Fountain Hills Theatre Celebrates 30th Anniversary with 30 YEARS- THE SHOW!
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2016
In celebration of its thirtieth anniversary, Fountain Hills Theater is opening its 2016-17 season with 30 Years - The Show! a high-energy musical retrospective of Fountain Hills Theater's extraordinary 30 year history. Begun as the brainchild of Sandi McGee in 1986, FHT has since grown into one of the most respected and highest award-winning non-professional theaters in the Valley under the leadership of Val Stasik and the dedicated staff. Author and director Peter J. Hill, promises that this exciting, multi-media musical production will showcase - however briefly - at least one song from each of the over 100 musicals presented by FHT since they began. Huge shows like Cats, Miss Saigon and The Producers, as well as smaller productions like Fantasticks, I Do, I Do and even the half-dozen world premier musicals will be represented. Thirty of FHT audiences' favorite performers are returning to recreatesome of their finest roles, including Alex Gonzalez, Patrick Russo and Noel Irick.
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2016
In celebration of its thirtieth anniversary, Fountain Hills Theater is opening its 2016-17 season with 30 Years - The Show! a high-energy musical retrospective of Fountain Hills Theater's extraordinary 30 year history. Begun as the brainchild of Sandi McGee in 1986, FHT has since grown into one of the most respected and highest award-winning non-professional theaters in the Valley under the leadership of Val Stasik and the dedicated staff. Author and director Peter J. Hill, promises that this exciting, multi-media musical production will showcase - however briefly - at least one song from each of the over 100 musicals presented by FHT since they began. Huge shows like Cats, Miss Saigon and The Producers, as well as smaller productions like Fantasticks, I Do, I Do and even the half-dozen world premier musicals will be represented. Thirty of FHT audiences' favorite performers are returning to recreatesome of their finest roles, including Alex Gonzalez, Patrick Russo and Noel Irick.
Prescott Center for the Arts Receives Trio of Grants
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2016
PCA's Executive Director announces the following grants from Arizona organizations in support of Prescott Center for the Arts programs:
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2016
PCA's Executive Director announces the following grants from Arizona organizations in support of Prescott Center for the Arts programs:
Dan Schay New Works Festival Starts Today
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2016
Dan was dedicated to providing new experiences for playwrights, actors and our community through the New Works Festival each year. It is in his honor that tradition is continued by presenting the work of five playwrights and three young playwrights. The New Works Festival is a platform for artists to launch their new works. Each work will be performed as a staged reading.
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2016
Dan was dedicated to providing new experiences for playwrights, actors and our community through the New Works Festival each year. It is in his honor that tradition is continued by presenting the work of five playwrights and three young playwrights. The New Works Festival is a platform for artists to launch their new works. Each work will be performed as a staged reading.
GOLDILOCKS Will Play the Great AZ Puppet Theater This Summer
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2016
'Goldilocks' will plat at the Great AZ Puppet Theater.
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2016
'Goldilocks' will plat at the Great AZ Puppet Theater.
BWW Blog: Erin Kong - The Young and the Restless: One Actress's Tale of Summer Unemployment
by Guest Blogger: Erin Kong - July 01, 2016
'And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light. And then there was nothing else. Just 120 degrees of scorching hellfire, and a job in retail. And woman saw that it was not good.'--The Book of Genesis, retold (trying her hardest not to encourage blasphemy) by a restless college student
by Guest Blogger: Erin Kong - July 01, 2016
'And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light. And then there was nothing else. Just 120 degrees of scorching hellfire, and a job in retail. And woman saw that it was not good.'--The Book of Genesis, retold (trying her hardest not to encourage blasphemy) by a restless college student
BWW Review: AMERICAN IDIOT Tri-oomphs in Tempe
by Herbert Paine - June 28, 2016
Ron May, Stray Cat Theatre's founding artistic director, has further propelled his arc of artistic excellence with a stunning staging of AMERICAN IDIOT, and, in turn, reveals the work's continued relevance. The production is a triumph in every sense of the word. May can lay claim to a trifecta of oomphs!
by Herbert Paine - June 28, 2016
Ron May, Stray Cat Theatre's founding artistic director, has further propelled his arc of artistic excellence with a stunning staging of AMERICAN IDIOT, and, in turn, reveals the work's continued relevance. The production is a triumph in every sense of the word. May can lay claim to a trifecta of oomphs!
Prescott Center for the Arts Names New Executive Director
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2016
Prescott Center for the Arts has announced the hiring of their new Executive Director. After a national search that yielded fourteen applicants and the interviews of five finalists, Ms. Robyn Allen, the current interim ED, was selected in an 8 to 1 vote by the PCA Search Committee chaired by PCA Board of Directors member, Ms. Kate Howell.
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2016
Prescott Center for the Arts has announced the hiring of their new Executive Director. After a national search that yielded fourteen applicants and the interviews of five finalists, Ms. Robyn Allen, the current interim ED, was selected in an 8 to 1 vote by the PCA Search Committee chaired by PCA Board of Directors member, Ms. Kate Howell.
Billy Cobham and Spectrum 40 Band to Perform at Mesa Arts Center
by BWW News Desk - June 27, 2016
Drumming virtuoso and jazz fusion pioneer Billy Cobham and the Spectrum 40 Band will present a performance to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Cobham's breakthrough album, Spectrum, at Mesa Arts Center, August 6 at 7:30 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - June 27, 2016
Drumming virtuoso and jazz fusion pioneer Billy Cobham and the Spectrum 40 Band will present a performance to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Cobham's breakthrough album, Spectrum, at Mesa Arts Center, August 6 at 7:30 p.m.
The Nash Names New Managing Director
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2016
The Nash and its parent nonprofit organization, Jazz In Arizona, Inc., today named Kate Hastings as its first managing director. Beginning July 1, she will join Executive Director Joel Robin Goldenthal in this newly-created position to form a management partnership for the Phoenix performance and education center that Downbeat Magazine has named 'one of the top jazz venues in the world.'
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2016
The Nash and its parent nonprofit organization, Jazz In Arizona, Inc., today named Kate Hastings as its first managing director. Beginning July 1, she will join Executive Director Joel Robin Goldenthal in this newly-created position to form a management partnership for the Phoenix performance and education center that Downbeat Magazine has named 'one of the top jazz venues in the world.'
Stray Cat Theatre to Close 2015-16 Season with Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2016
Stray Cat will be setting up shop in our new permanent alley this summer at Tempe Center for the Arts in their Studio Theatre for the 1st ever local production of GREEN DAY'S AMERICAN IDIOT.
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2016
Stray Cat will be setting up shop in our new permanent alley this summer at Tempe Center for the Arts in their Studio Theatre for the 1st ever local production of GREEN DAY'S AMERICAN IDIOT.
Single Tickets to Arizona Theatre Company's 50th Anniversary Season on Sale in July
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2016
Single tickets for Arizona Theatre Company's upcoming 50th anniversary season of six of the finest contemporary and classic American theatre productions at the Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe, go on sale beginning Monday, July 25.
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2016
Single tickets for Arizona Theatre Company's upcoming 50th anniversary season of six of the finest contemporary and classic American theatre productions at the Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe, go on sale beginning Monday, July 25.
Dan Schay New Works Festival Starts 7/8
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2016
Dan was dedicated to providing new experiences for playwrights, actors and our community through the New Works Festival each year. It is in his honor that tradition is continued by presenting the work of five playwrights and three young playwrights. The New Works Festival is a platform for artists to launch their new works. Each work will be performed as a staged reading.
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2016
Dan was dedicated to providing new experiences for playwrights, actors and our community through the New Works Festival each year. It is in his honor that tradition is continued by presenting the work of five playwrights and three young playwrights. The New Works Festival is a platform for artists to launch their new works. Each work will be performed as a staged reading.
California Symphony to Join Cirque de la Symphonie for Special Event, Today
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2016
WALNUT CREEK, CA (February 9, 2016) - The aerialists, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, strongmen and acrobats of Cirque de la Symphonie join the California Symphony and Music Director Donato Cabrera in the Orchestra's annual fundraising special event, Cirque du Symphonie Presented by Steadauto.com, Today, June 18 at 7:30 pm at the historic and beautiful Scottish Rite Center in Oakland. For this performance, the Cirque production team and California Symphony have developed a unique program specifically for the Orchestra and the special characteristics of the Scottish Rite Center. The artists of Cirque de la Symphonie will execute their spectacular feats to music ranging from Bizet's Carmen to John Williams (music from Indiana Jones and Superman), Leonard Bernstein's Candide Overture, Arturo Marquez's Danzon No. 2, Debussy's Clair du lune, Offenbach's Can-Can No. 4, and Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 6, and the orchestra plays music from Aaron Copland (Rodeo from Hoe-Down), Richard Rodgers (Carousel Waltz), and Strauss (Emperor Waltz). All proceeds from the event, presented by steadauto.com, support the California Symphony and its music education programs, including Sound Minds, Music in the Schools, and the organization's respected Young American Composer-in-Residence Program.
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2016
WALNUT CREEK, CA (February 9, 2016) - The aerialists, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, strongmen and acrobats of Cirque de la Symphonie join the California Symphony and Music Director Donato Cabrera in the Orchestra's annual fundraising special event, Cirque du Symphonie Presented by Steadauto.com, Today, June 18 at 7:30 pm at the historic and beautiful Scottish Rite Center in Oakland. For this performance, the Cirque production team and California Symphony have developed a unique program specifically for the Orchestra and the special characteristics of the Scottish Rite Center. The artists of Cirque de la Symphonie will execute their spectacular feats to music ranging from Bizet's Carmen to John Williams (music from Indiana Jones and Superman), Leonard Bernstein's Candide Overture, Arturo Marquez's Danzon No. 2, Debussy's Clair du lune, Offenbach's Can-Can No. 4, and Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 6, and the orchestra plays music from Aaron Copland (Rodeo from Hoe-Down), Richard Rodgers (Carousel Waltz), and Strauss (Emperor Waltz). All proceeds from the event, presented by steadauto.com, support the California Symphony and its music education programs, including Sound Minds, Music in the Schools, and the organization's respected Young American Composer-in-Residence Program.
BWW Review: TIDE POOLS Reflects Well On Theatre Artists Studio's New Summer Shorts
by Herbert Paine - June 17, 2016
Michael Fleck's TIDE POOLS ~ a creative, contemplative, and lovely 'paean' to Steinbeck ~ is one of eight engaging short plays on themes comical and whimsical and all relevant in Theatre Artists Studio's ninth annual festival of innovations, New Summer Shorts.
by Herbert Paine - June 17, 2016
Michael Fleck's TIDE POOLS ~ a creative, contemplative, and lovely 'paean' to Steinbeck ~ is one of eight engaging short plays on themes comical and whimsical and all relevant in Theatre Artists Studio's ninth annual festival of innovations, New Summer Shorts.
AFTER HOURS AT ROSIE'S PUB Opens Today at Brelby Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2016
The Brelby Theatre Company located in Historic Downtown Glendale, is unveiling the world premiere of After Hours at Rosie's Pub, a script created by the seven women of the Brelby ensemble. The 2016 Brelby Women's Writer's Circle, comprised of Shelby Maticic, Megan O'Connor, Carolyn McBurney, Jessie Tully, Mia Passarella, Melody Chrispen and April Rideout, spent several months designing a unique world and creating the original storyline that includes numerous songs and dance numbers. This show is the final performance at Brelby's current studio, before they transition to their new home in Catlin Court.
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2016
The Brelby Theatre Company located in Historic Downtown Glendale, is unveiling the world premiere of After Hours at Rosie's Pub, a script created by the seven women of the Brelby ensemble. The 2016 Brelby Women's Writer's Circle, comprised of Shelby Maticic, Megan O'Connor, Carolyn McBurney, Jessie Tully, Mia Passarella, Melody Chrispen and April Rideout, spent several months designing a unique world and creating the original storyline that includes numerous songs and dance numbers. This show is the final performance at Brelby's current studio, before they transition to their new home in Catlin Court.
John Cleese & Eric Idle Coming to Mesa Arts Center, 11/21
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2016
? Still together again, Britain's living legends of comedy, John Cleese and Eric Idle, announce their must see show John Cleese & Eric Idle: Together Again At Last…For The Very First Time in Mesa at Mesa Arts Center on November 21 at 7:30 p.m.! Tickets go on-sale to the public Friday, June 17 at 10 a.m.
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2016
? Still together again, Britain's living legends of comedy, John Cleese and Eric Idle, announce their must see show John Cleese & Eric Idle: Together Again At Last…For The Very First Time in Mesa at Mesa Arts Center on November 21 at 7:30 p.m.! Tickets go on-sale to the public Friday, June 17 at 10 a.m.
SMTC Sets Cast for Summer Production of MY FAIR LADY
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2016
Scottsdale Musical Theater Company presents the classic Lerner & Loewe musical My Fair Lady August 18 - 21, 2016 at Tempe Center for the Arts.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2016
Scottsdale Musical Theater Company presents the classic Lerner & Loewe musical My Fair Lady August 18 - 21, 2016 at Tempe Center for the Arts.
Prescott Center for the Arts Announces First Summer Repertory Season
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2016
Prescott Center for the Arts proudly announces its first Summer Repertory Theatre Season entitled Lunacy, Love and Laughter! opening July 8th and running through August 14th. This season PCA's Repertory is comprised of a company of volunteer directors, actors, technical artists and visual artists who are producing three exciting comedies: The madcap lunacy of Shakespeare Abridged by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Wingfield, directed by Bruce Lanning; the poetic magical realism in love and humor of The Rainmaker by N. Richard Nash directed by Catherine Miller Hahn and the funny laugh- packed American treatment of Anton Chekov's plays in The Good Doctor by Neil "Doc" Simon, directed by Paul Epoch. The volunteer company members have been working hard for months to produce this labor of summer love of theatre. It is PCA's hope that this Repertory Season will be a refreshing slate of light and funny fare for our beloved patrons while also serving as a reflection of the excellence in the arts that PCA has to offer Prescott tourists.
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2016
Prescott Center for the Arts proudly announces its first Summer Repertory Theatre Season entitled Lunacy, Love and Laughter! opening July 8th and running through August 14th. This season PCA's Repertory is comprised of a company of volunteer directors, actors, technical artists and visual artists who are producing three exciting comedies: The madcap lunacy of Shakespeare Abridged by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Wingfield, directed by Bruce Lanning; the poetic magical realism in love and humor of The Rainmaker by N. Richard Nash directed by Catherine Miller Hahn and the funny laugh- packed American treatment of Anton Chekov's plays in The Good Doctor by Neil "Doc" Simon, directed by Paul Epoch. The volunteer company members have been working hard for months to produce this labor of summer love of theatre. It is PCA's hope that this Repertory Season will be a refreshing slate of light and funny fare for our beloved patrons while also serving as a reflection of the excellence in the arts that PCA has to offer Prescott tourists.
BWW Review: Pearls of Talent Abound In THE LITTLE MERMAID
by Herbert Paine - June 13, 2016
SPECTACULAR is the key word for Valley Youth Theatre's current production of DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, directed by Bobb Cooper and featuring enough pearls of talent to fill an oyster bed or two. Karol Cooper's lavish costumes, Dori Brown's sets, Mike Eddy's lighting, Mark Fearey's orchestra all add up to an exhilarating hit for the family.
by Herbert Paine - June 13, 2016
SPECTACULAR is the key word for Valley Youth Theatre's current production of DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, directed by Bobb Cooper and featuring enough pearls of talent to fill an oyster bed or two. Karol Cooper's lavish costumes, Dori Brown's sets, Mike Eddy's lighting, Mark Fearey's orchestra all add up to an exhilarating hit for the family.
VYT's THE LITTLE MERMAID Begins at the Herberger Today
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2016
This production is presented by Valley Youth Theatre, beginning today, June 10 and continuing through June 26, 2016 at Center Stage at the Herberger Theater Center.
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2016
This production is presented by Valley Youth Theatre, beginning today, June 10 and continuing through June 26, 2016 at Center Stage at the Herberger Theater Center.
BWW Review: The Band Is Where It's At In ROCK OF AGES
by Herbert Paine - June 06, 2016
The band is the essential heartbeat of rock & roll! In Arizona Broadway Theatre's current production of ROCK OF AGES, Mark Foreman (keyboards), Daniel Stotz (bass), Douglas Ramlow (percussion), and Andrew Hake and Jeff Lauffer (guitars) prove the point with an explosive and electrifying nonstop performance that plays true to the distinctive attributes of glam metal. ROCK OF AGES is a totally amped-up and vigorous medley of '80's hits wrapped around Chris D'Arienzo's otherwise very conventional and 'irrepressible love story.'
by Herbert Paine - June 06, 2016
The band is the essential heartbeat of rock & roll! In Arizona Broadway Theatre's current production of ROCK OF AGES, Mark Foreman (keyboards), Daniel Stotz (bass), Douglas Ramlow (percussion), and Andrew Hake and Jeff Lauffer (guitars) prove the point with an explosive and electrifying nonstop performance that plays true to the distinctive attributes of glam metal. ROCK OF AGES is a totally amped-up and vigorous medley of '80's hits wrapped around Chris D'Arienzo's otherwise very conventional and 'irrepressible love story.'
BWW Review: YOU CAN'T KILL A STORY Recalls Arizona's Day of Infamy
by Herbert Paine - June 03, 2016
Ben Tyler's YOU CAN'T KILL A STORY: THE MURDER OF DON BOLLES is not only a moving and truly theatrical memorial to Don Bolles but it is also a compelling tribute to the power and imperative of a free and unfettered press,
by Herbert Paine - June 03, 2016
Ben Tyler's YOU CAN'T KILL A STORY: THE MURDER OF DON BOLLES is not only a moving and truly theatrical memorial to Don Bolles but it is also a compelling tribute to the power and imperative of a free and unfettered press,
SUMMER STAGES: There's Plenty of Theater Sizzle in Store During the Valley of the Sun's Summer
by Herbert Paine - June 03, 2016
While the temperatures are rising in the Phoenix Metro area, theater lovers can be assured of a cool and diverse range of theatrical offerings this summer.
by Herbert Paine - June 03, 2016
While the temperatures are rising in the Phoenix Metro area, theater lovers can be assured of a cool and diverse range of theatrical offerings this summer.
MAN VS MOVIE to Play Unscrewed Theater, 6/4
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2016
Man vs Movie, the world's ONLY one-man improvised movie, will be performed Saturday, June 4, 2016 at The Unscrewed Theater.
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2016
Man vs Movie, the world's ONLY one-man improvised movie, will be performed Saturday, June 4, 2016 at The Unscrewed Theater.
AFTER HOURS AT ROSIE'S PUB Opens This Month at Brelby Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2016
The Brelby Theatre Company located in Historic Downtown Glendale, is unveiling the world premiere of After Hours at Rosie's Pub, a script created by the seven women of the Brelby ensemble. The 2016 Brelby Women's Writer's Circle, comprised of Shelby Maticic, Megan O'Connor, Carolyn McBurney, Jessie Tully, Mia Passarella, Melody Chrispen and April Rideout, spent several months designing a unique world and creating the original storyline that includes numerous songs and dance numbers. This show is the final performance at Brelby's current studio, before they transition to their new home in Catlin Court.
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2016
The Brelby Theatre Company located in Historic Downtown Glendale, is unveiling the world premiere of After Hours at Rosie's Pub, a script created by the seven women of the Brelby ensemble. The 2016 Brelby Women's Writer's Circle, comprised of Shelby Maticic, Megan O'Connor, Carolyn McBurney, Jessie Tully, Mia Passarella, Melody Chrispen and April Rideout, spent several months designing a unique world and creating the original storyline that includes numerous songs and dance numbers. This show is the final performance at Brelby's current studio, before they transition to their new home in Catlin Court.
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