Texas Performing Arts

10/13/2026

A huge thanks to The Daily Texan for featuring Bob Bursey’s new role as the first vice provost for the arts at The University of Texas at Austin 🤘

Accessibility to the arts is more important than ever, and we can't wait to bring more artistic experiences to students across campus.

As a teenager in rural Virginia, Bob Bursey did not have much familiarity with the arts until he took a job working backstage at a local college theater. That experience, he said, led to a lifelong journey in the arts, touring, selling tickets and typing up marketing copy. As the University’s firs...

10/09/2026

ON SALE 🧙

Be swept away to Oz with a new live-concert experience of the global cinematic phenomenon: Wicked. Wicked: Part One will be presented in full on a massive HD screen, with a live orchestra performing its complete soundtrack in sync with the film, featuring songs with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a score by John Powell and Stephen Schwartz.

🧹If you’re ready for a gravity-defying night, fly over to the link to grab your tickets🩷💚 https://bit.ly/4zhtjCf

10/08/2026

It’s showtime!!!

He earned his stripes on Broadway… now the ghost-with-the-most is coming to Austin.

🪲🎟️Tickets go on sale October 16!

10/06/2026

We always love getting to feature the amazing talent from our friends over at Department of Theatre & Dance!!!

Dance senior, Lauren Dorsett, performed an original solo choreographed by Dance alumna, Drew Phipps, during our Leadership Board meeting today!! Thanks for the incredible work!

10/05/2026

JUST ANNOUNCED! It's time for us... TO FLY🧹✨

Be swept away to Oz with a new, gravity-defying live-concert experience of the global cinematic phenomenon: Wicked. Wicked: Part One will be presented in full on a massive HD screen, with a live orchestra performing its complete soundtrack in sync with the film, featuring songs with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a score by John Powell and Stephen Schwartz.🩷💚

10/02/2026

ON SALE NOW! Your invitation to Dolly Parton’s holiday classic is here! 💌

🎄Experience the toe-tapping Appalachian sound of Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol at Bass Concert Hall November 27, 2026. 🎻 From fiddles to banjos to guitars, the heart of the Smokies will come alive in Austin.

✨ Celebrate Dolly’s extraordinary legacy and experience this heartwarming holiday musical!

🔗Don’t wait to buy your tickets! https://bit.ly/3ViLTv6

09/29/2026

We’ll have these songs on repeat all week long 🎧

And Tuesday, October 6, hear these tracks and more live as Branford Marsalis and Dianne Reeves come together for a special tribute to John Coltrane at Hogg Memorial Auditorium. 🌟

Fresh off the release of their companion album on Blue Note Records, these jazz luminaries bring Coltrane’s timeless repertoire to life for a night of extraordinary music. 🎵🌃

🎟️ Get your tickets at the link in bio!

09/28/2026

TPA’s new 26/27 Season has officially started! This year we welcome 4 new Emerging Arts Professionals to help us take us through this exciting year of live performance🎭

Meet them all here!!

09/25/2026

🤪 Here's what Wednesday's put-in rehearsal looked like. And yeah... it was fierce.

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ft. our AMAZING swings and understudies Neal Bechman Morgan Tomasetti MIA JENELLE Jenna Howard-Delman