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BWW Review: SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD at Arizona Regional Theatre

BWW Review: SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD at Arizona Regional Theatre

by Emily Noxon — December 10, 2018
Songs for a New World presents the joy and the heartache of the human condition....
BWW Review: THE REVOLUTIONISTS at Tempe Center For The Arts

BWW Review: THE REVOLUTIONISTS at Tempe Center For The Arts

by Emily Noxon — December 10, 2018
Set during the height of the French Revolution, The Revolutionists presents the story of four women who fought for equality and freedom and paid the ultimate sacrifice....
BWW Review: BYE BYE BIRDIE at DESERT FOOTHILLS THEATER

BWW Review: BYE BYE BIRDIE at DESERT FOOTHILLS THEATER

by Nathaniel Jones — November 18, 2018
Don't miss your 'One Last Kiss' at Desert Foothills Theater's production of BYE BYE BIRDIE....
BWW Review: PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE at Southwest Shakespeare Company

BWW Review: PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE at Southwest Shakespeare Company

by Emily Noxon — November 7, 2018
The 25th anniversary season at Southwest Shakespeare company is in full swing with Pericles, the Prince of Tyre....
BWW Review: ON YOUR FEET! at ASU Gammage

BWW Review: ON YOUR FEET! at ASU Gammage

by Lee Cooley — November 7, 2018
The touring company production of ON YOUR FEET! (The Emilio & Gloria Estefan Broadway Musical) personifies the evolution of 80's Cuban-pop music by the Miami Sound Machine....
BWW Review: RHINOCEROS at Now & Then Creative Company

BWW Review: RHINOCEROS at Now & Then Creative Company

by Nathaniel Jones — November 4, 2018
Pachyderms demolish the 4th wall and help us contemplate the inevitability of change in Now & Then Creative Company's production of RHINOCEROS....
BWW Review: FRANKENSTEIN at Southwest Shakespeare Company

BWW Review: FRANKENSTEIN at Southwest Shakespeare Company

by Emily Noxon — October 30, 2018
Plagued with the desire to create life, Viktor Frankenstein realizes that creation comes with a price....
BWW Review: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at MCC PAC Musical Productions

BWW Review: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at MCC PAC Musical Productions

by Emily Noxon — October 27, 2018
Frederick Frankenstein does not want to join the family business, but he cannot refuse once he moves to Transylvania....
BWW Review: 12 ANGRY JURORS at Toro Theatre Company

BWW Review: 12 ANGRY JURORS at Toro Theatre Company

by Emily Noxon — October 26, 2018
Set in 1957, 12 jurors from different backgrounds argue over the fate of a 16 year old boy accused of murder...
BWW Review: THE WORLD GOES ROUND at Scottsdale Center For The Performing Arts

BWW Review: THE WORLD GOES ROUND at Scottsdale Center For The Performing Arts

by Emily Noxon — October 19, 2018
The World Goes Round musical revue features songs by John Kander and Fred Ebb. You will recognize the classic songs from Chicago, Cabaret, and New York, New York and fall in love with the superb cast....
BWW Review: STEEL MAGNOLIAS at Fountain Hills

BWW Review: STEEL MAGNOLIAS at Fountain Hills

by Emily Noxon — October 14, 2018
Set in 1980's Louisana, Steel Magnolias presents a real-life look into relationships through joy and heart ache....
BWW Review: WAITRESS at ASU Gammage

BWW Review: WAITRESS at ASU Gammage

by Emily Noxon — October 3, 2018
Waitress, the charming musical about an unhappily married, pregnant, pie-maker charms it's way through relationship issues and helps the audience understand that you can be truly happy and not just 'happy enough'....
BWW Review: Hale Centre Theatre Presents THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL

BWW Review: Hale Centre Theatre Presents THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL

by Herbert Paine — August 30, 2018
Hale Centre Theatre's season-opening production of THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL, directed by the inimitable Cambrian James ~ is two and a half hours of spirited story-telling, featuring a bravura performance by Austin Delp as the heroic Sir Percy Blakeney. Show runs through October 6th....
BWW Review: MISANTHROPE, Camden People's Theatre

BWW Review: MISANTHROPE, Camden People's Theatre

by Gary Naylor — June 22, 2018
Moliere's masterpiece is given a 'fake news' update, but the narrative thrust gets lost in an avalanche of words....
BWW Review: Kids Rock SCHOOL OF ROCK!

BWW Review: Kids Rock SCHOOL OF ROCK!

by Herbert Paine — June 20, 2018
Rocking performances by super kids and Rob Colletti make the National Tour of SCHOOL OF ROCK a riproaring good time. Now at ASU Gammage through June 24th....
BWW Review: LOW DOWN DIRTY BLUES at Herberger Theater Center

BWW Review: LOW DOWN DIRTY BLUES at Herberger Theater Center

by Lee Cooley — April 16, 2018
If you've ever wondered what kind of music led to The British Invasion of the 1960s, go see LOW DOWN DIRTY BLUES, now through April 22 at the Herberger Theater in Phoenix, Ariz....
BWW Review: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

BWW Review: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

by Lee Cooley — April 13, 2018
Adapting a classic film to the stage is no easy task. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT director Erica Parrish found it 'a challenge, but lots of fun.'...
BWW Review: ANCIENT MUSICAL TREASURES FROM CENTRAL CHINA at Musical Instrument Museum

BWW Review: ANCIENT MUSICAL TREASURES FROM CENTRAL CHINA at Musical Instrument Museum

by Lee Cooley — February 19, 2018
Ancient Chinese Secret? Harmony in music is a metaphor for harmony in life. Hear it, feel it during the Ancient Musical Treasure exhibit through May 6 at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix....
BWW Review: Hail, Hail The Hale's A CHRISTMAS CAROL

BWW Review: Hail, Hail The Hale's A CHRISTMAS CAROL

by Herbert Paine — December 10, 2017
David Dietlein's production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Hale Centre Theatre through December 23 gift wraps the celebrated tale of Ebenezer Scrooge's redemption with all the sparkle, festivity, and messaging that befits the Holiday Season. Cory McCloskey delivers an outstanding performance as Scrooge...
BWW Review: DIE HARD: A CHRISTMAS STORY at Playhouse On The Park

BWW Review: DIE HARD: A CHRISTMAS STORY at Playhouse On The Park

by Lee Cooley — December 4, 2017
What happens when you mix puppets with cult classics like DIE HARD, A WONDERFUL LIFE and A CHRISTMAS CAROL? Just ask the All Puppet Players artistic director and movie buff Shaun Michael McNamara or better yet, see it....
BWW Review: MEET ME IN ST LOUIS at the Hale

BWW Review: MEET ME IN ST LOUIS at the Hale

by Jeanmarie Simpson — October 13, 2017
The Hale's newest offering is a holiday confection - sweet and delicious - like a freshly shaken up, edible snow globe. Director Cambrian James has put together his finest (thus far) staging of the season. On the marvelous arena stage in Gilbert, the tight, swift-paced send up of the classic 1944 fi...
BWW Review: DEPEND ON ME at Brelby

BWW Review: DEPEND ON ME at Brelby

by Jeanmarie Simpson — October 9, 2017
Depend on Me is feels like a sitcom filmed before a live audience, until just before intermission, when it takes a turn and feels like late M*A*S*H, when they dropped the laugh track and things got dark. There's a surprise ending and much entertainment in the two-act play....
BWW Interview: Ricky Araiza

BWW Interview: Ricky Araiza

by Jeanmarie Simpson — September 26, 2017
Being out there, in nature, learning what many consider classic or ancient forms of performance, was almost a step back in time. It was a place to strip down theatre to its purest form, the actor/poet in space. It taught me to never take theatre for granted and to understand that it is a sacred prac...
BWW Review: EAR at Space 55

BWW Review: EAR at Space 55

by Jeanmarie Simpson — September 25, 2017
Loosely inspired by the life of Van Gogh, EAR is a story as old as time. A boy loves a girl. To prove he loves the girl, the boy gives her a gift. A BIG gift. The kind you can't take back. And now the boy is in a mental hospital, at the mercy of a doctor who's even crazier than he is. And the girl? ...
BWW Review: WHISPER SWEETLY at Brelby - A Weekend of Perovich Part II

BWW Review: WHISPER SWEETLY at Brelby - A Weekend of Perovich Part II

by Jeanmarie Simpson — September 18, 2017
Whisper Sweetly, directed with crackerjack control and precision by Perovich. Mahon has created a world that is at once funny and terrifying. He has approached his creation with wild abandon, and the story is an hilarious nightmare....
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