Rumors
Chris Curcio reviews a Neil Simon comedy about a tenth anniversary party where the honorees don't show up and the party guests try to figure out what's happening. It plays through November 10 at Phoenix Theatre, in Phoenix. For tickets, call the Phoenix Theatre box office at 602-254-2151.
The Trial of One Short-Sighted Black Woman vs. Mammy Louise and Safreeta Mae
Chris Curcio reviews a play by Karani Marcia Leslie about an African-American woman who thinks stereotypical slaves she sees in a film plague her upwardly mobile career. It plays through November 3rd. Presented by The Black Theatre Troupe, at the John Paul Theatre, at Phoenix College, Phoenix. For tickets, call the Black Theatre Troupe box office at 602-258-8128.
Ragtime
Chris Curcio reviews the musical version of E. L. Doctorow's novel about three families with each representing a different group who made this country great because of its diversity. It plays through November 16, at the Broadway Palm West Dinner Theatre, Mesa. For tickets, call the Broadway Palm West Dinner Theatre box office at 480-325-6700.
Molto Agitato
The KBAQ Book of the Month for October is Molto Agitato: The Mayhem Behind the Music at the Metropolitan Opera by Johanna Fiedler KBAQ´s Randy Kinkel reviews this fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the people who make musical magic onstage at the Metropolitan Opera-- by a woman who was part of the Met Family for 15 years. Check out Randy's past book reviews on the KBAQ Books-of-the-Month page.
Much Ado About Nothing
Chris Curcio reviews "Much Ado About Nothing," Shakespeare's comedy about two couples, Beatrice and Benedick and Claudio and Hero has been updated in an elaborate staging by director David Ira Goldstein to 1960 Italy. It plays through October 27th at Arizona Theatre Company, Center Stage, Herberger Theater Center, in Phoenix. For tickets, call the Arizona Theatre Company box office at 602-256-6995.
Angels in America - Part One - Millennium Approaches
Chris Curcio reviews the first part of Tony Kushner's two part epic play that dissects the Reagan era through a collection of fascinating characters as they examine politics, religious beliefs, the new AIDS plague, marriage, homosexuality, and an increasingly alienated and self-absorbed society. It plays through October 20th at Actors Theatre, Stage West, Herberger Theater Center, Phoenix. For tickets, call the Herberger Theater Center box office at 602-252-8497 or Ticketmaster at 480-784-4444.
Angels in America - Part Two - Perestroika
Chris Curcio reviews the second part of Tony Kushner's two part epic play that dissects the Reagan era through a collection of fascinating characters as they examine politics, religious beliefs, the new AIDS plague, marriage, homosexuality, and an increasingly alienated and self-absorbed society. . It plays through October 20th at Actors Theatre, Stage West, Herberger Theater Center, Phoenix. For tickets, call the Herberger Theater Center box office at 602-252-8497 or Ticketmaster at 480-784-4444.
