The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Phoenix.
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
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.
Every couple deserves a space to feel safe, accepted, celebrated, and normal.
THE RIVER by Jez Butterworth is now playing at The Rogue Theatre, and it packs a punch.
UNCLE VANYA arrives at Theatre Artists Studio with thoughtful intentions and a capable ensemble, though the results are somewhat uneven.
A joyful revival that reanimates the spirit of the show that once jolted Broadway.
This is a delightful and fun fairy tale production!
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.
Wars of the past are viewed by many as a necessary evil, and certain battles are even thought of as glorious or grand.
Lean and evocative, funny and frightening, tender and profane.
Mounted with in-the-round polish and flair, Hale Centre Theatre’s GUYS AND DOLLS is bright, brassy, and built on rhythm.
Although society may have tried to conceal them, bold and daring women have existed throughout history.
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.
The play is suffused with the sympathetic wisdom that defines Wilson’s writing.
AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' is a toe-tapping and vocally impressive show now playing at ATC!
COME FROM AWAY makes you care with a humility and vigor that feel bracingly out of step with our more cynical age.
Grief can feel like its own disease, a highly personalized feeling where no two people will share the exact thoughts or emotional journey.
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.
For most of us, many formative and influential memories start in the kitchen.
Tom Noga's clear-eyed direction and riveting performances by the ensemble make for a stirring production of a timely and relevant play.
Sometimes the best friendships come from the most unexpected places.
This sparkling musical is a brand of theater that’s all surface and shimmer and doesn’t pretend to be otherwise.
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.
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.
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.
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Proof Temple of Music and Art (9/27-10/17) |
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EUREKA DAY Stray Cat Theatre (10/09-10/17) |
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Murder at the Magic Show II Mystery and Magic Dinner Theater on Broadway (4855 East Broadway, Tucson) (10/09-10/10) |
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The Wiz (Touring) Mesa Arts Center (11/20-11/22) |
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Stop Kiss Tornabene Theatre (10/15-12/06) |
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A Christmas Carol Hale Centre Theatre Arizona (11/27-12/24) |
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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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Black Comedy Live Theatre Workshop (10/30-11/22) |
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The Rocky Horror Show Marroney Theatre (10/11-10/25) PHOTOS VIDEOS |
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Mean Girls MCC Performing Arts Center (10/09-11/08) |
