BWW Review: Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre Presents THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre’s production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, directed by Trisha Ditsworth is refreshing and entertaining holiday fare for the entire family.
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BWW Review: Black Theatre Troupe Presents Langston Hughes's BLACK NATIVITY
Black Theatre Troupe’s production of Langston Hughes’s BLACK NATIVITY is a moving celebration of life and faith.
BWW Review: Mesa Community College Theatre and Film Arts Department Presents Melissa Leilani Larson's GIN MUMMY
As an homage to Oscar Wilde and his genius, Mesa Community College's production of Melissa Leilani Larson’s GIN MUMMY is an enjoyable and enlightening comedy of manners.
BWW Review: ASU Gammage Presents the National Tour of MY FAIR LADY
The National Tour of MY FAIR LADY is a theatrical joy ride that bursts into life the moment the giant pillars of Convent Garden are lowered from above and the opening scene is established.
BWW Review: Arizona Broadway Theatre Presents ELF THE MUSICAL
Tyler Pirrung is terrific as Buddy in Arizona Broadway Theatre's ELF THE MUSICAL, directed and choreographed by Kurtis Overby.
BWW Review: Hale Centre Theatre Presents A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Hale Centre Theatre's production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL ~ A Play with Music is a wholesome and joyful celebration of the Christmas spirit ~ the perfect Holiday fare for the entire family.
BWW Review: The Phoenix Theatre Company Presents MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET CHRISTMAS
David Appleford hails MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET CHRISTMAS as 'a genuine, rock ‘n roll musical theatre thrill ride.
BWW Review: MISS BENNET Unwraps Glad Tidings at Arizona Theatre Company
In MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY, Gunderson partners with her friend Margot Melcon and lends a righteous voice to Mary Bennet, the third child of the Bennet household in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
BWW Review: Arizona Broadway Theatre Presents URINETOWN ~ Wicked Pissah!!
“Funny” is what’s on tap in Arizona Broadway Theatre’s wicked pissah production of URINETOWN THE MUSICAL, directed by Renée Kathleen Koher and accentuated by Stephen Hohendorf’s energetic choreography.
BWW Review: Stray Cat Theatre Presents OUR DEAR DEAD DRUG LORD
A critical review of Stray Cat Theatre's production of Alexis Scheer's OUR DEAR DEAD DRUG LORD on stage at Tempe Center for the Arts through November 13th.
BWW Review: MEAN GIRLS National Tour at Gammage Auditorium
A tribute to adolescent angst and nerd revenge fantasies, MEAN GIRLS is a satisfying, hilarious musical adaptation of Tina Fey's 2004 comedy.
BWW Review: SUNSET BABY at Black Theatre Troupe
A lot is written about the effect of an absent father on sons.
BWW Review: ALONE/TOGETHER - A Film on Life in the Time of COVID
In ALONE/TOGETHER, filmmaker Hsuan-Yu Pan builds on her body of work with an eye-opening account of the human experience in the time of COVID.
BWW Review: Theatre Artists Studio Presents THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE
Theatre Artists Studio is premiering Kirt Shineman's crisp and riveting new play, THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE, directed by Janis Webb and featuring a commanding performance by Pamela Fields as Dame Christie.
BWW Review: CARRIE, THE MUSICAL at Desert Stages Theatre
In 2020, it felt like the world had gone sideways and there was nothing but bullying everywhere you turned; it only seems fitting that many shows in the Valley are now performing shows dealing with the subject.
BWW Review: AZ OPERA'S FILM, THE COPPER QUEEN at Home Computer Screens
The Copper Queen is a modern opera by Clint Borzoni and John de los Santos that tells of times past in Bisbee, Arizona.
BWW Review: Wall Street Takes Center Stage at Live Theatre Workshop
In DRY POWDER (uninvested capital), Ms.
BWW Review: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at The Phoenix Theatre Company
As I sit here with my fingers resting on the keys of my laptop, I find myself struggling to put words on the page.
BWW Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Toro Theatre Company
How much deceit is allowed in the pursuit of love? A rose by another name would smell as sweet, so Earnest would were he not Earnest called.
BWW Review: LEGENDS OF: THE WEREWOLF at Southwest Shakespeare Company
Legends of: the Werewolf is a new play written by Beau Heckman.
BWW Review: CAMELOT at The Phoenix Theatre Company
You don’t need Merlin to make magic out of CAMELOT…not if Michael Barnard, a master of musical entertainment, is casting his spell on the stage of The Phoenix Theatre Company.
BWW Review: ATC RETURNS WITH TRIUMPHANT NEW MUSICAL
The production, stripped of inessential razzle-dazzle, is a poignant piece of minimalist theatre rarely seen in mainstream venues.
BWW Review: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at ASU Musical Theatre And Opera
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is pandemonium, P A N D E M O N I U M, pandemonium.
BWW Review: Theatre Artists Studio Presents POUND
Steve Mastroieni delivers a commanding and stirring performance as Ezra Pound in Theatre Artists Studio's compelling Season opener, POUND, directed by Carol MacLeod and co-starring Maureen Dias Watson.
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Proof Temple of Music and Art (9/27-10/17) |
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EUREKA DAY Stray Cat Theatre (10/09-10/17) |
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Murder at the Magic Show II Mystery and Magic Dinner Theater on Broadway (4855 East Broadway, Tucson) (10/09-10/10) |
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The Wiz (Touring) Mesa Arts Center (11/20-11/22) |
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The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical Valley Youth Theatre (10/09-10/25) |
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"Fur Elise: The Story of a Masterpiece" ASU Kerr Cultural Center (11/14-11/15) |
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Much Ado About Dinosaurs Beaver Street Theatre (10/16-10/25) |
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It's A Wonderful Life Don Bluth Front Row Theatre (11/19-12/23) |
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Mean Girls MCC Performing Arts Center (10/09-11/08) |
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Dance Nation Valley Players (11/06-11/14) |
