The Phoenix Theatre News

Blood Brothers, one of the West End's longest-running shows, has opened a new eight-month booking period and is now taking bookings through to 31 July 2010.

Gwen Taylor is to join Matt Lucas and Chris New in Daniel Kramer's production of Prick Up Your Ears, a new play by Simon Bent. Inspired exclusively by the John Lahr biography and the diaries of Joe Orton, Prick Up Your Ears examines the private lives of these two extraordinary men.

Find out what happens after 'happily ever after' when Pittsburgh CLO presents Into the Woods. Once Upon a Time, a Baker and his wife embarked on a quest to break a witch's spell. On their journey 'into the woods' they cross paths with Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Cinderella and a host of other hysterically flawed fairy tale characters.

The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis will produce the Midwest premiere of Nicholas Wardigo's The Dos and Don'ts of Time Travel in the Frank & Katrina Basile Theatre at the Phoenix July 16 through August 15, 2009.

The Phoenix Theatre will hold its 14th annual microbrew festival, Brew-Ha-Ha, on Saturday, June 27, 2009, 3:00-7:00 pm. The event is open to individuals aged 21 and older. Sample the region's finest microbrews and craft beers, relax to live music all afternoon long, and enjoy great food at Indy's original beer sampling event. Proceeds from Brew-Ha-Ha support the educational outreach programs of the not-for-profit Phoenix Theatre.

The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis will produce the Midwest premiere of Steven Yockey's Octopus on its Mainstage June 11 through July 11, 2009. There will be no performance on Saturday, July 4, but there will be a bonus performance on Wednesday, July 1, at 7:00p.m. Other performances are Thursdays at 7:00p.m., Fridays at 8:00p.m., and Saturdays at 8:00p.m.during the run.

The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis will produce the Midwest premiere of Steven Yockey's Octopus on its Mainstage June 11 through July 11, 2009. There will be no performance on Saturday, July 4, but there will be a bonus performance on Wednesday, July 1, at 7:00p.m. Other performances are Thursdays at 7:00p.m., Fridays at 8:00p.m., and Saturdays at 8:00p.m.during the run.

The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis will produce the Midwest premiere of Steven Yockey's Octopus on its Mainstage June 11 through July 11, 2009. There will be no performance on Saturday, July 4, but there will be a bonus performance on Wednesday, July 1, at 7:00p.m. Other performances are Thursdays at 7:00p.m., Fridays at 8:00p.m., and Saturdays at 8:00p.m.during the run.

The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis will produce the world premiere of Jack O'Hara and Tim Brickley's The Zippers of Zoomerville, or 200 Laps and a Lass: a mini-mockeretta in the Frank & Katrina Basile Theatre at the Phoenix May 7 through June 6, 2009.

AriZoni Award-winning director/choreographer Robbie Harper will be the guest director for Arizona Broadway Theatre's upcoming production of Bye Bye Birdie, which opens on June 5, 2009, and continues through July 19, 2009. Harper, a familiar name in the Phoenix theatre community, serves as the Associate Artistic Director for Phoenix Theatre and as the Artistic Director for The Cookie Company at Phoenix Theatre. He is also an associate faculty member at ASU specializing in musical theatre.

The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis will produce the Midwest premiere of Steven Yockey's Octopus on its Mainstage June 11 through July 11, 2009. There will be no performance on Saturday, July 4, but there will be a bonus performance on Wednesday, July 1, at 7:00p.m. Other performances are Thursdays at 7:00p.m., Fridays at 8:00p.m., and Saturdays at 8:00p.m.during the run.

'You have a most annoying habit of talking to me when people are present. Sometimes it is all I can do to keep my poise and appear not to be listening to you.'

Fresh from the national tour of Bye Bye Birdie, Michael LaMasa returns to the Arizona Broadway Theatre stage to lead ABT's production of Bye Bye Birdie, which opens on June 5, 2009, and continues through July 19, 2009.

The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis will produce the Midwest premiere of Steven Yockey's Octopus on its Mainstage June 11 through July 11, 2009. There will be no performance on Saturday, July 4, but there will be a bonus performance on Wednesday, July 1, at 7:00p.m. Other performances are Thursdays at 7:00p.m., Fridays at 8:00p.m., and Saturdays at 8:00p.m.during the run.

The T Fellowship, the ambitious Theater program created in an effort to encourage, support and develop a new generation of creative theatrical producers, is now seeing the first yield of its considerable efforts with the critical hit GROUNDSWELL, the U.S. premiere of the award-winning play by Ian Bruce and directed by Scott Elliott. Presented by The New Group, GROUNDSWELL is produced in association with Orin Wolf, the first recipient of the T Fellowship for Creative Producing.

Broadway's elite gathered to honor Roy Furman at UJA-Federation of New York's Theatre Group of the Entertainment, Media, and Communications Division's 2009 Excellence in Theatre Award Dinner on Monday, May 18, 2009, at The Mandarin Oriental, Columbus Circle at 60th Street, Manhattan.

The Phoenix Theatre will hold its 14th annual microbrew festival, Brew-Ha-Ha, on Saturday, June 27, 2009, 3:00-7:00 pm. The event is open to individuals aged 21 and older. Sample the region's finest microbrews and craft beers, relax to live music all afternoon long, and enjoy great food at Indy's original beer sampling event. Proceeds from Brew-Ha-Ha support the educational outreach programs of the not-for-profit Phoenix Theatre.

Friends of the Davis, a non-profit, volunteer group created to support the Davis Performing Arts Programs for Youth at the Columbus Performing Arts Center (CPAC), will present a one night only benefit concert on Friday, June 5, showcasing a trio of local talent-jazz pianist Bradley Sowash, Throat Culture - A Mouth Band, and the D3 Musical Theatre Ensemble.

Broadway's elite will gather to honor Roy Furman at UJA-Federation of New York's Theatre Group of the Entertainment, Media, and Communications Division's 2009 Excellence in Theatre Award Dinner on Monday, May 18, 2009, 6:30-7:30 PM cocktail reception and opportunity for interviews, 8:45-9:30 PM performances and award presentation, at The Mandarin Oriental, Columbus Circle at 60th Street, Manhattan.

AriZoni Award-winning director/choreographer Robbie Harper will be the guest director for Arizona Broadway Theatre's upcoming production of Bye Bye Birdie, which opens on June 5, 2009, and continues through July 19, 2009. Harper, a familiar name in the Phoenix theatre community, serves as the Associate Artistic Director for Phoenix Theatre and as the Artistic Director for The Cookie Company at Phoenix Theatre. He is also an associate faculty member at ASU specializing in musical theatre.