April 28, 2003
Spinning Into Butter
(Phoenix, AZ)
KBAQ Theater Critic Chris Curcio reviews Rebecca Gilman's play "Spinning Into Butter." The drama, produced by Actors Theatre, is a probing look at racial hypocrisy at a small Vermont college. It plays through May 11 at Phoenix's Herberger Theater Center. For tickets, call the Herberger Theater Center box office at 602-252-8497 or Ticketmaster at 480-784-4444.
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April 17, 2003
The Will Rogers Follies - A Life in RevueChris Curcio reviews the Peter Stone musical biography of fabled American humorist Will Rogers in "The Will Rogers Follies - A Life in Revue." The show tells his life's story through elaborate "Ziegfeld Follies" production numbers. It plays through May 17 at Mesa's Broadway Palm West Dinner Theatre. For tickets, call the Broadway Palm West box office at 480-325-6700.
April 07, 2003
Love's Labour's Lost
Chris Curcio reviews Shakespeare's least popular comedy, Love's Labour's Lost, is a far-fetched look at four noblemen who agree to a celibate life of study for three years until the arrival of a French Princess and her three ladies-in-waiting. It is presented by the Southwest Shakespeare Company at the Mesa Amphitheatre. It plays through April 12. For tickets, call the Mesa Amphitheater box office at 480-644-2560.
April 07, 2003
Amadeus
Chris Curcio reviews Peter Shaffer's "Amadeus" looks at the rivalry between mediocre composer Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Mozart, a better musician. The play raises the question about how Mozart died without really answering it. It plays through April 19th at the Phoenix Theatre. For tickets, call the
Phoenix Theatre box office at 602-254-2151.
April 04, 2003
"Dirty Blonde"Chris Curcio reviews "Dirty Blonde," a look at Mae West's glamorous life as an entertainer and how two devoted fans live their humdrum existences by dreaming about West. It plays through April 13 on Center Stage, Herberger Theater Center, Phoenix. For tickets, call the Arizona Theatre Company box office at 602-256-6995.
