A Night Of Radio Classics Comes to Community Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2018
Come join us at The Community Playhouse (1881 N. Oracle Rd) and travel back in time to the golden age of radio theater! Witness the fashion of the 1930's, 40's and 50's! Listen to elaborate sound making contraptions! Close your eyes and enjoy the spectacle of sound and voice!
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2018
Come join us at The Community Playhouse (1881 N. Oracle Rd) and travel back in time to the golden age of radio theater! Witness the fashion of the 1930's, 40's and 50's! Listen to elaborate sound making contraptions! Close your eyes and enjoy the spectacle of sound and voice!
BWW Review: Two Fists Up for HAND TO GOD
by Herbert Paine - February 09, 2018
After seeing HAND TO GOD, you may wish you'd brought your spiritual advisor or psychotherapist with you, either for consolation, confession, or calming your endorphins. In co-production with Phoenix Theatre, Stray Cat Theatre's Ron May has directed (in his inimitable and wizardly way) a loony and engaging descent through the gates of humor into the abyss of merciless satire, featuring awesome performances by Eric Zaklukiewicz and Elyse Wolf.
by Herbert Paine - February 09, 2018
After seeing HAND TO GOD, you may wish you'd brought your spiritual advisor or psychotherapist with you, either for consolation, confession, or calming your endorphins. In co-production with Phoenix Theatre, Stray Cat Theatre's Ron May has directed (in his inimitable and wizardly way) a loony and engaging descent through the gates of humor into the abyss of merciless satire, featuring awesome performances by Eric Zaklukiewicz and Elyse Wolf.
Ballet Arizona Announces Groundbreaking World Premiere Production
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2018
Ballet Arizona revealed today it will present The Firebird, a groundbreaking, dramatic new work from Artistic Director Ib Andersen for the anticipated upcoming 2018-2019 season. The Firebird promises to set the season afire with Andersen's compelling original choreography, stunning new costumes, and multi-media enhanced sets. The Phoenix Symphony will provide the Igor Stravinsky score, February 2019, at Symphony Hall.
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2018
Ballet Arizona revealed today it will present The Firebird, a groundbreaking, dramatic new work from Artistic Director Ib Andersen for the anticipated upcoming 2018-2019 season. The Firebird promises to set the season afire with Andersen's compelling original choreography, stunning new costumes, and multi-media enhanced sets. The Phoenix Symphony will provide the Igor Stravinsky score, February 2019, at Symphony Hall.
ANIMANIACS IN CONCERT with Voice Artist Rob Paulsen Comes to The James Lumber Center For The Performing Arts
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2018
"Animaniacs in Concert!" starring Rob Paulsen and Randy Rogel will be performed at the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at The College of Lake County on Sunday, March 4th, 2018. The James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts is located at 19351 West Washington Street, Grayslake, Illinois, 60030. Ticket prices range to $12-$38. Events subject to $2 JLC facility fee. Show begins at 4:00 pm.
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2018
"Animaniacs in Concert!" starring Rob Paulsen and Randy Rogel will be performed at the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at The College of Lake County on Sunday, March 4th, 2018. The James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts is located at 19351 West Washington Street, Grayslake, Illinois, 60030. Ticket prices range to $12-$38. Events subject to $2 JLC facility fee. Show begins at 4:00 pm.
Finalists Announced For Arizona Governor's Arts Awards
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2018
Finalists in seven categories have been selected for 2018 Governor's Arts Awards. Honorees were announced at a special Nominees Reception on Feb. 6 at the Herberger Theater Center and winners will be announced at the 37th annual Governor's Arts Awards dinner and celebration on March 22 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort.
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2018
Finalists in seven categories have been selected for 2018 Governor's Arts Awards. Honorees were announced at a special Nominees Reception on Feb. 6 at the Herberger Theater Center and winners will be announced at the 37th annual Governor's Arts Awards dinner and celebration on March 22 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort.
PENGUIN IN MY POCKET and More Coming Soon To Great AZ Puppet Theater
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2018
See the latest lineup of shows at Great AZ Puppet Theater!
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2018
See the latest lineup of shows at Great AZ Puppet Theater!
Arizona Theatre Company Partners With Theatre Communication's Group For Veteran's Playwriting Project In Tucson And The Valley
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2018
Arizona Theatre Company (David Ivers, Artistic Director; Billy Russo, Managing Director), in collaboration with Theatre Communications Group's (TCG) Blue Star Theaters Program, is encouraging veterans and active military personnel to create and explore theater together by participating in the Veterans Playwriting Project.
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2018
Arizona Theatre Company (David Ivers, Artistic Director; Billy Russo, Managing Director), in collaboration with Theatre Communications Group's (TCG) Blue Star Theaters Program, is encouraging veterans and active military personnel to create and explore theater together by participating in the Veterans Playwriting Project.
Alberto Ríos Named 2018 Shelley Award Winner
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2018
Alberto Álvaro Rios, Arizona's inaugural State Poet Laureate and currently Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, has been named the 2018 Shelley Award Honoree.
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2018
Alberto Álvaro Rios, Arizona's inaugural State Poet Laureate and currently Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, has been named the 2018 Shelley Award Honoree.
Parsons Dance Showcases Energized, Athletic Ensemble
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2018
Parsons Dance, an internationally celebrated dance troupe that creates and performs contemporary American dance of extraordinary artistry, takes the stage on Friday, March 9, at 8 p.m., at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2018
Parsons Dance, an internationally celebrated dance troupe that creates and performs contemporary American dance of extraordinary artistry, takes the stage on Friday, March 9, at 8 p.m., at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.
Yamato Delivers Thundering Japanese Drum Show
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2018
A dozen young, energetic drummers, all trained in the traditional Japanese art of taiko, will bring their explosive spectacle to the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts for two performances on March 3 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2018
A dozen young, energetic drummers, all trained in the traditional Japanese art of taiko, will bring their explosive spectacle to the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts for two performances on March 3 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
AMOR AL BAILE 4 Comes To Tempe Center for the Arts
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2018
A spectacular night of colorful and vibrant dance comes to Tempe as AMOR AL BAILE returns to Tempe Center for the Arts.
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2018
A spectacular night of colorful and vibrant dance comes to Tempe as AMOR AL BAILE returns to Tempe Center for the Arts.
2018 Governor's Arts Awards Finalists To Be Revealed Tuesday
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2018
More than 200 arts advocates, business leaders, patrons, artists and nominees will be at the Herberger Theater Center Tuesday evening for the announcement of the finalists for 2018 Governor's Arts Awards. 3 finalists will be announced in 7 categories as well as the honoree for the 2018 Philanthropy Award. The 2018 Shelley Award winner will be introduced. Presenting Sponsors Billie Jo and Judd Herberger will announce the Philanthropy Award winner. APS also is sponsoring the event. Winners will be announced at the 37th annual Governor's Arts Awards dinner and celebration on March 22 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort.
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2018
More than 200 arts advocates, business leaders, patrons, artists and nominees will be at the Herberger Theater Center Tuesday evening for the announcement of the finalists for 2018 Governor's Arts Awards. 3 finalists will be announced in 7 categories as well as the honoree for the 2018 Philanthropy Award. The 2018 Shelley Award winner will be introduced. Presenting Sponsors Billie Jo and Judd Herberger will announce the Philanthropy Award winner. APS also is sponsoring the event. Winners will be announced at the 37th annual Governor's Arts Awards dinner and celebration on March 22 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort.
Gold Medal-Winning Pianist Returns to Scottsdale
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2018
Rising piano superstar Seong-Jin Cho will perform music of Beethoven, Debussy and Chopin on Friday, March 2, at 8 p.m., at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. The solo recital follows Cho's well-received appearance at the Center last season with the Warsaw Philharmonic.
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2018
Rising piano superstar Seong-Jin Cho will perform music of Beethoven, Debussy and Chopin on Friday, March 2, at 8 p.m., at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. The solo recital follows Cho's well-received appearance at the Center last season with the Warsaw Philharmonic.
Fiber Artist Takes Up Residency At Old Town Livery
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2018
Erika Lynne Hanson has been an artist-in-residence at the Icelandic Textile Center and Alaska's Wrangell Mountains Center. Now the textile artist is in the midst of a six-month Scottsdale Creates residency at the Noriega Stable Livery in Old Town Scottsdale.
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2018
Erika Lynne Hanson has been an artist-in-residence at the Icelandic Textile Center and Alaska's Wrangell Mountains Center. Now the textile artist is in the midst of a six-month Scottsdale Creates residency at the Noriega Stable Livery in Old Town Scottsdale.
Valley Youth Theatre to Present THE HOBBIT
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2018
Valley Youth Theatre presents The Hobbit, weekends from Friday, February 9th through February 25th at VYT's theatre in downtown Phoenix, 525 N. First St. (southeast corner of First and Fillmore Streets). Valley Youth Theatre is an award-winning professional theatre company for audiences of all ages. This production of The Hobbit is a dramatized version of the book by J.R.R. Tolkien, author of the Lord of the Rings books which are also a popular movie trilogy by Director Peter Jackson.
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2018
Valley Youth Theatre presents The Hobbit, weekends from Friday, February 9th through February 25th at VYT's theatre in downtown Phoenix, 525 N. First St. (southeast corner of First and Fillmore Streets). Valley Youth Theatre is an award-winning professional theatre company for audiences of all ages. This production of The Hobbit is a dramatized version of the book by J.R.R. Tolkien, author of the Lord of the Rings books which are also a popular movie trilogy by Director Peter Jackson.
BWW Review: HAMILTON ~ Spectacular! The National Tour Keeps The Flame Alive
by Herbert Paine - February 01, 2018
The National Tour of HAMILTON is now at ASU Gammage in Tempe through February 25th. What more can be said about a production that, since its opening three years ago, has already received the ultimate in honors and plaudits and for which the best adjectives have already been used? Yes, awesome, glorious, uplifting! All of that and more! Outstanding performances all around. In its unique form as a history lesson, HAMILTON is a hymn to the revolutionary spirit and the insatiable desire to fulfill possibility.
by Herbert Paine - February 01, 2018
The National Tour of HAMILTON is now at ASU Gammage in Tempe through February 25th. What more can be said about a production that, since its opening three years ago, has already received the ultimate in honors and plaudits and for which the best adjectives have already been used? Yes, awesome, glorious, uplifting! All of that and more! Outstanding performances all around. In its unique form as a history lesson, HAMILTON is a hymn to the revolutionary spirit and the insatiable desire to fulfill possibility.
Scottsdale Arts Names Gerd Wuestemann As New CEO
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2018
Louisiana arts executive Gerd Wuestemann, D.M.A., has been appointed the new president and CEO of Scottsdale Arts.
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2018
Louisiana arts executive Gerd Wuestemann, D.M.A., has been appointed the new president and CEO of Scottsdale Arts.
THE FANTASTICKS Opens This Week at Winding Road Theater Ensemble!
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2018
THE FANTASTICKS, best known for being the world's longest running musical, will open this week at the Winding Road Theater Ensemble! With Music by Harvey Schmidt, and a Book and Lyrics by Tom Jones, THE FANTASTICKS opened Off-Broadway in 1960 and ran for a record breaking forty-two years, closing in 2002. It was then revived again Off-Broadway in 2006, where it ran for another 11 years, closing in 2017.
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2018
THE FANTASTICKS, best known for being the world's longest running musical, will open this week at the Winding Road Theater Ensemble! With Music by Harvey Schmidt, and a Book and Lyrics by Tom Jones, THE FANTASTICKS opened Off-Broadway in 1960 and ran for a record breaking forty-two years, closing in 2002. It was then revived again Off-Broadway in 2006, where it ran for another 11 years, closing in 2017.
Diane & Bruce Halle Foundation Awards Save The Family Grant For Core Services
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2018
Save the Family has received a generous grant from the Diane & Bruce Halle Foundation to support core operating services including housing programs, fundraising, administration and operating reserves.
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2018
Save the Family has received a generous grant from the Diane & Bruce Halle Foundation to support core operating services including housing programs, fundraising, administration and operating reserves.
BWW Review: MANKILLER Eulogizes The Proud Life And Turbulent Times Of A Cherokee Hero
by Herbert Paine - January 30, 2018
MANKILLER, one of the featured films in this year's Sedona International Film Festival, is a compelling and inspiring tribute to the Cherokee Nation's first woman Chief, Wilma Mankiller. Gale Anne Hurd and Valerie Red-Horse have skillfully weaved together footage of the turbulent times that tried Wilma's and her people's souls and the testimonials of those who witnessed her achievements. In due course, the history of Wilma Mankiller is the history of the Cherokee Nation and inevitably a verdict on the history of the United States.
by Herbert Paine - January 30, 2018
MANKILLER, one of the featured films in this year's Sedona International Film Festival, is a compelling and inspiring tribute to the Cherokee Nation's first woman Chief, Wilma Mankiller. Gale Anne Hurd and Valerie Red-Horse have skillfully weaved together footage of the turbulent times that tried Wilma's and her people's souls and the testimonials of those who witnessed her achievements. In due course, the history of Wilma Mankiller is the history of the Cherokee Nation and inevitably a verdict on the history of the United States.
Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre Announces Tenth Anniversary Premiere Of 13 THE MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2018
Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre (DST) announces the premiere of "13 the Musical" on Friday, February 23 at 7:30 p.m. at their new 219 seat state-of-art theatre venue at Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall. The theatre will commemorate the tenth anniversary since the musical debuted on Broadway in 2008 with a special after party event that will be held directly after the premiere, providing audience members with the opportunity to go on stage to mix and mingle with the cast and enjoy light snacks.
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2018
Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre (DST) announces the premiere of "13 the Musical" on Friday, February 23 at 7:30 p.m. at their new 219 seat state-of-art theatre venue at Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall. The theatre will commemorate the tenth anniversary since the musical debuted on Broadway in 2008 with a special after party event that will be held directly after the premiere, providing audience members with the opportunity to go on stage to mix and mingle with the cast and enjoy light snacks.
BWW Review: Theatre Artists Studio Presents Joanna Glass's TRYING ~ A Tender Portrait of Two Souls At Their Crossroads
by Herbert Paine - January 29, 2018
Theatre Artists Studio's production of Joanna McClelland Glass's TRYING is a triumph of direction by Judy Rollings and performances by Alan Austin and Vanessa Benjamin. The show runs through February 4th.
by Herbert Paine - January 29, 2018
Theatre Artists Studio's production of Joanna McClelland Glass's TRYING is a triumph of direction by Judy Rollings and performances by Alan Austin and Vanessa Benjamin. The show runs through February 4th.
HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL Opens February 9th in Downtown Glendale
by BWW News Desk - January 28, 2018
The Brelby Theatre Company located in Historic Downtown Glendale, is bringing this dark musical comedy to life this February. Based on the 1989 cult classic film of the same name, Westerberg High is ruled by a shoulder-padded, scrunchie-wearing junta: Heather, Heather, and Heather, the hottest and cruelest girls in all of Ohio. But misfit Veronica Sawyer rejects their evil regime for a new boyfriend, the dark and sexy stranger J.D., who plans to put the Heathers in their place - six feet under.
by BWW News Desk - January 28, 2018
The Brelby Theatre Company located in Historic Downtown Glendale, is bringing this dark musical comedy to life this February. Based on the 1989 cult classic film of the same name, Westerberg High is ruled by a shoulder-padded, scrunchie-wearing junta: Heather, Heather, and Heather, the hottest and cruelest girls in all of Ohio. But misfit Veronica Sawyer rejects their evil regime for a new boyfriend, the dark and sexy stranger J.D., who plans to put the Heathers in their place - six feet under.
BWW Review: Phoenix Theatre Presents Terrence McNally's IT'S ONLY A PLAY
by Herbert Paine - January 28, 2018
Neither Douglas Clarke's lavish set nor Marie Quinn's Broadway-bright lights, neither Connie Furr Soloman's classy and colorful costume design nor a cast comprised of some of the Valley's thespian luminaries can save Terrence McNally's snarky snipe at Broadway, IT'S ONLY A PLAY, from its weak legs ~ currently Phoenix Theatre's featured production, running through February 11th.
by Herbert Paine - January 28, 2018
Neither Douglas Clarke's lavish set nor Marie Quinn's Broadway-bright lights, neither Connie Furr Soloman's classy and colorful costume design nor a cast comprised of some of the Valley's thespian luminaries can save Terrence McNally's snarky snipe at Broadway, IT'S ONLY A PLAY, from its weak legs ~ currently Phoenix Theatre's featured production, running through February 11th.
Paradise Valley Community College Hosts 2018 DESPERADO LGBT FILM FESTIVAL
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2018
Love, cultural equality, and LGBT history highlight the 2018 Desperado LGBT Film Festival Feb 9-11 (various starting times) at Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC).
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2018
Love, cultural equality, and LGBT history highlight the 2018 Desperado LGBT Film Festival Feb 9-11 (various starting times) at Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC).
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