Phoenix Metro Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 36

BWW Reviews: Bravissimo! Ballet Arizona's NAPOLI Is Solid Gold Ballet
by Herbert Paine - February 16, 2015

Triumphant! Exhilarating! Dazzling! Ib Andersen's masterful and extraordinary staging of August Bournonville's Napoli is a cornucopia of bravura performances, bristling with energy, velocity, and vivacity....

BWW Reviews: FIVE PRESIDENTS Is Unimpeachable
by Herbert Paine - February 09, 2015

In Rick Cleveland's ingenious Five Presidents, directed by Mark Clements and on stage at the Herberger Theatre, the 38th to the 42nd occupants of the Oval Office come to pay their respects to #37, Richard Milhous Nixon. It's a delicious concept and an undeniable hit, brought to life by the splendid ...

BWW Reviews: You Can Hear America Singing in BURNING IN THE NIGHT
by Herbert Paine - February 09, 2015

BURNING IN THE NIGHT: A HOBO'S SONG is as fine a piece of theatrical artistry as one will find in the Valley of the Sun. On stage at the Mesa Arts Center from February 6th-8th and continuing on February 13th at Theatre Works in Peoria, Richard Warren's brilliant adaptation of Dale Wasserman's epic m...

BWW Reviews: Desert Stages' LOMBARDI Scores A Touchdown
by Herbert Paine - February 02, 2015

Desert Stages Theatre's production of Eric Simonson's Lombardi, directed by Mark-Alan C. Clemente is a surefire touchdown, featuring inspired performances by Timothy Pittman as Lombardi and Dyana Carroll as the coach's stalwart wife Marie....

BWW Reviews: Arizona Women's Theatre's PANDORA FESTIVAL Brews A Potpourri of Potent Perspectives
by Herbert Paine - January 31, 2015

Three short plays, staged readings of works in progress by women playwrights, are the centerpiece of Arizona Women's Theatre Company's Eighth Annual Pandora Festival ~ a rich and much-needed opportunity to channel their creative voices....

BWW Reviews: Robyn Allen and Alexandra Utpadel Fuel the Fire of RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN
by Herbert Paine - January 23, 2015

Robyn Allen and Alexandra Utpadel deliver singularly powerful turns in Theatre artists Studio's production of RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN...