Did you know KVOA News 4 Tucson paid us a visit? In case you missed it, check out the video below highlighting ATC’s holiday musical, Scrooge! Don’t miss Tony Award-winning star Shuler Hensley sharing his favorite line, Tiny Tim actor Beni Bermudez speaking to his experience working on the show, and Director Matt August explaining […]
By Kathleen Allen. Originally published by the Arizona Daily Star. Well, this was a surprise. We hadn’t expected to like Arizona Theatre Company’s production of Scrooge!. It’s a Christmas cliché and a too-obvious grasp for a holiday money-maker. But we couldn’t help it: We liked it. We really liked it. The musical is based on the 1970 […]
Leslie Bricusse (1931-2021) was a writer/ composer/lyricist who contributed to many musical films and plays during his long, awardwinning career. He was born in London and educated at University College School and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. At Cambridge, he was president of both the University Footlights Club and Musical Comedy Club. There, he co-authored, […]
By Barbi Walker-Walsh. Originally published by Wrangler News. Arts Unite: Tempe’s Dazzling Pact with the Official State Theater of Arizona Sets the Stage for a Cultural Renaissance. Tempe Center for the Arts and Arizona Theatre Company have announced details of a five-year partnership to bring high-quality, professional theater to Tempe. The announcement came during an […]
Cast members from Arizona Theatre Company’s upcoming Scrooge! sang the National Anthem before the Arizona Cardinals’ October 29 home game at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. The show’s headliner, Shuler Hensley, along with four of the cast’s child actors who are all native Arizonans, kicked off the game. Hensley most recently appeared on Broadway as […]
Arizona Theatre Company’s production of Scrooge! promises to be a magical and heartwarming experience, thanks in no small part to the incredible talents behind the scenes. The creative team responsible for bringing this timeless holiday classic to life is a group of seasoned professionals, each with a remarkable list of career accomplishments. Let’s take a […]
When we think of the Holiday Season, we think of the joy that it brings. We think of how it is a season where people around the world are inspired to do generous acts for absolute strangers. We think about family and how we drop our normal routines to make space for them. We think […]
By Lloyd Schwartz. Originally published by NPR.org. Widely considered the greatest singing actor in opera history, Callas died in 1977 at the age of 53. Now, several new releases celebrate both her singing and her acting. SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “MEDEA, ACT 1: ‘DEI TUOI FIGLI LA MADRE’ (MEDEA) [LIVE]”) MARIA CALLAS: (Singing in Italian). LLOYD […]
By A.A. Cristi. Originally published by Broadway World. Arizona Theatre Company has announced Hollywood film and stage actor Shuler Hensley as the title character in the theatre’s holiday show, Scrooge! The Musical. Hensley’s list of roles and awards is long and illustrious. His film appearances include The Greatest Showman, The Legend of Zorro, Van Helsing, The Bread, My […]
American playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon (1927-2018) is widely regarded as one of the most successful, prolific, and performed playwrights in theatre history. In addition to Lost In Yonkers, which won a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize, his plays and musicals include Come Blow Your Horn, Little Me, Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, Sweet Charity, The Star-Spangled […]