BWW's Top Phoenix Theatre Stories of 2012
By: BWW Special Coverage Dec. 26, 2012
BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Phoenix 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
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Ballet Arizona Makes NYC Debut at The Joyce Theater, 2/22-26 One of Arizona's best kept secrets is Ballet Arizona, whose Artistic Director Ib Andersen was critically celebrated and won legions of fans during his decade of performing as a principal dancer with N... (read more...) |
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Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Announces Upcoming Events Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts has announced the following upcoming events.... (read more...) |
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THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB Debuts Tomorrow at Theater Works If you love Fried Green Tomatoes or Steel Magnolias, don't miss this hilarious and poignant play that tells the story of five longtime friends who set aside a weekend every August to renew their relat... (read more...) |
February
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Sundance Institute Announces 1st 2012 Stop For Film Forward 2/27-3/1 FILM FORWARD: Advancing Cultural Dialogue, an initiative of Sundance Institute and the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts, t... (read more...) |
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Australian Circus Troupe Visits Scottsdale as Part of New Discovery Series, 3/16-17 Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts is showcasing the latest arts from Australia and New Zealand as part of its inaugural Discovery Series, which features three performances by the cutting-edge ... (read more...) |
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Arizona Theatre Company 2012-2013 Season to Include NEXT TO NORMAL, EMMA Arizona Theatre Company announces its 46th Season as Arizona's leading professional theatre by producing six plays in 2012-2013 in Tucson and Phoenix. Audiences will experience six mainstage productio... (read more...) |
March
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Patti LuPone Performs at the University of Arizona Tonight Broadway veteran Patti LuPone will perform at the Centennial Hall at the University of Arizona tonight, March 4th at 8pm. ... (read more...) |
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STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek at THE DEVIL'S CARNIVAL In THE DEVIL'S CARNIVAL, sinners are invited to a theme park where they endure the repetition of their transgressions. Lucifer and his cast of singing carnies guide these lost souls through their wild... (read more...) |
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Canyon Moon Theatre Presents IN SEARCH OF THE SACRED Benefit, 3/29 Poetry is the language in which humanity explores its own amazement. Such explorations will unfold at 7 PM on Thursday, March 29th at the Canyon Moon Theatre in the Village of Oak Creek in the Outlet ... (read more...) |
April
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BWW Reviews: Jane Krakowski in Concert - A Funny, Sex Kitten Romp On March 31 the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts presented Jane Krakowski's cabaret show as part of their Broadway series. Jane Krakowski is a veteran Broadway performer, who has appeared in ... (read more...) |
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Rising Youth Theatre Presents Student-Written SOME ARE BEGINNING 4/27-29 Rising Youth Theatre, a New Theatre Company that creates original work with youth will premiere its first production April 27-29 at the Phoenix Center for the Arts. The play, SOME ARE BEGINNING, is th... (read more...) |
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SAKURA NO NE Gets World Premiere at Theater Works The Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix presents the World Premiere of Sakura no Ne (Root of the Cherry Tree). This stage production brings to life the story of two everyday kids and their unexpecte... (read more...) |
May
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Bernadette Peters to Headline ARTrageous Benefit 12/1 at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts - Full 2012-13 Season Announced Tickets are on sale to the general public for the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts's 2012-13 program, which will include Bernadette Peters headlining the annual ARTrageous benefit gala on Dec... (read more...) |
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Theater Works Holds General Season Auditions; Youth Works Seeks Actors for LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Theater Works will hold its Master Works season general auditions beginning June 14, 2012. Shows will be directed by Robyn Allen (Artistic Director for Theater Works) and other guest directors. Youth ... (read more...) |
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Actors Theatre and Desert Foothills Theater to Present WALLACE & LADMO SHOW, 6/1-17 Actors Theatre and Desert Foothills Theater present 14 performances of "The Wallace & Ladmo Show" at the Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe, from June 1-17. The show is part of Actors Theatre's ... (read more...) |
June
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UNFORGETTABLE, SPAMALOT and More Set for Fountain Hills Theater's 2012-13 Season Fountain Hills Theater has announced its exciting 2012-13 Season. In what may be the most ambitious season yet presented, FHT brings six great Mainstage shows, four shows mounted in the all-new Mainst... (read more...) |
July
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Win Tickets to See Il Divo in Concert! The world's foremost classical crossover quartet Il Divo is set to embark on its 2012 world tour, the group's fourth, which follows the release of the quartet's latest album, Wicked Game (on Syco/Colu... (read more...) |
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Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Announces 'Dine Out with the Chefs' Benefit Lineup, 10/7 Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts is pleased to announce the restaurant lineup for its 7thannual Dine Out with the Chefs benefit, which will take place Sunday, Oct. 7, at 3 p.m. More than 25 o... (read more...) |
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Fountain Hills Theater Presents SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE!, 8/24-9/9 Fountain Hills Youth Theater has announced the opening show of their 2012-13 Season with School House Rock Live! Jr.! "Knowledge is Power!" is the signature quotation from the Emmy award-winning Satur... (read more...) |
August
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Arizona Theatre Company Names Michael Mejias 2012 National Latino Playwriting Award Winner Arizona Theatre Company (ATC) has named Michael Mejias as its 2012 National Latino Playwriting Award winner for "Ghetto Babylon." Mejias will receive $1,000 and a public reading in February 2013 durin... (read more...) |
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Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Announces November Events Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts has announced the following upcoming events.... (read more...) |
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Actors Theatre Opens 2012-13 Season With THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY OF STEVE JOBS, 9/21 Apple junkie Mike Daisey's controversial first-person retelling of stories from the Foxconn factory in China where most of the world's electronic gadgets are produced, The Agony and The Ecstasy of Ste... (read more...) |
September
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Director & Producer, Manny Fox Passes Away According to published reports, famed producer and director, Manny Fox, passed away on Tuesday, September 23, due to complications deriving from a heart condition. He was 77 years old, currently resid... (read more...) |
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Fountain Hills Theatre Presents AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, 10/26-11/11 Fountain Hills Theater has just announceD the opening of Agatha Christie's mystery thriller, And Then There Were None.... (read more...) |
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Great Arizona Puppet Theater to Present LITTLE RED HEN and More This Fall The Great Arizona Puppet Theater will perform shows for children and adults this fall, including Little Bunny's Halloween, The Little Red Hen, Imagine This!, and The Collector.... (read more...) |
October
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THE LITTLE RED HEN, IMAGINE THIS and More Set for Great Arizona Puppet Theater, Nov 2012 The Great Arizona Puppet Theater has announced its show lineup for November 2012. Details below!... (read more...) |
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Actors Theatre Presents OPUS at Herberger Theater Center, 11/2-18 Opus, which runs from Nov. 2-18 on Stage West at the Herberger Theater Center, 222. E. Monroe, is the story of a world-class string quartet whose musical genius goes off his medication and becomes com... (read more...) |
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Arizona Theatre Company Opens LOMBARDI, 10/20 Few people know the real story of football's most legendary coach, Vince Lombardi. Through his inspirations and passions, he had an ability to drive people to achieve more than they ever thought possi... (read more...) |
November
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THE LEPRECHAUN AND THE REINDEER, CINDERELLA and More Set for Great AZ Puppet Theater, Beg. 12/5 Coming this holiday season to the Great AZ Puppet Theater are The Leprechaun and the Reindeer, Bad Turkey Puppet Slam, and Cinderella.... (read more...) |
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MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH & I'M HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS! Comes to Herberger Theater, 12/19-1/20 The time of year when families gather for reunions, dinners and parties also means the funniest family function around. Peter Fogel arrives in Phoenix for five weeks in the all new MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN... (read more...) |
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ARTrageous Concert, Starring Bernadette Peters, Set for Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 12/1 Tony Award-winning actress Bernadette Peters will perform at the Scottsdale Cultural Council's annual ARTrageous gala on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 8:30 p.m. at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. Sh... (read more...) |
December
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CINDERELLA, NEW YEAR'S PUPPET SLAM and More Set for Great Arizona Puppet Theater thru Jan 2013 The Great Arizona Puppet Theater has announced its continuing holiday lineup for December 2012 and January 2013. Details below!... (read more...) |
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THE FOX ON THE FAIRWAY Opens 1/25 at Stage West In a metropolitan area where golf is king - or, certainly, at least, prince - Ken Ludwig's newest play, The Fox on the Fairway, will bring a hilarious, madcap perspective to the Valley's collective lo... (read more...) |
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STAGE TUBE: Video Teaser of Peter Fogel in MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH, & I'M HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS! Peter Fogel arrives in Phoenix for five weeks in the all new MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH, & I'M HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS!, currently running through Jan. 20, 2013 at the Herberger Theater Cen... (read more...) |
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