From the page to stage, Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is now an American Broadway play. Emmy Award–winning actor Richard Thomas performs the coveted role of Atticus Finch and Tony Award–winning director, Bartlett Sher, helms what NPR is calling “one of the greatest plays in history.” 

When I first heard, in early 2016, that an adaptation of Harper Lee’s benchmark novel To Kill a Mockingbird was heading for the Broadway stage, it did not take much convincing to know that the play would be brilliant. They had me at Sorkin.

Texas Performing Arts' Executive & Artistic Director Bob Bursey talks with Dianne Donovan, host of KMFA's Classical Austin, about TPA's upcoming 23/24 Season.

Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin, who penned films like A Few Good Men, Moneyball, and The Social Network also wrote the critically acclaimed stage adaptation of Harper Lee's iconic To Kill A Mockingbird. Texas Performing Arts welcomes the national tour of the play at Bass Concert Hall this week. 

To Kill A Mockingbird comes to Bass Concert Hall starting tomorrow. Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece has been adapted by Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin and directed by Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher. 

Texas Performing Arts fans who've been waiting for the 2023-24 season announcement now have plenty to applaud: TPA’s upcoming season will feature highly anticipated bold projects, many Texas debuts, plus innovative productions with big artist and emerging-talent debuts, and the long-awaited return of some family favorites.

A select lineup of 14 events curated by Texas Performing Arts’ Executive & Artistic Director Bob Bursey, the new season features a vibrant range of innovative new works from a diverse array of artists including bold projects from both established and emerging performance-makers.

Texas Performing Arts announces its all-new 2023/24 performing arts season showcasing extraordinary international theatre, dance, and music that audiences won't find anywhere else.

Two colossal names in the arts — Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Yo-Yo Ma — headline the upcoming Texas Performing Arts 2023-24 season.

Summer Stock Austin, working with Texas Performing Arts, presents The Wizard of Oz from July 22 through Aug 6 and Grease which plays July 28 - Aug 6, both at the McCullough Theatre on the UT campus.

Featuring Dream House Quartet - at Bass Concert Hall on Tuesday, April 25.

Winners Kyra Carr from Hendrickson High School and Langston Lee from Rouse High School will go on to represent Austin, Texas at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (more commonly known as the Jimmy Awards) in NYC, thanks to Texas Performing Arts.

Both Vuyani Dance Theatre and the critically acclaimed dancework, Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero, will make their Texas debut in April, with Texas Performing Arts presenting the performance April 19 at Bass Concert Hall. 

Featuring the Fusebox Festival and new programming partnership with Texas Performing Arts.

When a Broadway production goes on tour, you can usually expect that it won’t be as good as the original production. That’s not the case with Ain’t Too Proud – The Life And Times Of The Temptations. There is not one weak link in this touring production.

Texas Performing Arts' Broadway in Austin 2023-2024 Season will include six Austin premieres and the return of two audience favorites. 

Ain't Too Proud brings music and a startling reminder of humanity to Austin audiences. Incredible talent on display!

Texas Performing Arts’ Broadway in Austin 2023-2024 Season includes six Austin premieres and the return of two audience favorites.

Vocally, these Temptations sound close enough to the originals to cause the hairs on your arms to tingle. The production is also visually stunning.

Two legendary soul singers Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle are joining forces for a summer tour that breezes through Bass Concert Hall on Monday, June 19.