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Review: HEIST at Arizona Theatre Company
Arizona Theatre Company’s HEIST, directed with style and clockwork precision by Matt August, is the kind of production that reminds you how elastic the boundaries of live theatre can be....
Review: THE BELLE OF TOMBSTONE at The Gaslight Theatre
This is a fun Western adventure that the whole family can enjoy!...
Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at The Rogue Theatre
This is a brilliant and joyous prequel to PETER PAN....
Review: THE WIZ at Broadway In Tucson
THE WIZ at Broadway in Tucson is a delightful and extraordinary revival that will have audience members clicking their heels but not wanting to go home. THE WIZ, which plays until January 11, is perfect for the whole family and is my favorite interpretation of 'The Wizard of Oz' story....
Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON at ASU Gammage
In a theatrical era where standing ovations are dispensed like party favors, THE BOOK OF MORMON at ASU Gammage on its opening night elicited a reaction that felt less like polite approval and more like an arena rock concert. Audiences weren’t just clapping, they were erupting, unable to contain th...
Review: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET CHRISTMAS at Arizona Broadway Theatre
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET CHRISTMAS brings sizzling entertainment to Arizona Broadway Theatre this holiday season! The run has closed, so this critic was very glad to have made it to the closing performance! ...
Review: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at The Phoenix Theatre Company
A 2 hour, high-voltage, rock ‘n roll joyride with the founding fathers of rock ‘n’ roll....
Review: THE MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT at Theatre Artists Studio
Theatre Artists Studio’s THE MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT is a whirlwind of wit, whimsy, and moral purpose. An imaginative, brisk, and highly entertaining staging....
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at The Phoenix Theatre Company
The Phoenix Theatre Company’s production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL arrives as both a tribute and a celebration: a tribute to the late Alan Ruch, whose melodic and heartfelt score anchors the show, and a celebration of community, renewal, and theatrical craft....
Review: REYKJAVIC at Stray Cat Theatre
REYKJAVIK is less a play to be solved rather than a mood to be inhabited. That may frustrate some, but for others, it’s the kind of theater that embraces mystery, that resists tidy endings, that thrives in the uncanny spaces between genres....
Review: A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD at Live Theatre Workshop
Based on the books by Arnold Lobel with music by Robert Reale and book/lyrics by Willie Reale, A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD is like a warm cookie....
Review: I HATE HAMLET at Ghostlight Theatre
One of the most difficult decisions an actor can face is the choice between financial gain and artistic integrity. When you add the paranormal haunting from a previous actor who played Hamlet, that choice becomes even harder. Ghostlight Theatre’s production of I HATE HAMLET is a quirky but insight...
Review: HEIST at Arizona Theatre Company
HEIST at ATC is an unexpected treat!...
Review: MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at Broadway In Tucson
MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at Broadway in Tucson casts a poignant spell over Centennial Hall this December 2-7. A transcendent spectacle, MOULIN ROUGE is a feast for the senses and will give audiences plenty to talk about. ...
Review: SHUCKED at ASU Gammage
Only on Broadway can a show this proudly preposterous, this shamelessly corny, sneak up on the skeptics and knock the wind out of them. SHUCKED, the goofy little musical that could, arrives at ASU Gammage in Tempe like a hayride crashing into a punch bowl....
Review: LOVE AND INFORMATION: TFTV Takes on Churchill's Collage at School of Theatre, Film & TV
In a piece defined by moments that dissolve as quickly as they form, the dedication lends the evening a quiet gravity, where the act of gathering in the Tornabene becomes its own gesture of remembrance. In many ways, the Tornabene itself becomes a collaborator. The theatre's quirky yet flexible geom...
Review: WICKED: FOR GOOD at Harkins Theatre and local film houses
A rare sequel that understands what made part one beloved, sweeping the audience up in a storm of feeling. It gives us what musicals once promised: a world heightened enough to believe that, like Elphaba, emotion itself can fly....
Review: A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL at Arizona Broadway Theatre
A big-hearted, crowd-pleasing production that wraps nostalgia, comedy, and a festive score into one joyful package....
Review: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER at Childsplay
Guest contributor David Appleford gives a grateful glowing green light to Childsplay’s production of RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER....
Review: LOTERÍA: THIS GAME IS NO JUEGO at Live Theatre Workshop
LOTERÍA: THIS GAME IS NO JUEGO is a marvelous and mystical musical now playing at Live Theatre Workshop....
Review: RACE TO THE NORTH POLE at The Gaslight Theatre
RACE TO THE NORTH POLE is the warm cup of cocoa we need in the world right now....
Review: & JULIET at ASU Gammage
In the Tony-nominated musical & Juliet, it’s as if William Shakespeare was handed a bedazzled microphone and told to start writing Romeo and Juliet all over again, only this time he should make it a fizzy, whirling pop fantasia that pulses with enough pop/rock earworms to play in your head on an ...
Review: CLOUD 9: The Inheritance of Empire at The Rogue Theatre
Some art offends not out of malice, but out of necessity. It erodes our defenses and upsets the hierarchies we've internalized for generations. Cloud 9 thrives in that awkward space where laughter and shock trade places. Caryl Churchill's comedy, though seemingly gratuitous, diagnoses our assumption...
Review: LOOKING OVER THE PRESIDENT'S SHOULDER at The Phoenix Theatre Company
Though modest in scale, Chanel Bragg’s and Kelcey Watson’s production achieves gravitas, a testament to a life fully lived in history’s shadows. They have turned Still’s monologue into a reminder that history is shaped not only by those in power but also by those who carried the trays, polis...
Review: THE FRONT PAGE at Fountain Hills Theater
THE FRONT PAGE, although it is a crazy and ridiculous scenario, still resonates with audiences today. Fountain Hill Theater’s portrayal of the show is a great take on a classic show. ...
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