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BWW Q&A: Catherine Ariale on THE CHER SHOW at Mesa Arts Center
by Joshua Wright - March 27, 2025
We spoke to Catherine Ariale about The Cher Show, on stage March 28th through 30th, 2025 at Mesa Arts Center. Superstars come and go. Cher is forever. For six straight decades, only one unstoppable force has flat-out dominated popular culture - breaking down barriers, pushing boundaries and letting nothing and no one stand in her way.
Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre Names New Co-Artistic And Managing Directors
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2025
After helming eight award-winning seasons, the Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre's Producing Artistic Director and co-founder Bryan Rafael Falcón will step aside this July to welcome new leaders Annika Maher and Zac Austin.
Casey Likes to Direct and Star in SPRING AWAKENING at Greasepaint Theater
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2025
Fresh off his run as Marty Mcfly in Back to the Future the Musical on Broadway, Casey Likes will helm a production of SPRING AWAKENING, which will run in Scottsdale. Learn more!
Arts Capacity And Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra Unite Through Interactive Prison Concert Program
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2025
Arts Capacity and the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra, a leader in enriching the cultural landscape through orchestral music, are collaborating to bring interactive music experiences to Winslow Correctional Facility in Arizona.
Arizona Arts Live Welcomes Grammy Award-Winning Silkroad Ensemble For Uplifted Voices
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2025
Arizona Arts Live, the University of Arizona's performing arts series, is proud to welcome the groundbreaking Silkroad Ensemble to Tucson for Uplifted Voices, a one-night-only performance at Centennial Hall on April 6, 2025.
THE SECRET GARDEN Arizona Premiere is Coming to Southwest Shakespeare
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2025
Southwest Shakespeare Company will present THE SECRET GARDEN, in an intimate performance at an astonishing and historic space crafted by Frank Lloyd Wright--the Music Pavilion at Taliesin West. Learn more!
Review: THE RAINMAKER at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre
by Herbert Paine - March 23, 2025
Don Bluth Front Row Theatre's production of THE RAINMAKER is a heartfelt and intimate production that highlights the story’s enduring themes of self-worth and hope.
Spotlight: THE CHER SHOW at Mesa Arts Center
by BWW Special Offer - March 21, 2025
Experience the Magic of The Cher Show! The stunning brand-new production of the Tony Award-winning musical The Cher Show comes to Mesa Arts Center from March 28 - 30. Superstars come and go. Cher is forever.
Arizona Theatre Company to Hold General Auditions For 25/26 Season
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2025
Arizona Theatre Company will hold general auditions for Equity (EPA) and Non-Equity performers for the 2025/2026 Season. Learn more about the season and see how to audition.
EVER AFTER, COME FROM AWAY And More Set for The Phoenix Theatre Company 106th Season
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2025
The Phoenix Theatre Company's 106th season delivers a compelling mix of Broadway hits, new works, and beloved classics. The season features the Tony Award-winning Come From Away, the sweeping regional premiere musical The Roads to Loch Lomond, and the enchanting Ever After, a fresh take on the hit film.
AIN'T MISBEHAVIN', THE ROOMMATE And More Set for Arizona Theatre Company 2025/2026 Season
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2025
Arizona Theatre Company has unveiled the titles for its 58th season. The 2025/2026 season will open with Deceived, adapted from Patrick Hamilton's 1938 play Gaslight.
PHANTOM Comes to Arizona Broadway Theatre
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2025
Arizona Broadway Theatre is now presenting Phantom, with book by Arthur Kopit and music and lyrics by Maury Yeston, on stage through April 10, 2025. Learn more here!
Martha Graham Dance Company Celebrates 100 Years With Arizona Arts Live Featuring UA School Of Dance
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2025
The University of Arizona's Arizona Arts Live will present GRAHAM100, a landmark centennial celebration of the Martha Graham Dance Company, one of the most influential forces in modern dance.
Review: PHANTOM at Arizona Broadway Theatre
by Herbert Paine - March 10, 2025
By now, the phrase Phantom of the Opera conjures one thing: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s juggernaut, a chandelier-crashing, organ-blasting spectacle that has been haunting Broadway since the Reagan administration. But Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit’s PHANTOM, currently at Arizona Broadway Theatre in Peoria until April 10, is an entirely different beast—lusher, more romantic. It plays like a grand old movie, the kind that knew how to sweep you up in its spell.
Video: Steven Sater Discusses Original Casting for SPRING AWAKENING
by Emmy Rice - March 08, 2025
Spring Awakening will be playing at the Grease Paint Youth Theatre, from April 4 through April 13, 2025. Check here for the video of Sater discussing the original casting.
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Comes to Fountain Hills Theater
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2025
Fountain Hills Theater will present Peter and the Starcatcher in March.  Learn more about the upcoming production and find out how to get tickets here!
Black Theatre Troupe Will Perform LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2025
Black Theatre Troupe will close its season with a powerhouse performance of LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!
Review: JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN Reframes An American Masterpiece
by Robert Encila-Celdran - March 05, 2025
Kimberly Belflower's writing blends academic fluency with the unfiltered energy of teenage argot. Crisp and emotionally charged, the script expertly transitions between scenes from The Crucible and the students' classroom debates, crafting a narrative that is as urgent as it is thought-provoking.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts to Highlight Stories of Ukraine War Survivors
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2025
“Embroidered with Pain,” a new exhibition using the language of traditional Ukrainian hand embroidery to encode stories of sexual violence survivors during the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, will open inside Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. 
Review: THE CLEAN HOUSE at Theatre Artists Studio
by Herbert Paine - March 04, 2025
Theatre Artists Studio's staging of Sarah Ruhl's THE CLEAN HOUSE, captures the playwright's intention of a meditation on how people grapple with grief, love, and their own imperfections.
CRYSTAL - Cirque du Soleil's First Ever Acrobatic Performance on Ice Comes to Phoenix
by BWW News Desk - March 04, 2025
Cirque du Soleil’s CRYSTAL – a one-of-a-kind production that brings the circus arts to the ice for the very first time, returns to the PHOENIX'S FOOTPRINT CENTER, 201 E. Jefferson.
Arizona Broadway Theatre Season Includes CATS, DISNEY'S NEWSIES, and More
by Emmy Rice - March 02, 2025
Arizona Broadway Theatre has announced their 21st season of shows, the largest in thier history. The season will open in October 2025 and run through September 2026, including shows like Disney's Newsies and CATS. 
Review: MURDER AT THE HOWARD JOHNSON'S at Live Theatre Workshop
by Zach Wetzel - March 01, 2025
MURDER AT THE HOWARD JOHNSON'S is a laugh-a-minute comedy!
Spotlight: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Mesa Arts Center
by BWW Special Offer - February 28, 2025
You Will Be Found – Experience Dear Evan Hansen Live! Declared “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by The Washington Post, Dear Evan Hansen is the first musical to take a groundbreaking look — from the point of view of both the parents and young people — at our complex, interconnected and social media-filled lives.
BOB & JEAN World Premiere to be Presented at Arizona Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - February 27, 2025
Arizona Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Bob & Jean: A Love Story, a poignant new play by Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning and Emmy-nominated playwright Robert Schenkkan. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

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Don Bluth Front Row Theatre (3/19 - 3/19)
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Kirk Whalum Songs of Change: Featuring Jazzmeia Horn, with Special Guest John Stoddart in Phoenix Kirk Whalum Songs of Change: Featuring Jazzmeia Horn, with Special Guest John Stoddart
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