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The Phoenix Theatre Company will showcase the musical genius and pioneering spirit of Carole King with the production of 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.' T

The spirit of the Yuletide season is in full and pleasurable bloom at Arizona Broadway Theatre with the company’s sparkling production of Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS, directed by Rob Watson. The show runs through December 30th.

Talent from Phoenix' musical theater community have gathered together to perform an evening of Broadway Cabaret to support Convergence Ballet and its outreach programs. AT THE BALLET - Broadway Cabaret will be held February 25 at 6:30 pm at Ballet Theatre of Phoenix.

Don Lockwood and Lena Lamont are the most famous silent movie stars of their time. When audiences start clamoring for talkies, Don, Cosmo, the Studio, and Don's new lady love, Kathy, have to get creative to ensure the movie is a success because Lena doesn't have the voice for the talkies.

Fountain Hills Theater announces the second concert in their “A Series of One Night Stands”. Masquerade will be presented on Sunday, October 3 at 7PM. 

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The Broadway-aimed musical Americano!, inspired by the life of DREAMer and community organizer Tony Valdovinos will run from January 29 - February 23 at Phoenix, Arizona's The Phoenix Theatre Company.

The Broadway-aimed musical Americano!, inspired by the life of DREAMer and community organizer Tony Valdovinos, is now running through February 23 at Phoenix, Arizona's The Phoenix Theatre Company.

As the eagerly awaited premiere of Americano! draws near, the production gives fans the opportunity to preview the score as well as make a contribution to a scholarship fund that benefits the sons and daughters of U.S. Marines.

The Broadway-aimed musical Americano!, inspired by the life of DREAMer and community organizer Tony Valdovinos, has announced its complete cast. The world-premiere production, running January 29 - February 23 at Phoenix, Arizona's The Phoenix Theatre Company, will feature Sean Ewing (Broadway's West Side Story, Amazing Grace) as Tony Valdovinos, leading a company including Johanna Carlisle-Zepeda, Maria Amorocho, Edgar Lopez, Alyssa Gomez, Joseph Cannon, Justin Figueroa, Michael Scott, Sonia Rodriguez Wood, Anson Romney, Chris Eriksen, Joseph Cavasos, Matravius Avent, Jessie Jo Pauley, Shani Barrett, Nicholas Flores, Ricco Machado-Torres, Lucas Coatney, Anne-Lise Koyabe, Tarnim Bybee, Cole Newburg, Elyssa Blonder and Aidan Lutton.

The Phoenix Theatre Company's production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC (running through December 29th) features a stellar performance by Trisha Ditsworth as Maria. A fully entertaining experience that should serve as perfect holiday fare for the family.

Disney's smash hit musical BEAUTY AND THE BEAST comes to the Barn Theatre July 31 to August 12! Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film, this very child-friendly musical extravaganza is filled with dazzling production numbers and memorable songs.

'And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light. And then there was nothing else. Just 120 degrees of scorching hellfire, and a job in retail. And woman saw that it was not good.'--The Book of Genesis, retold (trying her hardest not to encourage blasphemy) by a restless college student

Tempe's Stray Cat Theatre is certainly not the Valley's only alternative theatre, but their stellar show selection and quality showmanship makes them arguably the best. The group, run by locally celebrated actor and director Ron May, will soon vacate their home at the Tempe Performing Arts Center, leaving behind nearly a decade of unique, creative history that is art in the truest sense. However, with their current production of HEATHERS, Stray Cat gets ready to depart the venue (literally and figuratively) with quite a bang!

Stray Cat Theatre presents HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL, with book, music and lyrics by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O'Keefe; based on the film written by Daniel Waters, running tonight, December 4 - Sunday, December 20, 2015.

Stray Cat Theatre presents HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL, with book, music and lyrics by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O'Keefe; based on the film written by Daniel Waters, running Friday, December 4 - Sunday, December 20, 2015.

In 2004, Kimiko Glenn played Little Red Ridinghood in Valley Youth Theatre's original Broadway production of Into the Woods. Ten years later, she started playing Brook Soso in the original Netflix series Orange Is the New Black.

In 2004, Kimiko Glenn played Little Red Ridinghood in Valley Youth Theatre's original Broadway production of Into the Woods. Ten years later, she started playing Brook Soso in the original Netflix series Orange Is the New Black.