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.
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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.
Review: AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' at Arizona Theatre Company
AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' is a toe-tapping and vocally impressive show now playing at ATC!
Review: COME FROM AWAY at The Phoenix Theatre Company
COME FROM AWAY makes you care with a humility and vigor that feel bracingly out of step with our more cynical age.
Review: SHRINES at Ronin Theatre Collaborative
Grief can feel like its own disease, a highly personalized feeling where no two people will share the exact thoughts or emotional journey.
Review: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL at ASU Gammage
Titled after Neil Diamond’s 1976 album of the same name, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL aims for something more intimate and riskier than the average jukebox musical.
Review: STEW at Rebel Phoenix Theatre Collective
For most of us, many formative and influential memories start in the kitchen.
Review: APPROPRIATE at Theatre Artists Studio
Tom Noga's clear-eyed direction and riveting performances by the ensemble make for a stirring production of a timely and relevant play.
Review: ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE at Hale Centre Theatre
Sometimes the best friendships come from the most unexpected places.
Review: 42ND STREET at Arizona Broadway Theatre
This sparkling musical is a brand of theater that’s all surface and shimmer and doesn’t pretend to be otherwise.
Review: THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK at Childsplay
Director Jodie Weiss understands the play's challenge and meets it head-on, shaping the production with an ear for the material’s alternating currents of terror and fragile joy.
Review: JANE ANGER
Set against the backdrop of plague-ridden London, Jane Anger is a clever, bawdy comedy that imagines what happens when a woman refuses to stay in the margins of literary history.
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.
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.
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.
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Sabaton, Pop Evil & Wings of Steel Arizona Financial Theatre (11/11-11/11) |
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It's A Wonderful Life Don Bluth Front Row Theatre (11/19-12/23) |
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Hi-Fi Holiday Concert Hale Centre Theatre (12/04-12/19) |
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Campbell, Rogers, and Denver: A Tribute Hale Centre Theatre (11/06-11/21) |
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Gunhild Carling at MIM Musical Instrument Museum (8/27-8/27) |
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Stop Kiss Tornabene Theatre (10/15-12/06) |
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A Room in the Castle Beaver Street Theatre (9/18-10/03) |
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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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Alison Krauss Pepsi Amphitheater (9/28-9/28) |
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Staged Reading of Las Nuevas Tamaleras By Alicia Mena Live Theatre Workshop (9/05-9/06) |