SMTC Sets Cast of GYPSY
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2015
One of fastest-growing theater companies in Phoenix announces its cast for their upcoming production of the classic musical Gypsy, featuring some of the Valley's best talent.
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2015
One of fastest-growing theater companies in Phoenix announces its cast for their upcoming production of the classic musical Gypsy, featuring some of the Valley's best talent.
BWW Reviews: ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS - Five Stars! Laurels for Ron May!
by Herbert Paine - May 26, 2015
Ron May gives a laugh out loud and shining portrayal of a modern times harlequin in Phoenix Theatre's production of Richard Bean's ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS. Featuring a great ensemble, brilliantly directed by Pasha Yamotahari, the show is a joyous jaunt into a world of 'comedic chaos.'
by Herbert Paine - May 26, 2015
Ron May gives a laugh out loud and shining portrayal of a modern times harlequin in Phoenix Theatre's production of Richard Bean's ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS. Featuring a great ensemble, brilliantly directed by Pasha Yamotahari, the show is a joyous jaunt into a world of 'comedic chaos.'
THREE KITTENS and More Play Great AZ Puppet Theater
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2015
The Great Arizona Puppet Theater presents multiple events for the month of June. Check out the listing below!
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2015
The Great Arizona Puppet Theater presents multiple events for the month of June. Check out the listing below!
Theater Works to Launch Sensory Friendly Program with A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD, Today
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2015
Theater Works at the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts (PCPA) will host its first sensory friendly performance in conjunction with the YouthWorks production of A Year with Frog and Toad today, May 23, 2015 at 2pm. This unique, enjoyable performance will be adapted for people of all ages with sensory sensitivities.
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2015
Theater Works at the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts (PCPA) will host its first sensory friendly performance in conjunction with the YouthWorks production of A Year with Frog and Toad today, May 23, 2015 at 2pm. This unique, enjoyable performance will be adapted for people of all ages with sensory sensitivities.
PAINTING CHURCHES Opens Tonight at The Studio
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2015
Theatre Artists Studio presents Tina Howe's Painting Churches from today, May 22 through June 7. Howe's play was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2015
Theatre Artists Studio presents Tina Howe's Painting Churches from today, May 22 through June 7. Howe's play was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre to Present WILLY WONKA JR, 5/22-6/21
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2015
Come join the chocolate man as Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre proudly presents their latest On Stage production of Willy Wonka Jr, opening May 22nd.
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2015
Come join the chocolate man as Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre proudly presents their latest On Stage production of Willy Wonka Jr, opening May 22nd.
BWW Reviews: SOLD Is Bold and Daring Filmmaking of the Highest Order
by Herbert Paine - May 19, 2015
SOLD, the award-winning film based on Patricia McCormick's novel about the worldwide tragedy of human trafficking and directed by Jeffrey D. Brown, is a necessarily unsparing and stunning account of a Nepali child's ordeal in the nefarious world of brothels and gangsters, featuring riveting performances by Niyar Saikia, Seema Biswas, Sushmita Mukerjee, and Gillian Anderson. Mandatory viewing for all people of conscience.
by Herbert Paine - May 19, 2015
SOLD, the award-winning film based on Patricia McCormick's novel about the worldwide tragedy of human trafficking and directed by Jeffrey D. Brown, is a necessarily unsparing and stunning account of a Nepali child's ordeal in the nefarious world of brothels and gangsters, featuring riveting performances by Niyar Saikia, Seema Biswas, Sushmita Mukerjee, and Gillian Anderson. Mandatory viewing for all people of conscience.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts' 2015-16 Season Celebrates 40 Years of Inspiration
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2015
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a star-studded 2015-16 season of music, dance, theater, comedy, film and more. Among the many highlights are performances by BalletBoyz, Margaret Cho, Joan Collins, Alan Cumming, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Ana Gasteyer, The Hot Sardines, Jane Lynch, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and The TEN Tenors, all of whom will be making their Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts debuts, alongside returning favorites such as Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt, Arturo Sandoval and Poncho Sanchez, Martin Short, and Tommy Tune.
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2015
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a star-studded 2015-16 season of music, dance, theater, comedy, film and more. Among the many highlights are performances by BalletBoyz, Margaret Cho, Joan Collins, Alan Cumming, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Ana Gasteyer, The Hot Sardines, Jane Lynch, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and The TEN Tenors, all of whom will be making their Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts debuts, alongside returning favorites such as Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt, Arturo Sandoval and Poncho Sanchez, Martin Short, and Tommy Tune.
Stray Cat Theatre Unleashes 2015-16 Season Including HEATHERS & AMERICAN IDIOT
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2015
Featuring two smash hit musicals - GREEN DAY'S AMERICAN IDIOT and HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL, our season will also include two hot and exciting contemporary plays: Aaron Posner's bold new riff on Chekhov's THE SEAGULL entitled STUPID FUCKING BIRD - and a kind of co-production with Arizona Theatre Company - Laura Eason's steamy SEX WITH STRANGERS.
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2015
Featuring two smash hit musicals - GREEN DAY'S AMERICAN IDIOT and HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL, our season will also include two hot and exciting contemporary plays: Aaron Posner's bold new riff on Chekhov's THE SEAGULL entitled STUPID FUCKING BIRD - and a kind of co-production with Arizona Theatre Company - Laura Eason's steamy SEX WITH STRANGERS.
Arizona Theatre Company Adds Stray Cat Theatre's SEX WITH STRANGERS to 2015-16 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2015
Arizona Theatre Company has added a seventh show to the 2015-16 season as it presents a very special production from Stray Cat Theatre, one of Arizona's leading indie theatre companies. Sex With Strangers, a recent off-Broadway hit, is a digital-era story about what happens when you let someone in your door who may know more about you than they let on.
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2015
Arizona Theatre Company has added a seventh show to the 2015-16 season as it presents a very special production from Stray Cat Theatre, one of Arizona's leading indie theatre companies. Sex With Strangers, a recent off-Broadway hit, is a digital-era story about what happens when you let someone in your door who may know more about you than they let on.
PAINTING CHURCHES Opens 5/22 at The Studio
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2015
Gardner and Fanny Church are moving out of their Beacon Hill house and into their summer cottage on Cape Cod. Gardner, once a famous poet, is now retired and fading. Fanny valiantly tries to keep them both afloat. They have asked their daughter, Mags, to come home and help them move. Mags agrees, for she hopes as well to finally paint their portrait. She is now on the verge of artistic celebrity herself and hopes, by painting her parents, to come to terms with them, and they with her.
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2015
Gardner and Fanny Church are moving out of their Beacon Hill house and into their summer cottage on Cape Cod. Gardner, once a famous poet, is now retired and fading. Fanny valiantly tries to keep them both afloat. They have asked their daughter, Mags, to come home and help them move. Mags agrees, for she hopes as well to finally paint their portrait. She is now on the verge of artistic celebrity herself and hopes, by painting her parents, to come to terms with them, and they with her.
Mesa Arts Center for Jazz Awarded NEA Grant
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2015
Through its grant-making to thousands of nonprofits each year, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) promotes opportunities for people in communities across America to experience the arts and exercise their creativity.
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2015
Through its grant-making to thousands of nonprofits each year, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) promotes opportunities for people in communities across America to experience the arts and exercise their creativity.
Orange Theatre' HERAKLES Opens Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2015
Orange Theatre will present their latest work-in-progress, 'Herakles,' based on the Greek tragedy by Euripides, this month at their performance space off of Grand Avenue in downtown Phoenix.
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2015
Orange Theatre will present their latest work-in-progress, 'Herakles,' based on the Greek tragedy by Euripides, this month at their performance space off of Grand Avenue in downtown Phoenix.
ASU Gammage Reveals Winners of High School Musical Theater Awards
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2015
On May 2, High Schools from around the state competed in the first-ever ASU Gammage High School Musical Theater Awards performing numbers from their spring musicals on the ASU Gammage stage. In addition, a panel of judges selected winners in the following categories: Best Overall Performance, Best Lead Male, Best Lead Female, Outstanding Supporting Performance, Best Dancer, Honorable Mention, Outstanding Technical Achievement. Two graduating seniors who exemplify leadership on the stage, in their community and in their schools also won $500 scholarships to use towards furthering their education.
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2015
On May 2, High Schools from around the state competed in the first-ever ASU Gammage High School Musical Theater Awards performing numbers from their spring musicals on the ASU Gammage stage. In addition, a panel of judges selected winners in the following categories: Best Overall Performance, Best Lead Male, Best Lead Female, Outstanding Supporting Performance, Best Dancer, Honorable Mention, Outstanding Technical Achievement. Two graduating seniors who exemplify leadership on the stage, in their community and in their schools also won $500 scholarships to use towards furthering their education.
VYT Summer Camps to Kick Off with New Director of Education
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2015
The first of two Valley Youth Theatre (VYT) summer camp sessions begins Monday, June 1 and the second starts Monday, July 6.
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2015
The first of two Valley Youth Theatre (VYT) summer camp sessions begins Monday, June 1 and the second starts Monday, July 6.
Anonymous Donor to Match Arizona Theatre Company Gifts Through June
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2015
An anonymous donor has taken the lead to ensure a sustainable future for Arizona Theatre Company (ATC) by offering to match donations made to ATC through the end of June up to $500,000.
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2015
An anonymous donor has taken the lead to ensure a sustainable future for Arizona Theatre Company (ATC) by offering to match donations made to ATC through the end of June up to $500,000.
BWW Reviews: Childsplay's THE THREE JAVELINAS Blows The House Down and Raises The Spirits
by Herbert Paine - May 04, 2015
Jenny Millinger has taken a heroic and successful leap into playwriting and, in collaboration with musical director Todd Hulet, has fashioned an uplifting and charming tale based on characters from the books of Susan Lowell. Adapt another fabled story about three pigs; stir vigorously with the motifs of the American Southwest; enliven with a melange of hip Broadway-style songs with a dash of regional flavoring; and energize with as electric an ensemble as you can find ~ and there you have it: The Three Javelinas, a delightful upbeat story about finding one's place in the (desert) sun.
by Herbert Paine - May 04, 2015
Jenny Millinger has taken a heroic and successful leap into playwriting and, in collaboration with musical director Todd Hulet, has fashioned an uplifting and charming tale based on characters from the books of Susan Lowell. Adapt another fabled story about three pigs; stir vigorously with the motifs of the American Southwest; enliven with a melange of hip Broadway-style songs with a dash of regional flavoring; and energize with as electric an ensemble as you can find ~ and there you have it: The Three Javelinas, a delightful upbeat story about finding one's place in the (desert) sun.
BWW Reviews: There's No There At END OF THE RAINBOW
by Herbert Paine - May 03, 2015
The all-out smashing performance of Jeannie Shubitz makes every moment of Phoenix Theatre's staging of END OF THE RAINBOW worth watching.
by Herbert Paine - May 03, 2015
The all-out smashing performance of Jeannie Shubitz makes every moment of Phoenix Theatre's staging of END OF THE RAINBOW worth watching.
FANCY NANCY Plays Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Today
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2015
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present the national tour of Fancy Nancy The Musical today, May 2, at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. in the Virginia G. Piper Theater.
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2015
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present the national tour of Fancy Nancy The Musical today, May 2, at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. in the Virginia G. Piper Theater.
Scottsdale Desert Stages Theater to Present THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2015
Come spell with us! Opening on Thursday April 30th, 2015 and running through Sunday May 17th is the hilarious spelling musical that tests how smart are the Putnam kids. This teen production, featuring local actors ages 12-19, is directed by long-time children's director Lisa Barton. She brings forth a top-notch group of young actors for audiences to laugh, sing, and spell with!
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2015
Come spell with us! Opening on Thursday April 30th, 2015 and running through Sunday May 17th is the hilarious spelling musical that tests how smart are the Putnam kids. This teen production, featuring local actors ages 12-19, is directed by long-time children's director Lisa Barton. She brings forth a top-notch group of young actors for audiences to laugh, sing, and spell with!
Great Arizona Puppet Theater to Present THE PRINCESS, THE UNICORN AND THE SMELLY FOOT TROLL
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2015
'THE PRINCESS, THE UNICORN AND THE SMELLY-FOOT TROLL': A funny original musical about a princess, a unicorn and a friendly troll with hygiene issues. Fun for the whole family with plenty of singing, sparkles and smelly-foot hilarity!
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2015
'THE PRINCESS, THE UNICORN AND THE SMELLY-FOOT TROLL': A funny original musical about a princess, a unicorn and a friendly troll with hygiene issues. Fun for the whole family with plenty of singing, sparkles and smelly-foot hilarity!
BWW Reviews: Stray Cat's THE TOMKAT PROJECT Is Satire on Steroids - A Well Done Roast!
by Herbert Paine - April 27, 2015
Directed by Louis Farber, Stray Cat Theatre's production of Brandon Ogborn's THE TOMKAT PROJECT is like SNL on steroids, but with a top gun cast, nimbly firing off memorable caricatures of the famous, infamous, and those on the periphery of fame. It's a roast that will leave you breathless with the weight of the fast and furious performances of seven actors who are at the top of their game, playing over fifty distinct roles.
by Herbert Paine - April 27, 2015
Directed by Louis Farber, Stray Cat Theatre's production of Brandon Ogborn's THE TOMKAT PROJECT is like SNL on steroids, but with a top gun cast, nimbly firing off memorable caricatures of the famous, infamous, and those on the periphery of fame. It's a roast that will leave you breathless with the weight of the fast and furious performances of seven actors who are at the top of their game, playing over fifty distinct roles.
BWW Reviews: How Sweet SWEET CHARITY Is!
by Herbert Paine - April 21, 2015
How sweet SWEET CHARITY is! Arizona Broadway Theatre pays glorious tribute to this theatrical gem by mounting its own diamond of a production, tastefully directed by Seth Reines, featuring the glowing talent of Liz Fallon as Charity, and sparkling with a marvelous fusion of imaginative Peter Max-style set design (Geof Eroe), lighting (Jeff Davis), and costumes (John P. White).
by Herbert Paine - April 21, 2015
How sweet SWEET CHARITY is! Arizona Broadway Theatre pays glorious tribute to this theatrical gem by mounting its own diamond of a production, tastefully directed by Seth Reines, featuring the glowing talent of Liz Fallon as Charity, and sparkling with a marvelous fusion of imaginative Peter Max-style set design (Geof Eroe), lighting (Jeff Davis), and costumes (John P. White).
BWW Reviews: Toby Yatso Excels in BUYER & CELLAR
by Herbert Paine - April 21, 2015
Toby Yatso is phenomenal in his one-act tour de force performance as Alex More, a starstruck aspiring actor, in Phoenix Theatre's current production of Jonathan Tolins's Buyer & Cellar, directed by Ron May.
by Herbert Paine - April 21, 2015
Toby Yatso is phenomenal in his one-act tour de force performance as Alex More, a starstruck aspiring actor, in Phoenix Theatre's current production of Jonathan Tolins's Buyer & Cellar, directed by Ron May.
SMTC Sets News Dates for GYPSY
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2015
Scottsdale Musical Theater Company announces date changes for their upcoming production of the classic musical Gypsy.
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2015
Scottsdale Musical Theater Company announces date changes for their upcoming production of the classic musical Gypsy.
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TINA - The Tina Turner Musical (Touring)
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Ain’t Misbehavin'
Arizona Theatre Company (1/25 - 2/14) | ||
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Heist
Arizona Theatre Company (1/10 - 1/25) | |
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BLITHE SPIRIT - directed by Jere Van Paten
Don Bluth Front Row Theatre (1/22 - 1/22) | |
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Arizona American Indian Festival
Scottsdale Civic Center (1/31 - 2/1) | |
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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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Beau Jest
Hale Centre Theatre Arizona (12/31 - 2/7) | |
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Regretfully, So the Birds Are
The Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre (1/18 - 1/18) | |
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Music of the Pioneers
Catalina United Methodist Church (1/17 - 1/17) | |
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OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS
Don Bluth Front Row Theatre (5/14 - 6/20) | |
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