ARIZONA THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 10

Three dynamic choirs will come together for a powerful multigenerational musical experience at the annual Legacy Concert.

THE ROADS TO LOCH LOMOND is a stirring, beautifully crafted musical that wears its heart on its tartan sleeve.

The Chandler Cultural Foundation has appointed Eric Piepenbrink and Kim McCarthy to its Board of Directors.

Disney's Newsies: the Musical, the high-energy Broadway hit inspired by the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899, is coming to Arizona Broadway Theatre's mainstage this fall.

At its core, VANITIES is a meditation on time—how it shapes and betrays us, and how friendship endures in its wake.

Childsplay Theatre has announced its 2025–2026 season, featuring Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Diary of Anne Frank, Hare and Tortoise, and the world premiere of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane – The Musical, marking Artistic Director Dwayne Hartford’s farewell season.

The Phoenix Theatre Company will open its 2025/26 Season with the regional premiere of The Roads to Loch Lomond, running October 8 - November 2, 2025, in the Hormel Theatre.

DECEIVED is a psychological thriller rollercoaster full of twists and turns.

The Great Arizona Puppet Theater in Phoenix will present the Halloween Horrors Adult Puppet Slam on October 18, 2025, at 8 p.

Musical Theatre of Anthem will present Elf the Musical JR.

Arizona Arts Live, the University of Arizona's performing arts presenter, will welcome Papermoon Puppet Theatre from Yogyakarta, Indonesia, for four performances of Puno, Sewing Memories.

Scottsdale Arts' Canal Convergence is known for the light-based interactive artworks that anchor the free event every November, but there are also nearly 100 creative workshops, eclectic performances, educational tours and other activities.

Borderlands Theater will present Claudia's Family, a moving and timely play by Tucson playwright Julieta Gonzalez, the first Latina to graduate from the University of Arizona's Theater Dramatic Writing Program.

Musical Theatre of Anthem will present Villains Cabaret on November 29, 2025, in Anthem, Arizona.

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.

Where Words Once Were, running now at The Scoundrel And Scamp Theatre in Arizona, is a relevant, beautiful, and thought-provoking play about a dystopian future.

The Phoenix Theatre Company's production of FROZEN is a delight for those who know and love the film and are looking to be wowed with song and spectacle.

TheaterWorks will present the Tony Award-winning musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee from October 24 through November 9, 2025, at the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts.

Arizona Theatre Company has named Reese Shughart as new Director of Development for the Phoenix/Tempe region.

The University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television will present Vanities: the Musical October 2–12, 2025, at Marroney Theatre.

Convergence Ballet has announced its 2025–2026 season under new Artistic Director Ian Parsons.

Scottsdale Arts has unveiled a new addition to the Scottsdale Public Art Permanent Collection: Wholeness, a site-specific work by Maria Salenger of Jones Studio, installed at Scottsdale Fire Station 612.

SILENT SKY is a dazzling and resonant production.

TheaterWorks will launch its 2025–2026 YouthWorks season with Stuart Little, adapted by Joseph Robinette from E.

Arizona Theatre Company will ramp up preparations for its 58th season opener Deceived by welcoming award winning artists from Broadway and Arizona.