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Tim Shawver

Tim Shawver

Tim Shawver has appeared in or directed over 125 productions in the Phoenix area including work with Arizona Broadway Theatre, The Phoenix Theatre Company, Childsplay, Southwest Shakespeare Company, Stray Cat Theatre, Actors Theatre, Nearly Naked Theatre, Mesa Encore Theatre, A/C Theatre Co, and Space 55. 






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Review: MJ THE MUSICAL at Gammage Auditorium
Review: MJ THE MUSICAL at Gammage Auditorium
March 17, 2024

What did our critic think of MJ THE MUSICAL at Gammage Auditorium?

Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Gammage Auditorium
Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Gammage Auditorium
February 4, 2024

In a landscape flooded with jukebox musicals, (Four of them in this ASU Gammage season!) JAGGED LITTLE PILL stands out as the first artistically and socially responsible integrated catalog musical. It is a gem that deserves recognition.

Review: BEETLEJUICE at Gammage Auditorium
Review: BEETLEJUICE at Gammage Auditorium
August 24, 2023

What did our critic think of BEETLEJUICE at Gammage Auditorium?

Review: HAIRSPRAY at Gammage Auditorium
Review: HAIRSPRAY at Gammage Auditorium
June 24, 2023

HAIRSPRAY returns to Gammage Auditorium through June 25th offering audiences a welcome revisit to the original Broadway staging of one of the most frequently produced musicals of the 21st century. Ben Brantley’s 2002 NY Times Broadway review said HAIRSPRAY is 'as sweet as a show can be without tooth decay.' Two decades later, still no cavities.

Review: DISNEY'S FROZEN NATIONAL TOUR at Gammage Auditorium
Review: DISNEY'S FROZEN NATIONAL TOUR at Gammage Auditorium
March 1, 2023

What did our critic think of DISNEY'S FROZEN NATIONAL TOUR at Gammage Auditorium?

Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Gammage Auditorium
Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Gammage Auditorium
December 9, 2022

Aaron Sorkin's stage adaptation of Harper Lee's classic novel TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is playing at Gammage Auditorium through December 6th. The book has been re-imagined by the Academy Award winning screenwriter. He's crafted a satisfying theatre experience with his trademark crackling dialogue serving a feast of material for the show's flawless cast.

Review: THE LION KING at Gammage Auditorium
Review: THE LION KING at Gammage Auditorium
July 11, 2022

Disney's THE LION KING has found its way back to Tempe nearly a decade after its sold-out multi-week visit in 2013.

BWW Review: HADESTOWN at Gammage Auditorium
BWW Review: HADESTOWN at Gammage Auditorium
April 21, 2022

HADESTOWN has arrived in Sun Devil country for a six day run at ASU's Gammage Auditorium. The 2019 Best Musical Tony Winner succeeds with an expressive, haunting score and the dark imagination of director Rachel Chavkin.

BWW Review: Arizona Opera presents a captivating production of Sondheim's A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
BWW Review: Arizona Opera presents a captivating production of Sondheim's A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
March 10, 2022

Last fall, when local companies were announcing their various seasons, one particular show made my eyes widen as I thought, 'WHO'S doing WHAT?' I'm talking about Arizona Opera bringing to Phoenix and Tucson a fully orchestrated presentation of the infrequently produced, head-shakeningly brilliant Stephen Sondheim musical, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC. Elegant, poetic, heady, romantic, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC is an exciting choice for a large-scale staging leaning into traditional opera. Arizona Opera makes the most of the moment with an enchanting, delightful treat of a show.

BWW Review: BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre
BWW Review: ORSON WELLES at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre
BWW Review: ORSON WELLES at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre
May 5, 2021

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre debuts their new venue with ORSON WELLES, a one-man theatrical biography of the acclaimed actor/filmmaker. It’s a pleasant 80 minutes featuring Keath Hall’s expert performance of an unambitious script. 

BWW Review: MASTER HAROLD... AND THE BOYS at Arizona Theatre Company
BWW Review: MASTER HAROLD... AND THE BOYS at Arizona Theatre Company
February 20, 2020

Arizona Theatre Company's current production hits the mark as a historical reminder and, through masterful performances by its cast of three, depicts institutionalized racism's capability to destroy even the most loving relationships.

BWW Review: THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE Fascinates at Arizona Theatre Company
BWW Review: THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE Fascinates at Arizona Theatre Company
May 29, 2019

With its spectacular American premiere production of playwright Andrew Bovell's THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE, Arizona Theatre Company might soon achieve its greatest impact on and thrust into the national theatre conversation.

BWW Review: OUR TOWN at Zao Theatre in Apache Junction
BWW Review: OUR TOWN at Zao Theatre in Apache Junction
April 6, 2019

The most producible classic American play, OUR TOWN, is thankfully one of its best. Zao Theatre's production delivers an enjoyable, well-performed production running in Apache Junction through April 13th.

Gammage Books THE BOOK OF MORMON for Return Visit
Gammage Books THE BOOK OF MORMON for Return Visit
November 2, 2015

ASU Gammage has capped their record breaking week of THE BOOK OF MORMON by announcing a second visit by the show in May 2017. Tickets go on sale Monday, November 9th. That's an eighteen month head start for a show that just grossed more than $2 million in the first six days of its inaugural trip to Arizona.

BWW Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON Testifies the Modern Musical
BWW Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON Testifies the Modern Musical
October 28, 2015

Gammage Auditorium fires up its impressive 2015-2016 season with the high-profile opener The Book of Mormon.

BWW Feature: DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID at Arizona Broadway Theatre
BWW Feature: DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID at Arizona Broadway Theatre
June 18, 2015

Arizona Broadway Theatre extends DISNEY'S LITTLE MERMAID for two performances in Prescott, AZ.

BWW Previews: LAURA OSNES AND SANTINO FONTANA MASTERCLASS by Straight From New York
BWW Previews: LAURA OSNES AND SANTINO FONTANA MASTERCLASS by Straight From New York
January 12, 2015

Tony nominees Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana present a musical theatre performance workshop January 21st in Phoenix.

BWW Reviews: PIPPIN Revival Jumps Through Hoops
BWW Reviews: PIPPIN Revival Jumps Through Hoops
December 8, 2014

PIPPIN's 1st National Tour arrives at Gammage Auditorium in Tempe, AZ.



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