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Review: TRUE WEST at Arizona Theatre Company


by Herbert Paine - June 04, 2024

Arizona Theatre Company's production of Sam Shepard's TRUE WEST bristles with raw energy, exposing the myths of the American Dream....

Review: NUNSENSE at Stage Left Productions


by Suzanne Whitaker - June 04, 2024

wonderfulStage Left Productions in Surprise, Arizona presented NUNSENSE, a delightful musical comedy created by Dan Goggins. Directed by Cody Dull with choreography by James Marinaro, this slightly naughty story captures the foibles of the Little Sisters of Hoboken, New Jersey, while they prepared t...

Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at The Phoenix Theatre Company


by Herbert Paine - May 30, 2024

The Phoenix Theatre Company's edition of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, directed and choreographed by Staś Kmieć, is good and quite entertaining. In its own right, it follows the tradition of the Broadway musical ~ brisk, easy to consume, emotionally uplifting, and endowed with a highly talented ensemble....

Review: GOOD GUY WITH A PUN - A Film With A Heart of Positivity


by Herbert Paine - May 22, 2024

The award-winning TV pilot, GOOD GUY WITH A PUN, is an engaging and revelatory narrative about an endearing character whose story line we are eager to follow. Film maker Dmitry Milkin has created a story about resilience and positivity in a digital age....

Review: PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS at TAZ Theatre Company


by Zach Wetzel - May 17, 2024

PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS is the latest offering from TAZ Theatre Company. It is a bold, astonishing, and urgent work that demands to be seen. Written by Duncan Macmillan and directed by Robert Encila, the play gives the audience a front row seat to the devastating effects of drug addiction. PEOPLE, P...

Review: A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER at Arizona Broadway Theatre


by Herbert Paine - May 07, 2024

A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER is that rarity – a new musical with a score inspired by a theatrical style of the past that will forever remain timeless. And it’s so much fun. At Arizona Broadway Theatre....

Review: TRUE WEST at Arizona Theatre Company


by Zach Wetzel - May 05, 2024

TRUE WEST is the single greatest piece of live theater I have ever seen. Photo by Tim Fuller....

Review: WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME At The Phoenix Theatre Company


by Herbert Paine - April 16, 2024

The Phoenix Theatre Company's production of WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME, directed by Michelle Chin and featuring Kate Haas ~ a necessary and inspiring reminder of our nation's journey to freedom for all....

Review: TITANIC THE MUSICAL at Hale Centre Theatre


by Herbert Paine - April 07, 2024

The cast of Hale's TITANIC THE MUSICAL, directed by Cambrian James, is a true ensemble, highlighted by Maury Yeston’s score, operatic in style and epic in scope....

Review: HOLMES AND WATSON at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre


by Herbert Paine - March 24, 2024

Under Lee Cooley's adroit direction, Jeffrey Hatcher's HOLMES AND WATSON is a fast paced and entertaining romp towards an entirely unanticipated climax....

Past Shows

Carnival of Illusion
Carnival of Illusion
10/1 - 5/27/2017


Mesa Arts Center is selling only the sixth row seats for these performances. For additional seating, please contact Carnival of Illusion at WWW.CARNIVALOFILLUSION.COM STEP RIGHT ...

The Fantasticks
The Fantasticks
4/7 - 4/23/2017


"Try to Remember" a time when this romantic charmer wasn't enchanting audiences around the world. THE FANTASTICKS is the longest-running musical in the world—a natural ...

The Fox on the Fairway
The Fox on the Fairway
1/6 - 1/22/2017


A tribute from Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo) to the great English farces of the 1930s and 1940s, THE FOX ON ...

Boeing, Boeing
Boeing, Boeing
4/8 - 4/24/2016


This hilarious 1960’s period farce features self-styled Parisian lothario Bernard, who has Italian, German, and American fiancées, each beautiful airline hostesses with frequent "layovers." He ...

Wittenberg
Wittenberg
2/26 - 3/12/2016


It is October 1517 in northern Germany and the characters of Hamlet, his mentor John Faustus, and Faustus’ colleague and Hamlet’s instructor and priest, Martin ...

Deathtrap
Deathtrap
1/8 - 1/24/2016


The longest-running comedy/thriller on Broadway! This play features down-on-his-luck playwright Sidney Bruhl, who happens upon a brilliant new play written by a student in the ...

Carnival Of Illusion


STEP RIGHT UP and get ready to laugh, have fun, and celebrate a magical night out with Carnival of Illusion! This top-rated attraction is "Revitalizing ...

Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
5/13 - 5/24/2015


A little bit country, a little bit rock and roll, Twelfth Night's more than just your average comedy. What's it got? Oh, just your typical ...

An Evening of Old-World Magic


STEP RIGHT UP and get ready to laugh, have fun, and celebrate a magical night out with Carnival of Illusion! This top-rated attraction is "Revitalizing ...

Avenue Q
Avenue Q
4/10 - 4/26/2015


The 2003 smash Tony Award winning musical is coming to Mesa Encore Theatre in 2015! This Sesame Street for grown-ups, tells the laugh-out-loud story of ...

Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
4/30 - 5/11/2014


Shakespeare's centuries-old tale of revolution gets a modern twist with a 21st century, cell-phone environment and nontraditional casting. Intimate, accessible, and highly-charged, Class 6 Theatre ...

Equivocation
Equivocation
2/28 - 3/22/2014


In London, 1605, a down-and-out playwright called Shagspeare receives a royal commission to write a play promoting the government’s version of the Guy Fawkes’ Gunpowder ...

Spring Awakening
4/5 - 4/21/2013


Winner of eight TONY Awards, including BEST MUSICAL, SPRING AWAKENING celebrates the unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood with a power, poignancy, and passion that ...

Private Lives
2/28 - 3/23/2013


The original "It's Complicated" story---- Elyot and Amanda, once married and now honeymooning with new spouses at the same hotel, meet by chance, reignite the ...

Forever Plaid
1/11 - 1/20/2013


One of the most popular and successful musicals in recent memory. This deliciously goofy revue centers on four young, (or young-ish!) eager male singers, singing ...

Ragtime
4/6 - 4/22/2012


Called by Time Magazine "A triumph for the stage," and by the International Herald Tribune "the best musical in twenty years," this acclaimed musical won ...

Art
3/1 - 3/17/2012


Winner of both the Tony and Olivier Awards for Best Play, this play by Yasmina Reza, in an English translation by Christopher Hampton, is a ...

West Side Story
2/3 - 2/19/2012


Often referred to as the greatest musical of all time, WEST SIDE STORY is the immortal story of two star-crossed lovers caught in a turf ...

Scarlet Pimpernel
1/24 - 1/28/2012


Who is the Scarlet Pimpernel? In 1790s France, the revolution for a visionary new government takes a dark turn as the Reign of Terror demands ...

Videos


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Starlight Community Theater (6/7 - 6/23) Tracker
Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka in Phoenix Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka
Valley Youth Theatre (6/7 - 6/23) Tracker
Anastasia in Phoenix Anastasia
Don Bluth Front Row Theatre (9/12 - 10/26)
New Summer Shorts in Phoenix New Summer Shorts
Theatre Artists Studio (6/6 - 6/16)
93 til’ infinity: “Furious Styles: A Journey of Brotherhood, Beats, and Dreams” – Lunch Time Theater in Phoenix 93 til’ infinity: “Furious Styles: A Journey of Brotherhood, Beats, and Dreams” – Lunch Time Theater
Herberger Theater Center (6/17 - 6/27)
God's Favorite in Phoenix God's Favorite
Don Bluth Front Row Theatre (7/18 - 8/24)
It's A Wonderful Life in Phoenix It's A Wonderful Life
Don Bluth Front Row Theatre (11/13 - 12/23)
Fiddler on the Roof in Phoenix Fiddler on the Roof
The Phoenix Theatre Company (5/22 - 7/7)
The Last Romance in Phoenix The Last Romance
Don Bluth Front Row Theatre (5/16 - 6/21)
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