Dame Edna had to cancel her entire North American tour due to complications from appendix surgery. Said the Dame in a letter to her loyal Austin fans, "Texas is no country for sick Megastars, so I will see you in November 7-9, 2008 [at the Paramount], possums."...

Usually, street closures around the Capitol hail the arrival of one of Austin's many street festivals, where you can listen to a wishy-washy blues-rocker do his best to channel Stevie Ray Vaughn while you eat a turkey leg amongst a sea of fanny-packed families and homemade jewelry vendors. But once a year it means it's Texas Book Festival time. As literary events go in this town, it is the big one. For two days......

Starting tonight, "The Producers" comes to Austin for a weeklong run at Bass Concert Hall. With Bob Amaral playing failed musical producer Max Bialystock and Andy Taylor in the role of accountant Leo Bloom, we're sure this will be a hilarious and faithful rendition of the Broadway phenomenom, which has won just about every Tony Award ever. This outta tide you over until the movie remake starring Will Ferrell, Uma Thurman, Nathan Lane and......