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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

Huff 'N Puff The Story of Three Pigs
Jun 20 – Jun 30, 2013

When Ma and Pa pig are too busy to go to the Barnyard Market, they send three of their oldest piglets. There the three meet...

Noises Off
May 31 – Jun 16, 2013

Hilarious and frantic, this comic farce will whisk you backstage, to flubbed lines, false entrances, and a million laughs—to the behind-the-scenes shenanigans of a tattered...

She Stoops to Conquer
Apr 11 – Apr 27, 2013

Old Hardcastle, a man of means, looks to marry off his daughter to his old pal’s son. But, when two male suitors arrive, trouble-maker Tony...

Metropolitan Youth Symphony Spring Member Recital
Mar 24

Metropolitan Youth Symphony (MYS) is celebrating 31 years of music with our first Solo Recital series, Sunday, March 24, 2013. MYS began in 1982 with...

Justin Hines
Mar 19

There’s a moment in every artist’s life when he knows that music is not only his path, but his destiny. Even though Justin Hines grew...

The Bluebird Prince
Feb 14 – Feb 24, 2013

This new play, adapted from a French fairy tale by Mme. d'Aulnoy, is a marvelous tale of the young princess Fiordelisa who falls in love...

Next to Normal
Jan 25 – Feb 3, 2013

Next to Normal is an unrelentingly intense, brutally honest – and often, darkly funny – story about a bipolar woman and the family that grapples...

Good Lovelies
Jan 16

Sunny and upbeat, with just a pinch of sass, the Good Lovelies textbook three-part harmonies, constant instrument swapping and witty on-stage banter have enlivened the...

For the Beauty of the Earth
Nov 19

Earth Song - Be the first to hear our new collection of songs on the theme of Earth, including "The Ground" by Ola Gjielo, "The...

Guys & Dolls
Nov 9 – Nov 18, 2012

A musical visit to The Big Apple of the 30’s, with a side trip to Havana...The Classic American Musical in a fresh and vibrant production....

Metropolitan Youth Symphony Fall Member and Alumni Recital
Nov 4

Metropolitan Youth Symphony (MYS) is celebrating 31 years of music with our Solo Recital series, Sunday, November 4, 2012. MYS began in 1982 with just...

THE STORY OF HANSEL AND GRETEL
Jun 14 – Jun 24, 2012

Times are tough for the people of the village, so Hansel and Gretel are sent into the woods to gather berries. They get lost in...

Hairspray
May 25 – Jun 3, 2012

HAIRSPRAY delights audiences by sweeping them away to 1960's Baltimore, where the 50's are out and change is in the air. Loveable plus-size heroine, Tracy...

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Apr 19 – May 5, 2012

One of the cleverest comedies The Bard ever penned, MUCH ADO features one of the most engaging and unlikely romantic couples in all of Shakespeare,...

Aladdin Jr.
Mar 27 – Mar 31, 2012

Welcome to Agrabah, City of Enchantment, where every beggar has a story and every camel has a tail! All of your favorite characters are here...

A Ballet Etudes Repertoire
Mar 10

Company members of Ballet Etudes, Arizona’s premiere pre-professional ballet company, present pieces from the company’s 25 year history as well as selections from some of...

Queen Zixi of IX
Feb 9 – Feb 19, 2012

Two young children, Fluff and Bud, have been forced to live with their greedy Aunt. With no food or shelter to be found in the...

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