Craig Smith

Lineup Announced for the First Annual Phoenix Live Arts Festival

Three professional theater productions, a Shakespeare performance by and for kids, the premiere of a song cycle inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper, prizes from 25 sponsoring businesses, and bus excursions from Manhattan are being prepared for the First Annual Phoenix Live Arts Festival 

Phoenix Theatre Ensemble Presents the First Annual Phoenix Festival: Live Arts in Nyack

Nyack joins the roster of world class arts events with the launch of The Phoenix Festival: Live Arts in Nyack – a performing arts celebration set for this fall 2022.

ROCK OF AGES Opens At Alhambra March 24

When “Rock of Ages” opened on Broadway in 2009, it was honored with five Tony Award nominations and went on to run for more than six years and 2300 performances. 

HONDURAS Comes to Paradise Theatre II in April

Phoenix Theatre Ensemble announces that HONDURAS by Drama Desk nominated playwright Sara Farrington will be performed April 5-10 at the Paradise Thearte II at 64 East 4th Street (between Bowery and 2nd Avenue). 

Soprano Laurel Irene Will Perform at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles Next Month

Soprano Laurel Irene, alongside guitarist Jaxon Williams and pianist Richard An, will perform Reena Esmail’s The Space Between (Chuti Hui Jagah) and John Harbison’s Mirabai Songs on February 5, 2022 at 7 PM at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, as part of the Resonance Collective’s Golden Thread Concert Series, a monthly exploration of musical performance as spiritual practice.

Alhambra To Kick Off 55th Season With GUYS & DOLLS

Winner of the 1950 Tony Award for Best Musical, Guys and Dolls is one of the first musicals about the actual street called Broadway as New York City's vital thoroughfare, not the theatrical Broadway of kick-lines and curtain calls. This is the first time Guys & Dolls has not been produced at the Alhambra Theatre and Dining since owner Craig Smith took over the venerable theater in 2009.

The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol to Present URINETOWN

This month, The Studio Theatre™ Tierra del Sol (806 San Marino Drive, The Villages, FL) will open the third production of its sixth season, Urinetown, The Musical, with Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann, Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis. The production will be staged at The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol (806 San Marino Drive, The Villages, FL).

The Outcasters Improv Comedy Training Center Survives Pandemic Year

The Outcasters Improv Training Center in Scottsdale celebrates its one-year anniversary in bringing the Art of Improv to valley residents. The Outcasters 'Drop-in' improv classes uses improvisational games to help students access their inner genius and establishing a powerful sense of trust in themselves. Most are familiar with improv from watching the hit TV show, 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?'

BWW Review: HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES Brings Chills to Greenville Theatre

A dark night, a Victorian drawing room, a foggy moor, the terrifying eyes of a hound from hell.

The Alhambra Theatre & Dining Announces 2022 Season

The Alhambra Theatre & Dining announced today its schedule for the 2022 season. The Broadway classic, Guys and Dolls will open on January 13, marking the Alhambra's 53rd season and continuing its run as the longest running dinner theater in the United States. Guys and Dolls will run through February 13.

From above the world of 'Cars' comes 'Disney's Planes,' an action-packed 3D animated comedy adventure featuring Dusty (voice of Dane Cook), a plane with dreams of competing as a high-flying air racer. Check out the newest trailer below!

Check out a retro TV spot for WRECK-IT-RALPH, the bad-guy character in a classic arcade game who longs to be a hero!

A new international trailer for Walt Disney Pictures' WRECK-IT-RALPH has been released. Opening in theaters on November 2nd, the animated comedy features the voices of John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk, Ed O'Neill, Mindy Kaling, and Adam Carolla. Get a first look below!