Festival Schedule Announced for Tempe Center for the Arts, 9/9 & 10
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2017
The Bechdel Test Fest is offerings include a panel discussion, play readings, film screenings, children's workshops, music, and more! Plays and films from Arizona playwrights and filmmakers were selected by a panel of adjudicators and all pass the Bechdel Test: Two female-identifying characters who have a conversation with each other about something other than a man.
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2017
The Bechdel Test Fest is offerings include a panel discussion, play readings, film screenings, children's workshops, music, and more! Plays and films from Arizona playwrights and filmmakers were selected by a panel of adjudicators and all pass the Bechdel Test: Two female-identifying characters who have a conversation with each other about something other than a man.
1070 Dedicated to Slain Civil Rights Activist Heather Heyer
by Jeanmarie Simpson - August 17, 2017
Arizona-based playwright and theater producer James E. Garcia will dedicate this weekend's performances of '1070 (We Were Strangers Once, Too)' to the memory of Heather Heyer, the young civil rights activist killed in Charlottesville.
by Jeanmarie Simpson - August 17, 2017
Arizona-based playwright and theater producer James E. Garcia will dedicate this weekend's performances of '1070 (We Were Strangers Once, Too)' to the memory of Heather Heyer, the young civil rights activist killed in Charlottesville.
Scottsdale Musical Theater Company Finds Full Company for WEST SIDE STORY
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2017
Scottsdale Musical Theater Company has announced its full cast for its upcoming production of West Side Story, at Tempe Center for the Arts (700 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe AZ), August 17 - 20, 2017.
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2017
Scottsdale Musical Theater Company has announced its full cast for its upcoming production of West Side Story, at Tempe Center for the Arts (700 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe AZ), August 17 - 20, 2017.
Theater Works presents GYPSY 9/8-24!
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2017
Director Rusty Ferracane says of Gypsy: 'it really is the perfect musical!' Gypsy takes us back to the 1920's and 30's, a pivotal time for performing arts in America, when the vaudeville circuit was dying and audience tastes were changing. Gypsy brings the memoirs of entertainer Gypsy Rose Lee to life through the book by Arthur Laurents (West Side Story), music by Jule Styne (Peter Pan), and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim (Sweeney Todd). Considered by many to be one of Broadway's all-time triumphs, Gypsy tells the story of ambitious showbiz mother Rose, who travels across the country with her daughters June and Louise, in search of success with their homespun vaudeville act. As times change, Rose is forced to accept the demise of vaudeville and the rise of burlesque, as well as her daughters' desires for autonomy.
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2017
Director Rusty Ferracane says of Gypsy: 'it really is the perfect musical!' Gypsy takes us back to the 1920's and 30's, a pivotal time for performing arts in America, when the vaudeville circuit was dying and audience tastes were changing. Gypsy brings the memoirs of entertainer Gypsy Rose Lee to life through the book by Arthur Laurents (West Side Story), music by Jule Styne (Peter Pan), and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim (Sweeney Todd). Considered by many to be one of Broadway's all-time triumphs, Gypsy tells the story of ambitious showbiz mother Rose, who travels across the country with her daughters June and Louise, in search of success with their homespun vaudeville act. As times change, Rose is forced to accept the demise of vaudeville and the rise of burlesque, as well as her daughters' desires for autonomy.
1070 Performances Dedicated to Memory of Charlottesville Victim Heather Heyer
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2017
Arizona-based playwright and theater producer James E. Garcia will dedicate this weekend's performances of '1070 (We Were Strangers Once, Too)' to the memory of Heather Heyer, the young civil rights activist killed in Charlottesville.
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2017
Arizona-based playwright and theater producer James E. Garcia will dedicate this weekend's performances of '1070 (We Were Strangers Once, Too)' to the memory of Heather Heyer, the young civil rights activist killed in Charlottesville.
Oscar Nominee Marsha Mason Returns To Arizona Theatre Company To Direct CHAPTER TWO
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2017
Arizona Theatre Company (ATC; David Ivers, Artistic Director; Billy Russo, Managing Director) is pleased to welcome back four-time Academy Award-nominee Marsha Mason, who will direct Neil Simon's autobiographical romantic comedy Chapter Two to open ATC's 51st season, Sept. 9-30 at the Temple of Music & Art, 333 S. Scott Ave. in Tucson, Oct. 5-22 at the Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe in Phoenix.
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2017
Arizona Theatre Company (ATC; David Ivers, Artistic Director; Billy Russo, Managing Director) is pleased to welcome back four-time Academy Award-nominee Marsha Mason, who will direct Neil Simon's autobiographical romantic comedy Chapter Two to open ATC's 51st season, Sept. 9-30 at the Temple of Music & Art, 333 S. Scott Ave. in Tucson, Oct. 5-22 at the Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe in Phoenix.
Greasepaint Presents THE PAJAMA GAME Next Month
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2017
Greasepaint Theatre presents the musical, THE PAJAMA GAME, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, with book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell. The show runs September 1 through September 10, 2017 at Stagebrush Theatre, 7020 E. 2nd St. in Scottsdale.
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2017
Greasepaint Theatre presents the musical, THE PAJAMA GAME, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, with book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell. The show runs September 1 through September 10, 2017 at Stagebrush Theatre, 7020 E. 2nd St. in Scottsdale.
Black Theatre Troupe presents CAROLINE, OR CHANGE
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2017
Race, rage and civil rights are at the heart of this acclaimed, deeply personal story by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Angels in America, Tony Kushner, in CAROLINE, OR CHANGE, produced by Black Theatre Troupe, September 15-30, 2017, directed by David J. Hemphill, with musical direction by Brenda Hankins and choreographed by Laurie Trygg.
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2017
Race, rage and civil rights are at the heart of this acclaimed, deeply personal story by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Angels in America, Tony Kushner, in CAROLINE, OR CHANGE, produced by Black Theatre Troupe, September 15-30, 2017, directed by David J. Hemphill, with musical direction by Brenda Hankins and choreographed by Laurie Trygg.
TV: Eerie New Trailer for THE WOMAN IN BLACK at Playhouse on the Park
by BroadwayWorld TV - August 15, 2017
In this thrilling adaptation of Susan Hill's horror novella, set on a lonely English moor, near an isolated causeway, a traumatized man recruits an actor to help him exorcise the ghost of the Woman in Black. Below, BroadwayWorld is excited to share a creepy new trailer for the show, coming to Playhouse on the Park this Halloween season!
by BroadwayWorld TV - August 15, 2017
In this thrilling adaptation of Susan Hill's horror novella, set on a lonely English moor, near an isolated causeway, a traumatized man recruits an actor to help him exorcise the ghost of the Woman in Black. Below, BroadwayWorld is excited to share a creepy new trailer for the show, coming to Playhouse on the Park this Halloween season!
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BWW Review: Mesa Encore Theatre Presents [sic]
by Herbert Paine - August 15, 2017
Melody Knudson, David Magadan, Chavez Benally deliver moving performances in Melissa James Gibson's [sic] at Mesa Encore Theatre. An ingenious construction of a play, colored with the playwright's characteristic lively, literate, and provocative dialogue, focusing on three souls seeking meaning, connection and fulfillment.
by Herbert Paine - August 15, 2017
Melody Knudson, David Magadan, Chavez Benally deliver moving performances in Melissa James Gibson's [sic] at Mesa Encore Theatre. An ingenious construction of a play, colored with the playwright's characteristic lively, literate, and provocative dialogue, focusing on three souls seeking meaning, connection and fulfillment.
'Goats' and 'Goldilocks' Come to Great AZ Puppet Theater
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2017
'THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF': There's a lot of audience participation and musical fun in this story of three very determined goats and one very mean, very hungry troll!
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2017
'THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF': There's a lot of audience participation and musical fun in this story of three very determined goats and one very mean, very hungry troll!
THE WOMAN IN BLACK Terrifies Audiences at the Playhouse on the Park This Halloween Season
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2017
In this thrilling adaptation of Susan Hill's horror novella, set on a lonely English moor, near an isolated causeway, a traumatized man recruits an actor to help him exorcise the ghost of the Woman in Black.
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2017
In this thrilling adaptation of Susan Hill's horror novella, set on a lonely English moor, near an isolated causeway, a traumatized man recruits an actor to help him exorcise the ghost of the Woman in Black.
Mesa Encore Theater Offers Free Reading of NO EXIT
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2017
Two women and one man are locked up together for eternity in one hideous room in hell. The windows are bricked up; there are no mirrors; the electric lights can never be turned off; and there is no exit.
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2017
Two women and one man are locked up together for eternity in one hideous room in hell. The windows are bricked up; there are no mirrors; the electric lights can never be turned off; and there is no exit.
Sedona Women's Institute's Power of Sisterhood Conference Rescheduled to 2018
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2017
Scheduling conflicts impacting Sedona Women's Institute's two-day Power of Sisterhood Conference have resulted in rescheduling the conference to a date to be determined in 2018.
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2017
Scheduling conflicts impacting Sedona Women's Institute's two-day Power of Sisterhood Conference have resulted in rescheduling the conference to a date to be determined in 2018.
Goldenstein Gallery's Susan Makara Featured in Kathmandu
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2017
Goldenstein Gallery artist Susan Makara's fascination with cairns began during a trip to Sedona, Arizona in 2000. She never imagined that a morning excursion would take her paintings around the globe including becoming the favored piece at the United States Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal.
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2017
Goldenstein Gallery artist Susan Makara's fascination with cairns began during a trip to Sedona, Arizona in 2000. She never imagined that a morning excursion would take her paintings around the globe including becoming the favored piece at the United States Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal.
BWW Previews: Cast Announced for MAMMA MIA! at Phoenix Theatre
by Kyle Christopher West - August 11, 2017
Kicking off Phoenix Theatre's 2017/2018 season with the unforgettable songs of ABBA, MAMMA MIA! follows Sophie and her journey to find the identity of her father, while her mother, Donna, comes face to face with three men from her romantic past. What Sophie hopes to be a joyful reunion before her wedding quickly turns hilariously complicated.
by Kyle Christopher West - August 11, 2017
Kicking off Phoenix Theatre's 2017/2018 season with the unforgettable songs of ABBA, MAMMA MIA! follows Sophie and her journey to find the identity of her father, while her mother, Donna, comes face to face with three men from her romantic past. What Sophie hopes to be a joyful reunion before her wedding quickly turns hilariously complicated.
The Lynn Arriale Trio, Tim Berne's Snakeoil and More Set for The Nash This September
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2017
The Nash announces its calendar of shows for September including The Lynn Arriale Trio with Lewis Nash, performing on Sept. 14th. Other highlights include Tim Berne's Snakeoil on Sept. 22, with 'jazz matinees' on Sept. 10th with Francine Reed and Dr. Jesse McGuire on Sept. 17.
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2017
The Nash announces its calendar of shows for September including The Lynn Arriale Trio with Lewis Nash, performing on Sept. 14th. Other highlights include Tim Berne's Snakeoil on Sept. 22, with 'jazz matinees' on Sept. 10th with Francine Reed and Dr. Jesse McGuire on Sept. 17.
MusicaNova Orchestra Announces 2017-18 Orchestra Season
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2017
MusicaNova Orchestra announces its 2017/18 Season, the 15th year of performing distinctive and exceptional works of classical music. In addition to its four symphonic concerts, the Orchestra also presents free community concerts and showcases young musicians throughout the season.
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2017
MusicaNova Orchestra announces its 2017/18 Season, the 15th year of performing distinctive and exceptional works of classical music. In addition to its four symphonic concerts, the Orchestra also presents free community concerts and showcases young musicians throughout the season.
T.A. Burrows to Return to Theater Works with LEGENDS OF SONG
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2017
T.A. Burrows has created, written and produced a totally original production, Legends of Song showing August 11-13.
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2017
T.A. Burrows has created, written and produced a totally original production, Legends of Song showing August 11-13.
Arizona Musicfest 27th Season Brings Diverse Lineup of Exceptional Artists to the Valley
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2017
The 27th annual Arizona Musicfest festival season brings a diverse lineup of exceptional artists to Valley audiences from country superstars Mary Chapin Carpenter and Lee Ann Womack to Broadway legends Chita Rivera and Tommy Tune, and from famed singer/pianist Michael Feinstein to internationally celebrated Pink Martini and the iconic bandleader/trumpeter Doc Severinsen.
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2017
The 27th annual Arizona Musicfest festival season brings a diverse lineup of exceptional artists to Valley audiences from country superstars Mary Chapin Carpenter and Lee Ann Womack to Broadway legends Chita Rivera and Tommy Tune, and from famed singer/pianist Michael Feinstein to internationally celebrated Pink Martini and the iconic bandleader/trumpeter Doc Severinsen.
Black Theatre Troupe presents CAROLINE, OR CHANGE
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2017
Black Theatre Troupe opens its 2017/18 Season with a powerhouse production of the Tony-nominated musical, Caroline, or Change. Written by Tony Kushner with music by Jeanine Tesori, Caroline, or Change is set during the height of the 1960s Civil Rights era and features an ultra-melodic score, combining doo-wop, Motown, R & B and 60s girl bands, all backed by a 15-piece live orchestra.
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2017
Black Theatre Troupe opens its 2017/18 Season with a powerhouse production of the Tony-nominated musical, Caroline, or Change. Written by Tony Kushner with music by Jeanine Tesori, Caroline, or Change is set during the height of the 1960s Civil Rights era and features an ultra-melodic score, combining doo-wop, Motown, R & B and 60s girl bands, all backed by a 15-piece live orchestra.
Hale Theatre Opens New Season with a Spectacular Musical
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2017
The Hale Centre Theatre in Gilbert opens its 2017-2018 season on August 25th with the spectacular Broadway musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The endearing Bible story tells the epic saga of Joseph, the favorite son of Jacob in the Book of Genesis. Joseph is a boy blessed with prophetic dreams and given a coat of many colors. Unfortunately, he is the object of severe envy to his brothers who plot to kill him, but end up selling him into slavery instead.
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2017
The Hale Centre Theatre in Gilbert opens its 2017-2018 season on August 25th with the spectacular Broadway musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The endearing Bible story tells the epic saga of Joseph, the favorite son of Jacob in the Book of Genesis. Joseph is a boy blessed with prophetic dreams and given a coat of many colors. Unfortunately, he is the object of severe envy to his brothers who plot to kill him, but end up selling him into slavery instead.
Phoenix Chorale Announces 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2017
The Phoenix Chorale has announced its 2017/18 Season. The acclaimed GRAMMY winning Chorale will kick off the season with 'Bruffy's Best' a celebration of the incredible tenure of outgoing Artistic Director Charles Bruffy.
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2017
The Phoenix Chorale has announced its 2017/18 Season. The acclaimed GRAMMY winning Chorale will kick off the season with 'Bruffy's Best' a celebration of the incredible tenure of outgoing Artistic Director Charles Bruffy.
Announcing THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH: Traveling from the Page to the Stage!
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2017
The Phantom Tollbooth's fantastical adventures and quirky characters will soon leap from the page to the stage, as the beloved children's book opens Childsplay's 41st season of theatre for young audiences. Using puppets, mysteriously fun set design and stellar projections, Milo, Tock the Watchdog, and The Humbug will come to life at Tempe Center for the Arts Sept. 17 through Oct. 15, 2017, Saturdays at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. and Sundays at 1 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2017
The Phantom Tollbooth's fantastical adventures and quirky characters will soon leap from the page to the stage, as the beloved children's book opens Childsplay's 41st season of theatre for young audiences. Using puppets, mysteriously fun set design and stellar projections, Milo, Tock the Watchdog, and The Humbug will come to life at Tempe Center for the Arts Sept. 17 through Oct. 15, 2017, Saturdays at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. and Sundays at 1 p.m.
Plays and Films Chosen for Festival at Tempe Center for the Arts
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2017
The Bridge Initiative: Women in Theatre is partnering with Tempe Center for the Arts to offer The Bechdel Test Fest, Saturday and Sunday, September 9th and 10th, at Tempe Center for the Arts. The festival offerings include a panel discussion, play readings, film screenings, children's workshops, music, and more. The plays and films are created by Arizona talent and pass the Bechdel Test: Two female-identifying characters who have a conversation with each other about something other than a man.
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2017
The Bridge Initiative: Women in Theatre is partnering with Tempe Center for the Arts to offer The Bechdel Test Fest, Saturday and Sunday, September 9th and 10th, at Tempe Center for the Arts. The festival offerings include a panel discussion, play readings, film screenings, children's workshops, music, and more. The plays and films are created by Arizona talent and pass the Bechdel Test: Two female-identifying characters who have a conversation with each other about something other than a man.
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Heist
Arizona Theatre Company (1/10 - 1/25) | |
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TINA - The Tina Turner Musical (Touring)
Mesa Arts Center (1/30 - 2/1) | |
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Mystery and Magic Dinner Theater - 'Murder at the Magic Show II'
Magic and Mystery Dinner Theater at Dante's Fire (1/2 - 1/3) | |
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The Little Mermaid
Hale Centre Theatre Arizona (7/3 - 8/15) | |
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The WoBo Show
The Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre (1/23 - 1/25) | |
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Joe Jackson + Band: Hope and Fury Tour 2026
Fox Tucson Theatre (6/6 - 6/6) | |
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Glenn Hughes at Marquee Theatre
Marquee Theatre (5/10 - 5/10) | ||
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The Sleeping Beauty: International Ballet Stars in Tucson, AZ! On May 10, 2026
Fox Tucson Theatre (5/10 - 5/10) | |
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'Connections Through Harmony: The Great Jewish Composers and Their Influence' with Peter Simon On January 25, 2026
Congregation Beth Israel (1/25 - 1/25) | |
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