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 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...