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Theater in the West Valley

Arizona Broadway Theatre and TheaterWorks Announce 2023/24 Season

Arizona Broadway Theatre

ABT brings some of the best Broadway hits to the West Valley. Enjoy a magical evening at the theatre with dinner and a performance. Purchase season tickets online now at AZBroadway.org. Individual ticket sales begin in August. 

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT (September – October)

Follow favored son Joseph, his father Jacob, eleven brothers and the coat of many colors in this over-the-top, Bible-inspired (Book of Genesis) musical comedy with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. 

WHITE CHRISTMAS (November – December)

The classic Christmas story features spirited songs from Irving Berlin. White Christmas sparkles with holiday cheer, dancing and laughter.

ON THE TOWN (January – February)

Travel back to New York City in 1944  to experience this exhilarating musical comedy with iconic scenes and an unforgettable score by Leonard Bernstein for the new year.

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (March – April)

Satisfy your sweet tooth, as ABT premieres the imaginative world of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s novel and tours Willy Wonka’s over-the-top chocolate factory. 

A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER (May – June)

This murderous romp is filled with unforgettable music, non-stop laughs and a scene-stealing role for one actor playing all eight of the doomed heirs who meet their ends in the most creative and side-splitting ways.

DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID (June  – July )

Journey into a kingdom under the sea and meet Ariel, a young mermaid who longs to leave her ocean home to experience life in the human world. 

CLUE: THE MUSICAL (August – September)

Audiences will play an active role and help solve the murder with the detective. With over 200 possible endings, everyone’s a suspect.

Theater Works

Theater Works (TheaterWorks.org) announces a new season of Mainstage and Youth Works productions. Season packages are on sale now. Single performance tickets go on sale June 1. 

Mainstage Series in the Gyder Theater

NEWSIES (JULY 14-30)

Based on the 1992 Disney motion picture, Newsies is based on the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899.

MARY POPPINS (SEPTEMBER 1-17)

One of the most popular Disney movies of all time captures hearts as a hit musical.

A GENTLEMEN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER (OCTOBER 20-NOVEMBER 5)

Based on Roy Horniman's novel Israel Rank, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (DECEMBER 8-24)

Spend your holidays experiencing this traditional and magical production that shows us the meaning of Christmas. 

SOMETHING ROTTEN! (FEBRUARY 2-18, 2024)

Not content to let William Shakespeare get all the attention, the conniving but clueless Bottom brothers hatch a plan to cook up the next big stage hit.

SONDHEIM TRIBUTE REVUE (MARCH 29-APRIL 14, 2024)

Highlights the great Stephen Sondheim who is widely acknowledged as the most innovative, influential and important composer and lyricist in modern Broadway history.

Youth Works Series

FINDING NEMO JR. (AUGUST 1-8, MCMILLIN THEATER)

This new musical adaptation of the beloved 2003 Pixar movie Finding Nemo.

FROZEN JR. (APRIL 15-MAY 3, GYDER THEATER)

The enchanting modern classic from Disney is based on the 2018 Broadway musical, and brings Elsa, Anna, and the magical land of Arendelle to life, onstage.