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Arizona Theatre Company Opens 52nd Season With NATIVE GARDENS
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2018
Arizona Theatre Company (David Ivers, Artistic Director; Billy Russo, Managing Director) lifts the curtain on Scene in America,the theme for its 52ndseason and the first reflecting Ivers' influence and impact, with Karen Zacarias' hilarious new comedy that's anything but neighborly, Native Gardens, Oct. 4-21 at the Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe in Phoenix..
Musical Theatre Of Anthem Presents THE ADDAM'S FAMILY
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2018
Musical Theatre of Anthem (MTA) announces their upcoming production of The Addams Family Young@Part, featuring an original story that's bound to be every father's nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family - a man her parents have never met. And if that weren't upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday's 'normal' boyfriend and his parents.
Photo Flash: Musical Theatre of Anthem Presents A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2018
Musical Theatre of Anthem (MTA) announces their upcoming production of A Year with Frog and Toad KIDS, based on Arnold Lobel's well-loved books and the beautiful Broadway musical. A Year with Frog and Toad KIDS hops from page to stage to tell the story of a friendship that endures throughout the seasons. Waking from hibernation, Frog and Toad plant gardens, swim, rake leaves, go sledding and learn life lessons along the way. Throughout the year, two best friends celebrate and rejoice in the differences that make them unique and special.
Musical Theatre of Anthem Presents THE GIVER
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2018
Musical Theatre of Anthem (MTA) announces their upcoming production of The Giver, adapted by Eric Coble from the Newbery Award-winning book by Lois Lowry.
Kids In Focus Special Event Announced At FIAT LUX Gallery, 11/1
by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2018
The newest gallery in the heart of downtown Scottsdale, FIAT LUX will host a special event to raise funds for Kids in Focus, a non-profit organization that uses photography to impact the lives of Phoenix's most at-risk kids.
Arizona Cardinals Player, Rob Nkemdiche, To Make Cameo Appearance In Theater Production Of SWEENEY TODD
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2018
The Herberger Theater Center (HTC) and Arizona Broadway Theatre (ABT) - a Resident Company at the Herberger Theater Center - continue their successful co-presenting partnership with Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. 
BWW Review: Stray Cat Theatre Presents Annie Baker's THE ANTIPODES
by Herbert Paine - September 10, 2018
Ron May's direction of Annie Baker's THE ANTIPODES is theatre of the highest order. Brilliantly executed with a superb cast. Stray Cat Theatre's season opener runs at Tempe Center for the Arts through September 27th.
Halloween Witnesses The Final Chapter Of ASYLUM By CaZo Dance Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2018
CaZo Dance Company and Artistic Director Bridgette Borzillo are pleased to announce Asylum: Serial Killers, the final chapter in the acclaimed full-length Asylum dance series.
Free Public Play Reading And Music Series Featuring Female Voices Announced at The Bridge Initiative
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2018
The Bridge Initiative launches its second season of free professional music and play readings, co-presented by the ASU Kerr Cultural Center, 6110 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85253, Sundays at 4pm. The series of six events features both new and published work performed by top valley talent, and each concludes with an opportunity for audience talkback and engagement.
Sonoran Desert Chorale Performs ENCORE! This October
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2018
Take 1,100+ pieces of wonderful choral music sung over 24 years, pare those down to about 80, ask your audience to select their 15 to 20 favorites, and program an eclectic joy of a concert with their choices.  No problem!  The results are in and the repertoire for the first concert of the Chorale's 25th Anniversary Season is selected entirely from this list.  With a range from the Baroque to Broadway, there really is a taste of something for everyone.
Efforts Underway To Support Arts Education In Arizona During National Arts In Education Week And Beyond
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2018
As the nation celebrates National Arts in Education Week, Arizona Citizens for the Arts (AzCA)  is leading efforts to support and enhance the focus and sustainability of arts education programs and advocacy statewide.
Theatre Artists Studio Presents David Lindsay-Abaire's RABBIT HOLE
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2018
Theatre Artists Studio presents David Lindsay-Abaire's Rabbit Hole
JAWS: LIVE Sails Onto Stage with the All Puppet Players
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2018
Amity Island and all of its residents head to the All Puppet Players stage to wreak havoc on Steven Spielberg's 1975 masterpiece!
Stars Come Together in Desert Showstoppers Broadway Concert
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2018
Stars of the valley's theatre scene come together to sing their favorite, most impressive, show-stopping songs! You know the singers, you know the songs, now come watch them show off in, 'Desert Showstoppers'!
BWW Review: WEST SIDE STORY ~ Bravo to Michael Barnard's Majestic Production Of The Musical Classic
by Herbert Paine - September 08, 2018
Michael Barnard's production of WEST SIDE STORY (at Phoenix Theatre through October 14th) is a triumph of direction, featuring stellar performances by Joy Del Valle, James Gish, and Alyssa Chiarello.
Arizona Citizens For The Arts Plans 'Listening Sessions' For Community Input For Arts Education Advocacy Strategy
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2018
As part of a program to design a sustainable, effective Arts Education Advocacy strategy and movement in Arizona, Arizona Citizens for the Arts (AzCA) has scheduled a series of in-person and online "listening sessions" for input from individuals, arts and business leaders, arts and education advocates and the general public.
TheaterWorks Kicks Off the 2018/19 Season With ALL SHOOK UP
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2018
To get everyone jumin' out of their blue suede shoes and excited for the new 2018/2019 season, TheaterWorks presents All Shook Up!
Stray Cat Opens Season 17 With Annie Baker's THE ANTIPODES
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2018
Following the successes of her Pulitzer Prize-winning The Flick and her haunting and enigmatic John, Stray Cat once again brings the latest work by in-house favorite playwright Annie Baker. An unnamed conference room. A group of creators on an intense and intensely surreal brainstorming session for unspecified purposes. All we know is that these people are being asked to keep coming up with stories - the more personal the better - in the hopes that something will jell and move their project - whatever that may be - forward.
Phoenix Chorale Performs MID-CENTURY MODERN, 10/26
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2018
For centuries, choral music has incorporated the ideas, sounds, and texts of our modern lives. On October 26-28 the Phoenix Chorale offers a creative twist on the concept of Mid-Century Modern with music from the middle 20th and 19th centuries, led by Artistic Director finalist James K. Bass. 
BWW Review: Arizona Broadway Theatre Presents SWEENEY TODD ~ A Cut Above!
by Herbert Paine - September 05, 2018
Arizona Broadway Theatre's production of SWEENEY TODD, directed by Kiel Klaphake and running through September 16th at Herberger Theater Center in Phoenix, is a definite cut above with sterling performances by Tony Edgerton as the human guillotine and Cassandra Klaphake as Mrs. Lovett.
Arizona Broadway Theatre And Herberger Theater Center Present SWEENEY TODD
by BWW News Desk - September 05, 2018
An indisputable masterpiece by America's greatest living Broadway composer and lyricist, Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd is a heart-pounding thriller set on the seedy side streets of 19th century London. Filled with diabolical humor and extraordinary music, this eight-time Tony Award-winning musical tells the tale of an exiled barber's quest to avenge the wrongs done to him and his family by a lecherous judge. Featuring a brilliant score that includes "Pretty Women," "A Little Priest," and "Not While I'm Around," Sweeney Todd is a beautiful, soaring black comedy filled with stunning terror that will leave you gasping!
Edgar Allan Poe To Haunt Downtown Phoenix For Tenth Year
by BWW News Desk - September 04, 2018
Arizona Curriculum Theater Inc. will be returning to Downtown Phoenix this October to present their 10th Annual Edgar Allan Poe Festival. Theatrical performances, events, and contests are planned throughout the month of October. The festival serves as a fundraiser and Student Writing Competition for the educational non-profit organization.
TheaterWorks Kicks Off the 2018/19 Season With ALL SHOOK UP
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2018
To get everyone jumin' out of their blue suede shoes and excited for the new 2018/2019 season, TheaterWorks presents All Shook Up!
Stray Cat Theatre Presents Annie Baker's THE ANTIPODES
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2018
BWW Review: Hale Centre Theatre Presents THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
by Herbert Paine - August 30, 2018
Hale Centre Theatre's season-opening production of THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL, directed by the inimitable Cambrian James ~ is two and a half hours of spirited story-telling, featuring a bravura performance by Austin Delp as the heroic Sir Percy Blakeney. Show runs through October 6th.

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