BWW Review: SAPAC Haunts The Soul With NEXT TO NORMAL
All in all, it's a solid ensemble that appears to have bought into the collective adversity of mental illness.
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BWW Review: THE SPITFIRE GRILL at Arizona Broadway Theatre
Arizona Broadway Theatre’s current production of THE SPITFIRE GRILL, running through September 5th in ABT’s Encore Room.
BWW Review: STEEL MAGNOLIAS at The Phoenix Theatre Company
Six women who depend on one another experience joy, sadness, and loss in this classic play.
BWW Review: Don Bluth Front Row Theatre Presents A BENCH IN THE SUN
Like vintage wines, veteran actors Lee Cooley and Jim Coates just get better with age in Don Bluth Front Row Theatre’s reprise of Ron Clark’s bittersweet play, A BENCH IN THE SUN, now playing through September 18th.
BWW Review: THE STANDBY LEAR Reveals The Story of A Powerful Marriage
Anna turns out to be indispensable in facilitating Augie's Lear, but more importantly she provides the anchor to Augie's wobbly effort to reclaim his self-esteem.
BWW Review: Appleford On PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES
Welcoming guest contributor David Appleford to review The Phoenix Theatre Company's production of PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES.
BWW Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Arizona Broadway Theatre
Every theatre patron has a show that they may consider one of their all-time favorites.
BWW Review: STEEL MAGNOLIAS at Hale Centre Theatre
Six ladies find strength in their friendship through good times and bad.
BWW Review: The Phoenix Theatre Company Presents DADDY LONG LEGS
Thoroughly charming performances by Kathlynn Rodin and James D.
BWW Review: Sedona International Film Festival Presents ON OUR OWN ISLAND
Vivid, lyrical, and loving! Ellie Dylan and Sky Dylan-Robbins's ON OUR OWN ISLAND steps courageously into the domain of dying and death.
BWW Review: Sedona International Film Festival Features END OF THE LINE: THE WOMEN OF STANDING ROCK
In a compelling and consciousness- (and conscience-) raising documentary, Emmy-winning film maker Shannon Kring's END OF THE LINE: THE WOMEN OF STANDING ROCK chronicles the courage and years-long ordeal and unwavering determination of the women of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to protest the p
BWW Review: A LIFE IN THE THEATRE PROVES ALTERNATELY CHEERFUL AND SENTIMENTAL at Live Theatre Workshop
Originally produced in 1977, the play catalogs the common acting adventures and technical mishaps that continue to age well: incidents and anecdotes on and off the stage that only seasoned thespians can truly appreciate.
BWW Review: QUEEN BEES at Sedona International Film Festival
In QUEEN BEES, director Michael Lembeck has translated producer Harrison Powell’s and writer Donald Martin’s vision into a work that buzzes with a smooth and gentle tone of familiarity and romance.
BWW Review: Sedona International Film Festival Features VOODOO MACBETH
A bold and refreshing initiative by USC School of Cinematic Arts claims the title of Welles’s legendary stage production, VOODOO MACBETH, for a full-length film that chronicles the making of the staging.
BWW Review: Sedona International Film Festival Features The Parkland Project's THE CHILDREN WILL LEAD THE WAY
THE CHILDREN WILL LEAD THE WAY is The Parkland Project's emotionally powerful, emotionally charged, and illuminating testimonial to a new generation of leadership committed to social change.
BWW Review: BECOMING DR. RUTH: A TIMELY TALE OF COURAGE AND HOPE at The Phoenix Theatre Company
The Phoenix Theatre Company’s production is buttressed by a solid technical crew.
BWW Review: Sedona International Film Festival Features Award Winning Film on Autism ~ IN A DIFFERENT KEY
Caren Zucker and John Donvan's IN A DIFFERENT KEY strikes chords of compassion that elevate understanding of and connection with the autistic community.
BWW Review: DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS at Hale Centre Theatre
With DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, Hale Centre Theatre treats the East Valley to an exquisite production of a rarely produced musical gem.
BWW Review: SOMEWHERE OVER THE BORDER at Arizona Theatre Company
This factual and fantastical online production from @arizonatheatre ends all too soon.
BWW Review: ORSON WELLES at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre
Don Bluth Front Row Theatre debuts their new venue with ORSON WELLES, a one-man theatrical biography of the acclaimed actor/filmmaker.
BWW Review: SHINOBU
In SHINOBU, Hsuan-Yu Pan gives vibrant sound and imagery to the art form of flute-making.
BWW Review: HEAR, EAT, HOME: KINAN'S VISION And MY MOTHER'S TABLE
Is it not so that two of the key ingredients in shaping identity, building community, and cultivating civility are food and the arts? Indeed, the habits of the heart emanate from these divine humanistic expressions.
BWW Review: BRYAN HYMEL RECITAL FOR ARIZONA OPERA AND TUCSON DESERT SONG FESTIVAL
On April 28, 2021, Arizona Opera, in partnership with Tucson Desert Song Festival, presented an online recital by dramatic tenor Bryan Hymel and pianist Michael Borowitz.
BWW Review: NUNSENSE at Arizona Broadway Theatre
In a show that may have worn out its Heavenly stage welcome, the Saving Grace of Arizona Broadway Theatre's production of NUNSENSE, is embodied in an ensemble of five artists who render performances that rise above the script.
BWW Review: AS YOU LIKE IT Beguiles and Delights at The Rogue Theatre
Rogue Theatre's season finale, AS YOU LIKE IT, delivers old-fashioned comedic romp.
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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) |