Phoenix Metro Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 29

BWW Review: VYT's JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH Is Fantasterrific!
by Herbert Paine - October 12, 2015

A top-notch cast, stunning costumes, and a memorable story make Valley Youth Theatre's JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH a must-see for families....

BWW Review: THE ADDAMS FAMILY Is A Finger-Snapping Hoot
by Herbert Paine - October 04, 2015

Director Jere Van Patten has put the fun into the funereal, thanks to high octane performances by Harmon Swartz and Janna Hanson and a spirited cast of ghoulsters in Desert Stages Theatre's production of THE ADDAMS FAMILY....

BWW Review: Stray Cat Theatre Gives Great Vibrations to Laura Eason's SEX WITH STRANGERS
by Herbert Paine - September 27, 2015

Stray Cat Theatre scores a huge hit with SEX WITH STRANGERS. Heather Lee Harper and Tyler Eglen deliver spell-binding performances....

BWW Review: Hale Centre Theatre Presents Punchy HEAVEN CAN WAIT
by Herbert Paine - September 22, 2015

Hale Centre Theatre is showcasing the popular comedy/fantasy, HEAVEN CAN WAIT, in a light-hearted and highly satisfying production, directed by Alaina Beauloye and featuring Josh Hunt as Joe Pendleton, the aspiring boxer whose lease on life gets an unexpected left hook....

BBW Review: HERSHEY FELDER AS IRVING BERLIN, Audiences Will Be Loving You, Always
by Maria Rita Meli - September 20, 2015

You are never truly alone, not when you are in the company of a song, the great American songbook composer and lyricist reminds the opening night's audience of Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin at the Temple of Music and Art in downtown Tucson. It is a statement that rings true throughout the evening ...

BWW Review: Phoenix Theatre Presents CHICAGO
by Herbert Paine - September 14, 2015

In Phoenix Theatre's Season-opening production of CHICAGO, Michael Barnard has gathered a storm of production quality ~ uplifting music, sexy and vintage costumes, elegant set design, and kickass choreography. The show, however, is all flash without the fire of Bob Fosse's satiric vision....

BWW Review: Hale Centre Theatre Presents SOMETHING'S AFOOT
by Herbert Paine - September 08, 2015

Cambrian James once again demonstrates his remarkable directorial gifts by elevating a light-hearted comedy, SOMETHING'S AFOOT, into a showcase of marvelous gags and surprises and demonstrating just how joyous and side-splitting melodrama can be. He is aided and abetted in this endeavor by a perfect...