Justin Austin

Tesseract Theatre Company Wins Big at the 2025 St. Louis Theater Circle Awards Gala
by James Lindhorst - Mar 25, 2025

Tesseract Theatre Company dominated at The St. Louis Theater Circle Awards on Monday evening winning 10 awards, including Outstanding Production of a Musical for ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL and Outstanding Production of a Drama for Matthew Lopez’s THE INHERITANCE Parts 1 & 2. ANASTASIA and THE INHERITANCE each picked up five awards. Directors Brittanie Gunn and Stephen Peirick were honored for Outstanding Direction of a Musical and Drama. Each production picked up two acting awards as well. 

Spotlight: TERENCE BLANCHARD at Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts
by BWW Special Offer - Mar 24, 2025

Terence Blanchard Returns to The Soraya to Debut His Two Operas in Concert CHAMPION & FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES. Highlights from two operas by composer and jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard, Featuring Blanchard, the E-Collective and Turtle Island Quartet, Visuals by Andrew F. Scott, Vocalists Justin Austin and Adrienne Danrich, A Soraya Commission in collaboration with LA Opera Off Grand.

Review: COSÍ FAN TUTTE at LA Opera
by Andrew Child - Mar 11, 2025

Whether thanks to Cavanagh’s approach or director Shawna Lucey’s reinventions, the opera never seems to warrant excuse or apology. Justin Austin and Anthony León never miss a chance for silliness, strutting about the stage with ridiculous levels of machismo to match their preposterous mustache disguises.

Houston Grand Opera Announces World Premiere Song Cycle A VOICE WITHIN
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 4, 2025

Houston Grand Opera has announced the world premiere of A Voice Within, a new song cycle created by HGO Composer-in-Residence Joel Thompson and librettist and Houston poet laureate emeritus Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton, inspired by the life stories of residents of Houston's Third Ward.

Feature: The Muny’s 30 Nods Leads the St Louis Theater Circle Awards Nominations
by James Lindhorst - Feb 4, 2025

The St. Louis Theater Circle has announced their 2025 nominations for their annual awards. Each year, the Circle honors excellence in professional theater with awards in 34 categories for producing, directing, acting, and technical theatre. This year The Muny leads all companies with 30 nominations spread across their seven musicals presented in their 106th season. STAGES St. Louis, The New Jewish Theatre, and The Repertory Theater of St. Louis earned 19 nominations each. St. Louis Shakespeare Festival’s production of AS YOU LIKE IT and STAGES St. Louis production of RAGTIME are the most nominated productions of the year with 10 nods each.

Interview: Gary Gulman Talks New Solo Show GRANDILOQUENT at The Lucille Lortel
by Brett Singer - Feb 4, 2025

Gary Gulman has been a standup comic for 30 years and he's brought a one-man show called Grandiloquent to the Lucille Lortel Theatre through February 8. He spoke about the new show, his famous advice for comedians, and more.

New York Festival Of Song Presents LE TOUR DE FRANCE In February
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 29, 2025

New York Festival of Song will kick off its first concert of the new year with Le tour de France on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center. 

A GOYISHE CHRISTMAS TO YOU! Comes to the New York Festival of Song
by Stephi Wild - Nov 19, 2024

 New York Festival of Song will present its annual holiday show, A Goyishe Christmas to You! in December at the Congregation Beth Simchat Torah. Learn more about the show here!

Charleston Gaillard Center Presents TERENCE BLANCHARD FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES: OPERA SUITE IN CONCERT
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 19, 2024

Terence Blanchard's FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES: OPERA SUITE will be performed in concert at the Charleston Gaillard Center, showcasing a powerful blend of opera and jazz.

New York Festival Of Song to Present 15th Annual A GOYISHE CHRISTMAS TO YOU!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 18, 2024

Experience the 15th annual A GOYISHE CHRISTMAS TO YOU! by the New York Festival of Song at Congregation Beth Simchat Torah, featuring Yuletide songs by Jewish composers. Learn how to attend.

New York Festival Of Song Presents MY BROTHER'S KEEPER This November
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 11, 2024

The New York Festival of Song announced a concert on November 19, conceived by Justin Austin and featuring performances by Will Liverman and other artists, showcasing a diverse musical program.

Winners Revealed at the 2024 International Opera Awards
by Stephi Wild - Oct 3, 2024

The power of opera to transform lives and societies was celebrated tonight in Munich as the 11th edition of the International Opera Awards was livestreamed to global audiences.

Conductor Daniela Candillari Reveals 2024-2025 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 22, 2024

Conductor Daniela Candillari revealed her 2024-2025 season. Learn more and see how to attend performances!

Damien Sneed, Brandie Sutton, Justin Austin, and The Griot String Quartet Perform at Caramoor Tomorrow
by Stephi Wild - Jul 24, 2024

Created and directed by composer, conductor, and multi-genre musician Damien Sneed, the showcase 'Our Song, Our Story: The New Generation of Black Voices' will pay homage to the legacies of operatic legends Marian Anderson and Jessye Norman.

New York Festival of Song Announces 2024-25 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 25, 2024

Discover the exciting lineup for the New York Festival of Song's 2024-25 season, featuring a diverse range of performances and events celebrating the art of song.

Opera Theatre of St. Louis Announces Their 50th Anniversary Festival Season
by James Lindhorst - Jun 11, 2024

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) announced repertory and celebrations for a landmark 50th season in 2025, celebrating five decades of artistic innovation and discovery since the company’s founding in 1976. The 2025 Festival Season opens on May 24, 2025, with Johann Strauss II’s effervescent Die Fledermaus, which has not been seen at Opera Theatre since 1989. The season continues with the company’s 44th world premiere, This House, with music by Ricky Ian Gordon and libretto by Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage and her daughter Ruby Aiyo Gerber. Next, Opera Theatre will present an all-new staging of Donizetti’s Don Pasquale — the very first opera that the company ever performed. Britten’s enchanting adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream rounds out the season. In addition to four mainstage productions, Opera Theatre will continue to present the annual young artist showcase, Center Stage. This concert shines a spotlight on the members of OTSL’s highly selective Young Artist Programs, accompanied onstage by members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, which has served as OTSL’s Festival Season orchestra since 1978.

AMERICAN APOLLO Comes to Des Moines Metro Opera in July
by Stephi Wild - Jun 3, 2024

American Apollo comes to Des Moines Metro Opera in July. Performances run July 13-19.

Review: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE at Opera Theatre Of St. Louis
by Steve Callahan - May 28, 2024

Spring fever?  If you’ve been made a bit dozy by these warm spring days the new production at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis will, with a bang, hoist you wide awake in all your senses.  Rossini’s The Barber of Seville opened Saturday to an audience that packed the Loretto-Hilton theatre to the rafters.   

DATE NIGHT AT THE MET With Edward W. Hardy Returns This Weekend
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 17, 2024

Renowned composer-violinist Dr. Edward W. Hardy returns to The Metropolitan Museum of Art for Date Night At The Met.

92NY to Present COTTON: Denyce Graves, Mezzo-Soprano And Justin Austin, Baritone
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 1, 2024

Join the 92nd Street Y for COTTON: Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano and Justin Austin, baritone. See when you can catch the performance and learn how to purchase tickets.