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Review: DADDY LONG LEGS at The Phoenix Theatre Company


by Herbert Paine - April 04, 2026

A small, sincere musical that reaches for neither spectacle nor modernity....

Review: THE COCOANUTS at Fountain Hills Theater


by Herbert Paine - March 31, 2026

By the mid-1920s the Marx Brothers (Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo) were already well known on the vaudeville circuit. Broadway gave their mayhem a larger canvas. Producer Sam Harris commissioned a musical comedy built around them, pairing their improvisational chaos with the polish of Berlin’s ...

Review: THREE SISTAHS at Black Theatre Troupe


by Herbert Paine - March 30, 2026

A tour de force, a musical perfectly crafted and performed, and directed by Dzifa Kwawu with remarkable precision. A must-see!...

Review: INSIDE OUT: MEN BEHIND BARS at The Invisible Theatre


by Zach Wetzel - March 28, 2026

INSIDE OUT is a truly moving piece of theatre....

Review: MOBY DICK at Southwest Shakespeare Company


by Herbert Paine - March 23, 2026

With four actors on a generally bare deck, and a whale that exists in our imagination, the old story of compulsion and the sea finds a fresh, unexpectedly playful life....

Review: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE at Live Theatre Workshop


by Zach Wetzel - March 22, 2026

This production is filled with sparkling wit and fantastic performances!...

Review: THE ROOMMATE at Arizona Theatre Company


by Zach Wetzel - March 21, 2026

THE ROOMMATE is a clever and well-acted production....

Review: SIX at ASU Gammage


by Herbert Paine - March 18, 2026

What’s more satisfying than watching six wronged women reclaim their power? Watching them do it in rhinestone corsets, backed by a thunderous girl band and enough LED lighting to short-circuit Times Square. SIX, the British import that’s barreled from university revue to Broadway headliner like ...

Review: PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL at Arizona Broadway Theatre


by Herbert Paine - March 17, 2026

Stephen Casey, the director and choreographer of Arizona Broadway Theatre’s production of PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL, understands something essential about adapting a modern fairy tale, especially one rooted in a Rodeo Drive fantasy, for the stage: unless the performers anchor the story in authenti...

Review: OUR AMERICAN TRAGEDY at Sunny Gingham And Banzerini House


by Cheyenne Lewis - March 15, 2026

Nearly 161 years ago, President Abraham Lincoln was shot by actor John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre as he watched a production of OUR AMERICA COUSIN. Every American knows this famous and tragic tale, but not everyone will know the story of those on stage that night. Making its full-length premie...

Past Shows

Showcase 2013
May 30

Ballet Etudes School of Dance, the home of Ballet Etudes, Arizona’s premiere pre-professional ballet company, celebrates the close of its 2012/13 school year with its...

Les Miserables School Edition
Mar 27 – Mar 30, 2013

This international smash-hit may be the most popular musical in the world. Epic, grand and uplifting, LES MISÉRABLES packs an emotional wallop that has thrilled...

Menopause: The Musical
Mar 5 – Mar 17, 2013

Four women at a lingerie sale with nothing in common but a black lace bra AND memory loss, hot flashes, night sweats, not enough sex,...

Come Away with Me
Feb 10

Turn down the lights, bring up the spotlight, and celebrate Valentine's Day with the romance of Broadway's greatest love songs! Come away with the Stars...

Classical Favorites
Feb 9

Take a musical journey with us as we travel to Scotland as seen through the musical genius of Felix Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3. Experience the...

Metropolitan Youth Symphony Winter Member Recital
Feb 3

Metropolitan Youth Symphony (MYS) is celebrating 31 years of music with our Solo Recital series, Sunday, February 4, 2013. MYS began in 1982 with just...

An Evening of Musical Magic
Feb 2

Join Mesa Mayor Scott Smith and other community dignitaries at the Mesa Arts Center Foundation’s premier fundraising gala supporting arts education programs at Mesa Arts...

Winterfest!
Jan 10 – Jan 23, 2013

WINTERFEST! --- For The First Time! Southwest Shakespeare Co. Winter Repertory Two of Shakespeare's Best Presented in rotating repertory by a single company of players....

Deck the Halls
Dec 21

Phoenix Opera Soloists and the Phoenix Opera Orchestra present a tribute to the holidays, featuring highlights from Handel's "Messiah" as well as beloved Christmas carols...

Recital 2012
May 31

BE School of Dance, the home of Ballet Etudes, Arizona’s premiere pre-professional ballet company, celebrates the close of its 2011/12 year with its second annual...

MOTHERHOOD THE MUSICAL
May 6

A baby is just the beginning. Motherhood is for life... It’s the joyous journey and loving look at the blessings and perils of being a...

Motherhood the Musical
Apr 17

A baby is just the beginning. Motherhood is for life... It’s the joyous journey and loving look at the blessings and perils of being a...

Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating & Marriage
Mar 15 – Mar 18, 2012

Miss Abigail, is the most sought-after relationship expert to the stars teaching outrageously funny “how-to’s” on dating, mating and marriage. A "perfect date night" (NYTheatre.com)...

David Benoit and Brian Culbertson
Mar 10

Two of the highest profile keyboardists in contemporary jazz join together for a completely unique pairing. Playing two acoustic grand pianos, Benoit and Culbertson will...

Let Us Serenade You
Mar 3

Richard Strauss, Antonin Dvorak, and Johannes Brahms are well known, but some of their most beautiful music is not. These serenades are exquisit and this...

Jan Lisiecki
Feb 28

Hailed by critics worldwide for his mature and poetic playing, Jan Lisiecki made his orchestral debut at the age of 9 and has since given...

You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up
Feb 23 – Feb 26, 2012

After fourteen years of marriage, writers-actors-and real-life-married-couple Annabelle Gurwitch (“Dinner and a Movie,” Fired!) and Jeff Kahn (“The Ben Stiller Show,” Forty Year Old Virgin)...

Contra-Tiempo Urban Latin Dance Theater
Feb 11

CONTRA-TIEMPO is a Los Angeles based dance company, founded and directed by Ana Maria Alvarez. The company fuses Salsa, Afro-Cuban, West African, Hip-Hop, and abstract...

Romeo and Juliet
Jan 5 – Jan 21, 2012

Shakespeare’s timeless tale of star-crossed lovers and undoubtedly the most famous love story in the English language, Romeo and Juliet teaches us the meaning of...

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