Austin Theatre Newsroom

Nominations are now open for the 2025 Artist of the Year Awards, an annual celebration recognizing outstanding Texas artists across multiple disciplines who embody the spirit and vision of Art Spark Texas.

BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look at photos from the touring production of the recent Broadway revival of Parade is now on tour across the United States. The production is on stage through January 26th, 2025 at Hennepin Arts in Minneapolis.

ZACH Theatre has revealed the cast and creatives for two ZACH Family Series productions this winter. CAMPFIRE & DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! THE MUSICAL! are being presented. Learn more.

Coppell Arts Center has announced The Hit Men of Country, featuring five of the finest musicians who have performed, toured or recorded with some of country’s greatest artists and hitmakers,.

Austin Shakespeare is inviting audiences to an extraordinary theatrical event with its upcoming production of MAHABHARATA TALES, an imaginative and powerful exploration of one of the world’s greatest epic poems. Learn more!

Ground Floor Theatre has announced casting for the Austin premiere of Fairview directed by Anderson. Written by Jackie Sibblies Drury Fairview plays beginning next month.

Ground Floor Theatre has revealed the cast for the Austin premiere of Fairview directed by Anderson, and written by Jackie Sibblies Drury Fairview. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Farce, with its fast-paced action, physical comedy, and absurdity, is my favorite type of theatre. The national tour of CLUE - Live On Stage! fits the definition perfectly, delivering buffoonery, slamming doors, and breathless pacing.

Our story begins with a board game originally invented in 1943 by Anthony Pratt, a British musician who envisioned a murder-mystery game to entertain people during air-raid shelter stays in World War II. The game, originally called Cluedo (a mashup of 'clue' and 'ludo,' meaning 'I play' in Latin), was later licensed by Parker Brothers and became the beloved classic we know as Clue.

MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL will come to Bass Concert Hall in May. Tickets will be available starting at 10 a.m. on Jan. 17. Learn more about the upcoming engagement here!

A unique collaboration between Hyde Park Theatre and ScriptWorks, FronteraFest attracts actors, artists, poets, improv troupes, and performers of all types throughout Texas and beyond.

Celebrating its 19th anniversary season, City Theatre Austin will open the 2025 theatre season with SEXTET, February 7 - 23. SEXTET is an intimate, improvised romantic comedy that explores the depth and intricacies of interpersonal relationships through the lives of three couples.

Austin Playhouse has revealed the cast for Tomás and the Library Lady based on the books by Pat Mora and adapted by José Cruz González. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

The North American tour of Broadway's hit musical, & Juliet, is set to play Houston's Hobby Center for the Performing Arts January 21-26, 2025 as part of Memorial Hermann Broadway at the Hobby Center.

Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Austin Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Sonic Guild (formerly Black Fret) is hosting their 11th annual Sonic Guild Ball will take place on Jan. 18, 2025, at the Long Center and for the first time ever, will be open to the public.

The Eisemann Center for Performing Arts has announced that Sammy Miller and The Congregation will bring jazz to the Bank of America Theatre in February. Learn more here!

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Austin Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Austin Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

KMFA Classical 89.5 will present the February 2025 Offbeat Series performance of Oceans of Space: Celebrating 40 Years of Music with Chaski. See the featured artists and learn how to tune in!

ZACH Theatre has revealed the cast and creatives for the smash hit musical, Jersey Boys. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts will welcome musical theater triple threat Adrienne Warren Live in Concert as part of its Beyond Broadway series. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Need a break from the deluge of holiday performance fare? Ready for something bold and spicy and adult-y? Need a new take on a classic, timeless comedy that goes in a perfectly campy direction? Done with innumerable versions of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER, ELF, NUTCRACKER, IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, and on and on and on?

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Austin Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Come From Away North America tour actors Richard Chaz Gomez, Tyler Olhansky-Bailon, and John Anker Bow will join the real people they portray onstage at a fundraiser in Austin. Learn how to attend.