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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....

Review: MJ THE MUSICAL at Gammage Auditorium


by Tim Shawver - March 17, 2024

What did our critic think of MJ THE MUSICAL at Gammage Auditorium?...

Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at The Phoenix Theatre Company


by Herbert Paine - March 13, 2024

The Phoenix Theatre Company's production of BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSIC explodes with energy. Great production running through April 28th....

Review: SWEENEY TODD Strikes All the Right Notes at the Marroney Theatre


by Robert Encila-Celdran - March 07, 2024

I've just highlighted a long list deserving of recognition, if for no other reason than to remind audiences of the invisible force that fuels this pre-eminent theatre department. I'm aware of the unresolved public trauma caused by the university's decision to discontinue the program. Intentional or ...

Review: ROMEO ET JULIETTE at Arizona Opera


by Herbert Paine - March 05, 2024

Arizona Opera's revival of Charles Gounod’s ROMEO ET JULIETTE is, by all measures, a triumph of staging and performance. Following its performances in Phoenix, the production moves to the Temple of Music and Art in Tucson AZ (March 9th and 10th)....

Review: UNTIL THE FLOOD at Stray Cat Theatre


by Angela Kabasan-Gonzalez - February 28, 2024

What did our critic think of UNTIL THE FLOOD at Stray Cat Theatre? Attending a one-person play presents a unique theatrical experience, offering an intimate and immersive journey into the depths of a single performer's storytelling prowess. Yet, within this singular spotlight lies the allure and haz...

Review: TAD'S EMERGING WORLD – GLEN CANYON EXPOSED at Sedona International Film Festival


by Herbert Paine - February 28, 2024

TAD’S EMERGING WORLD is a moving homage to one of the nation's great national treasures. Directed by Dawn Kish, the film is one of the features at this year's Sedona International Film Festival....

Review: ORDER MY STEPS at Sedona International Film Festival


by Herbert Paine - February 27, 2024

Filmmaker Augusta Palmer and screenwriter Kathryn Grant's ORDER MY STEPS is an emotionally powerful film about repentance and reconciliation, highlighted by Carla Brandberg's riveting performance. One of the featured shorts at this year's Sedona International Film Festival....

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


SLEEPING GIANT by Steve Yockey in Phoenix SLEEPING GIANT by Steve Yockey
Stray Cat Theatre (5/3 - 5/18) Tracker
Mad Hatter The Musical in Phoenix Mad Hatter The Musical
Herberger Theater Center (5/1 - 5/19) Tracker
She Kills Monsters in Phoenix She Kills Monsters
Mesa Community College Theatre (4/26 - 5/4)
Two (Little) Old Broads – Lunch Time Theater in Phoenix Two (Little) Old Broads – Lunch Time Theater
Herberger Theater Center (5/6 - 5/16)
It's A Wonderful Life in Phoenix It's A Wonderful Life
Don Bluth Front Row Theatre (11/13 - 12/23)
Title: Mariachi Sol De México® de José Hernández in Phoenix Title: Mariachi Sol De México® de José Hernández
The Madison Center for the Arts (5/5 - 5/5)
The Subject Was Roses in Phoenix The Subject Was Roses
Theatre Artists Studio (4/19 - 5/5)
Anastasia in Phoenix Anastasia
Don Bluth Front Row Theatre (9/12 - 10/26)
Raised in War: Wounded Childhoods – Lunch Time Theater in Phoenix Raised in War: Wounded Childhoods – Lunch Time Theater
Herberger Theater Center (5/20 - 5/30)
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