MESA ARTS CENTER, FARNSWORTH STUDIO

by Herbert Paine - January 29, 2026

Titled after Neil Diamond’s 1976 album of the same name, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL aims for something more intimate and riskier than the average jukebox musical. Rather than simply charting a performer’s rise to fame, it presents a man in conversation with his past where he’s both ...

by Angela Kabasan-Gonzalez - January 30, 2026

For most of us, many formative and influential memories start in the kitchen. From recipes being cooked that are passed down from generation to generation, announcing good news, or gathering with family and friends, this place is cemented as the nexus of our lived experiences....

by Herbert Paine - January 27, 2026

Tom Noga's clear-eyed direction and riveting performances by the ensemble make for a stirring production of a timely and relevant play...APPROPRIATE!...

by Cheyenne Lewis - January 22, 2026

Sometimes the best friendships come from the most unexpected places. ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE is more than just a tribute to the late singer; it is a showcase of the beauty and importance of female friendships and a little bit of kindness....

by Herbert Paine - January 20, 2026

This sparkling musical is a brand of theater that’s all surface and shimmer and doesn’t pretend to be otherwise. A showbiz fantasy at full throttle making you feel delightfully upbeat....

by Herbert Paine - January 18, 2026

Director Jodie Weiss understands the play's challenge and meets it head-on, shaping the production with an ear for the material’s alternating currents of terror and fragile joy....

by Angela Kabasan-Gonzalez - January 17, 2026

Set against the backdrop of plague-ridden London, Jane Anger is a clever, bawdy comedy that imagines what happens when a woman refuses to stay in the margins of literary history....

by Herbert Paine - January 13, 2026

Arizona Theatre Company’s HEIST, directed with style and clockwork precision by Matt August, is the kind of production that reminds you how elastic the boundaries of live theatre can be....

by Zach Wetzel - January 11, 2026

This is a fun Western adventure that the whole family can enjoy!...

by Zach Wetzel - January 10, 2026

This is a brilliant and joyous prequel to PETER PAN....