Dr. Fresch, Slander, Destructo and More Set for Heatwave Havasu Festival This March
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2017
Festival travel company Unity Travel, joins forces with Las Vegas event promoter Ravealation, and the nation's largest college event company JusCollege, for the debut installment of HeatWave Havasu-March 6th-30th, 2017 in Lake Havasu, Arizona.
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2017
Festival travel company Unity Travel, joins forces with Las Vegas event promoter Ravealation, and the nation's largest college event company JusCollege, for the debut installment of HeatWave Havasu-March 6th-30th, 2017 in Lake Havasu, Arizona.
Artistic Director of Mesa Arts Center's Classical Music Series Zuill Bailey Wins Grammy Awards
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2017
Cellist Zuill Bailey, artistic director of Mesa Arts Center's Classical Music Inside Out Series, was recognized yesterday with Grammy awards for "Tales of Hemingway" by composer Michael Daugherty. Bailey received Grammy Awards for Best Classical Instrumental Solo, Best Contemporary Classical Composition and Best Classical Compendium. Following the event, Bailey will travel to Mesa, AZ for a week of engagements and performances at Mesa Arts Center, the Arizona Museum of Natural History, Arizona State University, Highland Elementary School and Mesa Express Library.
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2017
Cellist Zuill Bailey, artistic director of Mesa Arts Center's Classical Music Inside Out Series, was recognized yesterday with Grammy awards for "Tales of Hemingway" by composer Michael Daugherty. Bailey received Grammy Awards for Best Classical Instrumental Solo, Best Contemporary Classical Composition and Best Classical Compendium. Following the event, Bailey will travel to Mesa, AZ for a week of engagements and performances at Mesa Arts Center, the Arizona Museum of Natural History, Arizona State University, Highland Elementary School and Mesa Express Library.
Ed Asner, Valerie Harper to Reunite with Cloris Leachman at 2017 Sedona International Film Festival
by Movies News Desk - February 13, 2017
Ed Asner and Valerie Harper, whose careers and links to Mary Tyler Moore helped create lasting memories and historic television, will join colleague and friend Cloris Leachman for a special event at the 23rd annual Sedona International Film Festival at 6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 17.
by Movies News Desk - February 13, 2017
Ed Asner and Valerie Harper, whose careers and links to Mary Tyler Moore helped create lasting memories and historic television, will join colleague and friend Cloris Leachman for a special event at the 23rd annual Sedona International Film Festival at 6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 17.
BWW Review: BORN TO REWILD Is A Majestic And Meaningful Call To Preserve The Wild
by Herbert Paine - February 13, 2017
Ed George and Bryan Reinhart's BORN TO REWILD chronicles the remarkable journey ~ TrekWest ~ of John Davis along the Continental Divide to promote wildlife corridors and the recovery of missing species. A beautifully conceived and impactful film!
by Herbert Paine - February 13, 2017
Ed George and Bryan Reinhart's BORN TO REWILD chronicles the remarkable journey ~ TrekWest ~ of John Davis along the Continental Divide to promote wildlife corridors and the recovery of missing species. A beautifully conceived and impactful film!
BLACKLISTERS Tests Utmost Depth Of Belief And Character
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2017
Brandon Sanchez was born from immigrant parents, 'who,' he said, 'wanted to give their children the best chance at life. For them, being born an American citizen was what could allow the chance for that because America is the land of opportunity.'
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2017
Brandon Sanchez was born from immigrant parents, 'who,' he said, 'wanted to give their children the best chance at life. For them, being born an American citizen was what could allow the chance for that because America is the land of opportunity.'
BWW Review: iTheatre Collaborative Presents PERMANENT COLLECTION
by Herbert Paine - February 13, 2017
Artistic discrimination is the metaphor for racial discrimination in Thomas Gibbons' hard-hitting PERMANENT COLLECTION, the second work of his race trilogy, now on stage at iTheatre Collaborative. Charles St. Clair wields his directorial brush with an acute sense of the layers of meaning in Gibbons' script and the tempo required to draw out the colors and textures of each character's emotions. His actors follow suit with the requisite shades of mood and intensity.
by Herbert Paine - February 13, 2017
Artistic discrimination is the metaphor for racial discrimination in Thomas Gibbons' hard-hitting PERMANENT COLLECTION, the second work of his race trilogy, now on stage at iTheatre Collaborative. Charles St. Clair wields his directorial brush with an acute sense of the layers of meaning in Gibbons' script and the tempo required to draw out the colors and textures of each character's emotions. His actors follow suit with the requisite shades of mood and intensity.
BWW Review: MATILDA THE MUSICAL Is Magic At ASU Gammage
by Erin Kong - February 13, 2017
While Matilda the Musical is silly, it is by no means lighthearted--rather, it is full of dark twists, and strong social messages about the cruelty of society, and the imagination that suffers because of it. The national tour of Matilda the Musical is based off of the classic children's novel by Roald Dahl, with book by Dennis Kelly and lyrics by Tim Minchin.
by Erin Kong - February 13, 2017
While Matilda the Musical is silly, it is by no means lighthearted--rather, it is full of dark twists, and strong social messages about the cruelty of society, and the imagination that suffers because of it. The national tour of Matilda the Musical is based off of the classic children's novel by Roald Dahl, with book by Dennis Kelly and lyrics by Tim Minchin.
6th Annual STREET EATS Festival Coming to Salt River Fields Next Month
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2017
Salt River Fields (7555 N Pima Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 85258) hosts the 6th annual 'Street Eats' Sat. & Sun, Feb. 11 & 12, 11am-6pm.
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2017
Salt River Fields (7555 N Pima Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 85258) hosts the 6th annual 'Street Eats' Sat. & Sun, Feb. 11 & 12, 11am-6pm.
Hamilton High School Theatre Team Qualifies for International Thespian Festival This Summer
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2017
The Hamilton High School theatre company has qualified for the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska this June after capturing the Arizona One Act championship.
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2017
The Hamilton High School theatre company has qualified for the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska this June after capturing the Arizona One Act championship.
John Perovich on NEW WORKS at Metropolitan Arts Institute And Brelby
by Jeanmarie Simpson - February 10, 2017
We're excited for the New Works Festival! The plays were written by Metro students, predominately from my beginning and advanced theatre classes. Once completed, the plays were read by a group of 9 readers. The readers consisted of one of my advanced theatre students and a group of artists from Brelby (including Brian and Shelby). The plays were selected, began rehearsing in January, and will premiere at Metropolitan Arts Institute at the end of the month.
by Jeanmarie Simpson - February 10, 2017
We're excited for the New Works Festival! The plays were written by Metro students, predominately from my beginning and advanced theatre classes. Once completed, the plays were read by a group of 9 readers. The readers consisted of one of my advanced theatre students and a group of artists from Brelby (including Brian and Shelby). The plays were selected, began rehearsing in January, and will premiere at Metropolitan Arts Institute at the end of the month.
Mesa Encore Theatre to Stage Free Reading of STOP KISS This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2017
Join Mesa Encore Theatre at the Black Box for a free event this Sunday, February 12. See Stop Kiss - by Diana Son as part of the M.E.T. at 933 - Black Box Play Reading Series!
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2017
Join Mesa Encore Theatre at the Black Box for a free event this Sunday, February 12. See Stop Kiss - by Diana Son as part of the M.E.T. at 933 - Black Box Play Reading Series!
Playwright Steve Yockey Headed to Mesa with DGF's Traveling Masters Program
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2017
Steve Yockey (Very Still & Hard to See, Blackberry Winter) joins the Dramatists Guild Fund's Traveling Masters Program to work with student writers and offer feedback on their plays at Mesa Community College on February 16 & 17, during the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2017
Steve Yockey (Very Still & Hard to See, Blackberry Winter) joins the Dramatists Guild Fund's Traveling Masters Program to work with student writers and offer feedback on their plays at Mesa Community College on February 16 & 17, during the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.
East Valley Women's League Fundraiser to Support Its Community Projects
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2017
???????The East Valley Women's League (EVWL) is presenting Downtown Funk…Uptown Style to benefit its community projects on Saturday, March 18 from 6-11 p.m. at Events on Jackson, 245 E. Jackson St. in Phoenix.
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2017
???????The East Valley Women's League (EVWL) is presenting Downtown Funk…Uptown Style to benefit its community projects on Saturday, March 18 from 6-11 p.m. at Events on Jackson, 245 E. Jackson St. in Phoenix.
BWW Review: I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO Is A Bold And Searing Decoding of America's Racial Divide
by Herbert Paine - February 10, 2017
James Baldwin spoke truths about the racial divide in America with an economy of language, a piercing intensity, an indisputable authority, and an authenticity that is sorely absent in today's discussions. Thanks to Raoul Peck, that gap has been filled by one of the most important documentaries of our time, I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO, which has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature for the 89th Academy Awards and will be screened at this year's Sedona International Film Festival, which runs from February 18th through the 26th.
by Herbert Paine - February 10, 2017
James Baldwin spoke truths about the racial divide in America with an economy of language, a piercing intensity, an indisputable authority, and an authenticity that is sorely absent in today's discussions. Thanks to Raoul Peck, that gap has been filled by one of the most important documentaries of our time, I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO, which has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature for the 89th Academy Awards and will be screened at this year's Sedona International Film Festival, which runs from February 18th through the 26th.
Black Theatre Troupe Presents BROKE-OLOGY 2/10-26
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2017
Broke-ology: It is a complex new science that examines two things. One, being broke, Two, staying alive despite your brokeness. ....
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2017
Broke-ology: It is a complex new science that examines two things. One, being broke, Two, staying alive despite your brokeness. ....
BWW Review: Love and Grace Fill the Spaces Of BROKEN MEMORIES
by Herbert Paine - February 08, 2017
BROKEN MEMORIES, an independent film based on a story by Frankie Lauderdale and directed by Michael Worth, is a poignant portrait of a man and his son navigating the transition to Alzheimer's. Backed by a strong cast, featuring Rance Howard, stunning visuals by Russell Bell, and the music of David Williams, the film will be featured at the February 2017 Sedona International Film Festival.
by Herbert Paine - February 08, 2017
BROKEN MEMORIES, an independent film based on a story by Frankie Lauderdale and directed by Michael Worth, is a poignant portrait of a man and his son navigating the transition to Alzheimer's. Backed by a strong cast, featuring Rance Howard, stunning visuals by Russell Bell, and the music of David Williams, the film will be featured at the February 2017 Sedona International Film Festival.
Great AZ Puppet Theater Announces February Events
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2017
See all the brand-new shows and events announced for the Great AZ Puppet Theater!
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2017
See all the brand-new shows and events announced for the Great AZ Puppet Theater!
Registration Open for 35th Annual Prescott Center for the Arts Scholarship Competition
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2017
Registration for the 35th Annual Prescott Center for the Arts Scholarship Competition in Performing Arts will be closing on February 21st at 5PM. The competition is open to all students in Yavapai County who are between 10 and 18 years of age as of January 1, 2017.
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2017
Registration for the 35th Annual Prescott Center for the Arts Scholarship Competition in Performing Arts will be closing on February 21st at 5PM. The competition is open to all students in Yavapai County who are between 10 and 18 years of age as of January 1, 2017.
Theater Works Presents SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2017
Beginning February 17 and running through March 5, this award-winning masterpiece, Sunday in the Park with George, merges past and present, offering beautiful, poignant truths about life, love and the creation of art.
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2017
Beginning February 17 and running through March 5, this award-winning masterpiece, Sunday in the Park with George, merges past and present, offering beautiful, poignant truths about life, love and the creation of art.
Rush Club Next-Generation Warrior Fitness Entertainment Event At Ability360 Sports & Fitness Center
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2017
???????Rush Club 010, a next-generation warrior fitness entertainment event pitting veterans, adaptive athletes, rookies and fitness pros against each other to test who has the grit to come out on top, returns to the Valley of the Sun on Saturday, February 18 at Ability360 Sports & Fitness Center, 5031 E. Washington Street, in Phoenix.
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2017
???????Rush Club 010, a next-generation warrior fitness entertainment event pitting veterans, adaptive athletes, rookies and fitness pros against each other to test who has the grit to come out on top, returns to the Valley of the Sun on Saturday, February 18 at Ability360 Sports & Fitness Center, 5031 E. Washington Street, in Phoenix.
Brelby's BLACKLISTERS Serves Up a Gritty Violence, Hard Language and Great Tragedy
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2017
'Though the question is never asked directly by the characters, the play demands the audience to answer, 'Why is art important?' She continued, 'Utpadel continues, 'And really, why is it? Art isn't always a pretty thing - this play proves it. There is unbelievable violence, hard language, and great tragedy in this play. Luke Gomez, the playwright, paints a world in which hope is far past a dying ember and has instead already faded to ash. No character is truly a good person. Why is showing the ugliness of human nature so important? Why, when the world we live in already has so much darkness?'
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2017
'Though the question is never asked directly by the characters, the play demands the audience to answer, 'Why is art important?' She continued, 'Utpadel continues, 'And really, why is it? Art isn't always a pretty thing - this play proves it. There is unbelievable violence, hard language, and great tragedy in this play. Luke Gomez, the playwright, paints a world in which hope is far past a dying ember and has instead already faded to ash. No character is truly a good person. Why is showing the ugliness of human nature so important? Why, when the world we live in already has so much darkness?'
Stray Cat Theatre presents NATIVE SON
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2017
Stray Cat is purring like crazy to bring this powerhouse new work to the Valley. Suffocating in rat-infested poverty on the South Side of Chicago in the 1930s, 20-year-old Bigger Thomas struggles to find a place for himself in a world whose prejudice has shut him out. After taking a job in a wealthy white man's house, Bigger unwittingly unleashes a series of events that violently and irrevocably seal his fate.
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2017
Stray Cat is purring like crazy to bring this powerhouse new work to the Valley. Suffocating in rat-infested poverty on the South Side of Chicago in the 1930s, 20-year-old Bigger Thomas struggles to find a place for himself in a world whose prejudice has shut him out. After taking a job in a wealthy white man's house, Bigger unwittingly unleashes a series of events that violently and irrevocably seal his fate.
BWW Interviews: TheaterWorks' Chris Hamby on SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE... Et Cetera
by Jeanmarie Simpson - February 06, 2017
I am thrilled with how the production looks and sounds so far. We have a great team at the helm with Phillip Fazio and Steve Hilderbrand. These two have created some of the biggest hits at Theater Works in past few seasons. I think Phillip is a brilliant director and am always excited to see what he brings to life with a production. Steve Hilderbrand, is a foremost Sondheim enthusiast and I feel blessed to have such a well versed music director for this project. The design team is creating something quite unique and appropriate for our production.
by Jeanmarie Simpson - February 06, 2017
I am thrilled with how the production looks and sounds so far. We have a great team at the helm with Phillip Fazio and Steve Hilderbrand. These two have created some of the biggest hits at Theater Works in past few seasons. I think Phillip is a brilliant director and am always excited to see what he brings to life with a production. Steve Hilderbrand, is a foremost Sondheim enthusiast and I feel blessed to have such a well versed music director for this project. The design team is creating something quite unique and appropriate for our production.
Award-Winning Multimedia Solo Show, HARD TRAVELIN' Performs at Kerr Cultural Center
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2017
HARD TRAVELIN' WITH WOODY, the critically acclaimed multimedia solo show with the music and artworks of Woody Guthrie, written and performed by ASU theatre alum, Randy Noojin, will be presented at ASU Kerr Cultural Center, 6110 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85253, on Friday, February 17 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $33 premium, $28 reserve, $25 general admission, $21 for faculty/staff and students of ASU at the door. Tickets at www.asukerr.com, or call box office: 480.596.2660. Visit show site at www.HardTravelinShow.com
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2017
HARD TRAVELIN' WITH WOODY, the critically acclaimed multimedia solo show with the music and artworks of Woody Guthrie, written and performed by ASU theatre alum, Randy Noojin, will be presented at ASU Kerr Cultural Center, 6110 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85253, on Friday, February 17 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $33 premium, $28 reserve, $25 general admission, $21 for faculty/staff and students of ASU at the door. Tickets at www.asukerr.com, or call box office: 480.596.2660. Visit show site at www.HardTravelinShow.com
BLACKLISTERS' Luke Gomez Advises, 'Buy a Shovel and Grab Onto Something Sturdy'
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2017
When asked what inspired his new work, Blacklisters, Lucas Gomez said, 'Sometimes I like giving out obviously wrong answers because I get this question a lot with the types of plays I write but this one is absolutely genuine.'
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2017
When asked what inspired his new work, Blacklisters, Lucas Gomez said, 'Sometimes I like giving out obviously wrong answers because I get this question a lot with the types of plays I write but this one is absolutely genuine.'
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