September 21, 2011, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Theatre + Performing ArtsMaterials on display for musical "Rappahannock County" Rappahannock County, a new musical theater piece about life during the Civil War, will be performed tonight and tomorrow night at McCullough Theater at The University of Texas at Austin. The Ricky Ian Gordon-Mark Campbell work was co-commissioned by Texas Performing Arts to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the American… read more
August 2, 2011, Filed Under: Theatre + Performing Arts"The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" collection donated to Ransom Center The Harry Ransom Center has received a donation of a collection of materials from husband-wife duo actress Carlin Glynn and writer and director Peter Masterson relating to their careers and their work on the original Broadway production and film of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. The collection consists of… read more
June 9, 2011, Filed Under: Theatre + Performing ArtsVivien Leigh takes a mad turn in "A Streetcar Named Desire" The Harry Ransom Center kicks off the Tennessee Williams Film Series tonight with Elia Kazan’s A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), starring Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh. The series runs on some Thursdays through July 21 and features films highlighted in the current exhibition, Becoming Tennessee Williams, which runs through July… read more
