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STARLIGHT COMMUNITY THEATER

1611 W. Whispering Wind Dr
Phoenix, AZ 85085



Review: OUTSIDE MULLINGAR at Theatre Artists Studio


by Herbert Paine - May 18, 2026

There are productions that succeed because the script is strong, and productions that succeed because performers manage to elevate familiar material. Theatre Artists Studio’s production of John Patrick Shanley’s OUTSIDE MULLINGAR achieves something rarer: a complete unity of tone, performance, l...

Review: THE CHER SHOW at Arizona Broadway Theatre


by Herbert Paine - May 11, 2026

Strong performances, impressive staging, and the sense of fun and theatricality that audiences expect from a jukebox musical built around one of popular culture’s most enduring stars....

Review: ANGELS IN AMERICA at Stray Cat Theatre


by Herbert Paine - May 11, 2026

Stray Cat Theatre’s revival seems to rediscover the volatility in the text and the humor that snaps like electricity....

Review: HOME, I'M DARLING at Live Theatre Workshop


by Zach Wetzel - May 10, 2026

HOME, I'M DARLING tells a poignant tale with top-notch performances....

Review: EL DORADO’S GOLD at The Bridge Initiative And Simply Livin’ Productions


by Cheyenne Lewis - May 08, 2026

Black cowboys and the Black rodeo have a rich history that continues to this day. Although this side of history was not acknowledged in the way it deserved to be, EL DORADO’S GOLD is a great tribute to Black cowboy culture. EL DORADO’S GOLD touches on so many topics, from the history of the Fula...

Review: THE TEMPEST at The Rogue Theatre


by Zach Wetzel - May 03, 2026

An elegant and fantastical production springs to life at The Rogue....

Review: DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS at Arizona Theatre Company


by Zach Wetzel - May 02, 2026

Dracula is at it again in this delightfully zany production!...

Review: RIVERDANCE at Broadway In Tucson


by Zach Wetzel - April 30, 2026

RIVERDANCE has a limited engagement at Centennial Hall through April 30. This is a fast-paced theatrical dance showcase that honors Celtic culture while also including cultures from other locations, such as Brooklyn and Latin America. ...

Review: HELL'S KITCHEN at ASU Gammage


by Herbert Paine - April 29, 2026

HELL’S KITCHEN leaves you with the sensation that at the very least Alicia Keys has done something instinctively theatrical: she’s turned the noise of her youth into music, and the city that raised her into a stage big enough to contain it....

Review: MAZEL at Theatre Artists Studio


by Herbert Paine - April 27, 2026

Theatre Artists Studio's production of Amy Hartman's MAZEL has ended its run, but its themes of remembering, reconciliation, and forgiveness echo beyond the stage. Under Kathleen Butler's direction, the play, which was conceived in 2006, arrives in reworked form at a moment when its central question...

Past Shows

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Jun 6 – Jun 22, 2025

The world-famous Willy Wonka is opening the gates to his mysterious factory…but only to a lucky few. Young Charlie Bucket and four other golden ticket winners...

Scotland Road
Scotland Road
Apr 25 – Apr 27, 2025

Scotland Road tells the story of a young woman found floating on an iceberg some 75 years after the sinking of the Titanic. Her doctor,...

Goosebumps, The Musical
Goosebumps, The Musical
Apr 4 – Apr 13, 2025

Based off of R.L. Stine's Goosebumps Book (The Phantom of the Auditorium) - Brooke and Zeke have been cast as the leads in the schools...

Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace
Feb 21 – Mar 2, 2025

Drama critic Mortimer Brewster’s engagement announcement is upended when he discovers a corpse in his elderly aunts’ window seat. Mortimer rushes to tell Abby and...

Legally Blonde The Musical
Legally Blonde The Musical
Jan 10 – Jan 26, 2025

Based on the hit movie with Reese Witherspoon, Legally Blonde The Musical is a classic fish-out-of-water tale about being true to yourself and looking fabulous...

The Birds
The Birds
Oct 18 – Oct 20, 2024

Daphne du Maurier’s short story is boldly adapted by Conor McPherson—a gripping, unsettling, and moving look at human relationships in the face of societal collapse.

Junie B. Jones is Not A Crook
Junie B. Jones is Not A Crook
Sep 6 – Sep 15, 2024

Something terrible happened to Junie B. Jones at school today! Someone stole her new furry mittens! So when Junie B. finds a wonderful pen of...

PUFFS!
PUFFS!
Jul 26 – Aug 11, 2024

TWO CASTS - ONE TEEN and ONE ADULTPUFFS! is a fast-paced romp through the "Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and...

The Prom
The Prom
Jun 7 – Jun 23, 2024

Four eccentric Broadway stars hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town prom, they know it’s time to spotlight the issue…and themselves.

A Bench in the Sun
A Bench in the Sun
Apr 26 – Apr 28, 2024

See the comedy that Mel Brooks called, "Very wise, very moving, but most of all, very funny." For one weekend only at Starlight Community Theater!

Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
Apr 5 – Apr 14, 2024

Agatha Christie's classic story featuring Hecule Poirot is full of romance, tragedy, primal murder and the urge for revenge.

Last Five Years
Last Five Years
Feb 2 – Feb 4, 2024

This modern musical ingeniously chronicles the five-year life of a marriage, from meeting to break-up and from break-up to meeting.  Jason Robert Brown's Drama Desk winner, The...

She Loves Me
She Loves Me
Dec 1 – Dec 17, 2023

Considered by many to be the most charming musical ever written, She Loves Me is a warm romantic comedy with an endearing innocence and a...

Done to Death
Done to Death
Apr 29 – May 7, 2022

Once-famous mystery writers involve the audience as they apply their individual methods to solving various murders. They include a couple who write sophisticated murders, a...

Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
Feb 18 – Feb 27, 2022

This production of Much Ado About Nothing is set in Chicago just before the repeal of Prohibition. Don Pedro, a notorious rum-runner, has just extracted...

Disney My Son Pinocchio
Disney My Son Pinocchio
Jan 14 – Jan 23, 2022

Join the Blue Fairy, Stromboli and a lively cast of characters as Geppetto journeys beyond the toyshop to discover the meaning of family. When the...

The SpongeBob Musical
The SpongeBob Musical
Dec 3 – Dec 19, 2021

The Arizona Premier of THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL in a community production. In The SpongeBob Musical, we find ourselves in the undersea city of Bikini Bottom,...

The Wacky Horror Cyber Show
The Wacky Horror Cyber Show
Oct 22 – Oct 23, 2021

A virtual production of "The Wacky Horror Cyber Show." Friday at 7pm, Saturday at 2pm and 7pm. Tickets are $10 for an individual and $25...

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Sep 10 – Sep 19, 2021

Randle McMurphy is a charming rogue who contrives to serve a short sentence in an airy mental institution rather than in a prison. This, he...

Footloose
Footloose
Jul 23 – Aug 8, 2021

When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, he is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high...

Holy Matrimony!
Holy Matrimony!
Nov 13 – Nov 15, 2020

Can marriage stand the test of time? Donald and Betty Goodwin seek the answer to this question in a two-person, three act comedy that spans...

Dracula
Dracula
Oct 23 – Nov 1, 2020

The mysterious Count Dracula has gone to England where he is living on a large estate next to an insane asylum run by the incredibly...

Radium Girls
Radium Girls
Aug 28 – Aug 30, 2020

In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rageuntil the girls who painted them began to...

Objection: Disorder in the Court
Objection: Disorder in the Court
Aug 7 – Aug 8, 2020

Casey Licit is on a cross-country road trip when shes apprehended and held for trial in a town appropriately named Berserksville. Charged with an outrageous...

Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
Jul 19 – Aug 4, 2019

MAMMA MIA! is an enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship. A mother. A daughter. Three possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you'll...

The Pajama Game
The Pajama Game
Feb 22 – Mar 24, 2019

Conditions at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory are anything but peaceful as sparks fly between new superintendent, Sid Sorokin, and Babe Williams, leader of the union...

Avenue Q - School Edition
Avenue Q - School Edition
Jan 18 – Feb 2, 2019

Music and Lyrics by Jeff Marx & Robert Lopez. Book by Jeff Whitty. Based on an original concept by Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx. Originally...

It's A Wonderful Life
It's A Wonderful Life
Dec 14 – Dec 16, 2018

Adapted for the stage by James W. Rodgers. Based on the film by Frank Capra and the story by Peter Van Doren Stern. Presented through...

The Princess King
The Princess King
Nov 9 – Nov 10, 2018

Written by Jeff Fluharty. Presented through special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service Everyone loves a good story, especially when it comes to life! Lucille’s mother...

A Murder Is Announced
A Murder Is Announced
Oct 12 – Oct 28, 2018

Written By Agatha Christie & Leslie Darbon Presented through special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. Directed by Van Rockwell An announcement in the local paper...

Honk Jr!
Honk Jr!
Sep 7 – Sep 23, 2018

Honk! JR. is a heartwarming celebration of being different that is sure to delight all ages with its sparkling wit, unique charm and memorable score....

Videos


Sabaton, Pop Evil & Wings of Steel in Phoenix Sabaton, Pop Evil & Wings of Steel
Arizona Financial Theatre (11/11-11/11)
Rush in Phoenix Rush
Desert Diamond Arena (12/01-12/01)
SHE LOVES ME in Phoenix SHE LOVES ME
Don Bluth Front Row Theatre (9/17-10/31)
Mystery and Magic Dinner Theater - 'Murder at the Magic Show II' in Phoenix Mystery and Magic Dinner Theater - 'Murder at the Magic Show II'
Magic and Mystery Dinner Theater at Dante's Fire (6/12-6/14)
80’s New Wave Tribute: The Police, The Cars, Talking Heads and Elvis Costello and More in Phoenix 80’s New Wave Tribute: The Police, The Cars, Talking Heads and Elvis Costello and More
Hale Centre Theatre Arizona (9/11-9/26)
TUSK: The Classic Tribute to Fleetwood Mac in Phoenix TUSK: The Classic Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
Fox Tucson Theatre (10/28-10/28)
It's A Wonderful Life in Phoenix It's A Wonderful Life
Don Bluth Front Row Theatre (11/19-12/23)
One Night of Queen in Phoenix One Night of Queen
Fox Tucson Theatre (8/02-8/02)
Leslie Jones in Phoenix Leslie Jones
Fox Tucson Theatre (9/18-9/18)
Much Ado About Dinosaurs in Phoenix Much Ado About Dinosaurs
Beaver Street Theatre (10/16-10/25)