Cat McCarrey celebrates our production of LIPSTICK by Lane Michael Stanley as a nice of pure enjoyment in 65 minutes.
Director Trace Turner, who has spearheaded some invigoratingly innovative stage work before, continues to make bold strokes with their boisterous blocking… The characters flit around each other, disappearing through doors and narrowly missing collisions, with cheeky grace.
Read the rest of the Chronicle’s review here! Thank you, Cat!
“A vibrant mix of joy, laughter, mayhem, plot-twists, and sit-com style energy” writes Victoria Schwarz of Broadway World Austin.
Trace Turner, director, crafts the interplay between characters in this show with whimsy, a deep understanding of the material, and an authentic representation of the truths and biases the LGBTQIA2S+ community navigates.
Read more about this joyful and silly show with our ‘top notch’ team here!
Kelsey Bradshaw featured Falsettos on her podcast, ‘City Cast Austin’ and called us the best show in Austin for the holidays.
“It felt almost unbelievable that the show I was watching was in a small theater in East Austin instead of Broadway or the Tony Awards or the dang moon.”
You can read her article and find the rest of the podcast here. Thank you, Kelsey!
Sabrina Wallace of Broadway World reviewed our “must-see” production of Falsettos!
“Director Trace Turner leans into the absurd humor of Finn’s lyrics, amplifying comedic moments that poke fun at Jewish culture, fractured families, and queer relationships. This approach lends the production a lighter, more accessible tone…”
Read the rest of the review here.
The Chronicle’s Cat McCrary praises Ground Floor Theatre’s production of Falsettos as unusually perfect show for the holidays among other praises.
“Director Trace Turner instructs his cast through massive feats of movement…
…It would be easy for a show like this, a Nineties touchstone addressing homosexuality in that monumental shift between free love and pandemic, to feel dated or remote. But it’s held up shockingly well…In some way, Ground Floor found a perfect holiday musical. It doesn’t shy away from the stress and neurosis. But it doesn’t shy away from the depth of love’s bonds either.
Read the rest of the review here!
Michael Barnes reviewed our production of Falsettos while reflecting the resurgence of modern gay classic theatre pieces being revived in the 2020s.
“[Turner] and his team have firmly and imaginatively placed the action in 1979 and 1981, just before and just after the onset of AIDS. Yet a subtle sense of accrued wisdom in this staging seems to say: “We’ve been here before. Remember it.””
Read more about our ‘perfect staging’ of Falsettos and the rest of the recent revivals of LGBTQ+ musicals and plays here.
Falsettos was featured on KOOP’s Off Stage and On the Air radio program on 12/4/24! The interview included myself as the director of the piece as well as Jacob Rosenbaum and Nicholas Hunter who play Marvin and Whizzer, respectively. Listen to the full interview here!
I was interviewed on Fox 7 Austin’s morning show about Falsettos opening this weekend! Click here to watch the interview!