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World Premiere of ‘Immortal Longings’ a Triumph at ZACH

Immortal Longings is the new play by four-time Tony winning writer Terrence McNally. It’s currently having its world premiere in the Topfer Theater at ZACH. The story is a fictional take on the lives of real people. Sergei Diaghilev, impresario of the Ballet Russes, is at its heart. In the main, the play focuses on his…

Getting More Out of Classical Music

For a lot of people, classical music is intimidating. It can seem like music written by long-dead guys from other countries can’t possibly be relevant to our lives today. But it is! Much like looking at paintings, classical music is more fun to listen to once you know a bit about who wrote it, when,…

Review: CATS a Thrilling Spectacle at Bass Concert Hall

Tuesday night, I attended the opening of CATS at Bass Concert Hall, part of the UT Performing Arts season of Broadway Across America. It was a raucous, high energy, nearly overwhelming spectacle of music, voices, dance, and costumes. In short, it was fun. And if you don’t stop to puzzle about the almost complete lack…

Review: The Ballad of Klook and Vinette

This past weekend, I took in the new musical The Ballad of Klook and Vinette, which is  making its regional debut on the Kleberg stage at ZACH Theatre. The musical fields a cast of two, the titular Klook, played by Roderick Sanford, and Vinette, played by Chanel. It tells the story of a May-December romance between a…

Landmarks Book Hits Mostly Right Notes

Landmarks, a book celebrating 10 years of UT Austin’s eponymous public art program, came out from The University of Texas Press in December. At 160 pages and including more than 200 color images, it’s a good guide to the wide-ranging collection that can be seen all across the Austin campus. The inside back cover features a…

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