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 DROWSY CHAPERONE
Feb 3 – Feb 12, 2023
THE DROWSY CHAPERONEDST Teen Production February 3 - 12, 2023 Appropriate for All Ages “I don’t wanna show off no more!”The Man in Chair, a mousy, agoraphobic Broadway...
Neil Simon's THE SUNSHINE BOYS
Jan 14 – Feb 5, 2023
Neil Simon'sTHE SUNSHINE BOYSDST Actor's Cafe ProductionJanuary 14 - February 5, 2023Appropriate for ages 13+"It's ham on wry." - New York PostAl and Willie as...
SEUSSICAL, JR
Jan 6 – Jan 22, 2023
SEUSSICAL JR. DST Youth Production January 6 - 22, 2023 Appropriate for All Ages "Oh, the thinks you can think" when Dr. Seuss' best-loved characters collide and cavort in...
A CHRISTMAS STORY the Musical
Nov 18 – Dec 18, 2022
You'll shoot your eye out!A stage musical version of the 1983 film A Christmas Story. The musical has music and lyrics written by Pasek and...
THE VELVETEEN RABBIT
Dec 2 – Dec 18, 2022
The Velveteen Rabbit DST Actor's Cafe Holiday ProductionDecember 2 - 18, 2022Appropriate for All Ages"When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just...
HEATHERS THE MUSICAL Teen Edition
Oct 21 – Oct 30, 2022
We were kind before, we can be kind once more.The darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way...
Raold Dahl's MATILDA THE MUSICAL, JR
Sep 23 – Oct 9, 2022
The children are rising up. Join the revolt! Matilda has astonishing wit, intelligence... and special powers! She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her...
GUYS AND DOLLS
Aug 26 – Sep 11, 2022
Sit down, youre rockin the boat! Guys and Dolls tells the overlapping stories of high-roller Sky Masterson, who falls in love with mission worker Sarah...
Oscar Wilde's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
Jul 22 – Aug 14, 2022
This production of The Importance of Being Earnest is being played in Beverly Hills, circa 2005, in the age of early Facebook and MySpace. John...
LITTLE WOMEN the Broadway Musical
Jul 29 – Aug 7, 2022
Based on Louisa May Alcott's 1868-69 semi-autobiographical two-volume novel, it focuses on the four March sisters traditional Meg, wild, aspiring writer Jo, timid Beth, and...
Raold Dahl's WILLY WONKA JUNIOR
Jul 1 – Jul 10, 2022
Roald Dahl's WILLY WONKA JUNIOR DST Youth Production July 1 - 10, 2022 Appropriate for All Ages WILLY WONKA JUNIOR follows enigmatic candy manufacturer Willy...
Mitch Albom's TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE
Jun 11 – Jul 2, 2022
TUESDAYS WITH MORRIEDST Actor's Cafe ProductionSaturday, June 11 - Saturday, July 2, 2022 (Saturdays only)TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE is the autobiographical story of Mitch Albom, an...
ALTAR BOYZ
Jun 10 – Jun 19, 2022
A comedy musical about a fictitious Christian boy band on the last night of their national "Raise the Praise" tour. The Boyz are five all-singing,...
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Jun 3 – Jun 12, 2022
In this musical version of The Princess and the Pea, Princess Winnifred is an ungainly, brash girl competing for the hand of Prince Dauntless, whose...
BE MORE CHILL
May 6 – May 15, 2022
Jeremy Heere is just an average teenager. That is, until he finds out about The Squip, a tiny supercomputer that promises to bring him everything...
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
Apr 22 – May 15, 2022
In this comedy, set in the bedroom of the younger sister-of-the-bride, Five Women (all Bridesmaids) and One Man (an Usher) find a quiet place, between...
Disney's HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, JR.
Apr 8 – Apr 17, 2022
It's the first day after winter break at East High. The Jocks, Brainiacs, Thespians and Skater Dudes all find their cliques. Basketball team captain and...
CHESS THE MUSICAL
Mar 4 – Mar 20, 2022
In this musical, written as a metaphor for the Cold War with music written by the men of the super-group ABBA, the ancient game of...
BONNIE & CLYDE
Feb 4 – Feb 13, 2022
At the height of the Great Depression, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow went from two small-town nobodies in West Texas to America's most renowned folk...
Neil Simon's JAKE'S WOMEN
Jan 14 – Feb 13, 2022
With JAKE'S WOMEN, America's premier comic playwright makes another hilarious foray into the world of modern relationships. Jake, a novelist who is more successful with...
Disney's FROZEN, JR.
Jan 7 – Jan 16, 2022
A story of true love and acceptance between sisters, Frozen, Jr., expands upon the emotional relationship and journey between Princesses Anna and Elsa. When faced...
The Sound of Music
Nov 19 – Dec 19, 2021
Directed and Choreographed by Trisha Ditsworth Music-directed by Cathy Hauan THE SOUND OF MUSIC is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar...
The Winter Wonderettes (Actor's Cafe)
Dec 3 – Dec 19, 2021
The Wonderettes are back! This seasonal celebration finds the girls entertaining at the annual Harper's Hardware Holiday Party. When Santa turns up missing, the girls...
Carrie the Musical
Oct 22 – Oct 31, 2021
Directed by Chris R. Chavez Based on the original source material, the 1974 novel by Stephen King, Carrie the Musical follows a young woman with...
Clue: On Stage
Oct 1 – Oct 10, 2021
Directed by Mark-Alan C. Clemente Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount movie which was inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is a hilarious...
Into the Woods
Sep 16 – Sep 19, 2021
Directed by Kandyce Hughes James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone's favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, yet relevant, piece... and...
Madagascar A Musical Adventure JR
Aug 20 – Aug 29, 2021
Directed by Erin Tarkington Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar A Musical Adventure JR. follows all of your favorite crack-a-lackin friends as...
A Chorus Line
Jul 30 – Aug 8, 2021
Book by James Kirkwood & Nicholas DanteMusic By Marvin HamlischLyrics by Edward Kleban A CHORUS LINE is a celebration of those unsung heroes of the...
The Marvelous Wonderettes
Mar 12 – Mar 28, 2021
THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES Directed by Molly Lajoie This smash Off-Broadway hit takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom, where we meet Betty Jean,...
Bell, Book, & Candle
Jun 26 – Aug 9, 2020
Gillian Holroyd is one of the few modern people who can actually cast spells and perform feats of supernaturalism. She casts a spell over an...
Disenchanted!
Jul 10 – Aug 2, 2020
Poisoned applesglass slippersPrince Charming. Who needs em? In this Disney-Princesses-Bridesmaids, hysterical and very direct musical, Snow White and her poss of sassy princesses prove that...
Steel Magnolias
May 8 – Jun 14, 2020
The action is set in Truvys beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are anybody come to have their hair done. Helped...
Jake's Women
Mar 13 – Apr 26, 2020
Jake, a novelist who is more successful with fiction that with life, faces a marital crisis by daydreaming about the women in his life. The...
Damn Yankees
Feb 28 – Mar 15, 2020
Middle-aged baseball fanatic Joe Boyd, trades his soul to the Devil, also known as Mr. Applegate, for a chance to lead his favorite team to...
Murder On The Nile
Jan 10 – Feb 23, 2020
Kay Ridgeway has led a charmed life. Blessed with beauty, enormous wealth, and a new husband, she embarks on a honeymoon voyage down the Nile....
A Christmas Story The Play
Nov 29 – Dec 22, 2019
Humorist Jean Shepherds memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red...
Annie
Nov 29 – Dec 22, 2019
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyones hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined...
Oleanna
Oct 11 – Nov 17, 2019
A college student, Carol, drops by her professors office in an effort to gain his help to do better in class. John, the professor, in...
Oleanna
Oct 11 – Nov 17, 2019
A college student, Carol, drops by her professors office in an effort to gain his help to do better in class. John, the professor, in...
The Addams Family
Oct 18 – Nov 10, 2019
THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and its every fathers nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the...
The Wizard of Oz
Oct 26 – Nov 10, 2019
Based upon the books by L. Frank Baum and the classic 1939 film, the Wizard of Oz comes to life on stage! When a tornado...
In The Kingdom Of Clouds
Aug 2 – Aug 11, 2019
In a world where hope and creativity have been lost, those who live in the Kingdom of Clouds bring to life a lyrical rock opera...
The Dixie Swim Club
Jun 21 – Aug 4, 2019
Five Southern women, whose friendships began many years ago on their college swim team, set aside a long weekend every August to recharge those relationships....
The Wedding Singer
Jun 28 – Jul 28, 2019
It’s 1985, and rock star wannabe, Robbie Hart, is New Jersey’s favorite wedding singer. He’s the life of the party until his own fiancée leaves...
Legally Blonde
May 17 – Jun 16, 2019
Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend Warner dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law....
Broadway Bound
Apr 26 – Jun 9, 2019
Part three of Neil Simon’s acclaimed autobiographical trilogy finds Eugene and his older brother Stanley trying to break into the world of show business as...
Gerry Cullity's Alice In Wonderland
May 25 – Jun 9, 2019
Join the adventures of young Alice as she explores a zany wonderland in this children’s classic by Lewis Carroll. On an idle afternoon, by chance,...
Oliver!
Apr 5 – May 5, 2019
The streets of Victorian England come to life as Oliver, a malnourished orphan in a workhouse, becomes the neglected apprentice of an undertaker. Oliver escapes...
Death of a Salesman
Mar 15 – Apr 14, 2019
The story revolves around the last days of Willy Loman, a failing salesman, who cannot understand how he failed to win success and happiness. Through...
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
Jan 18 – Feb 24, 2019
Lily, an aging but formidable retiree, hires Michael, an acerbic dance instructor, to give her dance lessons in her condo in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida....
Disaster!
Jan 11 – Feb 10, 2019
It’s 1979, and New York’s hottest A-listers are lining up for the opening of a floating casino and discotheque. Also attending is a faded disco...
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Jan 12 – Feb 3, 2019
An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives,...
Disney's Mary Poppins Jr
Nov 16 – Dec 23, 2018
The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing...
A Christmas Story
Nov 30 – Dec 21, 2018
Humorist Jean Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red...
The Bad Seed
Oct 19 – Nov 18, 2018
The scene is a small Southern town where Colonel and Christine Penmark live with their daughter, Rhoda. Little Rhoda Penmark is the evil queen of...
Young Frankenstein
Oct 5 – Nov 4, 2018
Grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced “Fronk-en-steen”) inherits his family’s estate in Transylvania. With the help of a hunchbacked sidekick, Igor (pronounced...
The Butterfly's Day
Oct 13 – Oct 28, 2018
This Gerry Cullity original musical story adaptation of the Emily Dickinson poem imparts an inspiring magical garden tale about a Butterfly given one day to...
Boeing Boeing
Aug 24 – Oct 7, 2018
This 1960’s French farce adapted for the English-speaking stage features selfstyled Parisian lothario Bernard, who has Italian, German, and American fiancées, each a beautiful airline...
Bye Bye Birdie
Aug 17 – Sep 16, 2018
Rock star Conrad Birdie is the biggest thing to top the charts. Women love him, men want to be him and teenage girls around the...
Into The Woods
Jul 8 – Aug 7, 2016
Once upon a time there was childless baker and his wife that wished to begin a family, but have been cursed by an evil witch....
Moon Over Buffalo
Jun 3 – Jul 24, 2016
George and Charlotte Hay, traveling actors, are performing at theatre in Buffalo when George receives a very important phone call. Famous film director, Frank Capra,...
Shrek Jr The Musical
May 20 – Jun 26, 2016
In a faraway kingdom, the green ogre Shrek finds his swamp invaded by banished fairytale misfits, runaways who've been cast off by Lord Farquaad, a...
Glengarry Glen Ross
Mar 25 – May 15, 2016
When an office full of New York City real estate salesmen are given the news that all but the top two will be fi red...
9 to % The Musical
Apr 8 – May 8, 2016
Co-workers Violet, Judy and Doralee have had it with their obnoxious, egotistical boss and create a wild fantasy where they give him the boot! When...
Miracle on 34th Street
Nov 7 – Jan 10, 2016
Kris Kringle is the personification of good will and holiday spirit. As Macy’s holiday Santa, he enchants children and shoppers so completely that he is...
Annie Jr
Nov 13 – Dec 20, 2015
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined...
The Addams Family
Oct 2 – Nov 1, 2015
The wonderfully wacky Addams Family has never been normal, but all of that is about to change. Wednesday Addams is all grown up and has...
Of Mice & Men
Sep 4 – Oct 25, 2015
In this touching John Steinbeck classic tale of friendship, George and Lennie are migrant workers in the Great Depression trying to make money to fulfill...
Legally Blonde Jr
Aug 21 – Sep 20, 2015
Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside-down, however, when her boyfriend dumps her so he can start getting serious about...
Witness for the Prosecution
Mar 27 – May 17, 2015
Leonard Vole is accused of murdering elderly, wealthy widow Mrs. Emily French. His lawyer is convinced of his innocence until the will is read revealing...
42nd Street
Jan 9 – Feb 8, 2015
Peggy is terrified to fill diva Dorothy’s dancing shoes and decides to go back home to Allentown. It takes some coaxing by director Julian to...
Harvey
Nov 7 – Jan 11, 2015
Good old Elwood P. Dowd has a best friend. His name is Harvey. Harvey is friendly, amusing and loyal. Elwood takes Harvey with him everywhere...
The Wizard Of Oz
Nov 14 – Dec 21, 2014
A young girl from Kansas opens the door to a gloriously strange land, and so begins one of the most beloved tales of all time!...
Footloose!
Oct 3 – Nov 2, 2014
Music and dance are banned in a sleepy rural community. Newcomer Chicago teen Ren McCormack takes on the town’s high-powered minister in a tough uphill...
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Sep 5 – Oct 26, 2014
In this powerfully gritty drama Randle McMurphy is convicted of statutory rape and chooses to serve time in a mental hospital rather than state prison....
Alice In Wonderland
Aug 22 – Sep 21, 2014
Enjoy Gerry Cullity’s original music and lyrics of this original adaptation. Join the adventures of young Alice as she explores a zany wonderland in this...
Rocky Horror Show
Jul 12 – Aug 10, 2013
A wonderfully weird and wacky musical production, the newly engaged Brad and Janet experience a car breakdown and find themselves one stormy night in the...
The Mousetrap
Jun 7 – Jul 28, 2013
Agatha Christie’s murderous timeless classic The Mousetrap originally opened in London, in 1952, and has captured the imaginations of its audiences ever since. The mystery...
The Butterfly's Day
May 23 – Jun 23, 2013
This Gerry Cullity original musical story adaptation of the Emily Dickinson poem imparts an inspiring magical garden tale about a Butterfly given one day to...
The Foreigner
Mar 22 – May 19, 2013
One man’s lack of words yields an abundance of knowledge when he and a friend lie about his native language. Set in a Georgia fishing...
Legally Blonde the Musical
Apr 12 – May 11, 2013
The blonde and beautiful Elle Woods has the world on a string until her boyfriend, Warner, dumps her. A demolished-turned-determined Elle emerges on a mission,...
Disney's Little Mermaid Jr.
Feb 22 – Mar 24, 2013
The beloved musical occurs in the depths of the sea with the adventurous mermaid, Ariel, who schemes to leave her sea life behind for land....
The Elephant Man
Feb 8 – Mar 10, 2013
This remarkable story delivers an up-close and true account of the pain and loneliness of one John Merrick, a rarest of human beings from 19th...
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