Review: AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' at Arizona Theatre Company
by Herbert Paine - February 22, 2026
A joyful revival that reanimates the spirit of the show that once jolted Broadway....
Review: SLEEPING BEAUTY at Live Theatre Workshop
by Zach Wetzel - February 22, 2026
This is a delightful and fun fairy tale production!...
Review: CLUE: LIVE ON STAGE at Gammage Auditorium
by Tim Shawver - February 19, 2026
There have been previous stage versions of the Parker Brothers' board game Clue, none that had any connection to the beloved 1985 film or made any significant mark artistically or commercially....
Review: HENRY V at Southwest Shakespeare Company
by Cheyenne Lewis - February 17, 2026
Wars of the past are viewed by many as a necessary evil, and certain battles are even thought of as glorious or grand. This perspective overlooks the lives lost on both sides, the trauma so many soldiers have faced throughout history, and that many still face today. Southwest Shakespeare Company’s...
Review: HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF at Stray Cat Theatre
by Herbert Paine - February 16, 2026
Lean and evocative, funny and frightening, tender and profane...reckoning with how to survive trauma....
Review: GUYS AND DOLLS at Hale Centre Theatre
by Herbert Paine - February 15, 2026
Mounted with in-the-round polish and flair, Hale Centre Theatre’s GUYS AND DOLLS is bright, brassy, and built on rhythm. And for a few hours in Gilbert, the neon-drenched skyline glows, the dice roll, and Broadway’s Golden Age feels very much alive....
Review: LITTLE WOMEN at The Bridge Initiative
by Cheyenne Lewis - February 11, 2026
Although society may have tried to conceal them, bold and daring women have existed throughout history. Sisterhood and the realities of being a woman in the Civil War era are central themes in this musical adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel. The Bridge Initiative’s concert version o...
Review: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR at Southwest Shakespeare Company
by Cheyenne Lewis - February 09, 2026
Audience members who enjoy Shakespeare but are looking for a new take on his classic stories, or those who have struggled with Shakespeare in the past, will enjoy THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. This trailer-park take on the play is full of fun performances and laugh-worthy moments....
Review: JITNEY at Black Theatre Troupe
by Herbert Paine - February 07, 2026
The play is suffused with the sympathetic wisdom that defines Wilson’s writing. He looks at lives many would dismiss as small or defeated and finds in them an undeniable nobility....
Review: AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' at Arizona Theatre Company
by Zach Wetzel - January 31, 2026
AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' is a toe-tapping and vocally impressive show now playing at ATC!...
Past Shows
The Princess, the Unicorn, and the Smelly-Foot Troll
May 8 – Jun 1, 2025
A funny original musical about a princess, a unicorn, and a friendly troll with hygiene issues. There's plenty of singing, sparkles, and smelly-foot hilarity!...
Peter Rabbit
Apr 10 – May 4, 2025
Naughty Peter disobeys his mother and sets off to find adventure (and lunch!) in Mr. McGregor's garden in this popular version of Beatrix Potter's most...
The Dinosaur Picnic
Mar 13 – Apr 6, 2025
Join a terrifically talented group of dinosaurs for a boisterous good time at the "Dinosaur Picnic." There's a tap dancing stegosaurus, velociraptors performing death-defying stunts,...
The Monkey and the Pirate
Feb 27 – Mar 9, 2025
A monkey, a pirate, and a valuable banana treasure all add up to plenty of hilarious fun in this rollicking and rambunctious original show. ...
Imagine This
Feb 19 – Feb 22, 2025
A giant puppet extravaganza featuring 8 original stories written by students from Kenilworth Elementary, our neighborhood school, adapted and performed by professional puppeteers. Funny, exciting...
The Monkey and the Pirate
Feb 13 – Feb 16, 2025
A monkey, a pirate, and a valuable banana treasure all add up to plenty of hilarious fun in this rollicking and rambunctious original show. ...
The Never Sleepy Fish
Jan 23 – Feb 9, 2025
A trio of tales from the deep! In this original show, Little Fish doesn't want to go to sleep so his family tell him goodnight...
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