By Jen Barraza This fall, something remarkable is happening at The Phoenix Theatre Company. On Saturday, November 8, The Phoenix Theatre Company will celebrate the opening of the Dr. Stacie J. and Richard J Stephenson Theatre at our Applause! Gala 2025. This event marks the official grand opening of this state-of-the-art venue designed to usher…
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By Elizabeth Montgomery It’s loud, layered, and raw. Let the Good Times Roll lets the soul of New Orleans take the stage. Director and choreographer Sara Edwards joined us for a Director’s Download conversation about the making of this vibrant new musical. She shared how a cast of six, a courtyard bar, and a…
DetailsBy Jen Barraza Phoenix may be far from New Orleans, but this August, the unmistakable soul of the Big Easy is taking center stage right here in the Valley. Opening this week at The Phoenix Theatre Company, Let the Good Times Roll: A New Orleans Gumbo is a brand-new musical that blends history,…
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Left: The 2024 Richard P Stahl Festival of New American Theatre cast of Let the Good Times Roll: A New Orleans Gumbo (Photo by Jen Barraza)Right: Gina Guarino* as Wanda, Scott Davidson* as Captain, Carmiña Monserrat* as Liza Jane and Tre Moore* as L.D. (Photo by Brennen Russell) By Elizabeth Montgomery Before there were…
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By Jen Barraza As The Phoenix Theatre Company brings its 105th season to a jubilant close, the spotlight turns to Let the Good Times Roll: A New Orleans Gumbo, a world premiere musical infused with jazz, resilience, and the brilliance of Broadway’s finest. Opening August 8 in the Hormel Theatre, this vibrant production is…
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This holiday season, step into a world where your imagination can roam wild. The Phoenix Theatre Company transforms into the colorful Jungle of Nool, where Horton the Elephant and his friends leap off the page and into your heart. “Seussical the Musical,” is live on stage from December 18, 2024, to January 26, 2025.
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By Shelina Elyse At The Phoenix Theatre Company, we believe theatre is more than entertainment – it’s a powerful tool for building community. Through our patrons’ generous support, we are able to extend that belief beyond the stage with Summer Camp, the Professional Apprenticeship Program, and Community Nights. These programs reach people where…
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By Shelina Elyse The Partners That Heal are a highly trained six-member team of improvisational actors with a repertoire of well over 250 patient interventions, including interactive games, songs, puppetry, instruments and dance. Not only do they bring joy and relief through this powerful program, but you may recognize some of them from recent appearances…
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By Theresa Kellar Tonner Stansislavski. Misner. Method. Adler. There are many different techniques and practices that actors can learn on their own or in school to hone their craft. Some like to use the emotional recall and sense memory of the Stanislavski method, some dig deeper and will go full Method acting, which…
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By Jen Barraza At The Phoenix Theatre Company, our publicity photoshoots are never just about capturing an image. They are about telling a story. With Let the Good Times Roll: A New Orleans Gumbo, the story we’re telling is bigger than just one show. This world premiere musical marks the beginning of a new…
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Amanda D’Archangelis and Sami Horneff met in the world-renowned BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. Recent work includes: THE RADIUM GIRLS, co-written with Lisa Mongillo and directed by Tony-Winner Marissa Jaret Winokur, which is eyeing a world premiere production in the 26-27 season (also a 2022 NAMT Finalist, a 2019 Eugene O’Neill NMTC Semi-Finalist, and five-time winner at The 2021 National Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival); SINGLE RIDER (Off-Broadway 2018); COMING ATTRACTION (Wilbury Theatre Group 2019); and THE BREAK (Omaha Creative Institute 2018). Upcoming: BANDIT QUEEN, a new pop-Americana musical about Pearl Hart, the Wild West’s most notorious female bandit, which has been developed through artist residencies at The Legacy Theatre in Branford, CT and Drama Club Camp in Mount Vernon, ME; PANDORA IN BLUE JEANS with book by Adam Morrison, which explores the life of controversial “Peyton Place” author Grace Metalious; and PSYCH, a 90’s spin on the myth of Cupid & Psyche commissioned by Wichita State University. Amanda and Sami’s songs have also been performed at concert venues and educational institutions across the country. They are proud to be 2019 York Theatre Company New/Emerging/Outstanding Writers, 2024 Playbill Songwriter Series Featured Artists, and 2025 Write Out Loud Contest grand prize winners! For more, visit: @darchangelisandhorneff on instagram | www.amandadarchangelis.com and www.samihorneff.com
