• “Ride the Cyclone” at Texas Theatre and Dance

    “Ride the Cyclone” at Texas Theatre and Dance

    When I first read the online blurb for Ride the Cyclone at UT Austin, I wasn’t very interested. The plot seemed fine, but the marketing line about every song being in a different genre and having “something for everyone” seemed overdone. I’m a documented pop-concert-musicals hater! Who wants to see a musical with no consistency…

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  • “Deathtrap” at Jarrott Productions

    “Deathtrap” at Jarrott Productions

    Deathtrap is a witty, self-aware, tightly packed script. No line is a throw-away. It’s a play that knows what it is and invites each actor to really dig their teeth into their roles. I found, however, that though Jarrott Productions’ current run of Deathtrap is almost technically perfect and enjoyable to sit through, it seemed…

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