Every summer the Zilker Theatre Productions presents a free musical for all to enjoy. This is…read morealways a summer tradition for me to attend the show. This summer it was Bring it On and past shows included Shrek, The Little Mermaid, Legally Blonde, Newsies, Hairspray and others. You can come early before the show and place your blanket down on the hillside to reserve your spot. It is a great location to watch an outdoor performance or show. The Zilker Hillside is an outdoor amphitheater venue located on a hillside in Zilker Park with a large stage, ample lighting capability, amenities, and location next to Barton Springs Pool and is the perfect spot for a dance recital, symphony or cultural event. Visitors are allowed to bring food and non-alcoholic beverages. The theater also has a concessions stand on site offering snacks and drinks. There are restrooms available. No dogs are allowed unless they are service dogs.

Our first visit at Zilker Theatre was such a blast! The talent was unbelievable. Felt like I was…read moreseeing a touring Broadway show. I actually have seen their show touring and think this production did it better. Bathrooms at the park they have inside ones and also a few porta potty's that are very close by. There are more handicap accessible spots right in the front of the stage and all other seating is on the hill. Bring your blanket or low rise chairs (can be difficult for people to see over regular lawn chairs). We brought a small picnic to enjoy and lots of people brought food they ordered to eat before/during the show. The sound quality and level is excellent. We were more off to the right side on the stage and could still see fairly well and could hear everything perfectly. They do have plenty of trash cans around so please clean up after yourself. At the merch/sales table they have programs and surveys that help them with data for grants and benefits by showing who makes up their expansive audience. The night I was there they did a drawing for a gift card if you filled out an information slip and I actually won a BookPeople gift card! Please buy something/tip/add money to the actors buckets that come around so that they can continue to provide awesome, quality free entertainment to the community. We will definitely be back next season. I found the event on Instagram.

I sang with this company. I regret it. They don't consider the needs of all company members, show…read morefavoritism, and have traumatized friends and myself. I cannot in good conscience recommend this company until they are willing to reconcile their delusions of inclusion with the reality of how they allow bullying and harassment in their shows. If you are going to see Patience this summer, consider also making a donation to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, since it is more effort than they will make to support those with mental health needs.

Every year G & S of Austin puts on the finest productions of the works of Gilbert and Sullivan…read more This year, June 2024, we are performing The Yeoman of the Guard, a delightful musical comedy that everyone will enjoy and will walk away singing the tunes. The best Operetta productions anywhere in the United States are right here in Austin TX. Don't miss it!

Since moving to Austin in late 2020, my favorite activity has been going to the theatre. I have…read moreseen almost every show that Austin Shakespeare has put on since that date, and I am in love with this theatre company. They bring to life not only Shakespeare's works but also a variety of other great literary dramatic works. It's a great time with friends and the community here in Austin.

Austin Shakespeare is the Bard and more! I have enjoyed their performances at the Parker Jazz Club…read morewhere they highlight both vocal and instrumental performers usually focusing on one or two musical icons. in addition , their Shakespeare summer performances in Zilker Park and The Curtain Theatre. an historical replica of Elizabethan theaters, featuring youth is delightful. And, what about Tom Stoppard and other playwrites at the new KMFA studio or The Rollins at The Long Center? Such an eclectic company with superb multiracial actors, creative directing and adaptations! What's not to love?

Great local theatre. Intimate seating that makes the performances that much more raw.read more

Funky old not perfectly clean but unique theater. Worth a visi. Keep local theater alive. They do…read morea good job.

Fabulous professional choir. Wish they were closer so I could hear them often. Transforming music.read more

Christmas at the Carrilon Concert December 2007 Well the…read morechorus was excellent as always. I am awed by people who sing well. That part of the concert was great - but the Christmas concert this year (this is the first year I have been to their Christmas concert) was not good. Like I said, the chorus was great, but their guest artist was a "scoopy" praise singer. If you are a singer, you may know what I mean by scoopy - sliding into the notes instead of hitting them right on - not a clear voice either. That I could forgive if I liked the music. Some of the (more traditional Christmas and some rock) songs were nice and the interweaving of different songs was very cool. If you are into Christian Praise type music - then this is for you. I didn't like it at all. There is plenty of great Christmas music (traditional and modern) and this was not it.

I haven't been to much theater in Austin (except the big productions) because I never know which…read moreones to go to. And i loathe sitting in shows that are bad because I've paid $15 a ticket and feel compelled to wait and see whether it will improve. Luckily, the show I saw here was funny and well done. Part of the Frontera Fest (long fringe) and the whole process was quite efficient. You're on the guest list? Great. Here's a program and a seat. In fact they were nice enough to provide me with a chair so I didnt have to traipse about the chairs on the risers. They've got sodas for sale but it may be BYO (check first) and they've got plenty of bathrooms. All good things to know when you're headed to a performance. If you get the chance to see a show here, do. Its a small theater so there are no bad seats and if you make sure you're not seeing bad theater, well then you're most likely in for a treat.

A fucking puppet show? Are you kidding me?…read more That's what I went to see at Salvage Vanguard Theater, and I liked it so much I went back for another show. I'll be back again. Now, I've only seen their puppet shows, I have no idea if they do other things. The puppet shows are different from anything you've seen: excessively dark, and no strings attached. The puppeteers wear dark beekeeper like suits and hold the brightly painted puppets up and manipulate them from behind. You can see everything that's going on, but within a minute or two, you forget the puppeteers are there and the characters take a life of their own. And what characters! It's obviously all-original and all home made, but they do such a good job of creating compelling characters and stories for them to tell that you'll wonder why they aren't more successful. My girlfriend and I still endlessly quote the shows we've seen and we keep trying to describe the characters and stories in a way that makes sense. It seems we utterly fail at that, and it's why I'm going to keep my review short. This place doesn't make sense. The show doesn't make sense out of context. It doesn't look like much from the outside ... or the inside. But trust me. I give it five stars for a reason, and this isn't even ordinarily my scene. I've tried to convince all my friends to go with varying levels of success, but no one has been disappointed and they all want to come back for more. If you've found it, go experience it.

Donna has been teaching my daughter for 4 years. We see her weekly! My daughter has grown as a…read moresinger and performer thanks to Donna. She is a powerful performer and brings that out in her students. My daughter can belt it out with style thanks to her! Her studio is a safe space with great positive energy!

Amazing vocalist and teacher and a highly respected musician for as long as I've known her.read more

I saw them in Fredricksburg, TX last weekend and they were the best. The music was diverse, and the…read morecrowd loved them. I danced all night and had a great time, I'd see them again if I had the opportunity.

We stumbled into our normal north Austin restaurant for happy hour yesterday around 6pm.  Caboose…read morewas going to be performing at 8:15, and they were doing a sound check.  The drummer was pounding the drum over and over again.  The bass guitar was also playing notes for the sake of noise and the keyboard would randomly check in.  Most people go to Happy Hour to chat with friends after a long week.  With this "sound check" going on and on it was simply impossible to speak.   We've been here many, many times, and all the Friday evening bands have to check levels, but it's never gone on like this. We spoke to our waitress who said it had been going on since 2:30 and the wait staff appeared to be annoyed.  She spoke to someone who said he could turn off the sound and we'd just hear vocals.  Which was true, for about 5 mins.  Then they sang a number to check their levels (it's now about 7pm).  They finally sat down for a break before they're officially started.  We were able to could continue with conversation asking to for our tickets around 8pm. We heard the first song, which was obviously well rehearsed, however you couldn't hear the vocalist over the bass guitar.  It seems if they are going to interrupt a happy hour for several hours to check levels, the levels should be spot on when it begins.   Again, I stress, this band has a perfectly wonderful sound.  Obviously well rehearsed and work together.  However, they're never ending sound check needs to be taken into consideration to business owners realizing that patrons will have to experience a cacophonous happy hour while the band sets levels which seems to lead to a bass guitar solo while the gifted vocalist's lyrics can't be heard.     I don't think the blame falls Completely on the group though (hence three stars instead of 1), the restaurant manager should have been more proactive in getting them under control.