“The Producers” – Phoenix Theatre and “Everything Will Be Different” – Stray Cat Theatre
These reviews aired on KBAQ September 29, 2008
THOROUGHLY ENTERTAINING “THE PRODUCERS”
“THE PRODUCERS”
Phoenix Theatre
Phoenix, AZ
Two diverse but well staged theater events premiered over the weekend. For its 1,000 show, Phoenix Theatre mounts a thoroughly entertaining staging of “The Producers,” Mel Brooks’ hilarious musical based on his film that slams crackpot Broadway producers. The other show is Stray Cat Theatre’s fascinatingly dark character study of a troubled teenage girl devastated by her mother’s death, “Everything Will Be Different,” subtitled “A Brief History of Helen of Troy.” This production marks the alternative theater company’s move to the downtown Tempe Performing Arts Center.
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