Wednesday, June 17, 2026

New Artistic Leadership Team announced for Musical Theatre Alliance of Arizona


 
As Musical Theatre Alliance of Arizona continues to grow, we're excited to introduce the Artistic Leadership Team (ALT), the group responsible for helping guide the organization's artistic vision. The ALT brings together three leaders whose involvement with MTAA spans nearly its entire history. Each first joined the organization as a participant before taking on expanded artistic and volunteer leadership responsibilities over time. Together, they have contributed as performers, conductors, directors, educators, collaborators, and advocates—helping shape not only what happens on stage, but the culture and community behind it.

Leading the team as Artistic & Music Director is Dylan Suehiro. Dylan's MTAA journey began with a casual sing-through before joining the orchestra for Titanic. Since then, he has served as a conductor, board member, Communications Director, and organizational leader, helping guide MTAA through a period of significant growth and transition.




Joining him as Vocal Director is Robyn Pitman, who first became involved with MTAA through its inaugural audience production, Sweeney Todd, and has since contributed as a performer and music leader across nearly every chapter of the organization's history. Robyn is passionate about helping singers create meaningful musical work in an environment that values both artistry and belonging.

Serving as Staging Director is Kerri Christie, who has been part of MTAA since the organization's very first meeting. As a performer, director, committee member, and enthusiastic advocate, Kerri has helped build the welcoming and collaborative culture that defines the MTAA experience.

Together, the Artistic Leadership Team reflects a simple idea: the people who help build MTAA should help shape its future. We invite you to learn more about Dylan, Robyn, Kerri, and the Artistic Leadership Team by visiting TheatricallyAZ.org.


Auditions for THE PROM, PIPPIN, MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET and MY FAIR LADY at Arizona Broadway Theatre announced for June 29


Arizona Broadway Theatre is holding a local in-person audition call on MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2026 for various roles in our upcoming productions of The Prom, Pippin, Miracle on 34th Street, and My Fair Lady. Only non-Equity actors will be considered.

We will be scheduling vocal appointments on Monday, June 29th between 5:00p – 9:00p. No dance call will be held at this time.

The Prom: Rehearsals begin July 31, 2026. Runs from August 21 through September 13, 2026.

Pippin: Rehearsals begin September 12, 2026. Runs from October 2 through November 8, 2026.

Miracle on 34th Street: Rehearsals begin Oct. 31, 2026. Runs from Nov. 20 through Dec. 27, 2026.

My Fair Lady: Rehearsals begin December 27, 2026. Runs from January 15 through February 21, 2027.

Audition Details:
Date: Monday, June 29th, 2026
Time: 5:00p – 9:00p (by appointment only)
Location:
Arizona Broadway Theatre
7701 W. Paradise Lane
Peoria, AZ  85382

The typical production schedule includes daytime rehearsals Tuesday through Sunday. Mondays are dark days. Tech rehearsals include two 10/12-hour days the weekend before opening. Tech week shifts to afternoon and evening rehearsals. Shows generally perform up to 8 shows per week, usually with at least one weekday matinee per week.

To apply for an audition appointment, please submit your headshot and resume directly to auditions@azbroadway.org and be sure to put your name and LOCAL AUDITION in the subject line.

If selected, you will be contacted to schedule an appointment time for that evening. You will need to prepare two (2) contrasting vocal selections (16 bars each) and have sheet music prepared for the accompanist. No a capella auditions will be allowed. Please be prepared to list any conflicts for the time frames listed above.

Your first look at SHREK at Valley Youth Theatre











photos by Jenny Kaufman

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Auditions for FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Showtune Productions/Chandler Center for the Arts announced for August 2 and free audition workshop on July 27


Showtune Productions announces auditions for its 2027 musical production of Fiddler on the Roof.

Showtune Productions and Chandler Center for the Arts will present an ethnically diverse, fully staged production of Fiddler on the Roof, with performances at Chandler Center for the Arts on Friday, March 12; Saturday, March 13; and Sunday, March 14. Adult auditions for this production will be held on Sunday, August 2, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Chandler Community Center, 125 E. Commonwealth Ave., Downtown Chandler. 

Auditionees, who must be over 18, should memorize 16 bars of a song from Fiddler on the Roof or any Broadway classic (excluding pop or rock) and bring sheet music or iPad music in their key, along with a professional headshot and resume. 

Fiddler on the Roof will be a fully staged production featuring a live onstage orchestra, scenic projections, costumes, and choreography. All performers will be paid and must be available for all evening and full-day weekend rehearsals January 2-4, 2027, and February 27-March 11, 2027, with three performances on March 12-14, 2027.


There is also a free Audition Worshop on July 27 where they'll also offer free actor headshots by Tim Trumble Photography for the attendees of the workshop.   CLICK HERE for more information on the free auditions workshop

Your first look at CATS at Arizona Broadway Theatre

 


















Photos by Alexxis Grant, Timeless Present Photos

Review Highlights: DEAR EVAN HANSEN - The Phoenix Theatre Company

Mason Ballard
Photo by Brennen Russell

highlights from local critics reviews - (click link at bottom of each review to read complete review)

Click here for more information on this production that runs through August 2

"After so many seasons of jukebox musicals and stage adaptations of films, it's refreshing when a new original musical comes along, especially one like Dear Evan Hansen which has a powerful score and a story filled with passion and emotion. Focusing on themes of loneliness and the desire for connection, and centering on mental health struggles, Dear Evan Hansen is a show infused with raw emotional depth. The Phoenix Theatre Company's production of this Tony-winning Best Musical features a fantastic cast, featuring Mason Ballard and Elyse Wolf providing phenomenal performances as Evan and his mother, and succinct direction that combine to create an emotionally resonating production."   - Gil Benbrook, TalkinBroadway.com (click here to read the complete review)

"Michelle Chin’s stellar staging is presented in the much smaller Hormel Theatre where you feel part of the show and gain its insightful impact.  The small musical – it only has eight characters – is perfectly suited to the theater’s intimate confines.  And the impeccable cast further brings the enlightening show to moving life.  At TPTC, local audiences can finally see why this musical is so trend-setting.    -Chris Curcio, Curtain Up Phoenix (click here to read the complete review)

"The great ache at the center of DEAR EVAN HANSEN is the simple, shattering idea that no one really knows what their children are going through. The musical says it out loud, over and over. It’s a world where one teen after another insists that their parents have no idea who they are. And yet the adults who are busy, flawed, but trying, keep believing that they do. It’s this gap between the ages, the space between the public face and the inner monologue, that gives the show its tremble. This production presented by The Phoenix Theatre Company and directed and choreographed with sensitivity by Michelle Chin gently underlines that tremor."   - David Appleford, Broadway World (click here to read the complete review)