Review: LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL: A NEW ORLEANS GUMBO at The Phoenix Theatre Company
LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL is a vibrant, music-soaked love letter to a city that lives and breathes rhythm even in the face of heartbreak and hardship.
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Review: Uncharted Waters: Douglas Williams’ SHIP at Live Theatre Workshop
Of course, off-color references are only gratuitous when taken out of context.
Review: WEAVING AND SPRING BREEZE, TAIWAN
In an age of displacement, inherited trauma, and cultural fragmentation, two short films –WEAVING and SPRING BREEZE, TAIWAN – directed by Taiwanese American filmmaker Hsuan Yu Pan, offer deeply resonant reflections on how art can restore identity, rebuild community, and help us remember who we a
Review: SHUCKED at Broadway In Tucson
There's an unwritten rule in theatre that if the actors have fun the audience will have fun.
Review: MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at ASU Gammage
For all its clashing parts, like an overstuffed jewelry box where diamonds, pearls, and plastic trinkets jangle together, MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL’s visuals are hard to resist, and that’s what most audiences will respond to.
Review: RANKED, A MUSICAL at Live Theatre Workshop
Ranked, A Musical is a unique piece of theatre.
Review: TETHER at Lake County Film Festival in September
Deeply moving and riveting, TETHER offers a rare cinematic glimpse into a kind of moral injury: not simply mourning the dead, but confronting the unbearable weight of surviving them.
Review: SHREK THE MUSICAL at Saguaro City Music Theatre
Read BroadwayWorld's review for SHREK THE MUSICAL at Saguaro City Music Theatre.
Review: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL at Broadway In Tucson
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL is an incredible true story musical with toe-tapping music and a big heart.
Review: RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA at Arizona Broadway Theatre
In Arizona Broadway Theatre’s production of CINDERELLA, audiences of all ages will find the magic they came for…and in that space, a story once deemed simple becomes something richer.
Review: THE GREATEST JOY at Dances with Films in L.A.
Lea Pascal's THE GREATEST JOY is a short film with a long emotional echo.
Review: EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT at The Scoundrel And Scamp Theatre
This production runs through June 22.
Review: BACK TO THE WEST at The Gaslight Theatre
BACK TO THE WEST, now playing at The Gaslight Theatre, is a rollicking new show stuffed with laughs and charm.
Review: NEW SUMMER SHORTS 2025 at Theatre Artists Studio
Theatre Artists Studio's perennial showcase of original 10-minute plays presents an impressive range of voices and tones, from sharply comic to deeply affecting.
Review: INTO THE WOODS at The Phoenix Theatre Company
Fairy tales have always promised us that once the dragon is slain and the prince is kissed, the story ends in blissful finality.
Review: MAMMA MIA at Broadway In Tucson
MAMMA MIA at Broadway in Tucson is an energetic crowdpleaser! I spent my childhood listening to the music of ABBA and watching various iterations of MAMMA MIA.
Review: THE MEMORY OF WATER at Theatre Artists Studio
Despite earnest efforts and glimpses of talent, this production of Shelagh Stephenson's THE MEMORY OF WATER failed to honor the quiet depth of the playwright's work.
Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Stray Cat Theatre
Despite some flaws, this LITTLE SHOP, directed by Ron May, is a wild, weird, dark ride.
Review: Finding Grace In Things We Throw Away
Beneath the jokes and sharp-edged dialogue is a rumination on labor, grief, and human connection in unlikely places.
Review: THE MINUTES Exposes the Complicity of Silence
At the heart of THE MINUTES lies the bitter debate over the town's origin—a controversy surrounding a long-commemorated event that reveals uncomfortable contradictions under closer scrutiny.
Review: FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: THE NEXT GENERATION at The Phoenix Theatre Company
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: THE NEXT GENERATION isn’t just a parody—it’s a full-on roast of the Great White Way, served up hot and fast with a piano and four performers who can belt, mug, and mimic with razor precision.
Review: BOB & JEAN: A LOVE STORY at Arizona Theatre Company
Arizona Theatre Company has staged a heartfelt and finely wrought production—a love story that resists sentimentality and embraces sincerity.
Review: BEACH BLANKET BEE BOP at The Gaslight Theatre
BEACH BLANKET BEE BOP is now playing at The Gaslight Theatre! Written by Peter VanSlyke and adapted/directed by Katherine Byrnes and Mike Yarema, this is a side-splitting and toe-tapping musical parody.
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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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Rocky Horror Picture Show Original Cast Spooktacular Tour with Barry Bostwick and Patricia Quinn ASU Gammage Theatre (10/09-10/09) |
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RICHARD III Southwest Shakespeare Company (10/10-10/24) |
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The Crucible Actors PLAYground (10/02-10/11) |
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Doja Cat Mortgage Matchup Center (10/29-10/29) |
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THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - A Musical Within a Comedy! Don Bluth Front Row Theatre (3/18-5/01) |
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JEKYLL & HYDE Emerald City Players (10/02-10/11) |
