A New Season Begins with The Roads to Loch Lomond at The Phoenix Theatre Company 

(September 16, 2025 – PHOENIX) —

The Phoenix Theatre Company opens its 2025/26 Season with the regional premiere of The Roads to Loch Lomond, running October 8 – November 2, 2025, in the Hormel Theatre. 

The musical reunites Maggie Herskowitz (book & lyrics) and Neil Douglas Reilly (composer), under the direction and choreography of Jeff Whiting for an emotional story rooted in Scottish folk tradition that explores love, loyalty, and the cost of freedom. 

Developed partly with Phoenix audiences during the theatre’s Richard P. Stahl Festival of New American Theatre earlier this year, the work now returns fully staged, inviting audiences to experience the journey from workshop room to opening night. 

“When Maggie and I began writing musicals together in Boston more than fifteen years ago, it was only natural that I sang her my family’s history, starting with ‘The Bonnie, Bonnie Banks O’ Loch Lomond,’” Reilly said. 

“We have traveled many roads since 2010, and they have led us here, sharing my family’s fables with you in The Roads to Loch Lomond.” 

Inspired by Reilly’s MacKenzie ancestry and the reverberations of the 1745 Jacobite rising, the piece imagines the story behind the haunting Scottish ballad the world knows by heart. 

Set in the aftermath of the 1745 uprising, The Roads to Loch Lomond follows two intertwined families navigating loyalty, love, and survival as their community is reshaped by war and exile. 

“Our history has been handed down in stories and songs,” said Reilly. “This musical is one way of singing that history forward.” 

Casting includes Cassie Chilton*, Jeffrey Kringer*, Carmiña Monserrat, and Gianni Palmarini*. Understudies and swings include: Krista Monaghan and Josh Pike. (*Courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association). 

Tickets start at $60 and are on sale now at www.phoenixtheatre.com or by calling (602) 254-2151.  

Details  

Dates: October 8 – November 2, 2025 

Location: The Phoenix Theatre Company, Hormel Theatre  

Tickets: www.phoenixtheatre.com | (602) 254-2151  

Audio Description and American Sign Language Interpretation are available for each production. ASL/Audio Describe Night for The Roads to Loch Lomond is Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 7:30 pm  

ABOUT THE PHOENIX THEATRE COMPANY  

The Phoenix Theatre Company is not only the largest professional regional theatre company in the state, with over 600 performances each year on multiple stages, but it’s also the first arts organization in Arizona and a founding member of the Central Arts District. Committed to advancing the performing arts in the Valley, The Phoenix Theatre Company’s mission is to create exceptional theatrical experiences that inspire hope and understanding. For more information about our upcoming shows, outreach programs, and more, visit www.phoenixtheatre.com.  

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