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

Like its composer, KINKY BOOTS is so unusual. Meticulously derivative, yet passingly original.

ONCE National Tour woos Tempe with sincerity and skill.

Origin stories get a headstart. An audience follows deeper a familiar character. Clever, new exposition regarding established plot points is engaging and often delightful. Origin stories can be the flashback episode of a water cooler weekly serial. They can be the other side of a story like WICKED. They can be the how did the super hero discover their super-powers story or a combination of all three like PETER AND THE STARCATCHER. The show, based on Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson's book of similar name, calls itself 'a Grownup's Prequel to Peter Pan'. And in it, the devices of the origin story meet a play already propelled by a talented staging, hilarious incongruity, and impressive performances. The National Tour visits Tempe's Gammage Auditorium January 14th through 19th.

DISNEY'S THE LION KING as prideful as ever

The Dazzling 1st National Tour of PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT launches Gammage Auditorium's eclectic 2013-2014 season.

The new Mel Brooks musical, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, is a delightful and fun way for Tempe's Gammage Auditorium to start the 2010-2011 season. Strong performances and world-class choreography entertain despite a limited book and score.

The Arizoni Theatre Awards of Excellence (the 'Zonies') will announce this year's nominations on Monday, July 26 at Tempe's Fiesta Inn.

The 1st National Tour of IN THE HEIGHTS arrived in Phoenix this week. A talented cast performs the fantastic score expertly. But as the show gets farther from its New York roots, its generic characters and storyline are less forgivable. The show's innovative advancement of the Broadway sound still makes the show a must-see.

1st national tour of IN THE HEIGHTS makes a brief stop at Tempe's Gammage Auditorium June 15th - 20th.

1st national tour of IN THE HEIGHTS makes a brief stop at Tempe's Gammage Auditorium June 15th - 20th.

Southwest Shakespeare Co. announces a 17th season filled with cherished favorites and rarely produced gems.

Nilaja Sun is the author and star of NO CHILD, an off-broadway hit she now brings to Actors Theatre. NO CHILD is a fast-paced, one-woman show with plenty of laughs. It opened April 23rd and runs until May 8th. www.actorstheatrephx.org/

Actors Theatre hit production of TRIPLE ESPRESSO extended to October 11th.

Southwest Shakespeare Co. announces a 17th season filled with cherished favorites and rarely produced gems.