Chanel Bragg

Black Theatre Troupe Will Perform LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL
by Stephi Wild - Mar 7, 2025

Black Theatre Troupe will close its season with a powerhouse performance of LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!

Review: THE AFRICAN COMPANY PRESENTS RICHARD III at The Black Theatre Troupe
by Herbert Paine - Feb 11, 2025

The Black Theatre Troupe's production of THE AFRICAN COMPANY PRESENTS RICHARD III is a triumph: a vital and illuminating piece of theater that reaffirms the stage as a battleground for justice and representation.

Winners Announced For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Phoenix Awards
by BWW Awards - Jan 8, 2025

Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Phoenix Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

THE AFRICAN COMPANY PRESENTS RICHARD III to be Presented at Black Theatre Troupe in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 31, 2024

Black Theatre Troupe will present THE AFRICAN COMPANY PRESENTS RICHARD III, a gripping drama based on actual historic events. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL to be Presented at The Phoenix Theatre Company This Holiday Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 9, 2024

The Phoenix Theatre Company will transform into the colorful Jungle of Nool, where Horton the Elephant and his friends leap off the page and into your heart. 'Seussical the Musical,' will be presented live on stage in December.

NAUTY & NICE: HOLIDAY CONCERT to be Presented at Stagebrush Theatre This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 6, 2024

Oh Come, All Ye Playful! Prepare for a hilarious, one-of-a-kind holiday concert this Christmas Eve. Guaranteed to stuff your stockings with laughter, don't miss 'Naughty & Nice'-or Yule be sorry! Learn how to attend.

Review: SWEAT at Stray Cat Theatre
by Herbert Paine - Nov 26, 2024

Stray Cat Theatre's production of SWEAT, directed by Chanel Bragg, achieves a remarkable balance between the intimacy and intensity of working class folks caught in the whirlwind of economic displacement. To this end, Bragg's ensemble delivers powerhouse performances.

Review: WAITRESS at The Phoenix Theatre Company
by Herbert Paine - Sep 30, 2024

The Phoenix Theatre Company's production of WAITRESS...as a live musical is a testament to this unique form of American theatre... You won’t see a better production.

WAITRESS to be Presented at The Phoenix Theatre Company This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 17, 2024

The Phoenix Theatre Company will present WAITRESS, a musical by Sara Bareilles. Follow Jenna Hunterson's journey of love, hope, and self-discovery. Learn how to purchase tickets.

GREASE Comes to TheaterWorks in July
by Stephi Wild - Jun 20, 2024

TheaterWorks will kick off their 2024-25 Mainstage season with GREASE, running July 12 through July 28, 2024.

CLYDE'S Comes to Boise Contemporary Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 19, 2024

David Kepner will reprise his role as Jason in Lynn Nottage’s more recent Reading, PA play, Clyde’s, a story of hard work, solidarity, and daring to dream in a greasy spoon down the road from Stan’s bar in Sweat.

Review: LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL at Phoenix Theatre
by Suzanne Whitaker - Sep 10, 2023

This production is almost as fabulous as Billie Holiday herself.

Review: THE GLASS MENAGERIE at Arizona Theatre Company
by Herbert Paine - Feb 26, 2023

In its execution, a less than compelling and strategically misdirected production of Tennessee Williams's THE GLASS MENAGERIE is the current fare at Arizona Theatre Company.

Review: ATC Production Breaks More Than Glass Figurines
by Robert Encila-Celdran - Jan 31, 2023

For the record, director Chanel Bragg didn't have to secure a movie star to manifest a compelling production of her own. She features a charismatic powerhouse in Lillie Richardson, who submits a resounding performance as the flamboyant matriarch. Ms. Richardson strides with regal confidence and speaks with a stately optimism that defies her fear of an austere future. Amanda has conjured traditional perceptions of an imperious monster, but Lillie Richardson plays against that tendency, showing us an overzealous mother who only wants the best for her children. Indeed she fluctuates between illusion and reality, and in Richardson, we see Amanda's inability to distinguish them as a tragedy.

Feature: Chanel Bragg Talks Leadership Role, Equity and Representation, THE GLASS MENAGERIE at Arizona Theatre Company
by Robert Encila-Celdran - Jan 6, 2023

American regional theaters have seen significant changes since the pandemic began. Reeling from a revenue loss of more than $3 billion since the Covid shutdown (SMU Data Arts), the industry has struggled to establish a new normal, with many redefining their programming in the apprehension of a vague future.

Arizona Theatre Company Reimagines THE GLASS MENAGERIE In 2023
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 8, 2022

Arizona Theatre Company will celebrate the start of the new year with one of the most prolific plays of all time, The Glass Menagerie, with support from Corporate Production Sponsor UnitedHealthcare.

BWW Review: JUSTICE at Herberger Theater Center
by Lee Cooley - May 9, 2022

I was curious to see how Lauren Gunderson (book), Bree Lowdermilk (music) and Kait Kerrigan (lyrics) could make a musical about former Supreme Court judges Sandra Day O'Connor and the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg. And how does local performer Chanel Bragg figure into this Arizona Theatre Company world premiere?

BWW Review: JUSTICE Gets It Done Where Decisions are Made
by Robert Encila-Celdran - Apr 25, 2022

There's a lavish public appetite for musicals these days. Chalk it up, perhaps, to a creative vengeance after a stifling pandemic. In any case, it's great news to theater artists with a bent for collaboration. And when a musical takes on the urgency of the moment, the creator's inspiration becomes a genuine point of interest.

BWW Review: JUSTICE Gets It Done Where Decisions Are Made
by Robert Encila-Celdran - Apr 19, 2022

What's brewing at ATC is nothing short of providential. JUSTICE feels profoundly earnest in its development, and even as the piece is rendered concert-style we're left with a fierce sensation that Arizona's regional theater company has struck gold, albeit mining is still in progress. If Broadway is in the cards, don't be surprised and remember where it all started.

Arizona Theatre Company Announces 2022-2023 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 13, 2022

Arizona Theatre Company's 55th season is taking the stage! Productions will take place in Tucson at the Temple of Music and Art, followed by a Phoenix run at the Herberger Theater Center. Find out all the schedules and how to get tickets.