This review aired on KBAQ September 28, 2015

FUNNY “SEX WITH STRANGERS” OPENS WITH DROLL SPARKLE

“SEX WITH STRANGERS”
Stray Cat Theatre/Arizona Theatre Company, Stage West, Herberger Theater Center
Phoenix, AZ

In a dashingly funny co-production between Stray Cat Theatre and Arizona Theatre Company they stage the adult farce, “Sex With Strangers,” with droll sparkle.

The Laura Eason off-Broadway hit is filled with witty comedic dialogue as it explores a one-time sexual encounter between a pair of authors as they sprinkle today’s sexual mores into their very different lives and novels.  Olivia is looking for a loose commitment while Ethan is interested in a quick fling … Continue Reading

This review aired on KBAQ September 21, 2015

ELABORATE AND SPLASHY “CHICAGO” DAZZLES AT PHOENIX THEATRE

“CHICAGO”
Phoenix Theatre
Phoenix, AZ

”Razzle Dazzle” is a telling “Chicago” song that sums up the elaborate, splashy, and well performed Phoenix Theatre production of the 1975 musical hit that continues to be a huge New York money maker today in the 1996 revival that is one of the most successful and profitable shows in Broadway history.

While the PT production entertains mightily in an eye-filling Michael Barnard staging that never flags for a moment as it generates energy, sparkle, and pizzazz, the staging falters on one small but significant … Continue Reading