The musical varies from the film in a number of ways. Fortunately, the source material has such a surfeit of merriment that even capturing a portion of it is a joy.... Read more»
Today on Buckmaster- Conversations with state Rep. Steve Farley, certified financial planner Shelly Fishman, Green Party CD 8 candidate Charlie Manolakis and Tucson Weekly arts calendar editor Linda Ray.... Read more»
In “The Cocktail Hour,” set in a comfortable, upper class living room circa 1970s, son John spars with his fussy curmudgeon father. “Sins of the Mother ” offers a modern spin on Greek tragedy in a son’s retribution for his wronged mother. One is is acerbic and amusing, the other dark and engaging.... Read more»
The Rogue Theatre has mounted a quality budget production that Shakespeare himself might smile at for its achievements in entertainment value. “The Winter’s Tale” is not great as far as Shakespeare goes, but it is Shakespeare nonetheless, still among our best literature in the last 500 years.... Read more»
The musical “In The Heights,” winner of the 2008 Tony Award for Best Musical, is about a neighborhood in Manhattan, but it also a universal story about community. ... Read more»
Winner of the 2009 Yale Drama Series Prize, the play “Lidless” follows military interrogator Alice home after her tour of duty at Guantanamo Bay. It is a confrontational play that is not easy to enjoy. That’s because it does not particularly want to be liked – it wants to viewed critically.... Read more»
The musical “Bat Boy” is a comedy mash-up/homage encompassing sci-fi horror films, Broadway musicals, rural rednecks and Greek mythology that is both awkward and exuberant. In the end, boffo performances tip the balance from totally weird to, well, at least strangely interesting.... Read more»
“The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead,” a one-woman, seven-character show, unfolds as each character layers on information from her or his perspective.... Read more»
“Red” is really about art, its rigors and sacrifices and the art world in New York City during the 1950s, before the ‘60s changed everything.... Read more»
The play conjured an abusive, raunchy, game-playing, one-upsmanship relationship unlike anything seen on the stage before. These days, however, there’s more sex and relational bitterness in any given episode of “Two and a Half Men.”... Read more»
Despite its contemporary setting, “Touch” is as old as Greek mythology: boy meets girl – boy loses girl – boy goes through hell to get her back. First premiered 13 years ago in Tucson, the play has gone on to productions in New York, Los Angeles and the prestigious Humana Festival in Louisville.... Read more»
The nomination period for the annual Lumies Arts and Business Awards closes Thursday, April 12. The awards recognize local artists, organizations, educators and business partners. “It’s an effort to recognize the outstanding artists in the community who are not recognized at the state level.”... Read more»
The annual Passion of Good Friday reenactment drew more than 800 people to downtown Tucson’s St. Augustine Cathedral on Friday afternoon.... Read more»
Eve Ensler’s iconic and controversial post-feminist work, based on interviews she conducted, was designed to empower women and raise awareness about the female body. There will be a free staged reading of the play Thursday at PCC’s West Campus.... Read more»
“Death and the Maiden” by Ariel Dorfman is not a play given to easy or prepackaged answers - by design, it forces us to examine our own ideas of truth and justice.... Read more»
Artists, musicians, performers and food vendors join merchants of the historic shopping district for the annual 4th Avenue Spring Street Fair.... Read more»
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