The folks at The Vortex were kind enough to let us backstage to snap a few pictures just before the start of Zell Miller III's B-Boy Bluez and Maggie Gallant's Hot Dogs at the Eiffel Tower, so even though the shows are over, we wanted to put the photos up. more ›

"Back in the days when I was a teenager / Before I had status and before I had a pager / You could find the abstract listenin' to hip-hop / My pops used to say it reminded him of bebop / I said well Daddy don't you know things go in cycles..." — Q-Tip Tonight is the last of four performances of Zell Miller III's B-Boy Bluez, 8 p.m. at the Vortex. This photographer... more ›

All hail the last minute edition of This Week in Theatre! Cutting right to the chase, our Austinist Pick of the Week is, not surprisingly, Sodomy & Pedicures: A Pinko Feminazi Confesses. We interviewed the show’s creator, Jessica Hedrick, and she’s hilarious. Read it for yourself if you don’t believe us. Then read the comments – you’ll notice endorsements from local theatre big wigs galore. Directed by Rude Mech Sarah Richardson, and assisted by... more ›

A few titillating theatre pieces are going down in Austin right now, from dancing prancing ladies to pinko feminazi confessions. Curiouser and curiouser. But our list is topped by the New Plays/Fresh Voices performances running two weeks only at the Vortex. This and next weekend only, two new plays by two local playwrights will be on the boards. One of the works is the latest from local, award-winning playwright, poet, and performer Zell Miller,... more ›