IN THE HEIGHTS Comes to Austin 4/20-25April 20, 2010IN THE HEIGHTS, winner of four 2008 Tony Awards® and the 2008 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Show Album, is coming to the Bass Concert Hall in Austin from April 20-25, 2010. Tickets are on sale now.
AN EVENING WITH PATTI LUPONE & MANDY PATINKIN at The Long CenterMarch 23, 2010Appearing together again after their Tony Award® winning performances in Evita, Patti LuPone joins Mandy Patinkin onstage for An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin. These Broadway legends will bring their critically acclaimed theatre concert to the Joe R. and Theresa Lozano Long Center for the Performing Arts for one performance only on Thursday, March 25th, 2010 at 8 p.m.
2010-2011 San Antonio Season Announced!March 23, 2010The 2010-2011 Cadillac Broadway Across America?San Antonio Season lineup at the Majestic Theatre is here, and look what's coming to town! The Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning musical JERSEY BOYS is the first of five incredible San Antonio premieres, and one revival, that will leave audiences inspired, mesmerized and smiling with delight!
PHANTOM Haunts Bass Concert HallMarch 20, 2010Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic musical, The Phantom of the Opera, has begun a three-week stand at UT's Bass Concert Hall. Holding the title of longest running show on Broadway (over 9,200 performances to-date) and the most successful entertainment event in history - surpassing Broadway's Wicked and even Hollywood's Avatar - Phantom's timeless score is ingrained in the world's vernacular.
SOUTH PACIFIC Lands in San AntonioMarch 3, 2010Rodgers & Hammerstein's classic musical South Pacific opened a 5-night stand in San Antonio's Majestic Theatre Tuesday evening. Winner of seven Tony Awards, the 1949 musical is currently enjoying a lively revival on Broadway and is touring the US as a part of Broadway Across America.
THE 39 STEPS Opens at Majestic TheatreFebruary 4, 2010When you hear the name Alfred Hitchcock, you don't think of stage performances or comedy. However, with The 39 Steps, a stage adaptation of Hitchcock's 1935 film of the same name, that is exactly what you get.
THE COLOR PURPLE Inspires AustinJanuary 13, 2010The first North American touring production of The Color Purple is currently underway at Austin's University of Texas Bass Concert Hall.
A CHORUS LINE Kicks Off in HoustonJanuary 8, 2010Broadway classic A Chorus Line kicked off a two-week stand at Houston's Hobby Center this week. The Marvin Hamlisch musical tells the story of seventeen "wannabe" Broadway dancers, all auditioning for eight limited spots on a chorus line. The one-act production is stacked with stellar dance numbers, poignant monologues, and songs that let the audience in on the characters' motives for pursuing their dreams to dance.
THE LION KING's Pride Arrives in San AntonioDecember 13, 2009The national tour production of the long-running Disney musical The Lion King is settling into a month-long run in San Antonio's Majestic Theatre. I had the pleasure of experiencing this eye-popping show for the first time this week.
Houston is Having a Jolly Holiday with MARY POPPINSOctober 25, 2009Everyone's favorite nanny, Mary Poppins, has taken up residency in Houston's Hobby Center for the next three weeks. I attended this Disney musical based on the children's books and movie of the same name on Friday night.
SPRING AWAKENING Rouses AustinOctober 22, 2009Tony Winning (x7!) musical Spring Awakening is currently playing at the University of Texas' Bass Concert Hall, and I was in attendance Wednesday night.
MAMMA MIA! Dances Into San AntonioOctober 2, 2009The North American touring production of Mamma Mia! returned to San Antonio's Majestic Theatre this week for an extremely limited engagement. I was in the audience on the opening night of this audience-interactive musical for a first-time viewing experience.