Seth Reines

By Seth Reines, April 2018 Issue. This spring, ASU Gammage presents two 2016 Tony Award-winning productions with a rainbow of vibrant on-stage characters. The Color Purple [...]

By Seth Reines, March 2018 Issue Integration, racial privilege and injustice in our educational system ignite Black Theatre Troupe’s regional premiere of Lines in the Dust, [...]

By Seth Reines, March 2018 Issue. There is no funnier, more inventive actress in Phoenix than Sally Jo Bannow. For years, she has delighted audiences with her insightful, [...]

By Seth Reines, February 2018 Issue Kinky Boots is back! Last seen at ASU Gammage in 2014, the Tony Award-winning musical will take the stage at Phoenix’s Orpheum Theatre [...]

By Seth Reines, February 2018 Issue Tommy Tune is back on the road, this time with Broadway legend Chita Rivera in Chita and Tune: Just in Time. Celebrating six decades on [...]

By Seth Reines, December 2017 Issue. Deborah Cox is best known for her double platinum “Nobody’s Supposed To Be Here,” which held the record for the longest running No. [...]

By Seth Reines, December 2017 Issue. Exactly 60 years ago, Broadway composer/lyricist team Rodgers and Hammerstein created their version of Cinderella for live TV. Originally [...]

By Seth Reines, November 2017 Issue. Craig Bohmler. Courtesy photo. This year, Arizona Opera heralded two firsts: its first world premiere and the world’s first Western [...]

By Seth Reines, October 2017 Issue. Whether you prefer the type of performances that require you to use your imagination or the variety that document the most literal of [...]

By Seth Reines, October 2017 Issue. Caleb Reese as Hedwig. Photo by Reg Madison Photography. Once upon a time, there was a boy named Hansel, born in Communist East Berlin [...]

By Seth Reines, September 2017 Issue. The year is 1998 and the scene is the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Here, the statuesque Northwestern University senior [...]