Phoenix Metro Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 32

BWW Reviews: RUMORS Has It!
by Herbert Paine - June 08, 2015

A bullet train of laughs is reverberating across the Opening Night walls of Desert Stages Theatre, thanks to the deft direction of Virginia Olivieri and Gary Zaro and the quirky comic thespians who breathe fire into the script of Neil Simon's elegant farce, RUMORS....

BWW Reviews: Four Big Splashes for THE LITTLE MERMAID!
by Herbert Paine - June 05, 2015

Lynzee Jaye Paul 4man and Jill-Christine Wiley lead a high-octane cast in Arizona Broadway Theatre's resplendent and enchanting production of THE LITTLE MERMAID....

Summer Stages: Cool Theatre for Hot Times in the Valley of the Sun
by Herbert Paine - May 27, 2015

Theater lovers have a sizzling menu of choices for their viewing pleasure this Summer in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area ~ from delightful old chestnuts to spirited and timeless musicals. Here are the picks of the crop....

BWW Reviews: ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS - Five Stars! Laurels for Ron May!
by Herbert Paine - May 26, 2015

Ron May gives a laugh out loud and shining portrayal of a modern times harlequin in Phoenix Theatre's production of Richard Bean's ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS. Featuring a great ensemble, brilliantly directed by Pasha Yamotahari, the show is a joyous jaunt into a world of 'comedic chaos.'...

BWW Reviews: SOLD Is Bold and Daring Filmmaking of the Highest Order
by Herbert Paine - May 19, 2015

SOLD, the award-winning film based on Patricia McCormick's novel about the worldwide tragedy of human trafficking and directed by Jeffrey D. Brown, is a necessarily unsparing and stunning account of a Nepali child's ordeal in the nefarious world of brothels and gangsters, featuring riveting performa...

BWW Reviews: Childsplay's THE THREE JAVELINAS Blows The House Down and Raises The Spirits
by Herbert Paine - May 04, 2015

Jenny Millinger has taken a heroic and successful leap into playwriting and, in collaboration with musical director Todd Hulet, has fashioned an uplifting and charming tale based on characters from the books of Susan Lowell. Adapt another fabled story about three pigs; stir vigorously with the motif...