BWW's Top Mesa Theatre Stories of 2012

By: Dec. 26, 2012
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BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Mesa in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!

January

Mesa Arts Center Announces 'Out to Lunch Concert Series'


Mesa Arts Center invites music lovers to enjoy their Thursday lunch hour outdoors at Mesa Arts Center's Wells Fargo Garden for the Out to Lunch Concert Series. These live concerts are free and open t... (read more...)

Actor's Youth Theatre Presents THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL at Mesa Arts Center, 1/24-1/28


The Actor's Youth Theatre presents THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL at Mesa Arts Center from Tuesday, January 24 - Saturday, January 28, 2012.... (read more...)

February

Mesa Community College Opens RENT, 3/1


RENT is a rock opera with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini's opera, La Boheme. It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survi... (read more...)

Mesa Festival of Creativity to Feature MIRAZOZO


Mesa Festival of Creativity invites you to immerse yourself in a 'fantastic environment filled with amazing things to see and do. It's Spring Break - don't spend it sitting around-come to the Mesa Ar... (read more...)

National Geographic Live! Presents Photojournalist Brian Skerry at Mesa Arts Center, 3/5


Brian Skerry comes to the Mes Arts Center Monday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m. Skerry is a photojournalist specializing in underwater, marine-related subjects and stories. Since 1998 Skerry has been a contrib... (read more...)

March

Youth Works And Puppet Works Presents THE EXCITING ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO, 3/9-25


Youth Works theater troupe presents The Adventures of Pinocchio and The Further Adventures of Pinocchio Puppet Show. Both are written by local playwright C. L. Johnson. The Adventures of Pinocchio is ... (read more...)

Alvin Ailey Dance Theater Comes to Mesa Arts Center, 3/24 & 25


One of the leading contemporary dance troupes in America, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings its breathtaking athleticism and technique to the Mesa Arts Center on March 24th and 25th. ... (read more...)

April

Theatre Artists Studio's BABE Closes


Theatre Artists Studio Presents Babe: An Olympian Musical through April 1, 2012. Book & Lyrics are by Carolyn Gage and Music is by Andrea Jill Higgins. It is directed by Christy Welty... (read more...)

May

Mesa Arts Center Announces 2012-2013 Live Season


Mesa Arts Center announces its 2012-13 Performing Live Series. Offering a variety of unique experiences, there are many events to entice you. Mesa Arts Center is proud to present LeAnn Rimes, Bill Cos... (read more...)

Mesa Arts Center Announces NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE ARIZONA Lineup


From the depths of the sea to the birds in the sky, Mesa Arts Center and National Geographic Live today announced the 2012 National Geographic Live Speaker Series. Now in its sixth season, National G... (read more...)

June

East Valley Children's Theatre Holds 'Broadway, Here I Come!' Camp, 7/9-20


East Valley Children's Theatre's Broadway, Here I Come! summer camp session III for ages 8-15 runs July 9- 20.... (read more...)

July

Earth, Wind & Fire Plays Mesa Arts Center, 8/1


Mesa Arts Center will welcome the group that helped bring about the revolution of pop and disco, Earth, Wind & Fire. Don't miss the band that's won six Grammy's, and four American Music Awards on Wedn... (read more...)

Ethan Bortnick and KIDZ BOP LIVE Play Mesa Arts Center, 8/11


Mesa Arts Center will host Ethan Bortnick, the 11-year-old musical sensation, who has headlined more than 100 live shows around the world.... (read more...)

August

Mesa Arts Center Presents THE PRICE IS RIGHT LIVE, 9/16


The Price Is Right Live is a hit interactive stage show that gives contestants who are pulled from the audience the chance to 'come on down' to win appliances, vacations and brand new cars by playing ... (read more...)

STAGE TUBE: Silver Star Playhouse Season Highlights


Silver Star Playhouse is the new sister theatre to Desert Star Playhouse in Salt Lake City, Utah. For 25 years, they have built a solid reputation for producing hilarious, family-friendly musical come... (read more...)

Canyon Moon and Theatrikos Theatre Present DEVELOPMENT, Now thru 8/26


Canyon Moon Theatre presents the new play Development, by local playwright Warren Doody. The play is produced by Theatrikos Theatre Company in a joint project between the two companies.... (read more...)

September

Robert Dubac's THE MALE INTELLECT: AN OXYMORON? Comes to Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse, Now thru 9/9


Theatrikos Theatre Company presents Robert Dubac's THE MALE INTELLECT: AN OXYMORON? at the Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse, Sept 7-9, 2012.... (read more...)

MasterWorks 12-13 Season Opens Friday With DOUBT, A PARABLE


This Friday, the critically acclaimed play DOUBT, A PARABLE, opens the season for Theater Works, the acclaimed resident company at the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts. Winner of a Pulitzer Prize... (read more...)

Theatre Artists Studio to Present PROOF, 10/19-11/4


Theatre Artists Studio proudly presents PROOF, the award-winning drama by David Auburn, directed by Dominik Rebilas. The show will run from October 19th to November 4th.... (read more...)

October

Bela Fleck, The Capitol Steps Perform Thanksgiving Weekend at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts


Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will celebrate Thanksgiving weekend with performances by Béla Fleck and the Marcus Roberts Trio on Friday, Nov. 23, and The Capitol Steps on Saturday and Sund... (read more...)

Mesa Arts Center To Present SHEAR MADNESS National Tour, 11/15 - 12/05


The longest running play in American theater history is about to cut loose and head out on the road. The Shear Madness hairstyling salon is scandalized by the wacky murder of its illustrious upstairs ... (read more...)

Photo Flash: First Look at Theatre Artists Studio's PROOF


Theatre Artists Studio proudly presents PROOF, the award-winning drama by David Auburn, directed by Dominik Rebilas. A young woman who has just laid her father to rest discovers that she may or may no... (read more...)

November

TWIST OF THE MAGI Plays Theatre Artists Studio in Scottsdale, 11/30-12/16


Twist of the Magi by Debra Rich Gettleman will be directed by Michael Candela with musical director Andrea Jill Higgins at Theatre Artists Studio in Scottsdale, AZ. The production runs November 30-Dec... (read more...)

Nat Geo Live Welcomes Cave Diver and Environmental Anthropologist Kenny Broad to Mesa Arts Center, 11/28


The 2012-2013 National Geographic Live Arizona Speaker Series, sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona and The Arizona Geographic Alliance, brings cave diver and environmental anthropologist Ke... (read more...)

Theater Works at Peoria Center for the Performing Arts Opens A CHRISTMAS CAROL, 12/1


Theater Works at Peoria Center for the Performing Arts invites everyone to experience the magic and wonder of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.... (read more...)

December

LATE NITE CATECHISM Comedies Return to Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Beg. 1/12


Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present the Late Nite Catechism comedies for a limited engagement starting Jan. 12. Returning by popular demand, the original Late Nite Catechism will ru... (read more...)

Fountain Hills Theater Presents THE 39 STEPS, 1/11-27


Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have Patrick Barlow's The 39 Steps, playing at Fountain Hills Theater, January 11 through the 27th, 2013.... (read more...)

Scottsdale Musical Theater Company Presents MAN OF LA MANCHA, 12/27-30


Continuing its tradition of bringing Broadway's favorites back to life, SMTC has announced its next production, the classic musical Man of La Mancha, for a special engagement. Performances will take p... (read more...)



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