ARIZONA THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 133

Valley jazz icon Dennis Rowland and celebrated sculptor Doug Hyde of Prescott were named Artists of the Year in a rare tie for the honor at the 37th annual Governor's Arts Awards at the Arizona Biltmore Resort on Thursday, March 22.

Godspell, the first major musical by Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz, has entertained audiences around the world ! At the command of John the Baptist, a small group of ordinary people helps Jesus Christ tell his life's story.

Arizona Broadway Theatre will present the Arizona regional premiere of The Bridges of Madison County April 13-May 13, 2018.

The Great Arizona Puppet Theatre is open year round, performing shows at the theater Wednesday through Sunday.

Brilliant minds, Larry King and Dennis Miller, are launching THE KING AND THE JESTER, for an evening of story-telling and stand-up; first stop on their tour -The Comerica Theatre in Phoenix AZ on Saturday, June 2nd at 7:00PM.

BUTTERFLIES, directed by Cady McClain and written by and featuring Carlotta Summers, is a riveting, emotionally powerful, and important anti-bullying allegory of survival and empowerment.

Scottsdale Musical Theater Company presents the return of their original, world-premiere musical, That Irving Berlin Thing - a two-act revue featuring over 40 of the legend's most notable - and rarely-heard - songs.

TheaterWorks announces its upcoming production of the hit Off-Broadway revue, Forever Plaid.

Arizona Broadway Theatre (ABT) announces Tony Award-winning Broadway composer Jason Robert Brown will hold a concert and conversation talk-back on Monday, May 7, at 6pm in the Theatre's newly removed 6,000 sq.

In Johnna Adams' play, GIDION'S KNOT (Stray Cat Theatre's current production, directed by Tracy Liz Miller), Corryn Fell (Shari Watts) is the distraught mother, desperate for answers about her son Gidion's suicide, forgoing the prescribed cycle of grief to pursue the truth about what unwound him eno

The promos for Compass Players' final production of its second season, Cynthia J.

Soar away to Neverland in this magical adaption drawn from the beloved novel with fresh, original music! The Darling children love to hear of Peter Pan's adventures during his visits through the open window of the nursery.

'JACK RABBIT AND THE EASTER BASKET': Little Sally Johnson is just too far away from the Easter Bunny to get an Easter basket, so Jack Rabbit and his desert-dwelling friends step in to help in this fun holiday musical set in old-time Arizona.

Ballet Arizona's nationally recognized Artistic Director Ib Andersen announced the 2018-2019 season, featuring groundbreaking new work with the world premiere of Andersen's The Firebird, as well as the Ballet Arizona debut of George Balanchine's Emeralds, and Justin Peck's In Creases.

Nine Arizona artists from Phoenix, Tucson, Sedona and the Navajo Nation who work in a variety of mediums have been selected to create individual awards for honorees at the upcoming 37th annual Governor's Arts Awards dinner and celebration on March 22 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort.

Two-time Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole will take the stage as a last-minute replacement for Laura Benanti at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, March 17, at 8 p.

B3 Productions' A Woman on Stage opens this Friday, March 16th.

Phoenix Chorale brings its final concert of the season,  SING OF SPRING, a wondrous bouquet of music inspired by nature and the season.

Nearly half a century of music-making arrives on the stage of the Virginia G.

Ilana Lydia's audacious new play, A Woman on Stage opens Friday at SIC Sense.

ASU Gammage will bring the best of Broadway to Tempe again in the 2018-2019 ASU Gammage Desert Financial Broadway Across America - Arizona Season.

The Brelby Theatre Company located in Historic Downtown Glendale, is thrilled to be bringing the world premiere of Shelby Maticic's latest work Spin to the Brelby stage this March.

Jazz In Arizona, Inc.

Musical Theatre of Anthem (MTA) announces their upcoming production of Beauty and the Beast, an international sensation that has played to over 35 million people worldwide in 13 countries.

The Mermaid Hour is a journey into the complexities of parenting, one of the most challenging and rewarding undertakings of the human experience.