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Phoenix Theater Reviews

The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Phoenix.

Review: DECEIVED at Arizona Theatre Company

Review: DECEIVED at Arizona Theatre Company

by Herbert Paine — October 27, 2025

Patrick Hamilton’s Gas Light lit its first flame in 1938, a moody little stage thriller set in the fog-drenched backstreets of 1880s London.

Review: SUFFS at ASU Gammage

Review: SUFFS at ASU Gammage

by Herbert Paine — October 15, 2025

The National Touring production of the Broadway musical SUFFS, now playing at ASU Gammage until October 19, didn’t arrive on the stage quietly.

Review: ZORRO at Arizona Opera

Review: ZORRO at Arizona Opera

by Herbert Paine — September 29, 2025

Héctor Armienta’s operatic reimagining of ZORRO is a richly textured work that fuses bravado and romance into a timely meditation on liberty.

Review: THE COMEUPPANCE at Stray Cat Theatre

Review: THE COMEUPPANCE at Stray Cat Theatre

by Herbert Paine — September 29, 2025

With a running time of two hours plus Jacobs-Jenkins's uneven script may waver at times, yet to the company’s credit, and to director Seth Tucker, this Stray Cat Theatre production remains impossible to ignore.

Review: GRACE AND GLORIE at Black Theatre Troupe

Review: GRACE AND GLORIE at Black Theatre Troupe

by Herbert Paine — September 9, 2025

The emotional terrain is fertile, but in Black Theatre Troupe’s 56th-season opener, GRACE AND GLORIE, the production comes close but not quite far enough to capture the fullness and weight that popularized the work.

Review: ANASTASIA at Hale Centre Theatre

Review: ANASTASIA at Hale Centre Theatre

by Tim Shawver — September 8, 2025

Hale Centre Theatre in Gilbert, Arizona, is presenting ANASTASIA as part of a growing trend of local theaters bringing this once semi-obscure Broadway adaptation to local stages.

Review: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at The Gaslight Theatre

Review: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at The Gaslight Theatre

by Zach Wetzel — September 8, 2025

This outstanding spooky season parody is now playing! THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA has taken over The Gaslight Theatre! Written by Peter VanSlyke and adapted by Katherine Byrnes and Mike Yarema, this parody is perfect for spooky season.

Review: TARTUFFE at The Rogue Theatre

Review: TARTUFFE at The Rogue Theatre

by Zach Wetzel — September 7, 2025

Tartuffe by Molière is now playing at The Rogue Theatre, and it is glorious! This was my first time visiting The Rogue, and I am kicking myself for not venturing into this incredible performance space sooner.

Review: TOOTSIE at Arizona Broadway Theatre

Review: TOOTSIE at Arizona Broadway Theatre

by Herbert Paine — August 19, 2025

Arizona Broadway Theatre's staging is a mixed bag – lifted at times by sharp comic performances and spirited choreography, yet hampered by a lackluster book, uneven score, and a central transformation that never fully convinces.

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