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Heist
Heist
1/10 - 1/25/2026


Heist, the U.S. Premiere by Arun Lakra, transports audiences into the world of high-stakes thievery inspired by classic caper films like Ocean's Eleven and The ...

HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF
HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF
2/13 - 2/28/2026


Liliana Padilla's Award-Winning Play HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF Explodes Onto Stray Cat Stage with Raw Power and Fierce Urgency The Yale Drama Series Prize-winning drama ...

The WoBo Show
The WoBo Show
1/23 - 1/25/2026


Wolfe Bowart’s The WoBo Show comes back to the S&S for a third season! Join us for three very different shows featuring the hilarious Wolfe ...

Little Women
Little Women
1/2 - 2/1/2026


Share this timeless and enduring classic about the March sisters’ journey from childhood to maturity during the American Civil War.  Meg, the eldest; Jo, the ...

The Hat Box by Eric Coble
The Hat Box by Eric Coble
1/9 - 2/1/2026


Do we ever really know our parents? Do we want to? Really? Two sisters are about to find out when they discover a hat box ...

Radio Hour - Our Miss Brooks: Valentine's Day Date and Lights Out: The Ugliest Man in the World


Our Radio Hour series returns for a third season with “not-so-late-night” times with two new shows including four radio plays! OUR VALENTINE’S SHOW (FEB 13 ...

Staged Reading: The One Good Thing or Are Ya' Patrick Swayze? by Joe Bravaco


Friday, February 13 and Saturday, February 14 at 7pm. A staged reading. Jamie and Tommy, two brothers who share a cottage on the Cliffs of ...

HENRY V
HENRY V
2/14 - 2/21/2026


SOUTHWEST SHAKESPEARE PRESENTS SHAKESPEARE’S WAR EPIC Themes of war and brotherhood abound throughout  Henry V   by William Shakespeare FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—Southwest Shakespeare Company will ...

SHRINES
SHRINES
1/29 - 2/22/2026


A family stuck in a horrifying cycle of perpetual mourning throws a party for a dead teenage girl, on what would have been her 30th ...

THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
2/7 - 2/22/2026


SOUTHWEST SHAKESPEARE TO PRESENT Shakespeare’s Most Hilarious Farce The Merry Wives of Windsor  by William Shakespeare set as a modern western. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—Southwest Shakespeare ...

BLITHE SPIRIT
BLITHE SPIRIT
1/22 - 2/28/2026


Directed by Jere Van Paten To gather background for his new book, novelist Charles Condomine and his second wife, Ruth, invite the extremely eccentric medium, ...

PUFFS or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic


For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the ...

Almost, Maine
Almost, Maine
2/22 - 3/8/2026


Welcome to Almost, Maine, a place that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States. And it’s not quite a town, because its ...

Red Herring Puppet Series: Aesop's Fables


Puppeteer Lisa Sturz, a veteran of Jim Henson Productions, Lucasfilm, Walt Disney Engineering returns again with her Red Herring Puppets series of puppet shows for ...

Theatre De Cuisine by Wolfe Bowart


Join the Scoundrel and Scamp and Wolfe Bowart for an evening of fine dining and the fantastical as a circus-inspired theatrical experience will unfold around ...

To Be Young, Gifted and Black


Lorraine Hansberry—playwright of A Raisin in the Sun —changed the landscape of American theatre forever. To Be Young, Gifted and Black gathers her words, letters, ...

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang


Step into the hilariously dysfunctional world of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Christopher Durang’s Tony Award-winning comedy that’s equal parts cheeky, chaotic, and ...

Ken Ludwig's TREASURE ISLAND
Ken Ludwig's TREASURE ISLAND
3/19 - 4/25/2026


An Adventure Adapted from the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson Directed by Cheryl Schaar Set sail on the journey of a lifetime, complete with cutthroat ...

The Apiary
The Apiary
4/26


Twenty-two years in the future honeybees are nearly extinct except for those kept alive inside of labs. Zora is overqualified for her new lab job, ...

Every Brilliant Thing
Every Brilliant Thing
5/29 - 5/31/2026


Come be part of Every Brilliant Thing , the internationally acclaimed, actor-driven play by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe. Performed in an intimate Flagstaff theatre ...

OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS


Directed by Janis Webb   Tengo famiglia! Every Sunday, Nick crosses the river to New Jersey and has dinner with both sets of his Italian American ...

Antony & Cleopatra
Antony & Cleopatra
7/10 - 8/1/2026


Join us beneath the stars for Antony and Cleopatra and feel the heat of a love story that shaped the fate of nations. Love and ...

As You Like It
As You Like It
7/11 - 8/2/2026


Shakespeare at his most charming. Step into Shakespeare’s enchanted Forest of Arden with As You Like It , performed outdoors in Flagstaff’s cool evening air. ...

BASKERVILLE: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery


Directed by Van Rockwell From the award-winning mastermind of mayhem and author of our 2025 Season’s rollicking farce,  Leading Ladies  comes another hit... The game’s afoot in ...

A Room in the Castle
A Room in the Castle
9/18 - 10/3/2026


Open the door to Ophelia's room! Set entirely within Ophelia’s chamber, A Room in the Castle asks a pressing question: how does a woman endure ...

The Taming
The Taming
9/17 - 10/4/2026


A beauty pageant becomes an unlikely crossroads of ambition, ideology, and identity. Amid the glitter and spectacle, Katherine isn’t just competing for a crown, she's ...

Much Ado About Dinosaurs
Much Ado About Dinosaurs
10/16 - 10/25/2026


Journey to the Jurassic with Shakespeare & company in this colorful, interactive, original play for audiences of all ages and geological eras! Created by Matthew ...


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Latest Phoenix Reviews


Review: ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE at Hale Centre Theatre


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....

Review: 42ND STREET at Arizona Broadway Theatre


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....

Review: THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK at Childsplay


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....

Review: JANE ANGER


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....

Review: HEIST at Arizona Theatre Company


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....

Review: THE BELLE OF TOMBSTONE at The Gaslight Theatre


by Zach Wetzel - January 11, 2026

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

Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at The Rogue Theatre


by Zach Wetzel - January 10, 2026

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

Review: THE WIZ at Broadway In Tucson


by Zach Wetzel - January 08, 2026

THE WIZ at Broadway in Tucson is a delightful and extraordinary revival that will have audience members clicking their heels but not wanting to go home. THE WIZ, which plays until January 11, is perfect for the whole family and is my favorite interpretation of 'The Wizard of Oz' story....

Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON at ASU Gammage


by Herbert Paine - January 07, 2026

In a theatrical era where standing ovations are dispensed like party favors, THE BOOK OF MORMON at ASU Gammage on its opening night elicited a reaction that felt less like polite approval and more like an arena rock concert. Audiences weren’t just clapping, they were erupting, unable to contain thei...

Review: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET CHRISTMAS at Arizona Broadway Theatre


by Zach Wetzel - December 23, 2025

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET CHRISTMAS brings sizzling entertainment to Arizona Broadway Theatre this holiday season! The run has closed, so this critic was very glad to have made it to the closing performance! ...



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