This review aired on KBAQ July 16, 2012

IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 2011/12 LOCAL THEATER SEASON SEVEN PRODUCTIONS SOARED AND SEVERAL OTHERS MERIT MENTION

The last half of the local theater season, the biggest of the live performing arts scene here, brought seven great productions and they were presented by several of our fine local theater companies.

Arizona Theatre Company mounted two of the top productions, an impressive new musical “Daddy Long Legs” and the masterful Broadway play “Red.”  The entertaining “Daddy Long Legs” has gone on to a full London production and continues to be popular with repertory theaters throughout … Continue Reading

This review aired on KBAQ July 9, 2012

IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 2011/12 LOCAL PERFORMING ARTS SCENE DIVERSITY WAS THE KEY

I’ve been observing the local theater scene since 1979 and I’m glad that I’ve been able to watch the scene expand from a series of limited and often tacky community theater efforts to diverse offerings by several fine professional theaters.  We may not be New York, Washington, or even Los Angeles or San Francisco but we’ve come a long way.

Back when I arrived, the Valley didn’t even get touring productions of Broadway hits and there were no local professional … Continue Reading