The Anxiety Project is an original new musical written by Rachel Dean (composer) and David Brush (lyricist). The cast album dropped on August 13th, and is now available for streaming. Recorded in collaboration with Arizona State University Music Theatre and Opera, and featuring exceptionally talented ASU students, it is well worth a listen…
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Album Spotlight: ‘Pansy’ by BOYCOTT!
Spotlight on Pansy, the debut album from Tempe’s BOYCOTT!…
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Prizefighting Kangaroo Episode 04: Unhinged.
On this episode, “Unhinged.”, we welcome our first guest, arts and music writer Jason Keil. Together, we discuss movies that we found so disturbing and uncomfortable to watch that the thought of revisiting them makes us nervous wrecks! We’ll explore how ones we have revisited, even knowing what terrors await, still keep us tortured.
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The Color Purple Floors Audience at ASU Gammage
by Rebecca Rudnyk – The lights dim, the cast ascends into the fractured light projected onto the stage, and the audience is almost immediately taken to church...
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ASU Gammage Announces 2018 – 2019 Broadway Season
by Rebecca Rudnyk – Arizona State University’s ASU Gammage recently announced its 2018-2019 Broadway Season, further solidifying its place amongst the most reputable venues for seeing high-caliber...
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The King and I Charms Gammage Audiences
by Rebecca Rudnyk – Before The King and I even begins, the beautifully draped stage greeted attendees with the promise of exotic extravagance. Thai Buddhist goddesses, almost...
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The 41st Annual Spring Festival of the Arts Returns to Tempe
by Nicole Royse – The Tempe Festival of the Arts is a spectacular 3-day event taking place Friday, March 23 through Sunday, March 25, showcasing exceptional...
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Outside Mullingar Brings Authentic Irish Life to Arizona Theatre Company
by Dale I. Rasmussen – In less than a month, St. Patrick’s day will be upon us and, with it, all the usual tropes and clichés...
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Space 55 Presents Phoenix Premiere of Luna Gale
by Rebecca Rudnyk – Luna Gale, playing at the intimate Space 55 through March 4, is gritty, powerful and profoundly topical. Set amongst the cultural awakening...
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Hamilton Comes to Tempe
by Rebecca Rudnyk – So let’s be honest. If you’re reading this, a formal introduction is likely not necessary. In my lifetime as a dedicated theatre nerd,...
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Man of La Mancha Lights Up the Herberger
by Dale I. Rasmussen – New Year’s resolutions get a bad rap these days. It seems that for every person you know who’s buying new running...
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Prizefighting Kangaroo Episode 01: Corpse Party
In the premiere episode of the Prizefighting Kangaroo, Ashley and Amy talk about some of the actors and behind-the-scenes folks from the movie industry who shuffled...
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