Stirring
Who said that nothing's shocking anymore? Circle Theatre has prepared a spicy holiday recipe to delight and disorient audiences by taking eight attractive, enthusiastic...
Not a Hard Shell
For the first time in years, Texas Ballet Theater's opening performance of the traditional seasonal favorite The Nutcracker last Friday didn't pack the house....
No Country for Old People
In most live theater productions, "audience participation" is limited to measured reactions from the house, including the requisite applause after musical numbers and during...
Still Stormy?
Texas Ballet Theater may be down financially, but it isn't out artistically. Last weekend's performances of Mozart's Requiem and Stormy Weather at Bass Performance...
Trapped in the ’Net
Most theater artists think that audiences for serious live drama are graying, dwindling, and not being replenished with young ticket-buyers. The latter's attention span,...
Eastern Stars
You needn't have suffered a wretched family holiday to appreciate The Long Christmas Ride Home, though it may help. Stage West is currently performing...
Behind Your Ballet
Like all nonprofit performing arts institutions, Texas Ballet Theater has its hobgoblins to battle: meeting projected attendance figures, coming in under budget, generating new...
Behind Your Ballet
Like all nonprofit performing arts institutions, Texas Ballet Theater has its hobgoblins to battle: meeting projected attendance figures, coming in under budget, generating new...
Shtick ’Em Up
There's a lot going on right now that we need to pay attention to, and none of it is fun: a shitty economy, a...
Shtick ’Em Up
There's a lot going on right now that we need to pay attention to, and none of it is fun: a shitty economy, a...