeth Doss is one of those playwrights that will have this critic in a seat opening night. Many of her former plays, including the stunningly original musicals "Murder Ballad Murder Mystery" and "Hill Country Underbelly" have become favorites, and it's always a delight to see what her mind can cook up. With her latest, "Mast", … Continue reading ‘Mast’ is an emotional, if fragmented, night of drama
Zach Theatre celebrates The Duke with the lively, hot ‘Sophisticated Ladies’
Duke Ellington was one of the most celebrated and influential music men of his times, and Zach is looking to celebrate his work with their latest production, a conflagration of song and dance called "Sophisticated Ladies". Bringing in the big guns, Zach has called in none other than Tony Award-winner Jennifer Holliday to lead the … Continue reading Zach Theatre celebrates The Duke with the lively, hot ‘Sophisticated Ladies’
Sensitive performances take center stage in Hyde Park’s ‘The Night Alive’
Conor McPherson's plays provide fascinating snapshots from the darkest sides of Ireland, and they burst with life and energy. Hyde Park has been taking these plays and turning them into gold for some time now, and with their latest, they bring out one of the most grounded and honest of these productions, in "The Night … Continue reading Sensitive performances take center stage in Hyde Park’s ‘The Night Alive’
‘Heathers: The Musical’ is a dark, hilarious take on the cult classic
For the past several years, Doctuh Mistuh Productions, led by award-winner Michael McKelvey, has been bringing Austinites some of the best cult musicals around, and have gained heavy praise in the process. Just last year, their production of Silence: The Musical, a campy, musical rendition of Silence of the Lambs, won the B. Iden Payne … Continue reading ‘Heathers: The Musical’ is a dark, hilarious take on the cult classic
‘The Strangerer’ is a heady, hilarious look at politics and death
Sometimes, a company and a writer just click. Hyde Park has done wonders with the work of Conor McPherson and Annie Baker, Maksym Kurochkin and Breaking String are a marriage made in heaven, and Capital T makes Mickle Maher’s work sing like no other, creating glittering wonders from the writer’s unique gems, including award-winning productions … Continue reading ‘The Strangerer’ is a heady, hilarious look at politics and death
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