Ann Ciccolella, the artistic director for Austin Shakespeare, had been looking for a suitable stage adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice for quite a while when she found a new version by Joseph Hanreddy and J.R. Sullivan. This take on the classic story struck her as just right, and she was ready to finally put the story on the Austin stage. She enlisted the Dutch painter Emilie Houssart to create the scenic designs, Haydee Antunano to take on the costuming, and the award-winning Jason Amato to work on the set design. Toni Bravo provides choreography and Ciccolella herself is directing the show....
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Leonard Cohen just celebrated his 78th birthday while on a world tour with his new album "Old Ideas" and Oct. 31 and Nov. 01 he and his band kicked off the US portion of this tour right here in Austin, TX. KUT's Views and Brews had the pleasure of hosting Roscoe Beck, Cohen's collaborator, producer, bassist and local Austinite, and Sylvie Simmons, author of I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen, along with Sharon Robinson, The Webb Sisters, Javier Mas, Mitch Watkins, Alexandru Bublitchi, and Rafael Gayol to explore the life and...
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