Review: THE NOTEBOOK at ASU Gammage
Love is one of the most wonderful parts of human existence; it is beautiful, but one of the hardest things a person can experience.
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Review: 009, LICENSE TO THRILL at The Gaslight Theatre
009, LICENSE TO THRILL is the latest melodrama to grace the stage at The Gaslight Theatre! Pure popcorn entertainment (with popcorn included!), this musical is filled with belly laughs and action! Written by Peter VanSlyke and adapted and directed by Katherine Byrnes and Mike Yarema, LICENSE TO THRI
Review: ANITA at Borderlands Theater
ANITA is a joyful celebration of humanity.
Review: DADDY LONG LEGS at The Phoenix Theatre Company
A small, sincere musical that reaches for neither spectacle nor modernity.
Review: THE COCOANUTS at Fountain Hills Theater
By the mid-1920s the Marx Brothers (Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo) were already well known on the vaudeville circuit.
Review: THREE SISTAHS at Black Theatre Troupe
A tour de force, a musical perfectly crafted and performed, and directed by Dzifa Kwawu with remarkable precision.
Review: INSIDE OUT: MEN BEHIND BARS at The Invisible Theatre
INSIDE OUT is a truly moving piece of theatre.
Review: MOBY DICK at Southwest Shakespeare Company
With four actors on a generally bare deck, and a whale that exists in our imagination, the old story of compulsion and the sea finds a fresh, unexpectedly playful life.
Review: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE at Live Theatre Workshop
This production is filled with sparkling wit and fantastic performances!
Review: THE ROOMMATE at Arizona Theatre Company
THE ROOMMATE is a clever and well-acted production.
Review: SIX at ASU Gammage
What’s more satisfying than watching six wronged women reclaim their power? Watching them do it in rhinestone corsets, backed by a thunderous girl band and enough LED lighting to short-circuit Times Square.
Review: PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL at Arizona Broadway Theatre
Stephen Casey, the director and choreographer of Arizona Broadway Theatre’s production of PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL, understands something essential about adapting a modern fairy tale, especially one rooted in a Rodeo Drive fantasy, for the stage: unless the performers anchor the story in authenti
Review: OUR AMERICAN TRAGEDY at Sunny Gingham And Banzerini House
Nearly 161 years ago, President Abraham Lincoln was shot by actor John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre as he watched a production of OUR AMERICA COUSIN.
Review: STOP KISS at The Bridge Initiative
Every couple deserves a space to feel safe, accepted, celebrated, and normal.
Review: THE RIVER at The Rogue Theatre
THE RIVER by Jez Butterworth is now playing at The Rogue Theatre, and it packs a punch.
Review: UNCLE VANYA at Theatre Artists Studio
UNCLE VANYA arrives at Theatre Artists Studio with thoughtful intentions and a capable ensemble, though the results are somewhat uneven.
Review: AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' at Arizona Theatre Company
A joyful revival that reanimates the spirit of the show that once jolted Broadway.
Review: SLEEPING BEAUTY at Live Theatre Workshop
This is a delightful and fun fairy tale production!
Review: CLUE: LIVE ON STAGE at Gammage Auditorium
There have been previous stage versions of the Parker Brothers' board game Clue, none that had any connection to the beloved 1985 film or made any significant mark artistically or commercially.
Review: HENRY V at Southwest Shakespeare Company
Wars of the past are viewed by many as a necessary evil, and certain battles are even thought of as glorious or grand.
Review: HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF at Stray Cat Theatre
Lean and evocative, funny and frightening, tender and profane.
Review: GUYS AND DOLLS at Hale Centre Theatre
Mounted with in-the-round polish and flair, Hale Centre Theatre’s GUYS AND DOLLS is bright, brassy, and built on rhythm.
Review: LITTLE WOMEN at The Bridge Initiative
Although society may have tried to conceal them, bold and daring women have existed throughout history.
Review: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR at Southwest Shakespeare Company
Audience members who enjoy Shakespeare but are looking for a new take on his classic stories, or those who have struggled with Shakespeare in the past, will enjoy THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR.
Review: JITNEY at Black Theatre Troupe
The play is suffused with the sympathetic wisdom that defines Wilson’s writing.
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