Review

A performance by the Arizona Magic of Music & Dance
This is a great event which is transformational for both the young actors and their audience.
Title: The Jungle Book
Location: Christ Church, Fountain Hills:
Description: Young people with any physical or mental disability are invited to explore in a barrier-free environment the world of creative movement, self-expression, [...]

So, I’m still living on the fumes of my April in New York City adventure.
Went to MOMA on 53rd St and saw the usual suspects – Cezanne, Picasso, Gauguin, Rothko, etc. But, then I went into a little room with the Van Gogh’s. I’ve always liked his work, but I had never seen them in [...]

I had a great time on my recent city visit. I set up a series of “play dates”: “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”, “Passing Strange”, “Macbeth” and “Thurgood”. I enjoyed them all!

Macbeth

My niece, Cybel, and I loved “Macbeth” with Patrick Stewart, (a consummate theater actor, but, perhaps best know from “Star Trek: Next Generation”). [...]

Last Summer I attended a performance of “Snow White” produced by Arizona Magic of Music and Dance a program for children and young adults with physical or mental disabilities — that prepares them in one week to stage a wonderful theater production that is written and choreographed just for them. This was an inspirational [...]

 
All 10 of his plays together in one box! They all have intros by actors, directors, etc that have an appreciation of Mr.Wilson’s work. The plays could always be purchased separately, but now they are collected in hard cover with a nice presentation box.
In 2005, August Wilson completed the ten-play cycle:

1900s - Gem of [...]

I knew someone somewhere would pick up on the obvious - presenting all 10 of playwright August Wilson’s plays in order - not when written, but when the events of the plays take place.
Beginning with 1900, and covering 10 decades, all will be presented at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, Washington, D.C. under the guidance [...]

Suzan-Lori Parks is an author, award winning playwright and screenwriter. I was going to categorize her as an “over achiever”. But, that’s probably a disservice - she is just doing what she has to do. Doing what matters to her - with excellence.
She won her 2002 Pultitzer Prize for the play “Topdog/Underdog”. I saw this [...]

 I got a chance to see “Radio Golf” while visiting NYC a few days ago. This is the final play of August Wilson’s 10 play cycle - taking us from 1910 to the mid-1990’s. His plays address events and issues of different parts of Black life across America, particularly, Pittsburgh, PA. Some of the same [...]

Winner of 4 Tony awards, nominated again this year for her starring roll in the musical revival, “110 in The Shade”, she is definitely a “Broadway Baby”.Like another of my favorites, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Ms McDonald can usually be found on the Broadway musical stage, they’ve worked together several times, most notably in “Ragtime”.She too [...]

Arizona Magic of Music & Dance Camp is a unique program for children and young adults with physical and mental disabilities – that - in just one week prepares them to stage a wonderful theater production written and choreographed especially for them. This program is brought to Arizona by ZETA21 International Leadership Foundation, in partnership [...]