Timeless Broadway favorite West Side Story runs this week at San Antonio’s Tobin Center

The San Antonio Broadway Theatre is presenting a cultural-touchstone adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s best-known plays, Romeo & Juliet, this Wednesday through Friday at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. Unfolding live in technicolor on the Upper West Side instead of Verona, Italy, this thi

Comedian Ali Siddiq talks about the family roots of his storytelling ahead of San Antonio shows

On his website, Houston-based funnyman and former radio personality Ali Siddiq describes himself as a “stand-up comedian and storyteller.” The storyteller part gets equal billing because it’s so much of what he does. Rather than riff on current events or jump between rapid-fire punchlines, Siddiq dr

Sen. John Cornyn turns on Trump, says president ‘revels in chaos’

Nearly a month after U.S. Sen. John Cornyn lost his primary election to an opponent backed by President Donald Trump, Texas’ senior Republican senator has finally turned on the current occupant of the White House. Corny spent months cozying up in hopes of earning his endorsement, including such rave

Texas Supreme Court rejects attempt to block beach closures for SpaceX launches

Siding with SpaceX and the General Land Office, the Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that environmental groups did not have a right to sue to preserve public access to a beach that has been closed during rocket launches. The unanimous ruling said a trial judge properly dismissed the lawsuit with