Mesa Theatre + Broadway News

PCA Presents THE PRODUCERS, Now thru 6/29

(6/13/2013) - Prescott Center for the Arts presents THE PRODUCERS by Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan, directed by Catherine Miller Hahn. The production will run tonight, June 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 & 29, 2013 at 7:30 and June 16 & 23, 2013 at 2:00. Tickets are $22.00 for evening and $18.00 for matinee.

Now Playing Onstage in Mesa - Week of 6/09/2013

(6/9/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 6/09/2013 for Mesa

Audra McDonald Kicks Off GO BACK HOME Summer, Fall 2013 Tour

(6/8/2013) - According to Audra McDonald's official website, the singer will be taking her first solo album in seven years, Go Back Home, on a national tour. Go Back Home was released May 21 on Nonesuch Records. McDonald's new tour dates across North America will kick off with a performance at the Midland Center for the Arts in Midland, MI, tonight, June 8. Scroll down for a full list of tour dates!

LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE Returns to Scottsdale Center, Now thru 6/16

(6/4/2013) - The international hit play Love, Loss, and What I Wore will return by popular demand to Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts for a limited engagement tonight, June 4-16. The all-star cast features Dee Hoty (Mamma Mia!), Sabrina LeBeauf (The Cosby Show), Amanda Setton (The Mindy Project), Zuzanna Szadkowski (Gossip Girl) and Dawn Wells (Gilligan's Island).

Audra McDonald Adds GO BACK HOME Summer, Fall 2013 Tour Dates

(6/3/2013) - According to Audra McDonald's official website, the singer will be taking her first solo album in seven years, Go Back Home, on a national tour. Go Back Home was released May 21 on Nonesuch Records. McDonald's new tour dates across North America will kick off with a performance at the Midland Center for the Arts in Midland, MI, on June 8. Scroll down for a full list of tour dates!

Now Playing Onstage in Mesa - Week of 6/02/2013

(6/2/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 6/02/2013 for Mesa

Now Playing Onstage in Mesa - Week of 5/26/2013

(5/26/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 5/26/2013 for Mesa

PCA to Present THE PRODUCERS, 6/13-29

(5/22/2013) - Prescott Center for the Arts presents THE PRODUCERS by Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan, directed by Catherine Miller Hahn. The production will run June 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 & 29, 2013 at 7:30 and June 16 & 23, 2013 at 2:00.

Now Playing Onstage in Mesa - Week of 5/19/2013

(5/19/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 5/19/2013 for Mesa

Fountain Hills Theater Stages THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, Now thru 6/2

(5/17/2013) - Fountain Hills Theater has announced the opening of the classic musical comedy, The Pirates of Penzance. Stash the gold! Guard the women! Hide the rum! The 'Pirates' have arrived! Set sail across our stage on this swashbuckling Gilbert and Sullivan adventure loaded with enough laughs to fill Davey Jones' locker. It follows the fortunes of Frederic, a young lad who is mistakenly apprenticed to the Pirate King. When Frederic falls for the lovely Mabel, whose father is the very model of a modern Major General, a tempest brews on the sea of love. Full of roving rogues and dazzling damsels in distress, it's a treasure chest full of mischievous musical mayhem.

Now Playing Onstage in Mesa - Week of 5/12/2013

(5/12/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 5/12/2013 for Mesa

Patti LuPone, Bebel Gilberto, Paul Taylor Dance, BROADWAY'S NEXT H!T MUSICAL and More Set for Scottsdale Center's 2013-14 Season

(5/10/2013) - Tickets for Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts' new 2013-14 season will go on sale to the public on Saturday, May 11, at 10 a.m. Among the offerings are 75 awe-inspiring live performances of dance, music, theater, comedy and more. Additional events will be announced at a later date.

PCA Family Theatre's ADVENTURES OF JAMMY DODGER Begins Tonight

(5/9/2013) - This musical presents a group of loving grandparents who encourage their grandchildren to try an old-style adventurous scavenger hunt with fresh air, go-carts & pirates, in order to get the kids away from the sedentary effects of electronic entertainment. The adventure brings the children upon a construction site bent on cutting down the last remaining ancient woods in the neighborhood. Along with the grandparents, the kids find a way to save the woods from the cold and careless construction workers.

LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE to Return to Scottsdale Center, 6/4-16

(5/8/2013) - The international hit play Love, Loss, and What I Wore will return by popular demand to Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts for a limited engagement June 4-16. The all-star cast features Dee Hoty (Mamma Mia!), Sabrina LeBeauf (The Cosby Show), Amanda Setton (The Mindy Project), Zuzanna Szadkowski (Gossip Girl) and Dawn Wells (Gilligan's Island).

THE WIZARD OF OZ North American Tour to Launch from Las Vegas in September 2013; Danielle Wade to Play 'Dorothy'

(5/6/2013) - Producers Bill Kenwright, The Really Useful Group, David Mirvish, Troika Entertainment & Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures have just announced that the first North American tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's new stage adaptation of THE WIZARD OF OZ will commence on September 10, 2013 at The Smith Center in Las Vegas, NV.

Fountain Hills Theater to Stage THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, 5/17-6/2

(5/5/2013) - Fountain Hills Theater has announced the opening of the classic musical comedy, The Pirates of Penzance. Stash the gold! Guard the women! Hide the rum! The 'Pirates' have arrived! Set sail across our stage on this swashbuckling Gilbert and Sullivan adventure loaded with enough laughs to fill Davey Jones' locker. It follows the fortunes of Frederic, a young lad who is mistakenly apprenticed to the Pirate King. When Frederic falls for the lovely Mabel, whose father is the very model of a modern Major General, a tempest brews on the sea of love. Full of roving rogues and dazzling damsels in distress, it's a treasure chest full of mischievous musical mayhem.

Now Playing Onstage in Mesa - Week of 5/05/2013

(5/5/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 5/05/2013 for Mesa

THE THREE LITTLE PIGS Runs 5/1-26 at The Great Arizona Puppet Theatre

(5/3/2013) - A musical rendition of the traditional tale about the dangers of shoddy home construction and how those pigs must face a big, bad and very hungry (but not-so-smart) wolf, performed with large rod puppets and catchy original songs. This show is lots of fun for the whole family and is one of our most popular performances so be sure to CALL FOR RESERVATIONS!

Voting Opens for the 2013 BroadwayWorld Awards! Vote Now for the Best of the 2012-13 Theatre Season...

(5/2/2013) - The Tony Awards Nominators had their say earlier this week and now it's your turn! We're pleased to announce that voting has now opened for the 11th Annual BroadwayWorld.com Awards!

DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID JR. Opens at Detour Company Theatre, 5/24

(4/30/2013) - The award-winning Detour Company Theatre will present Disney's The Little Mermaid JR. at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts on May 24-26. Detour's artistic director will present a pre-show talk on opening night, Friday, May 24, at 6:30 p.m.

THE PIANO GUYS Set for Mesa Amphitheater, 6/12

(4/30/2013) - The Piano Guys: Hailing from Utah, The Piano Guys became an Internet sensation by way of their immensely successful series of strikingly original self-made music videos. They've made 35 since joining forces a little more than a year ago, including their most recent hit video, an innovative 10-handed version of One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful." But it's the Guys' highly original blend of classical music with pop that has really been the cause of an Internet phenomenon that has now brought them to their major label debut album, The Piano Guys, to be released on Sony Masterworks on October 2nd, 2012. The album features more of the imaginative mash-up arrangements that The Piano Guys are already famous for, including sources ranging from Michael Jackson to Mozart, The Bourne Identity to David Guetta. It also includes an original song and innovative takes on hits by One Direction, Adele and Christina Perri.

Now Playing Onstage in Mesa - Week of 4/28/2013

(4/28/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/28/2013 for Mesa

Old Crow Medicine Show Comes to Mesa Arts Center, Today

(4/25/2013) - Old Crow Medicine Show got its' start busking on street corners in New York state and up through Canada, winning audiences along the way with their boundless energy and spirit. They eventually found themselves in Boone, North Carolina where they caught the attention of folk icon Doc Watson while playing in front of a pharmacy. He immediately invited the band to play at his MerleFest, helping to launch their career. Shortly thereafter the band relocated to Nashville for a residency at the Grand Ole Opry, where they entertained the crowd between shows.

PCA Family Theatre Presents ADVENTURES OF JAMMY DODGER, Beginning 5/9

(4/24/2013) - This musical presents a group of loving grandparents who encourage their grandchildren to try an old-style adventurous scavenger hunt with fresh air, go-carts & pirates, in order to get the kids away from the sedentary effects of electronic entertainment. The adventure brings the children upon a construction site bent on cutting down the last remaining ancient woods in the neighborhood. Along with the grandparents, the kids find a way to save the woods from the cold and careless construction workers.

Now Playing Onstage in Mesa - Week of 4/21/2013

(4/21/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/21/2013 for Mesa

Connie Whitlock Receives 2013 West Valley Arts Council's Champion of the Arts Award

(4/17/2013) - Connie Whitlock, an artist, advocate, educator and visionary, received the 2013 West Valley Arts Council's Champion of the Arts Award at the 20th anniversary Diamond Ball, a Shanghai Soiree, on Saturday, April 13 at The Wigwam, 300 E. Wigwam Blvd in Litchfield Park.

Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 55th Anniversary Celebration Comes to Mesa Arts Center, 4/26

(4/16/2013) - The Mesa Arts Center will host the longest consecutively running jazz festival, Monterey. Celebrate the Festival's legacy of expanding the boundaries of live jazz presentation on Friday, April 26 in the Ikeda Theater at 8 p.m. Tickets are available through the Mesa Arts Center Box Office at MesaArtsCenter.com or by calling 480-644-6500.

Now Playing Onstage in Mesa - Week of 4/14/2013

(4/14/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/14/2013 for Mesa

Mesa Arts Center Presents Tabatha Coffey, 6/9

(4/12/2013) - Tabatha Coffey, star of Bravo's Tabatha Takes Over, is bringing her signature style of straight talk and respected business expertise to the Mesa Arts Center on Sunday, June 9. Tabatha, who has traveled the country helping business owners succeed, will challenge you to achieve greatness, analyze your successes and failures, and you will leave the show inspired, elevated and enabled to use the skills learned in your personal and professional life.

GREAT FALLS Opens Tonight at Theatre Artists Studio

(4/12/2013) - Theatre Artists Studio presents Lee Blessing's haunting drama, Great Falls from tonight, April 12th through the 28th.

GREAT FALLS to Open 4/12 at Theatre Artists Studio

(4/9/2013) - Theatre Artists Studio presents Lee Blessing's haunting drama, Great Falls from April 12th through the 28th.

Now Playing Onstage in Mesa - Week of 4/07/2013

(4/7/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/07/2013 for Mesa

Photo Flash: First Look at Mesa Encore Theatre's SPRING AWAKENING, Opening Tonight

(4/5/2013) - Mesa Encore Theatre presents SPRING AWAKENING at the Mesa Arts Center, opening tonight, April 5 and running through April 21, 2013. Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action!

STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes - Mesa Encore Theatre's SPRING AWAKENING, Opening Tonight

(4/5/2013) - Mesa Encore Theatre presents SPRING AWAKENING at the Mesa Arts Center, opening tonight, April 5 and running through April 21, 2013. Go behind the scenes with the cast and creative team in the video below!

Summer Season 2013 Announced at the Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts

(4/3/2013) - Ol' Blue Eyes is celebrated in style during this summer season of top-notch entertainment at the Spencer Theater, as are dancing pirates, Chinese acrobats, Swedish icons, three-part harmony greats. Rock & roll and country legends, New Mexico beauties, a classical star, child actors and world fusion musicians in the 16 event line-up at the award-winning Alto, New Mexico performance hall. Additionally, pre-performance lobby buffets are offered ($20) before most every show, allowing patrons to easily enjoy a hot meal before curtain time.

Lang Lang Comes to Mesa, April 27

(4/2/2013) - After selling out in 2011, Mesa Arts Center is excited for the return of one of the most sought after musicians in the world. The influential and inspirational pianist Lang Lang will be performing on Saturday, April 27 at 8 p.m. Tickets are available through the Mesa Arts Center Box Office at MesaArtsCenter.com or by calling 480-644-6500.

Old Crow Medicine Show Comes to Mesa Arts Center, 4/25

(4/1/2013) - Old Crow Medicine Show got its' start busking on street corners in New York state and up through Canada, winning audiences along the way with their boundless energy and spirit. They eventually found themselves in Boone, North Carolina where they caught the attention of folk icon Doc Watson while playing in front of a pharmacy. He immediately invited the band to play at his MerleFest, helping to launch their career. Shortly thereafter the band relocated to Nashville for a residency at the Grand Ole Opry, where they entertained the crowd between shows.

Now Playing Onstage in Mesa - Week of 3/31/2013

(3/31/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/31/2013 for Mesa

Now Playing Onstage in Mesa - Week of 3/24/2013

(3/24/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/24/2013 for Mesa

TAJ MAHAL TRIO Comes to Mesa Arts Center, 4/17

(3/22/2013) - Mesa Arts Center will welcome Taj Mahal Trio on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 in the Ikeda Theater at 7:30 p.m. If the mixing of genres such as blues, Zydeco, gospel, and Latin music seems natural today, it is because of pioneers like Mahal. Tickets are available through the Mesa Arts Center Box Office at MesaArtsCenter.com or by calling 480-644-6500.