Matthew Wiener

What did our critic think of THE TRUTH ABOUT WINNIE RUTH JUDD at The Phoenix Theatre Company?

Audiences will be transported back to the 1930s with The Phoenix Theatre Company's world premiere of 'The Truth About Winnie Ruth Judd.'

MOON OVER BUFFALO, now playing at the North Coast repertory Theatre through February 10th, is a  farce that proves that sometimes the most dramatic action is happening behind the scenes in the green room.

NORTH COAST REPERTORY THEATRE presents MOON OVER BUFFALO, By Ken Ludwig, Directed by Matthew Wiener

NORTH COAST REPERTORY THEATRE presents MOON OVER BUFFALO, By Ken Ludwig, Directed by Matthew Wiener

NORTH COAST REPERTORY THEATRE presents MOON OVER BUFFALO, By Ken Ludwig, Directed by Matthew Wiener

North Coast Repertory Theatre launches Season 37 with an intriguing array of riotous comedy, a powerful family drama, a suspense-filled Sherlock Holmes mystery, an eye-opening personal conversation between a U.S. and Soviet arms negotiators, and a colorful musical from the creators of the legendary Broadway musical Guys and Dolls. The compelling lineup includes two West Coast premieres and one World premiere. North Coast Repertory Theatre, a non-profit professional theatre company, has evolved into one of the area's leading performing arts organizations that is recognized for the quality of its work and its commitment to excellence. In a single night, you can be transported to a different time and place and be transformed by the experience.

North Coast Repertory Theatre launches Season 37 with an intriguing array of riotous comedy, a powerful family drama, a suspense-filled Sherlock Holmes mystery, an eye-opening personal conversation between a U.S. and Soviet arms negotiators, and a colorful musical from the creators of the legendary Broadway musical Guys and Dolls. The compelling lineup includes two West Coast premieres and one World premiere. North Coast Repertory Theatre, a non-profit professional theatre company, has evolved into one of the area's leading performing arts organizations that is recognized for the quality of its work and its commitment to excellence. In a single night, you can be transported to a different time and place and be transformed by the experience.

Seeing A Christmas Carol billed around town during the holiday season is no shocker. But Childsplay Theatre's show stands out among the Scrooges, as one of The Valley's most celebrated actresses performs a one-woman adaptation of the classic Dickens story.

Seeing A Christmas Carol billed around town during the holiday season is no shocker. But Childsplay Theatre's show stands out among the Scrooges, as one of The Valley's most celebrated actresses performs a one-woman adaptation of the classic Dickens story.

While Jones may seem like the typical, cliched tale of the Athlete/Frat Boy who found his true self through theatre and the performing arts, Jones is anything but average. He relays his backstory with ease, with the kind of calm rare for an actor his age. But his laidback nature should not be mistaken for complacency--every word Jones says is calculated and purposeful. This is a young man who knows his words are important, and knows the art of storytelling extends even off the stage.

North Coast Repertory Theatre continues its highly successful Season 35 with the San Diego premiere of MARJORIE PRIME. 

North Coast Repertory Theatre continues its highly successful Season 35 with the San Diego premiere of MARJORIE PRIME. 

North Coast Repertory Theatre continues its highly successful Season 35 with the San Diego premiere of MARJORIE PRIME. 

The beloved musical Fiddler on the Roof, called 'one of the greatest musicals in history' by the New York Daily News and 'Indestructible' by The New Yorker magazine, brings a richly vibrant close to 2016 and a celebratory opening to 2017 in Arizona Theatre Company's epic production as part of ATC's 50th anniversary season.

North Coast Repertory Theatre will present its 35th Season. North Coast Repertory Theatre, a non-profit organization, has evolved into one of the area's leading performing arts organizations, recognized for the quality of its work and its commitment to excellence. In a single night, you can be transported to a different place and transformed by the experience. North Coast Repertory's 35th Season line-up includes a delightful array of comedy, family drama, a heartfelt musical and a magical journey.

Two of the Valley's favorite and most-celebrated actors will bring their special gifts to the holiday season in limited engagement one-person performances of Charles Dickens' beloved holiday classic, A Christmas Carol, and David Sedaris' hilarious anti-holiday tale, The Santaland Diaries. Produced by Arizona Theatre Company in association with the Herberger Theatre Center, both shows will play in an intimate custom-built 250-seat stage-within-a-stage located in the grandly theatrical setting of Center Stage in downtown Phoenix.

Ludwig quickly and easily demonstrates his comic deftness in a screwball comedy

Two of the Valley's favorite and most-celebrated actors will bring their special gifts to the holiday season in limited engagement one-person performances of Charles Dickens' beloved holiday classic, A Christmas Carol, and David Sedaris' hilarious anti-holiday tale, The Santaland Diaries.  Produced by Arizona Theatre Company in association with the Herberger Theatre Center, both shows will play in an intimate custom-built 250-seat stage-within-a-stage located in the grandly theatrical setting of Center Stage in downtown Phoenix.

It's no surprise that 'Unnecessary Farce' has been produced one hundred times