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Celebrated musical ‘In the Heights’ comes to Austin

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Celebrated musical, 'In the Heights' comes to Austin on April 9.
Celebrated musical, ‘In the Heights’ comes to Austin on April 9.

The Tony award winning musical In the Heights will be running from Apr. 9 through Apr. 19 at the B. Iden Payne Theatre. The University of Texas at Austin Theatre and Dance department along with director Jerry Ruiz present this celebrated and critically acclaimed musical.

In 2008, In the Heights won four Tony Awards out of its 13 nominations including Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Choreography and Best Orchestrations. Creators Lin- Manuel Miranda (music and lyrics) and Quiara Alegría Hudes (book). The celebrated musical chronicles the spirited Washington Heights community in New York. The score combines colorful Latin pop and hip-hop that brings energy and life to the story about exploration and identity.

Again, performance dates begin April 9 and end April 19 at the B. Iden Payne Theatre located at 300 E. 23 St. Ticket prices range from adults to UT students and staff. Prices begin at $15. Tickets can be purchased online at Texas Performing Arts or through JoinTheDrama.org, most H-E-B stores and all Texas Box Offices. 

Below is a snippet of the play circa 2008.

The Long Center to present ‘Menopause the Musical’ in September

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The Long Center is bringing the Austin community the-proud-to-be-a-woman play Menopause the Musical on Sept. 21 and 22.

The fun, quirky musical written from personal experience by Jeanie Linders tells the story of four diverse women who seemingly look like they have nothing in common, except good taste in lace bras. By chance, they meet at a department store having a lingerie sale (nothing like a good bargain for women to flock to a store) where they end up confessing their hot flashes, forgetfulness, major mood swings, re-occurring night sweats, new chocolate addiction and unflattering wrinkles that bring them together.

Menopause the Musical combines wit and truthfulness to shed humorous light on a woman’s changing body with parodies from the classic and changing times of the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s. The musical embraces this time in a woman’s life where young and old ladies can come together and laugh.

The Longcenter, located on 701 W. Riverside Drive, is hosting the musical on September 21 at 8 p.m. and September 22 at 3 p.m. Tickets run at $39 per person, but groups of 10 or more are eligible for group discounts. For more information about the musical visit the Longcenter website.