THE FANTASTICKS Comes to City Theatre Austin Next Month
To end the summer “Back in Show Business” season, City Theatre Austin is honored to present the musical classic, The Fantasticks. It is a show years in the making and the company's first full-length musical production since their 2018 mega-hit sensation Tommy. The curtains rises September 2 – 18 at Trinity Street Playhouse located at the First Baptist Church of Austin.
BWW Review: PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES is Chock Full of Southern Charm, Song and Dance
PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES is a Tony nominated 1981 musical written by the performance group of the same name. The group, Pump Boys and Dinettes, consisted of John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel and Jim Wann. The members also jointly directed and starred in the original Broadway production. The show is basically a series of standalone songs rather than a conventional story tied together with music. The book for this musical is very thin and really only exists to get to the next song. Each song represents some element of small-town life: the sacredness of fishing, the fun of owning a pair of "Drinkin Shoes," and other assorted blue collar tales including growing up with with their grandma, whom they called Mamaw. The company tosses off 21 short-form songs with performances that harken back to simpler, more straight forward times with good natured knee-slapping, song, dance and humor. They shatter the fourth wall by talking directly to the audience and eventually coming right out into it and the end result is a refreshing blast from the past.
City Theatre Company to Paint the Town with CHICAGO
Come on babe, why don't we paint the town! The City Theatre Company is thrilled to top off its 2017 summer theatre season with the most razzle - dazzling of stage musical greats Chicago, now the longest-running American musical in Broadway history. The production runs August 18th - September 10th at City Theatre Austin.
Photo Flash: Kerry Butler and Jarrod Spector Lead Landmark on Main Street's Spotlight Gala '11
Landmark on Main Street's annual Spotlight Gala was held on Saturday, November 5, 2011 honoring Leslie and Andy Abramowitz, Fern and Hersh Cohen, and The Johnson Family: Stuart, Elizabeth Kase and Craig. Landmark is indebted to the Gala leadership Chairs Angela & Scott Jaggar and Maggie and Stephen Black and Honorary Chairs Angela Susan Anton, Jane and Robert Harding, Eric Krasnoff, Pall Corporation, Lillian McCormick and Dot and Ed Slade.
Photo Flash: Landmark's Season Debuts With Sold Out Christine Ebersole Concert
The sold-out Christine Ebersole Concert on October 11th was a great evening for concert goers who had opportunity to hear songs from various composers including Rodgers & Hammerstein and Stephen Sondheim. Bantering with her pianist, Billy Stritch, about Broadway, politics and other life experiences, Christine charmed her audience with her stunning voice.