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Scottsdale, AZ 85251-1227


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Review: NEXT TO NORMAL at Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre


by Herbert Paine - June 05, 2023

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre’s NEXT TO NORMAL, directed by Chris Chavez, is a captivating production about a mother’s bipolar disorder and the effects of her illness on her family. The well-cast show runs through June 11th....

Review: BIRTH OF A MURDERER at Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre


by Nathaniel Jones - June 05, 2023

Darian Lane’s Birth of a Murderer at Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre does a masterful job of Birthing a story that entertains and brings a jarring discomfort that still holds its audience....

Winners Announced For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Phoenix Awards


by BWW Awards - January 31, 2023

The winners have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Phoenix Awards, honoring the best in regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022....

12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Phoenix Awards; TheaterWorks Leads Favorite Local Theatre!


by BWW - December 19, 2022

The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Phoenix Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites....

Latest Stats Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Phoenix Awards; at Mesa Encore Theatre Leads Best Ensemble Performance!


by BWW - December 12, 2022

The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Phoenix Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites....

Latest Standings Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Phoenix Awards; TheaterWorks Leads Favorite Local Theatre!


by BWW - December 05, 2022

The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Phoenix Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites....

Past Shows

Spring Awakening
6/21 - 7/7/2024


Spring Awakening explodes onto the stage with a raw and powerful exploration of teenage angst and sexual awakening in a repressed society. Set in late ...

Mean Girls Jr
4/19 - 5/5/2024


The Plastics have deemed Broadway Junior worthy of their presence in Mean Girls JR! This musical from book writer Tina Fey (30 Rock), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally ...

Avenue Q
3/15 - 3/30/2024


Winner of 2003 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, Avenue Q is part flesh, part felt and packed with heart. The ...

Rent
7/28 - 8/6/2023


RENT: DOWNTOWN LA takes place in a warehouse in industrial downtown Los Angeles, where an artistic renaissance is underway in the vein of 1990s Alphabet ...

Disney's Moana Jr.
6/30 - 7/16/2023


From the film of the same name, Disney’s Moana JR. is a 60-minute musical adaptation of the 2016 Disney animated hit, bringing the adventures of ...


When an uber-organized mother and her spontaneous teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right. Masquerading as each other, ...

Shrek The Musical Jr
4/7 - 4/23/2023


Beauty is in the eye of the ogre in Shrek The Musical JR., based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film and fantastic Broadway musical. It's ...

Something Rotten!
3/3 - 3/19/2023


Welcome to the Renaissance and the outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical farce, Something Rotten. Created by Grammy Award-winning songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick, and successful screenwriters Karey Kirkpatrick and ...

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
2/3 - 2/12/2023


THE DROWSY CHAPERONE DST Teen Production  February 3 - 12, 2023  Appropriate for All Ages  “I don’t wanna show off no more!” The Man in ...

Neil Simon's THE SUNSHINE BOYS


Neil Simon'sTHE SUNSHINE BOYS DST Actor's Cafe Production January 14 - February 5, 2023 Appropriate for ages 13+ "It's ham on wry." - New York ...

Seussical Jr.
1/6 - 1/22/2023


Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat, and all of your favourite Dr. Seuss characters spring to life onstage in Seussical jr, a fantastical ...

SEUSSICAL, JR
SEUSSICAL, JR
1/6 - 1/22/2023


SEUSSICAL JR.  DST Youth Production  January 6 - 22, 2023  Appropriate for All Ages  "Oh, the thinks you can think" when Dr. Seuss' best-loved characters ...

A CHRISTMAS STORY the Musical
A CHRISTMAS STORY the Musical
11/18 - 12/18/2022


You'll shoot your eye out! A stage musical version of the 1983 film A Christmas Story. The musical has music and lyrics written by Pasek ...

THE VELVETEEN RABBIT
THE VELVETEEN RABBIT
12/2 - 12/18/2022


The Velveteen Rabbit  DST Actor's Cafe Holiday Production December 2 - 18, 2022 Appropriate for All Ages "When a child loves you for a long, ...

HEATHERS THE MUSICAL Teen Edition


We were kind before, we can be kind once more.The darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way ...

Raold Dahl's MATILDA THE MUSICAL, JR


The children are rising up. Join the revolt! Matilda has astonishing wit, intelligence... and special powers! She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her ...


Buckle up for a whirlwind adventure with Matilda, the telekinetic little girl with a rebellious spirit. Based on Roald Dahl's beloved book, Matilda the Musical ...

Guys & Dolls
8/26 - 9/11/2022


Hailed as the perfect musical comedy, this award-winning classic gambles with luck and love under the bright lights of Broadway....

GUYS AND DOLLS
GUYS AND DOLLS
8/26 - 9/11/2022


Sit down, youre rockin the boat! Guys and Dolls tells the overlapping stories of high-roller Sky Masterson, who falls in love with mission worker Sarah ...

Oscar Wilde's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST


This production of The Importance of Being Earnest is being played in Beverly Hills, circa 2005, in the age of early Facebook and MySpace. John ...

LITTLE WOMEN the Broadway Musical


Based on Louisa May Alcott's 1868-69 semi-autobiographical two-volume novel, it focuses on the four March sisters traditional Meg, wild, aspiring writer Jo, timid Beth, and ...

Raold Dahl's WILLY WONKA JUNIOR


Roald Dahl's WILLY WONKA JUNIOR DST Youth Production July 1 - 10, 2022 Appropriate for All Ages WILLY WONKA JUNIOR follows enigmatic candy manufacturer Willy ...

Mitch Albom's TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE


TUESDAYS WITH MORRIEDST Actor's Cafe ProductionSaturday, June 11 - Saturday, July 2, 2022 (Saturdays only)TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE is the autobiographical story of Mitch Albom, an ...

ALTAR BOYZ
ALTAR BOYZ
6/10 - 6/19/2022


A comedy musical about a fictitious Christian boy band on the last night of their national "Raise the Praise" tour. The Boyz are five all-singing, ...

ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
6/3 - 6/12/2022


In this musical version of The Princess and the Pea, Princess Winnifred is an ungainly, brash girl competing for the hand of Prince Dauntless, whose ...

BE MORE CHILL
BE MORE CHILL
5/6 - 5/15/2022


Jeremy Heere is just an average teenager. That is, until he finds out about The Squip, a tiny supercomputer that promises to bring him everything ...

Five Women Wearing the Same Dress


In this comedy, set in the bedroom of the younger sister-of-the-bride, Five Women (all Bridesmaids) and One Man (an Usher) find a quiet place, between ...

Disney's HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, JR.


It's the first day after winter break at East High. The Jocks, Brainiacs, Thespians and Skater Dudes all find their cliques. Basketball team captain and ...

CHESS THE MUSICAL
CHESS THE MUSICAL
3/4 - 3/20/2022


In this musical, written as a metaphor for the Cold War with music written by the men of the super-group ABBA, the ancient game of ...

BONNIE & CLYDE
BONNIE & CLYDE
2/4 - 2/13/2022


At the height of the Great Depression, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow went from two small-town nobodies in West Texas to America's most renowned folk ...

Neil Simon's JAKE'S WOMEN
Neil Simon's JAKE'S WOMEN
1/14 - 2/13/2022


With JAKE'S WOMEN, America's premier comic playwright makes another hilarious foray into the world of modern relationships. Jake, a novelist who is more successful with ...

Disney's FROZEN, JR.
Disney's FROZEN, JR.
1/7 - 1/16/2022


A story of true love and acceptance between sisters, Frozen, Jr., expands upon the emotional relationship and journey between Princesses Anna and Elsa. When faced ...

The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
11/19 - 12/19/2021


Directed and Choreographed by Trisha Ditsworth Music-directed by Cathy Hauan THE SOUND OF MUSIC is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar ...

The Winter Wonderettes (Actor's Cafe)


The Wonderettes are back! This seasonal celebration finds the girls entertaining at the annual Harper's Hardware Holiday Party. When Santa turns up missing, the girls ...

Carrie the Musical
Carrie the Musical
10/22 - 10/31/2021


Directed by Chris R. Chavez Based on the original source material, the 1974 novel by Stephen King, Carrie the Musical follows a young woman with ...

Clue: On Stage
Clue: On Stage
10/1 - 10/10/2021


Directed by Mark-Alan C. Clemente Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount movie which was inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is a hilarious ...

Into the Woods
Into the Woods
9/16 - 9/19/2021


Directed by Kandyce Hughes James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone's favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, yet relevant, piece... and ...

Madagascar A Musical Adventure JR


Directed by Erin Tarkington Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar A Musical Adventure JR. follows all of your favorite crack-a-lackin friends as ...

A Chorus Line
A Chorus Line
7/30 - 8/8/2021


Book by James Kirkwood & Nicholas DanteMusic By Marvin HamlischLyrics by Edward Kleban A CHORUS LINE is a celebration of those unsung heroes of the ...

The Marvelous Wonderettes
The Marvelous Wonderettes
3/12 - 3/28/2021


THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES Directed by Molly Lajoie This smash Off-Broadway hit takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom, where we meet Betty Jean, ...

Bell, Book, & Candle
Bell, Book, & Candle
6/26 - 8/9/2020


Gillian Holroyd is one of the few modern people who can actually cast spells and perform feats of supernaturalism. She casts a spell over an ...

Disenchanted!
Disenchanted!
7/10 - 8/2/2020


Poisoned applesglass slippersPrince Charming. Who needs em? In this Disney-Princesses-Bridesmaids, hysterical and very direct musical, Snow White and her poss of sassy princesses prove that ...

Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias
5/8 - 6/14/2020


The action is set in Truvys beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are anybody come to have their hair done. Helped ...

Jake's Women
Jake's Women
3/13 - 4/26/2020


Jake, a novelist who is more successful with fiction that with life, faces a marital crisis by daydreaming about the women in his life. The ...

Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees
2/28 - 3/15/2020


Middle-aged baseball fanatic Joe Boyd, trades his soul to the Devil, also known as Mr. Applegate, for a chance to lead his favorite team to ...

Murder On The Nile
Murder On The Nile
1/10 - 2/23/2020


Kay Ridgeway has led a charmed life. Blessed with beauty, enormous wealth, and a new husband, she embarks on a honeymoon voyage down the Nile. ...

A Christmas Story The Play
A Christmas Story The Play
11/29 - 12/22/2019


Humorist Jean Shepherds memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red ...

Annie
Annie
11/29 - 12/22/2019


With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyones hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined ...

Oleanna
Oleanna
10/11 - 11/17/2019


A college student, Carol, drops by her professors office in an effort to gain his help to do better in class. John, the professor, in ...

Oleanna
Oleanna
10/11 - 11/17/2019


A college student, Carol, drops by her professors office in an effort to gain his help to do better in class. John, the professor, in ...

The Addams Family
The Addams Family
10/18 - 11/10/2019


THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and its every fathers nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ...

The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
10/26 - 11/10/2019


Based upon the books by L. Frank Baum and the classic 1939 film, the Wizard of Oz comes to life on stage! When a tornado ...

In The Kingdom Of Clouds
In The Kingdom Of Clouds
8/2 - 8/11/2019


In a world where hope and creativity have been lost, those who live in the Kingdom of Clouds bring to life a lyrical rock opera ...

The Dixie Swim Club
The Dixie Swim Club
6/21 - 8/4/2019


Five Southern women, whose friendships began many years ago on their college swim team, set aside a long weekend every August to recharge those relationships. ...

The Wedding Singer
The Wedding Singer
6/28 - 7/28/2019


It’s 1985, and rock star wannabe, Robbie Hart, is New Jersey’s favorite wedding singer. He’s the life of the party until his own fiancée leaves ...

Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde
5/17 - 6/16/2019


Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend Warner dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law. ...

Broadway Bound
Broadway Bound
4/26 - 6/9/2019


Part three of Neil Simon’s acclaimed autobiographical trilogy finds Eugene and his older brother Stanley trying to break into the world of show business as ...

Gerry Cullity's Alice In Wonderland


Join the adventures of young Alice as she explores a zany wonderland in this children’s classic by Lewis Carroll. On an idle afternoon, by chance, ...

Oliver!
Oliver!
4/5 - 5/5/2019


The streets of Victorian England come to life as Oliver, a malnourished orphan in a workhouse, becomes the neglected apprentice of an undertaker. Oliver escapes ...

Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
3/15 - 4/14/2019


The story revolves around the last days of Willy Loman, a failing salesman, who cannot understand how he failed to win success and happiness. Through ...

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks


Lily, an aging but formidable retiree, hires Michael, an acerbic dance instructor, to give her dance lessons in her condo in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida. ...

Disaster!
Disaster!
1/11 - 2/10/2019


It’s 1979, and New York’s hottest A-listers are lining up for the opening of a floating casino and discotheque. Also attending is a faded disco ...

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee


An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, ...

Disney's Mary Poppins Jr
Disney's Mary Poppins Jr
11/16 - 12/23/2018


The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing ...

A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story
11/30 - 12/21/2018


Humorist Jean Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red ...

The Bad Seed
The Bad Seed
10/19 - 11/18/2018


The scene is a small Southern town where Colonel and Christine Penmark live with their daughter, Rhoda. Little Rhoda Penmark is the evil queen of ...

Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein
10/5 - 11/4/2018


Grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced “Fronk-en-steen”) inherits his family’s estate in Transylvania. With the help of a hunchbacked sidekick, Igor (pronounced ...

The Butterfly's Day
The Butterfly's Day
10/13 - 10/28/2018


This Gerry Cullity original musical story adaptation of the Emily Dickinson poem imparts an inspiring magical garden tale about a Butterfly given one day to ...

Boeing Boeing
Boeing Boeing
8/24 - 10/7/2018


This 1960’s French farce adapted for the English-speaking stage features selfstyled Parisian lothario Bernard, who has Italian, German, and American fiancées, each a beautiful airline ...

Bye Bye Birdie
Bye Bye Birdie
8/17 - 9/16/2018


Rock star Conrad Birdie is the biggest thing to top the charts. Women love him, men want to be him and teenage girls around the ...

Catch Me If You Can
Catch Me If You Can
6/30 - 7/30/2017


CATCH ME IF YOU CAN captures the astonishing true story of Frank Abagnale, Jr., a world-class con artist who passed himself off as a doctor, ...

The Importance of Being Earnest


Ever wish you could take a break from the responsibility of being you? Wilde’s two charming bachelors each enjoy a double life, running away from ...

The Importance of Being Earnest


Ever wish you could take a break from the responsibility of being you? Wilde’s two charming bachelors each enjoy a double life, running away from ...

School of Rock the Musical
School of Rock the Musical
5/29 - 6/18/2017


Based on the hit movie, School of Rock is the story of wannabe rock star Dewey Finn, who poses as a substitute teacher at a ...

School of Rock the Musical
School of Rock the Musical
5/29 - 6/18/2017


Based on the hit movie, School of Rock is the story of wannabe rock star Dewey Finn, who poses as a substitute teacher at a ...

Macbeth
Macbeth
4/28 - 6/4/2017

Macbeth
Macbeth
4/28 - 6/4/2017

Disney's The Little Mermaid
Disney's The Little Mermaid
2/24 - 3/26/2017


In a magical kingdom fathoms below, a beautiful young mermaid longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. Adapted from Disney’s ...

Disney's The Little Mermaid
Disney's The Little Mermaid
2/24 - 2/26/2017


In a magical kingdom fathoms below, a beautiful young mermaid longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. Adapted from Disney’s ...

Drop Dead!
Drop Dead!
1/2 - 2/12/2017


A cast of has-been actors plan to revive their careers in Drop Dead!, a potboiler murder mystery directed by “Wonder Child of the Broadway Stage” ...

Drop Dead!
Drop Dead!
1/6 - 2/12/2017


A cast of has-been actors plan to revive their careers in Drop Dead!, a potboiler murder mystery directed by “Wonder Child of the Broadway Stage” ...

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1/13 - 2/12/2017


THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, the whodunit musical, will make its first-ever return to Broadway since winning the Tony "Triple Crown" (Best Musical, Best Book, ...

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1/13 - 2/12/2017


Based on Charles Dickens’ final unfinished novel, this hilarious whodunit invites the audience to solve its mystery by choosing the identity of the murderer. The ...

Coney Island Christmas
Coney Island Christmas
11/25 - 12/23/2016


From Pulitzer Prize-winner Donald Margulies comes this funny and heartwarming holiday play about Shirley Abramowitz, a young Jewish girl during the Depression, who is cast ...

Coney Island Christmas
Coney Island Christmas
11/25 - 12/23/2016


From Pulitzer Prize-winner Donald Margulies comes this funny and heartwarming holiday play about Shirley Abramowitz, a young Jewish girl during the Depression, who is cast ...

Elf the Musical, Jr.
Elf the Musical, Jr.
11/11 - 12/18/2016


YAT’s Winter production season will kick off with the popular holiday show Elf The Musical, Jr featuring actors in grades 2nd-12th. Joining Director Marisa Musgrove ...

Elf the Musical, Jr.
Elf the Musical, Jr.
11/11 - 12/18/2016


YAT’s Winter production season will kick off with the popular holiday show Elf The Musical, Jr featuring actors in grades 2nd-12th. Joining Director Marisa Musgrove ...

Lost in Yonkers
Lost in Yonkers
10/7 - 11/13/2016


A touching and humorous coming of age story about two young brothers left in the care of their formidable immigrant grandmother in Yonkers, New York....

Lost in Yonkers
Lost in Yonkers
10/7 - 11/13/2016


A touching and humorous coming of age story about two young brothers left in the care of their formidable immigrant grandmother in Yonkers, New York....

Seussical
Seussical
9/30 - 10/30/2016


Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday and promote excitement in reading and literature with Seussical! This whimsical musical is based on the books of Dr. Seuss and ...

Seussical
Seussical
9/30 - 10/30/2016


Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday and promote excitement in reading and literature with Seussical! This whimsical musical is based on the books of Dr. Seuss and ...

Disney's Camp Rock the Musical


This summer at camp was supposed to be all about the music and having the time of their lives.nbsp; But the new, flashy Camp Star ...

Disney's Camp Rock the Musical


This summer at camp was supposed to be all about the music and having the time of their lives.nbsp; But the new, flashy Camp Star ...

Don't Dress for Dinner
Don't Dress for Dinner
8/12 - 9/18/2016


Bernard is planning a romantic weekend with his chic Parisian mistress in his charming converted French farmhouse, whilst his wife, Jacqueline, is away. He has ...

Into the Woods
Into the Woods
7/8 - 8/7/2016


Once upon a time there was childless baker and his wife that wished to begin a family, but have been cursed by an evil witch. ...

Into the Woods
Into the Woods
7/8 - 8/7/2016


Once upon a time there was childless baker and his wife that wished to begin a family, but have been cursed by an evil witch. ...

Into The Woods
Into The Woods
7/8 - 8/7/2016


Once upon a time there was childless baker and his wife that wished to begin a family, but have been cursed by an evil witch. ...

Moon Over Buffalo
Moon Over Buffalo
6/3 - 7/24/2016


George and Charlotte Hay, traveling actors, are performing at theatre in Buffalo when George receives a very important phone call. Famous film director, Frank Capra, ...

Moon Over Buffalo
Moon Over Buffalo
6/3 - 7/24/2016


George and Charlotte Hay, traveling actors, are performing at theatre in Buffalo when George receives a very important phone call. Famous film director, Frank Capra, ...

Moon Over Buffalo
Moon Over Buffalo
6/3 - 7/24/2016


George and Charlotte Hay, traveling actors, are performing at theatre in Buffalo when George receives a very important phone call. Famous film director, Frank Capra, ...

Shrek Jr The Musical
Shrek Jr The Musical
5/20 - 6/26/2016


In a faraway kingdom, the green ogre Shrek finds his swamp invaded by banished fairytale misfits, runaways who've been cast off by Lord Farquaad, a ...

Shrek The Musical, Jr.
Shrek The Musical, Jr.
5/20 - 6/26/2016

Shrek The Musical, Jr.
Shrek The Musical, Jr.
5/20 - 6/26/2016

Glengarry Glen Ross
Glengarry Glen Ross
3/25 - 5/15/2016


When an office full of New York City real estate salesmen are given the news that all but the top two will be fi red ...

Glengarry Glen Ross
Glengarry Glen Ross
3/25 - 5/15/2016


When an office full of New York City real estate salesmen are given the news that all but the top two will be fi red ...

Glengarry Glen Ross
Glengarry Glen Ross
3/25 - 5/15/2016


When an office full of New York City real estate salesmen are given the news that all but the top two will be fi red ...

9 to % The Musical
9 to % The Musical
4/8 - 5/8/2016


Co-workers Violet, Judy and Doralee have had it with their obnoxious, egotistical boss and create a wild fantasy where they give him the boot! When ...

9 to 5 the Musical
9 to 5 the Musical
4/8 - 5/8/2016


Co-workers Violet, Judy and Doralee have had it with their obnoxious, egotistical boss and create a wild fantasy where they give him the boot! When ...

9 to 5 the Musical
9 to 5 the Musical
4/8 - 5/8/2016


Co-workers Violet, Judy and Doralee have had it with their obnoxious, egotistical boss and create a wild fantasy where they give him the boot! When ...

Brighton Beach Memoirs
Brighton Beach Memoirs
1/22 - 3/13/2016


Fourteen year-old Eugene Jerome has a lot going on at home. He’s poor, he’s trying to find himself and on top of that he’s trying ...

Thoroughly Modern Millie
Thoroughly Modern Millie
1/8 - 2/7/2016


Millie is excited to leave the countryside of Kansas to join the hustle and bustle of New York City in the roaring Twenties and find ...

Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street
11/7 - 1/10/2016


Kris Kringle is the personification of good will and holiday spirit. As Macy’s holiday Santa, he enchants children and shoppers so completely that he is ...

Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street
11/6 - 1/10/2016


Kris Kringle is the personification of good will and holiday spirit. As Macy’s holiday Santa, he enchants children and shoppers so completely that he is ...

Annie Jr
Annie Jr
11/13 - 12/20/2015


With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined ...

Annie Jr.
Annie Jr.
11/13 - 12/10/2015


Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, ...

The Addams Family
The Addams Family
10/2 - 11/1/2015


The wonderfully wacky Addams Family has never been normal, but all of that is about to change. Wednesday Addams is all grown up and has ...

The Addams Family A New Musical Comedy


The wonderfully wacky Addams Family has never been normal, but all of that is about to change. Wednesday Addams is all grown up and has ...

Of Mice & Men
Of Mice & Men
9/4 - 10/25/2015


In this touching John Steinbeck classic tale of friendship, George and Lennie are migrant workers in the Great Depression trying to make money to fulfill ...

Legally Blonde Jr
Legally Blonde Jr
8/21 - 9/20/2015


Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside-down, however, when her boyfriend dumps her so he can start getting serious about ...

Hair
Hair
7/10 - 8/9/2015


When the moon is in the seventh house and Jupiter aligns with Mars, it’s not only the dawning of the Age of Aquarius …it’s time ...

Rumours
Rumours
6/5 - 7/26/2015


When guests arrive at a formal dinner party in a high class New York townhouse they immediately sense something is terribly wrong. There are no ...

Willy Wonka Jr.
Willy Wonka Jr.
5/22 - 6/21/2015


Five golden tickets are hidden in Wonka chocolate bars and the world goes bonkers to find one! Winners receive a tour of Willy Wonka’s mysterious ...

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee


The six very different youngsters who signed up for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee are in for the competition of a lifetime! Follow ...

Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
3/27 - 5/17/2015


Leonard Vole is accused of murdering elderly, wealthy widow Mrs. Emily French. His lawyer is convinced of his innocence until the will is read revealing ...

Shrek The Musical
Shrek The Musical
4/10 - 5/10/2015


Shrek the ogre happily lives a life of solitude in his swamp, that is until Lord Farquaad banishes all fairytale creatures from the Kingdom of ...

42nd Street
42nd Street
1/9 - 2/8/2015


Peggy is terrified to fill diva Dorothy’s dancing shoes and decides to go back home to Allentown. It takes some coaxing by director Julian to ...

Harvey
Harvey
11/7 - 1/11/2015


Good old Elwood P. Dowd has a best friend. His name is Harvey. Harvey is friendly, amusing and loyal. Elwood takes Harvey with him everywhere ...

The Wizard Of Oz
The Wizard Of Oz
11/14 - 12/21/2014


A young girl from Kansas opens the door to a gloriously strange land, and so begins one of the most beloved tales of all time! ...

Footloose!
Footloose!
10/3 - 11/2/2014


Music and dance are banned in a sleepy rural community. Newcomer Chicago teen Ren McCormack takes on the town’s high-powered minister in a tough uphill ...

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest


In this powerfully gritty drama Randle McMurphy is convicted of statutory rape and chooses to serve time in a mental hospital rather than state prison. ...

Alice In Wonderland
Alice In Wonderland
8/22 - 9/21/2014


Enjoy Gerry Cullity’s original music and lyrics of this original adaptation. Join the adventures of young Alice as she explores a zany wonderland in this ...

Cabaret
Cabaret
7/11 - 8/3/2014


Cabaret is a musical based on a book written by Christopher Isherwood, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. The 1966 Broadway production ...

Cabaret
Cabaret
7/11 - 8/3/2014


The music is tantalizing and the drinks are plenty as lives intertwine in a dingy prewar 1930s Berlin café. British singer Sally Bowles entrances patrons ...

Biloxi Blues
Biloxi Blues
6/6 - 7/27/2014


Biloxi Blues is a semi-autobiographical play by Neil Simon. This play is the second chapter in what is known as his Eugene trilogy, following Brighton ...

Biloxi Blues
Biloxi Blues
6/6 - 7/27/2014


When Brooklyn’s Eugene Morris Jerome is drafted into the Army during World War II, he is sent a world away for boot camp…to Deep South ...

Aladdin, Jr.
Aladdin, Jr.
5/16 - 6/22/2014


Aladdin Jr. is a one-act, seven-scene theatre musical adapted from the animated Disney film Aladdin which is an adaptation of the folk tale Aladdin....

The Last 5 Years
The Last 5 Years
3/21 - 5/25/2014


The Last Five Years is a musical written by Jason Robert Brown. It premiered at Chicago's Northlight Theatre in 2001 and was then produced Off-Broadway ...

The Last 5 Years
The Last 5 Years
3/21 - 5/25/2014


Jamie and Cathy tell the story of their failed five-year relationship but in an unusual twist, Jamie tells it from the beginning to the end; ...

Bye Bye Birdie
Bye Bye Birdie
4/11 - 5/4/2014


Bye Bye Birdie is a stage musical with a book by Michael Stewart, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. Originally titled Let's ...

Bye Bye Birdie
Bye Bye Birdie
4/11 - 5/4/2014


A bubbly musical classic that harkens to days of innocence. When Elvis-like heartthrob Conrad Birdie offers a contest to kiss one girl in America before ...

Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
2/21 - 3/23/2014


Based on the 50-year-old book by E.B. White and featuring an original country gospel musical by Desert Stages Artistic Director Gerry Cullity...

Gerry Cullity's Charlotte's Web


A heartwarming tale of friendship between a “radiant” “terrific” and “some pig” named Wilbur and a young girl named Fern. But when Wilbur’s fate is ...

Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder
1/24 - 3/9/2014


The classic suspense story of an unfaithful English wife, her American lover, and her vengeful husband. Lonely and unloved, Margot falls for American mystery writer ...

Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder
1/24 - 3/9/2014


A suspicious husband, a beautiful wife, a devoted lover, a brilliant detective, and a devious villain add up to a thrilling mystery with a surprising ...

Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof
1/10 - 2/2/2014


Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia ...

Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof
1/10 - 2/2/2014


If I were a rich man…so sings Tevye, a Jewish milkman in 1900s Russia in one of the longest running and most beloved musicals in ...

Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy
11/1 - 1/12/2014


Driving Miss Daisy is a 1987 play by Alfred Uhry about the relationship of an elderly white Southern Jewish woman, Daisy Werthan, and her black ...

Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy
11/1 - 1/12/2014


This Pulitzer Prize winning play had its premiere off-Broadway in 1987 and has captured the hearts of theatre going audiences ever since. Set in Atlanta, ...

Peter Pan
Peter Pan
11/15 - 12/22/2013


Peter Pan is a musical adaptation of J. M. Barrie's 1904 play Peter Pan and Barrie's own novelization of it, Peter and Wendy....

Peter Pan
Peter Pan
11/15 - 12/22/2013


Grab your pixie dust and fly over the rooftops of London with Wendy, Michael and John who get whisked away by the perennial boy Peter ...

You're A Good Man Charlie Brown


The whole Peanuts gang is here; Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Schroeder, Sally and fan-favorite Snoopy. A fun-filled musical event that will have everyone smiling – ...

You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown


You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a 1967 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the characters created by cartoonist ...

The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank
9/13 - 10/20/2013


The Diary of Anne Frank is a stage adaptation of the book The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank....

The Ugly Duckling
The Ugly Duckling
8/13 - 9/13/2013


Audiences will delight in Gerry Cullity's touching musical take on the celebrated story of an Ugly Duckling, whose peculiar appearance instantly triggers taunting from the ...

Rocky Horror Show
7/12 - 8/10/2013


A wonderfully weird and wacky musical production, the newly engaged Brad and Janet experience a car breakdown and find themselves one stormy night in the ...

The Mousetrap
6/7 - 7/28/2013


Agatha Christie’s murderous timeless classic The Mousetrap originally opened in London, in 1952, and has captured the imaginations of its audiences ever since. The mystery ...

The Butterfly's Day
5/23 - 6/23/2013


This Gerry Cullity original musical story adaptation of the Emily Dickinson poem imparts an inspiring magical garden tale about a Butterfly given one day to ...

The Foreigner
3/22 - 5/19/2013


One man’s lack of words yields an abundance of knowledge when he and a friend lie about his native language. Set in a Georgia fishing ...

Legally Blonde the Musical
4/12 - 5/11/2013


The blonde and beautiful Elle Woods has the world on a string until her boyfriend, Warner, dumps her. A demolished-turned-determined Elle emerges on a mission, ...

Disney's Little Mermaid Jr.
2/22 - 3/24/2013


The beloved musical occurs in the depths of the sea with the adventurous mermaid, Ariel, who schemes to leave her sea life behind for land. ...

The Elephant Man
2/8 - 3/10/2013


This remarkable story delivers an up-close and true account of the pain and loneliness of one John Merrick, a rarest of human beings from 19th ...

Rent
Rent
7/13 - 8/11/2012


Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about being young and learning to survive in NYC. It's about falling in love, ...

The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple
6/8 - 7/29/2012


Neil Simon's comedy classic with a twist. One play, two versions, two casts, under one roof - Oscar and Felix versus Olive and Florence. Uptight ...

The Odd Couple (Female Cast)


Neil Simon's comedy classic with a twist. One play, two versions, two casts, under one roof - Oscar and Felix versus Olive and Florence. Uptight ...

Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat


This colorfully historical musical adventure depicts biblical lessons of the power of forgiveness, the savagery of betrayal and the dangers of jealousy. Favored son, Joseph, ...

Altar Boyz
Altar Boyz
3/23 - 5/20/2012


Altar Boyz is the hilarious story of a struggling Christian boy-band trying to make it big in New York City. Five talented heartthrobs from Ohio ...

How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying


Following the advice of a book entitled "How to Succeed in Business" a young window-cleaner, J. Pierrepont Finch, begins a meteoric rise from the mail-room ...

Alice In Wonderland
Alice In Wonderland
2/24 - 3/25/2012


Enjoy Gerry Cullity’s original music and lyrics of this original adaptation. Join the adventures of young Alice as she explores a zany wonderland in this ...

The Pillowman
The Pillowman
2/3 - 3/4/2012


Comedies don't come any blacker than this spellbinding stunner of a play by Martin McDonagh, it tells the tale of a writer in a totalitarian ...

Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun
1/13 - 2/11/2012


Irving Berlin’s award winning musical about Annie Oakley & Frank Butler, who meet when she beats him in a sharpshooting contest at Buffalo Bill's Wild ...

Annie Jr.
Annie Jr.
11/18 - 12/18/2011


Children's Theatre Productions presents Annie Jr. Annie Jr. is the delightful musical about a spunky Depression-era orphan who against all odds is determined to find ...

Mornings at Seven
Mornings at Seven
11/11 - 12/18/2011


Paul Osborn's hilarious comedy, set in 1939, is about four elderly sisters, three married, one not, who all live next door to each other and ...

Oliver
Oliver
10/7 - 11/5/2011


NEVER BEFORE HAS A SHOW GIVEN MORE! This multiple award winning production, Oliver is one of the most beloved musicals of all time, vividly bringing ...

Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
9/9 - 10/23/2011


Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman is considered by many to be both the playwright's masterpiece and a cornerstone of contemporary American drama. The story ...

The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
8/19 - 9/18/2011


Join Dorothy, her beloved Toto, and a trio of characters who become her best friends: Scarecrow, Tinman and Cowardly Lion. Guided by Glenda the Good ...

And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None
6/17 - 8/21/2011


This murderous mystery by grande dame of the genre Agatha Christie captivates theatre-goers. Ten strangers are invited to the isolated Indian Island off the English ...

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