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Hamilton's Resident Director Makes Bass the Room Where It Happens
Austinite Ashley Brooke Monroe leads the touring Broadway show back to the stage she loves
‘Hamilton’ the musical returns to a different Austin
The last time this set constructed of wood, bricks and rope graced the stage at Bass Concert Hall was 2019.
'I can hardly even wait:' As 'Hamilton' hits Austin, meet the show's junior super-fans
There's usually a moment when you know a musical is going to be part of your life forever. For a whole generation of kids, "Hamilton" is their gateway.
KXAN Studio 512 interview with Hamilton's Alaina Vi Maderal
Hamilton returns to Austin starting December 7.
Broadway in Austin production of 'Hamilton' at Bass Concert Hall
The production is the first for Bass Concert Hall in 21 months. Alaina Vi Maderal talks about her role in the production and what it means to perform on a Texas stage.
"Hamilton" Comes to Austin for Two Weeks
Hamilton returns to Bass Concert Hall and will be the first Broadway production to visit at the venue in 21 months.
'Wonderful to be back': 'Hamilton' returns to Austin, and it's a homecoming for one swing cast member.
Alaina Vi Maderal joined the touring production of Hamilton a few years ago, but after her first year and a half with the show, she (and the rest of the cast and crew, along with thousands of others in the entertainment business) was forced to take a break when the pandemic shut everything down.
Rap legend breaks into Austin with hip-hop version of holiday classic The Nutcracker
The iconic “Christmas Rappin’” Kurtis Blow is here to give us, yet again, an exciting contemporary twist on a seasonal classic, The Nutcracker.
NPR's All Things Considered Previews Kronos Quartet World Premiere
Four centuries of Black American history are told in new Kronos Quartet performance.
Hip Hop Nutcracker tops Austin 360’s list of can’t miss holiday shows
This touring show is a new addition to the Austin holiday calendar. A dance spectacle set to Tchaikovsky’s music, it was created by Jennifer Weber, a heralded hip-hop artist based in New York and Los Angeles.
Jason Moran on Jim Europe and the Harlem Hellcats
Houston-born pianist Jason Moran is not only one of the most adventurous and forward-thinking minds in jazz but in all of music, yet he continually mines the past. His latest show is all about WWI-era pioneer James Reese Europe and his Harlem Hellcats, a huge band that introduced war-torn Europe to American jazz.
'The Masked Singer' is coming to Austin with a secret 'local celebrity'
When you watch the minor celebrities sing, or approximate singing, while wearing giant animal mascot heads on Fox's "The Masked Singer," do you ever wish quietly, in the smallest part of your heart, "I hope I get to see this live in my own city one day"?
An American cultural treasure, Ballet Hispánico returns to Austin after too long away
Ballet Hispánico, which will also perform as a full company at Mendez Middle School in South Austin, was recently designated one of "America's Cultural Treasures" by a national group of major funders led by the Ford Foundation.
Texas Performing Arts presents Ballet Hispánico
For their 40th season, Texas Performing Arts welcomes Ballet Hispánico.
Austin's performing arts giants are back onstage — will the box office follow?
Austin's "Big 5" performing arts troupes — as well as the city's "Big 3" performing arts presenters — have survived what appears to have been the worst of the long pandemic.
Underground musical turned Broadway hit stages Austin residency in 2022
The Tony Awards returned last month after a year off, with Hadestown finally passing the best-musical torch to another adaptation of a classic, Moulin Rouge! The Musical.
Ballet Hispánico to Return to Austin for 50 Year Celebration
Texas Performing Arts is opening their 40th season with the return of Ballet Hispánico, a cultural phenomenon and America's leading Latinx dance organization, this October.
Texas Performing Arts receives nearly $9M grant to recover from COVID-19 pandemic
The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program gave over $16 billion in grants to venues in the United States that closed for long periods of time during the pandemic.
Deborah Hay's New Work for Dancers in Sweden Was a Long-Distance Creation
When Texas Performing Arts Executive Director Bob Bursey caught wind of Hay choreographing in her home, he promptly offered her use of an otherwise empty McCullough Theatre.