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AN IRISH CHRISTMAS Coming to Mesa Arts Center, 12/20
by BWW News Desk - November 26, 2014
As seen on PBS, the international sensation An Irish Christmas will perform in Mesa Arts Center's Ikeda Theater on Dec. 20 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are available at mesaartscenter.com or by calling 480-644-6500
2014 BroadwayWorld Phoenix Awards Update 11/25 - Rob Dominguez, Marcus Terrell Smith Tied!
by BWW Special Coverage - November 25, 2014
Voting has now opened for the 2014 BroadwayWorld Phoenix Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of November 25th.
BWW Reviews: Phoenix Theatre's MARY POPPINS Is the Resounding Sum of All Its Fabulous Parts
by Herbert Paine - November 24, 2014
Phoenix Theatre has rolled out the Holiday Season carpet with a Mary Poppins that will delight children of all ages and set the standard for this musical for years to come. The beauty of Michael Barnard's direction and musical staging is the seamless welding of a top-of-the-line cast and a brilliant technical crew. Trisha Hart Ditsworth is dazzling in her portrayal of the enigmatic nanny who literally descends upon the Banks household. Toby Yatso delivers a knock-your-socks-off performance as Bert, the jack-of-all-trades narrator. Lots of exceptional performances to delight one and all.
Valley Youth Theatre Presents 19th Annual Production of A WINNIE-THE-POOH CHRISTMAS TAIL, 12/05
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2014
Valley Youth Theatre (VYT) continues its 26th Anniversary Season with the theatre's annual holiday production of A Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas Tail opening December 5, 2014.
Voting Opens for the 2014 BroadwayWorld Phoenix Awards
by BWW Special Coverage - November 21, 2014
Voting has now opened for the 2014 BroadwayWorld Phoenix Regional Awards!
BWW Previews: MURDER FOR TWO at Temple Of Music And Art
by Maria Rita Meli - November 19, 2014
The national tour of Off-Broadway's zany comedy whodunit two-man musical, Murder For Two, launches this month at the Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave., from Nov. 29th to Dec. 20th.
BWW Reviews: Arizona Theatre Company Revival of WAIT UNTIL DARK Is Riveting
by Herbert Paine - November 17, 2014
No matter if you saw the original Broadway production or the classic film version of Wait Until Dark, the fact of the matter is that Arizona Theatre Company, in co-production with Geva Theatre Center, has mounted a show that stands on its own two feet as riveting and suspenseful drama.
BWW Reviews: Childsplay's THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE Is An Uplifting Voyage Into The Heart of Love
by Herbert Paine - November 17, 2014
If only there was no closing date to Childsplay's heartwarming and uplifting production of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane…David Saar's brilliance and sensitivity infuse his direction of Dwayne Hartford's enchanting and inspirational play, based on the book by Kate DiCamillo. A remarkable cast ~ Katie McFadzen, David Dickinson, Kyle Sorrell, and Debra K. Stevens ~ breathes life into each character they portray, and through them, Edward, initially all about himself, becomes the embodiment of love.
Improvitonians Bring Nutiness to PCA Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2014
Prescott Center for the Arts Stage Too! presents the PCA Improvitonians tonight, November 15, 2014 at 8:30 p.m.
ATC Presents WAIT UNTIL DARK, Now thru 11/30
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2014
Wait Until Dark is a roller-coaster for the stage, a chilling edge-of-your-seat thriller pitting a deeply sinister con man against an unsuspecting but sharp-witted young blind woman. Written by Frederick Knott, newly adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher, and directed by Arizona Theatre Company (ATC) Artistic Director David Ira Goldstein, Wait Until Dark comes to the Herberger Theater Center, tonight, Nov. 13-30.
Philip Glass Returning to ASU Gammage in 2015
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2014
In celebration of ASU Gammage's 50th Anniversary, Philip Glass, one of the world's most influential composers whose works are included in major motion pictures, opera, theater and dance and are routinely performed around the globe, will return to ASU Gammage on Saturday, February 28 at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale now for $35 (students $10) at asugammage.com and the ASU Gammage Box Office.
National Geographic's David Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes Bring EXPLORING UNDERWATER WORLDS to Mesa Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2014
The 2014-15 National Geographic Live Arizona Speaker Series sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona brings underwater photographer David Doubilet and aquatic biologist/photojournalist Jennifer Hayes to Mesa Arts Center tonight, November 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Ikeda Theater. This dynamic husband and wife team will lead audiences on a lavishly illustrated journey to rarely seen undersea worlds, creating a visual voice for the world's oceans.
Theatre Artists Studio to Present ON GOLDEN POND, 11/28-12/14
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2014
Theatre Artists Studio presents Ernest Thompson's American classic comedy, On Golden Pond, from November 28 through December 14 at The Studio, 4848 E. Cactus Rd, #406, in Scottsdale.
BWW Reviews: Theater Works Revives HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING
by Herbert Paine - November 10, 2014
Theater Works' revival of H2$ features some fine turns by Joshua Vern, Michael Schwenke, Jeffrey Middleton and Osiris Cuen in a crowd-pleasing but uneven production.
BWW Reviews: Razor Sharp Groaners Get A Big Updo in Phoenix Theatre's SHEAR MADNESS
by Herbert Paine - November 10, 2014
Phoenix Theatre has done Shear Madness justice by staging an energetic and attention-riveting version and assembling an outstanding cast to rev up the audience's curiosity and suspicions in this whacky whodunit. If you want an ensemble that has the poise, presence of mind, and charisma to carry the play, then Director Robert Kolby Harper wins the prize for exercising brilliant judgment in bringing together Pasha Yamotahari, Elizabeth Brownlee, Patti Davis Suarez, Mathew Zimmerer, Gene Ganssle, and Mark Jacobson.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE MUSICAL to Return to Fountain Hills Theater, 12/5-21
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2014
Fountain Hills Theater has announced the return of A Christmas Carol: The Musical, a musical adaptation of the Charles Dicken's classic Holiday tale.
Adam Pascal, Robin De Jesus, Mandy Gonzalez & Marcus Paul James Come to Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2014
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present Seasons of Broadway featuring Robin De Jesus, Mandy Gonzalez, Marcus Paul James and Adam Pascal tonight, Nov. 7, at 8 p.m. Backed by a full band, these original stars from Rent, Wicked, In the Heights and more will perform an evening of classic pop, rock, jazz and hit songs from iconic Broadway shows that audiences know and love.
Scottsdale Desert Stages Presents HARVEY, Begin. 11/7
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2014
Harvey is the second show of DST's 20th Anniversary Season in the Actor's Cafe. This Pulitzer Prize winning comedy by Mary Chase tells the story of Elwood P. Dowd and his imaginary friend Harvey. He and Elwood do everything together including driving his sister Veta and his niece Myrtle Mae completely crazy! When Veta decides she has had enough and tries to commit him, she herself is mistaken for the nutty one and accidentally committed!
Author David Sedaris Comes to Mesa Arts Center Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2014
Humorist and bestselling author David Sedaris will perform live in Mesa Arts Center's Ikeda Theater tonight, November 5 at 7:30 p.m. This one-night-only event features new and unpublished readings of Sedaris's work and a book signing. Tickets are available through the Mesa Arts Center Box Office at MesaArtsCenter.com or by calling 480-644-6500.
IMAGINE THIS Plays the Great AZ Puppet Theater, Now thru 11/9
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2014
The Great Arizona Puppet Theater will present IMAGINE THIS 2014 from today, November 5 to November 9.
Valley Youth Theatre to Conclude 2014-15 Season with THE MUSICAL ADVENTURES OF FLAT STANLEY & INTO THE WOODS
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2014
Valley Youth Theatre (VYT) has announced the last two productions in its 2014-15 Season: The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley in April 2015 at VYT and Into the Woods in June 2015 at the Herberger Theater Center.
THE CAPITOL STEPS to Bring Humor to Politics in Scottsdale, 11/28-29
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2014
Just in time to cure the post-midterm-election blues, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present D.C.'s funniest singing comedians, The Capitol Steps, on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 28-29.
John Bolger, Mark Jacoby & More to Star in World Premiere of FIVE PRESIDENTS at Arizona Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2014
Broadway and television veterans John Bolger, Mark Jacoby, Kenneth Kimmins, Steve Sheridan, Brit Whittle and Reese Madigan make up the cast of Five Presidents, the world premiere production from Emmy Award-winning writer Rick Cleveland (House of Cards, The West Wing, Mad Men and Six Feet Under). Directed by Milwaukee Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Mark Clements, the production will be performed at the Temple of Music and Art in Tucson, Jan. 10-31, 2015, and at the Herberger Theater Center in Phoenix, Feb. 5-22, 2015.
ONE DROP OF LOVE Performance Explores Concept of Race at Mesa Arts Center Today
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2014
One Drop of Love, a dynamic multimedia solo performance exploring how race has been constructed in the United States, will be performed live inMesa Arts Center's Nesbitt/Elliott Playhouse today, November 1 at 3:00 p.m.and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available through the Mesa Arts Center Box Office at MesaArtsCenter.com or by calling 480-644-6500.

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