[ March 26, 2010; 8:00 pm; March 27, 2010; 8:00 pm; March 28, 2010; 6:00 pm; ] Austin – From piano bars, to Broadway and touring as the lead in Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp’s “Movin’ Out,” and now with his own show at the Long Center, Matt Wilson lives up to his reputation of “piano man.” He brings “My Baby Grand,” his tribute to rock and roll piano players, to the [...]

[ February 26, 2010 7:00 pm to March 14, 2010 7:00 pm. ] TexARTS
February 26th-March 14th 2010
Written by Tennessee Williams and performed as part of TexARTS’ professional Off-Broadway Series.
Tickets $30-$56

[ February 25, 2010 7:00 pm to February 28, 2010 7:00 pm. ]  The City Theatre Company
February 25th-28th

Called “a milestone in the American theatre,” this intensely affecting drama chronicles how a financial windfall touches the lives of an African-American family living in Chicago in the late 50s. A simple desire for a home of their own becomes the touchstone of their integrity. Their story is built on sacrifice, [...]

[ February 11, 2010 5:00 pm to February 28, 2010 5:00 pm. ] Austin Shakespeare @ The Long Ctr.
February 11-February 28, 2010

In Schiller’s great Romantic play, Mary Stuart, the passionate and beautiful Queen of Scotland, struggles to gain freedom from her rival cousin, Elizabeth, the powerful Queen of England. Each works through the same man as lover and protector, but it is only through their own actions that [...]

[ February 4, 2010 7:00 pm to February 21, 2010 7:00 pm. ] City Theater
February 4th- 21st, 2010
Something has been unearthed…Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer Prize winning quintessential drama that digs deep into family dysfunction and the deterioration of the American dream. In the corn fields of Illinois, a squalid farm home is occupied by a family filled with suffering born of deep-seated unhappiness and violence. When a stranger returns, [...]

[ February 5, 2010 7:00 pm to February 20, 2010 7:00 pm. ] Vortex Rep. and UpRise! Productions
February 5-February 20, 2010

VORTEX Repertory Company and UpRise! Productions proudly present the world premiere of the newest hip-hop theater performance piece written and directed by award-winning playwright, Zell Miller III. arrhythmia examines love, in all of its ugliness and splendor.
This urban odyssey utilizes elements of hip-hop, contemporary movement, and lyrical slam-  [...]

[ February 5, 2010; 7:00 pm; ] Shoreline Center
February 5th, 2010.
Featuring local dancer/choreographer, Renee Davis as Harriet Tubman and Renee Morgan Brooks as the voice of Harriet Tubman.

Austin dancers will share the stage with Desert Dance Theatre in the dance drama, “Sister Moses: The Story of Harriet Tubman.” Experience this true story brought to life through movement, African drums, melodious string sounds [...]

[ January 8, 2010 10:00 am to February 7, 2010 10:00 am. ] Georgetown Palace Theater
January 8-February 7, 2010

Featuring our 2007 Cast of NUNSENSE!
The sequel to the international hit musical NUNSENSE takes place approximately six weeks after the first “benefit performance.” (It could easily be subtitled “the rest of the story.”) The same five nuns are back on stage at Mt. Saint Helen’s School for what is billed [...]

[ February 21, 2010; 10:00 am; ] Austin Playhouse
January 22-February 21, 2010

Austin Playhouse proudly presents Shaw’s delightful comedy: Misalliance. Misalliance is a fast-paced, witty comedy that highlights the great characters, sparkling dialogue, and energetic humor for which Shaw is justly renowned. A whirlwind of characters from different social classes and professions including an underwear magnate, an ambassador, a polish acrobat, and a [...]

[ January 30, 2010 7:00 pm to February 7, 2010 7:00 pm. ] Austin Lyric Opera @ The Long Center
January 30-February 7, 2010

Like the star for which the piece is named, Emmanuel Chabrier’s The Star is a musical sparkler of an operetta. Its light, diverting tunes and witty, bantering dialogue represent the very essence of “opéra bouffe,” a mid-19th-century genre created by Offenbach that was meant to entertain. [...]