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.
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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.
BWW Review: Arizona Broadway Theatre Presents CHICAGO ~ A Class Act!
The power and appeal of CHICAGO is on display at Arizona Broadway Theatre in a production, directed by Kurtis Overby, that sizzles with pizzazz and features vibrant and scintillating performances by Tiffany Sparks, Liz Fallon, and Kiel Klaphake.
BWW Review: BABEL: A Challenging Work in Progress at Scoundrel And Scamp
You only have to scan the lineup in Scoundrel and Scamp's 5th season to acknowledge the company's commitment to serious and enlightened theatre work.
BWW Review: HAMILTON Sparks a New Era of Theatre at ASU Gammage
See what our critic thought of the touring production of HAMILTON.
BWW Review: FRANKENSTEIN Provides Timely Boost of Good Cheer at The Gaslight Theatre
FRANKENSTEIN is the latest to emerge from Gaslight's well-preserved crypt of spoofs and running gags, a brief but optimal antidote to the real horrors of the outside world.
BWW Review: THE ADDAMS FAMILY at Hale Center Theatre
The amazing thing about live theatre that this reviewer has always loved is the magic moment when the cast kicks into high gear, the jokes all land just right, and the realization of an intermission is a cherished moment to breathe and take in the greatness you’ve witnessed.
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Fiddler on the Roof Chandler Center for the Arts (3/12-3/14) |
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A Tribute to Woodstock 1969: The Music of Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker, The Band, Jefferson Airplane and more Hale Centre Theatre (8/14-8/29) |
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The Comedy of Errors By William Shakespeare Adapted by Stephen Frankenfield Live Theatre Workshop (9/18-10/11) |
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Hi-Fi Holiday Concert Hale Centre Theatre (12/04-12/19) |
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Geoffrey Asmus 191 Toole (9/27-9/27) |
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Gunhild Carling at MIM Musical Instrument Museum (8/27-8/27) |
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Peter Hook And The Light The Van Buren (9/15-9/15) |
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British Invasion: The Who, The Kinks, Herman's Hermits, The Moody Blues, The Zombies, The Animals and more Hale Centre Theatre (10/09-10/24) |
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I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire The Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre (9/24-10/11) |
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Red Herring Puppets: The Friendly Chupacabra The Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre (9/12-9/12) |