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Public Theater of San Antonio’s latest production captures the congenial chaos of Thanksgiving

The miles-long title isn’t the only offbeat thing about A Beautiful Day In November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes.

by Caroline Wolff October 11, 2022January 23, 2025

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Musical adaptation of The Color Purple opens at San Antonio’s Woodlawn Theatre Friday

Told through a resonant soundtrack brimming with jazz, gospel, ragtime and African musical influences, the soul-sparking story celebrates the magic that can happen when one crosses the line between surviving and living.

by Caroline Wolff September 27, 2022May 15, 2025

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Un Nuevo Capítulo: An American Novela opens at San Antonio’s Black Potion Thursday

The play will open Thursday, Sept. 15 at Black Potion, a new, 6,500-square-foot “board-game bar” in the Deco District.

by Kiko Martinez September 14, 2022March 28, 2024

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Broadway hit musical Hadestown brings its retelling of Greek myth to San Antonio’s Majestic Theatre

In the musical, the young and scrappy folk musician Orpheus takes a tumultuous quest to the Underworld.

by Caroline Wolff September 13, 2022July 17, 2025

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New exhibition at San Antonio’s McNay Art Museum showcases Broadway costume designs

‘Something Wicked’ includes more than 30 ornate and offbeat costume designs by Tony Award-winner Susan Hilferty.

by Caroline Wolff September 8, 2022April 25, 2025

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Classic Theatre of San Antonio’s production of Roosters opens at La Zona this weekend

The play will run through most of September, with special showings including a Pride Night on Sept. 9 as well as an ASL night on Sept. 18.

by Macks Cook September 7, 2022June 6, 2025

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Texas premiere of American Mariachi debuts at the Public Theater of San Antonio Sept. 9

The production also marks the first time the work of a Latino writer will be presented at the Russell Hill Rogers Theater in the organization’s 100-year history.

by Kiko Martinez September 7, 2022August 2, 2025

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San Antonio improv comedy troupe sets up residency at new Black Potion gaming tavern

For the past year, the troupe has performed weekly to sold out crowds at The Overtime Theater.

by Nina Rangel August 18, 2022July 20, 2025

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Woodlawn Theatre debuts production of classic musical A Chorus Line on Friday, Aug. 12

The show’s three-week run includes a handful of Community Appreciation Nights.

by Caroline Wolff August 11, 2022November 29, 2024

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Musical adaptation of Mean Girls posts up at San Antonio’s Majestic Theatre for six-day stint

The stage production has all the humor and verve of the film that has captured millions of hearts around the world.

by Caroline Wolff August 3, 2022May 11, 2025

The owner of Black Potion bets San Antonio is ready to embrace a bar for board games (and more)

The 6,500-square-foot bar has private rooms for tabletop gaming and even a 49-seat theater.

by Nina Rangel July 19, 2022July 29, 2025

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San Antonio’s Woodlawn Theatre will relocate to the Wonderland of the Americas in 2023

The Woodlawn Theatre has announced an upcoming name change to accompany the shift in location.

by Caroline Wolff July 14, 2022July 5, 2025

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Once On This Island debuts at the Public Theater of San Antonio this weekend

The musical tells the story of Ti Moune, who discovers the wealthy boy Daniel injured in a storm and decides to nurse him back to health.

by Caroline Wolff July 13, 2022November 26, 2023

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San Antonio’s Woodlawn Theatre debuts production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid this week

The musical stars Kayla Gavigan and Nick Glavac as romantic leads Ariel and Eric.

by Caroline Wolff June 15, 2022June 28, 2025

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24-hour play festival celebrates late San Antonio playwright Sterling Houston

The Classic Theatre is presenting TheatreNOW! as part of the Sterling Houston Festival.

by Kiko Martinez June 8, 2022July 29, 2025

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Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is the latest touring Broadway production to come to San Antonio

At the heart of Beautiful are the songs King wrote throughout her career and the stories behind them.

by Dana Nichols June 7, 2022August 29, 2023

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Actor Ricardo Chavira joins the board of the Public Theater of San Antonio

The actor is one of four new members of the theater company’s board of trustees.

by Kelly Nelson May 26, 2022May 29, 2025

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Public Theater of San Antonio postpones production of She Loves Me due to COVID cases

New dates for the show will be announced next week.

by Kelly Nelson May 20, 2022April 17, 2024

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Public Theater of San Antonio’s production of She Loves Me opens Friday, May 20

The show is directed by Laura Michelle Wolfe Hoadley and stars Lauren Esquivel and Grant Bryan.

by Dana Nichols May 18, 2022July 1, 2025

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Interactive hip-hop-style musical Freestyle Love Supreme comes to San Antonio’s Empire Theatre

“The thing about the show is that it’s totally different every night,” Lin-Manuel Miranda told Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show in 2019.

by Kiko Martinez May 18, 2022August 5, 2025