BWW's Top Albuquerque Theatre Stories of 2012

By: Dec. 26, 2012
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BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Albuquerque 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

Albuquerque Theatre Guild Announces Upcoming Events


Albuquerque Theatre Guild has announced the following upcoming events. ... (read more...)

Bee Gees Tribute Held at Spencer 1/28


STAYIN' ALIVE, an eight-piece band taking center stage at the Spencer Theater at 7 p.m. Saturday, January 28 ($79 & $76) is the largest and most definitive tribute to The Bee Gees of its kind. ... (read more...)

Texas Tenors Play Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts, 2/4


First discovered in 2009 on TVs reality show "America's Got Talent," The Texas Tenors now enjoy international repute as powerful entertainers who weave effortlessly from John Denver to Puccini, Merle... (read more...)

February

BWW Student Center's School in the Spotlight: The University of New Mexico


Last year, BroadwayWorld.com, the largest theater website on the Internet, launched a comprehensive Student Database listing college and university performing arts programs across the country. This fr... (read more...)

Albuquerque Theatre Guild Announces Upcoming Events


The Albuquerque Theatre Guild has announced the following upcoming events.... (read more...)

Marty Stuart and the Fabulous Superlatives Come to the Spencer, 3/16


Four-time Grammy winning, platinum recording country star Marty Stuart and his band The Fabulous Superlatives will take the Spencer Theater spotlights on Saturday, March 16 at 7 p.m.... (read more...)

March

Spencer Theater Presents COUNTRY ROYALTY Tribute to Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, 4/14


Saturday, April 14 at 7 p.m. Country Royalty: Jason Petty & Carolyn Martin Pay Tribute To Hank Williams & Patsy Cline ($69 & $66). Jason Petty, the 2003 Obie Award winning star of Hank Williams: Lost ... (read more...)

Albuquerque Little Theatre Presents XANADU, 4/6


The Albuquerque Little Theatre will present XANADU from April 6th through 29th. XANADU features a book by Douglas Carter Beane and music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne & John Farrar.... (read more...)

Albuquerque Theatre Guild Announces Free Theatre Reviewer Talk & Panel Discussion, 4/14


Albuquerque Theatre Guild, the Theatre Lovers Community and The Filling Station invite everyone interested in learning more about the ins and outs of theatre reviews to "Under Scrutiny: The Art of The... (read more...)

April

Svich's THE WAY OF THE WATER to be Read Across the US & Abroad


An initial line-up of organizations that will present 2011 American Theatre Critics Association Francesca Primus Prize winning playwright Caridad Svich's new play THE WAY OF THE WATER has been announc... (read more...)

BWW Reviews: IS LIFE WORTH LIVING? Provides Unexpected Comic Relief at the Adobe Theater


It may not sound much like a comedy, but IS LIFE WORTH LIVING? has kept audiences at the Adobe Theater happily convulsed with laughter since it opened.... (read more...)

Albuquerque Theatre Guild Announces May 2012 Calendar


The Albuquerque Theatre Guild has announced the following performances for May.... (read more...)

May

MARY POPPINS, 1776 & More Set for Albuquerque Theatre's Summer Lineup


Albuquerque Theatre Guild announces its summer calendar of exciting plays and musicals, including LES MISERABLES, MARY POPPINS, 1776 and more.... (read more...)

BWW Reviews: PHOENIX Rises Triumphantly in the Hands of Duke City Rep


PHOENIX, by NY playwright Scott Organ, is not your standard romantic comedy. Four weeks after a one night stand, Sue and Bruce meet again. She tells him she really likes him, had a great time with him... (read more...)

FUSION Playwriting Winner Eric Eberwein's THE RETURN ENGAGEMENT Plays 6/7-10


FUSION Theatre Company, New Mexico's professional theatre company, has announced that playwright Eric Eberwein is one of the seven winners of FUSION's seventh annual short works festival, "The Seven".... (read more...)

June

BWW Reviews: THE MEN OF MAH JONGG at the Adobe Theater Delivers More Than Just Laughter.


THE MEN OF MAH JONGG is not your typical comedy. Watching four, aging Jewish guys, sitting around in a New York apartment, kvetching about life, love, money and relationships, doesn't exactly sound mu... (read more...)

MUSIC FROM ANGEL FIRE Opens Season 6/27


Now in its 29th year, the much anticipated Music from Angel Fire season will open Friday, Aug. 17 through Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012 with a total of 14 concerts featuring works from the Baroque to the Cont... (read more...)

Duke City Rep Hosts 2nd Annual Twilight Gypsy Bazaar Fundraiser, 8/4


Duke City Repertory Theatre presents the 2nd Annual Twilight Gypsy Bazaar Fundraiser on Saturday, August 4th, 2012, from 7pm to 10pm at The Heritage House Bed & Breakfast, located at 207 High Street ... (read more...)

July

BWW Reviews: Santa Fe Opera Opens Season with Startling Production of TOSCA


In the best tradition of grand opera, Tosca has it all; love, lust, evil, betrayal, hate, suicide, even an execution. Add to all that, Giacomo Puccini's stirring music, highlighted by a couple of part... (read more...)

BWW Reviews: Adobe Theatre's ANGEL STREET - A Thriller Without Chills


GAS LIGHT, a Victorian thriller by British dramatist, PatRick Hamilton, opened in London in 1939 and in 1941 appeared on Broadway under the title, ANGEL STREET. The dark, psychological thriller about... (read more...)

¡Globalquerque! Celebration Returns to National Hispanic Cultural Center, 9/21-22


¡Globalquerque! - New Mexico's 8th Annual Celebration of World Music and Culture returns to the National Hispanic Cultural Center on September 21 and 22, 2012. This year's event promises to be bigger ... (read more...)

August

BWW Reviews: Adobe's I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE is Hilarious Because it's True!


I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PEFECT, NOW CHANGE is an entertaining musical romp through the significant stages of love and relationships. Presented as a series of vignettes, the revue begins with a first date a... (read more...)

No Strings Theatre Extends SHIRLEY VALENTINE thru Sept 2


'Shirley Valentine,' an entertaining comedy by Willy Russell directed by NSTC's Artistic Director Ceil Herman and starring Janet Mazdra, is the first play of No Strings Theatre Company's 2012-2013 Sea... (read more...)

CIRQUE CHINOIS, ELVIS LIVES and More Set for Spencer Theater's 2012-13 Winter Season


Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts in Ruidoso/Alto, New Mexico has announced its winter season 2012-13. Full details follow.... (read more...)

September

ABQ Theatre Guild Presents Free Symposium, 10/27


The Albuquerque Theatre Guild and the American Theatre Archive Project present a one-day, interactive symposium on Saturday, October 27, 2012 in the Salon Ortega at the National Hispanic Cultural Cent... (read more...)

Creative Albuquerque and National Hispanic Cultural Center Host Creative Economy Symposium, 10/19


Creative Albuquerque, in partnership with the National Hispanic Cultural Center, is proud to announce its third annual Albuquerque Symposium on the Creative Economy October 19, 2012 at the National Hi... (read more...)

Carol Carpenter to Debut New Play SWEET, SWEET SPIRIT at New Mexico State University, 9/28-10/14


Santa Fe University of Art and Design creative writing and performing arts alumna Carol Carpenter ('96) will debut her latest play, 'Sweet, Sweet Spirit' at New Mexico State University (NMSU) from Sep... (read more...)

October

THE LION KING North American Tour Opens Tonight in Albuquerque


The Albuquerque premiere of Disney's THE LION KING opens tonight, October 4 at 7:30pm at Popejoy Hall for a limited engagement of four weeks through October 28, 2012. In Albuquerque, THE LION KING pla... (read more...)

Albuquerque Theatre Guild Announces 'Recognizing New Mexico's Theatrical Past' Symposium, 10/27


The Albuquerque Theatre Guild and the American Theatre Archive Project present a one-day, interactive symposium on Saturday, October 27, 2012 in the Salon Ortega at the National Hispanic Cultural Cent... (read more...)

BWW Reviews: The Acting Company's OF MICE AND MEN Stays True to Steinbeck


The Acting Company launched its national tour at the Lensic Performing Arts Center, on October 17, with a solid production of John Steinbeck's OF MICE AND MEN. This grim tale, which follows the fortun... (read more...)

November

Christmas Classics Radio Theater Presents Charles Dickens' 'A CHRISTMAS CAROL' at the Adobe Theater, 11/30-12/16


This delightful retelling of A Christmas Carol, a favorite holiday classic about the transformation from greed to generosity, embraces the true holiday spirit of kindness and goodwill. The script, ada... (read more...)

A CHORUS LINE Comes to Spencer Theater, 11/20 & 21


In a Broadway revival dedicated to the late Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Marvin Hamlisch, "A Chorus Line" is at once a period piece and a brilliantly timeless work of musical theater about talented... (read more...)

BWW Reviews: FREUD'S LAST SESSION Delivers an Entertaining Dose of Theatrical Therapy


FREUD'S LAST SESSION, the off-Broadway runaway hit by Mark St. Germain, is now playing at The Cell - home of the Fusion Theatre Company - and I urge you not to miss it! ... (read more...)

December

CAHOOTS, IS HE DEAD? and More Highlight The Adobe Theater's 2013 Season


The Adobe Theater has announced its January through October 2013 season, featuring Cahoots, All My Sons, Tartuffe, Lend Me A Tenor, Lost in Yonkers, Pump Boys and Dinettes and Is He Dead?... (read more...)

Flying J Wranglers of Alto Come to the Spencer Theater, 12/13


Bringing the beautiful message of Christmas to the Spencer stage - cowboy style- are the world famous Flying J Wranglers of Alto. These longtime Lincoln County entertainers celebrate the heritage of t... (read more...)

Duke City Rep and Blackout Theatre Collaborate for POE FEST, Feb-April 2013


Blackout Theatre Company and Duke City Repertory Theatre Announce Poe Fest. Join Blackout and Duke City Rep for a festival of events celebrating of the life and works of the renowned writer Edgar Alla... (read more...)


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