By Chloe Rabinowitz. Originally published on BroadwayWorld.com. Arizona Theatre Company will close its 58th season with a hip and hilarious, modern spin on the classic Bram Stoker tale with Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, written by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen. This fast-paced Dracula contains more than a dozen characters, including favorites such as Van […]
By Jennifer Goldberg. Originally published by the Phoenix New Times. It’s not every day you get to speak with an entertainment legend. Marsha Mason has appeared in films, television and the theater since the 1960s, racking up credits and accolades along the way. She met her ex-husband, Neil Simon, when the celebrated playwright cast her […]
By Chris Curcio. Originally published in Curtain Up Phoenix. The Roommate pairs two diverse but fascinating women who think their lives are set but realizes they are capable of adapting and adjusting their perceptions and expectations. The two roles require superb actors to make their ingrained lifestyles distinct but who evolve as they understand and […]
By Herb Paine. Originally published on BroadwayWorld.com. At first glance, The Roommate presents a modest setup: Sharon, a recently divorced Iowa homemaker, adrift in her empty nest, her horizons reduced to the monthly rhythms of a book club, agrees to share her house with Robyn, a guarded, unconventional New Yorker carrying her own secrets and looking for […]
In anticipation of ATC’s The Roommate, director Marsha Mason sat down to discuss her insight, her history with this play, and how her past experience uniquely positioned her to tell this incredible story. A four-time Academy Award nominee and acclaimed actor, Mason brings her celebrated comic precision and emotional insight to this bold, darkly funny show. This comedy follows […]
By Laura Latzko. Originally published in Tucson Weekly. Jen Silverman’s play The Roommate tells a story of an unlikely friendship between two very different middle-aged women, a recently divorced empty nester from Iowa named Sharon and a vegan lesbian from New York named Robyn. The show explores how these two women navigate their differences and […]
By Cathalena E. Burch. Originally published by Arizona Daily Star. Sharon is recently divorced and looking for a roommate. Robyn is from the Bronx, looking to reset her life and escape her questionable past. Of course, bucolic Iowa City is the perfect setting for those kinds of do-overs. That’s the overview of Jen Silverman’s dramedy […]
By A.A. Cristi. Originally published on BroadwayWorld.com. Arizona Theatre Company will continue its 58th season with The Roommate, the play that premiered on Broadway last season. The Roommate follows a Midwestern empty nester who takes in a roommate from the Bronx. As the two women navigate their differences and shared experiences, their living arrangement challenges […]
When you reach a “Certain Age,” you’re faced with the challenge of defining your identity. Your foundational values are put on trial as you take control of your life’s reins. You say goodbye to some people, but you welcome new ones. Nothing is off limits now except for the limits you set upon yourself. Your decisions are yours, and you alone own them. It’s all exciting. Fresh. New. And a little scary. […]
By: Zach Wetzel. Originally published in BroadwayWorld.com. Ain’t Misbehavin’ is a glorious classic musical revue now playing at Arizona Theatre Company. Featuring gorgeous music by Fats Waller, this equally important and entertaining piece whisks audiences away to “Harlem at Midnight.” Ain’t Misbehavin’ brings a dream of Fats Waller to life through triumphant and toe-tapping musical lyricism. Heist, […]