Theater Review – November 14, 2020

TPTC BRINGS BACK A LIVE EVENT WITH “HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIONNE”

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIONNE”
The Phoenix Theatre Company, Courtyard, Central United Methodist Church
Phoenix, AZ

By Chris Curcio
Theater Critic

The pandemic has translated into no live theater.  Virtual productions on computer screens aren’t equivalent because theater is something shared with others in an auditorium.  Lacking that dimension, it is not the same experience.  Local theater has been dark since March and Broadway and touring shows will remain closed until June at the earliest.

The Phoenix Theatre Company was anxious to bring back safe live theater.  So TPTC looked beyond its three theater … Continue Reading