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Adapted from court transcripts, “8 ” is commentary on marriage equality
Posted on May 9, 2013 by Annika Cline in Reviews.When the Perry v. Schwarzenegger case (now Perry v. Brown) was heard regarding the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8, a controversy erupted over the ban on cameras in the courtroom. Dustin Lance Black, Academy Award-winning screenwriter and founding member of the American Foundation for Equal Rights, attended this case on the legality of a same-sex [...]
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MarioCo. performance entertains audiences with diverse collection of local dance talent
Posted on May 1, 2013 by Cody Larkin in Reviews.The diverse collection of styles from ballet to jazz and Pointe to burlesque lived up to the show’s catchy title.
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Phoenix Improv Festival Diverse and Humorous
Posted on April 23, 2013 by Christopher Gilbreth in Reviews.The Phoenix Improv Festival, produced by The Torch Theatre, wrapped up its three-day celebration of improv on Sunday at the Herberger Theater Center with a showcase focused on Arizona improv groups. The first four groups of the showcase that I witnessed displayed a diverse range of humorous skills that stimulated the “ha-ha-ha!” region of my [...]
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A Bitch in Time Makes A Provocative Return
Posted on April 17, 2013 by Molly Bilker in Reviews.Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance — these are the five stages of the grieving cycle. They also provided the prompts for men and women to go head-to-head in solo performance in Space 55’s “A Bitch in Time: He Said/She Said.” In the past four installations, “A Bitch in Time” was a compilation of solo [...]
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The Sunshine Boys both relevant and humorous
Posted on April 5, 2013 by Kimberly Koerth in Reviews.For a play set 40 years ago on the East Coast, Neil Simon’s “The Sunshine Boys” remains relevant to today’s audience. Its combination of strong acting and reliable humor proves effective throughout the entire course of the play.
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‘Skewed News Hour’ improv show not a waste of a Friday night
Posted on April 1, 2013 by Molly Bilker in Reviews.It starts with a pile of newspapers in the middle of the stage, a bulletin board, scissors – and you. Once you’ve clipped a few interesting articles and pinned them up on the bulletin board, the stage is set for an improv show that is all energy and giggles. It’s the Skewed News Hour at The Torch Theatre, a show well worth 45 minutes on a Friday night.
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Jonathan Furedy learns the true meaning of getting into character with La Cage Aux Folles
Posted on March 25, 2013 by Mackenzie Cummings in Faces of the Arts.Getting into character is nothing new for actor Jonathan Furedy, and portraying a female illusionist is one of his newest ventures. Furedy stars as Phaedra, one of the eight “female illusionists” Calleges in La Cage Aux Folles at Phoenix Theatre. La Cage Aux Folles, which many may know from the film adaptation staring Nathan Lane [...]
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Phoenix Theatre Staging Tony Award-Winning Musical, La Cage Aux Folles
Posted on March 20, 2013 by Jasmine Barta in Reviews.The lights of Phoenix Theatre dimmed and the audience hushed, and out walked our brilliant hostess, a woman (or man dressed in drag). His name was Chanté. And he (or is it she?) was quite the character. In less than five minutes, Chanté compared herself to the late Liz Taylor, yelled at the stragglers getting [...]
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A performance of love, loss… and a circus
Posted on March 14, 2013 by Jasmine Barta in Reviews.During the Herberger Theater Center’s Lunch Time Theater, in a beautiful and wondrous arrangement of movements and lighting, the Center Dance Ensemble performed Worlds of Wonder, featuring eight minutes of Rite of Spring.
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Consortium for the Arts founder seeks to preserve cultures through new practice space
Posted on February 25, 2013 by Jasmine Barta in Faces of the Arts.Elena Thornton, founder and CEO of the Arizona Consortium for the Arts, has a dream: to establish a multicultural, multidisciplinary arts and performing arts center where individuals of all ages can be inspired to develop their creative abilities through practice and performance.
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Recent Posts
- Adapted from court transcripts, “8 ” is commentary on marriage equality
- MarioCo. performance entertains audiences with diverse collection of local dance talent
- Phoenix Improv Festival Diverse and Humorous
- A Bitch in Time Makes A Provocative Return
- The Sunshine Boys both relevant and humorous