MEAN GIRLS - MCC Musical Theatre - October 30-November 8, 2026

MCC PAC

MCC Musical Theatre presents 

Mean Girls  

Book by Tina Fey and Music by Jeff Richmond and Lyrics by Nell Benjamin  

Direct from the African savanna to the wild, ruthless jungle of a suburban high school, Cady Heron thinks she’s prepared for anything—until she crosses paths with the ultimate apex predators: The Plastics. Adapted from the iconic hit movie by comedy legend Tina Fey, Mean Girls is the hit Broadway musical that brings high-stakes teenage hierarchy to life with ferocious energy, razor-sharp wit, and a wickedly catchy score. As Cady plots to take down queen bee Regina George from the inside, she quickly learns that rising to the top of the food chain comes with a price, and revenge is a dish best served with a killer choreography routine. Hilarious, snappy, and surprisingly full of heart, Mean Girls is a high-octane celebration of friendship, identity, and staying true to yourself—so grab your squad, wear pink, and get ready for a totally fetch night at the theater!

Some adult themes and content equivalent to a PG 13 Rating

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COME FROM AWAY - MCC Musical Theatre - April 2–11, 2027

MCC Performing Arts Center 

On September 11, 2001, 38 planes were unexpectedly diverted to a tiny, isolated town in Newfoundland, doubling its population overnight—and what followed became one of the most remarkable true stories of human connection ever told. Come From Away, the Tony Award-winning hit musical by Irene Sankoff and David Hein, takes audiences into the heart of Gander, where a terrified group of global travelers and the generous locals who opened their homes discovered hope, music, and lasting friendship in the darkest of moments. Powered by a soaring, Celtic-infused folk score and driven by a breathtaking ensemble cast, this uplifting masterpiece celebrates the extraordinary warmth of the human spirit when the world needs it most. Heartwarming, energetic, and profoundly moving, Come From Away is an unforgettable theatrical journey that will leave your heart full and your faith in humanity restored.

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Mesa Community College's 2026/2027 Season!

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Cast announced for INTO THE WOODS at Mesa Community College

 

Baker’s Wife ................................................................................SAMMIE LIDEEN

Baker ............................................................................................RYAN MCBRIDE

Witch .........................................................................................KAITLIN AMOROSI

Cinderella ..................................................................................JESSIE WILLIAMS

Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf ..................................................TRENTON HALTERMAN

Rapunzel’s Prince ............................................................... SEAN LEINENWEBER

Little Red Ridinghood .................................................................GIANNA ARRIGHI

Jack ........................................................................................... TAYSON TOLEDO

Narrator/Mysterious Man .................................................... ANTHONY MARTINEZ

Cinderella’s Mother/Granny/Giant ..............................................BRITNEY BURNS

Cinderella’s Stepmother ................................................................. NIKKI REEVES

Jack’s Mother ...............................................................MADISON FARNSWORTH

Lucinda ............................................................................................ AMANDA COX

Florinda...............................................................................HARPER BRASELTON

Steward ................................................................................ CAMREN MARTINEZ

Rapunzel ................................................................................ COURTNEY EVANS

Cinderella’s Father ....................................................................... LIAM DELGADO

Snow White ................................................................................... HANNAH GRAY

Sleeping Beauty ...............................................................JADYN HENDRICKSON

Understudies

For Baker’s Wife: JADYN HENDRICKSON, For Baker: LIAM DELGADO, For

Witch: DAPHNE MIZQUEZ, For Little Red Ridinghood: JENNA OFFICER, For

Jack: NICK JONES, For Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf: RJ GRAY, For Narrator/Myste-

rious Man: KYLE LARSEN, For Rapunzel: LAUREN RUSSELL, For Cinderella’s

Father: REX GROVER

Swings

JADYN HENDRICKSON, HANNAH GRAY, REX GROVER

Dance Captain

CAMREN MARTINEZ

Fight Captain

LIAM DELGADO

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Cast announced for SISTER ACT at Mesa Community College

 

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BE MORE CHILL - Mesa Community College Musical Theatre - November 1-10, 2024

 

Mesa Community College Musical Theatre Presents: Be More Chill

Music and Lyrics by Joe Iconis Book by Joe Tracz

November 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9 at 7:30 pm, November 2 &10 at 2 pm

MCC Performing Arts Center

Jeremy Heere is just an average teenager. That is, until he finds out about “The Squip,” a tiny supercomputer that promises to bring him everything he desires most: a date with Christine, an invite to the raddest party of the year and a chance to survive life in his suburban New Jersey high school. But is being the most popular guy in school worth the risk? A hit on Broadway and in the West End, Be More Chill is based on the novel by Ned Vizzini.

Content warning: references to self harm; some adult themes and language 

Prices: Students: $12.00 Staff/Alumni/MilitarySeniors (55+) - $15.00 General Public: $18.00

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SISTER ACT - Mesa Community College Musical Theatre - April 4–April 13, 2025

Mesa Community College Musical Theatre Presents:Sister Act, the Musical 

by Alan Menken, Bill and Cheri Steinkellner

April 4, 5, 9, 10, 11,12 at 7:30 pm and April 5, 13 at 2 pm 

MCC Performing Arts Center

Sister Act is the feel-good musical comedy smash based on the hit 1992 film that has audiences jumping to their feet! Featuring original music by Tony- and eight-time Oscar winner, Alan Menken (Newsies, Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors), this uplifting musical was nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

When disco diva, Deloris Van Cartier, witnesses a murder, she is put in protective custody in the one place the cops are sure she won't be found: a convent! Disguised as a nun, she finds herself at odds with both the rigid lifestyle and uptight Mother Superior. Using her unique disco moves and singing talent to inspire the choir, Deloris breathes new life into the church and community but, in doing so, blows her cover. Soon, the gang is giving chase, only to find them up against Deloris and the power of her newly found sisterhood.

Filled with powerful gospel music, outrageous dancing and a truly moving story, Sister Act will leave audiences breathless. A sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship, Sister Act is reason to REJOICE!

Prices

Students: $12.00

Staff/Alumni/Military/Seniors (55+) - $15.00

General Public: $18.00

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THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Mesa Community College - March 29-April 6, 2024

Mar 29 - 30, April 3 - 5 at 7:30 pm and March 30 & April 6 at 2 pm 

MCC Performing Arts Center

The musical begins as the bells of Notre Dame sound through the famed cathedral in fifteenth-century Paris. Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer who longs to be "Out There," observes all of Paris reveling in the Feast of Fools. Held captive by his devious caretaker, the archdeacon Dom Claude Frollo, he escapes for the day and joins the boisterous crowd, only to be treated cruelly by all but the beautiful Romani woman, Esmeralda. Quasimodo isn’t the only one captivated by her free spirit, though – the handsome Captain Phoebus and Frollo are equally enthralled. As the three vie for her attention, Frollo embarks on a mission to destroy the Roma – and it’s up to Quasimodo to save them all.

Based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney animated feature, The Hunchback of Notre Dame showcases the film’s Academy Award-nominated score, as well as new songs by Menken and Schwartz. Peter Parnell’s new book embraces story theatre and features verbatim passages from Hugo’s gothic novel.

Prices: General Public - $18.00, Senior/Staff/Alumni - $15.00, Student -$12.00

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Cast annnounced for ANYTHING GOES at Mesa Community College

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Cast (In Order of Appearance)

Elisha Whitney Logan Holmes

Fred Madelyn Fickel

Billy Crocker Christopher Gallacher

Reno Sweeney Catherine McCreary

Captain McKay Moody

Purser Alonzo Regalado

Reporter Porter Molinar

Photographer Gavin Kennedy

Henry T. Dobson Ryley Hansen

Spit Isaac Kellogg

Dippy Matthew Leavitt

Purity Jessica Huber

Chastity Raelyn Burkhart

Charity Thea Moore

Virtue Madelyn Fickel

Hope Harcourt Suzy Olson

Mrs. Evangeline Harcourt Britney Burns

Lord Evelyn Oakleigh José Andrés Uribe

FBI Agents Alexandra Vargas, Jady Grover

Erma Natalie Ellis

Moonface Martin Jack Walton

Ensemble of Ship’s Passengers and Sailors

Nathan Blake

Jady Grover

Ryley Hansen

Gavin Kennedy

Michael Kunz

Porter Molinar

Gin Selfridge

Alexandra Vargas

ANYTHING GOES - Mesa Community College Music Theatre - November 3-November 11, 2023

Mesa Community College Music Theatre Presents Anything Goes

MCC Performing Arts Center

Nov 3 - 9, Nov 11 at 7:30 pm and Nov 4 and Nov. 11 at 2 pm 

Anything Goes is set aboard an ocean liner in the 1930s and follows the romantic escapades of an eccentric cast of characters. As they sail across the Atlantic, love triangles, mistaken identities, and hilarious antics ensue. The musical delivers a whirlwind of romance, mischief, and unexpected twists.

Based on the 1987 Lincoln Center production at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, this script, revised in 2022, is updated in light of contemporary sensibilities.

Prices: General Public - $18.00, Senior/Staff/Alumni - $15.00, Student -$12.00

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AN EVENING WITH KINOSIAN & BLAIR - Mesa Community College Music Theatre - September 21-23, 2023

MCC Music Theatre presents

An Evening with Kinosian & Blair

MCC Music Building, Room MU-3

Sept 21, 22 and 23 at 7:30 pm

Join us for an evening of story-telling and supper as MCC offers its first Dinner and a Show-Musical Revue, sharing the hilarious and witty songs of Kinosian and Blair. Performances will be catered and will take place Black-Box style in MU3 in the MCC Music Building.

MCC Music Building (43) is located on the North East side of the Southern & Dobson campus. Parking is free in Lot C.  

Please call the Box Office for any accessible accommodations

Seating is limited

Food Options

Fresh Mozzella Caprses Bruschetta w/Balsamic Drizzle (Vegetarian)

Chicken and Pork Hors d'Oeuvres -Prosciutto - Wrapped Melon

Chicken Hot Hors d'Oeuvres - Chipotle Maple Bacon Wrapped Chicken

Sausage Stuffed Mushroom 

Vegetarian Antipasto Platter

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Auditions for MCC Musical Theatre's production of ANYTHING GOES announced for August 24 & 25

Director - Debby Rosenthal

Music Director - Darin Shryock

Choreographer: Lauran Stanis

Audition Dates: August 24 - 25, 2023 from 4:00PM - 8:00 PM

Callbacks: Saturday August 26, 9:00 AM

MCC Performing Arts Center Stage

1520 S Longmore, Mesa, AZ 85202

Please prepare 2 "Golden Age Musical" songs not to exceed 2 minutes each in length. You may sing one song from Anything Goes if you wish.

Those auditioning for named roles should also prepare a 60 - 90 second monologue.

Those auditioning for an ensemble role only do not need to prepare a monologue, but are welcome to do so if desired.

An accompanist will be provided. Please bring music in the correct key properly marked.

PLEASE NOTE - All actors cast in the production are required to sign up for a 1 credit class at MCC

Please complete the audition form HERE

Once you have completed the form, please email dalrq1@gmail.com to request an audition time.

Company Meeting and Start of Rehearsals on August 30, 2023

The normal rehearsal schedule will be 4 - 8pm M, W, F evenings as well as most Saturdays 11am - 3pm

Tech begins October 25. Performances are November 3 - 11.

Character Descriptions

This version, based on the 1987 Lincoln Center production at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, features a revised script, updated in light of contemporary sensibilities. In this version, the race of the characters is not pivotal to the plot.

Reno Sweeney – a brassy evangelist turned nightclub singer

Hope Harcourt – a well-known debutante

Lord Evelyn Oakleigh – a wealthy Englishman

Elisha Whitney – a google-eyed tycoon

Billy Crocker – Whitney’s young assistant

Moonface Martin – a hapless gangster, Public Enemy No. 13

Erma – a tough gangster’s moll

Evangeline Harcourt – Hope’s mother, a widow [non-singing]

Spit and Dippy – two rascally New York City street toughs

Captain – of the S.S. American

Purser – aboard the S.S. American

Purity – Showgirl Angel #1 with Reno’s act

Chastity – Showgirl Angel #2 with Reno’s act

Charity – Showgirl Angel #3 with Reno’s act

Virtue – Showgirl Angel #4 with Reno’s act

Male Quartet of Sailors

Fred – a bartender

Henry T. Dobson – a minister

2 Reporters

News Photographer

2 F.B.I Agents

Old Lady in a Wheelchair

Sailors

Passengers – men and women

Ship’s Crew – male chorus/dancers

Ship’s Passengers – men and women, singers/dancers

MCC Music Theatre practices and supports non-traditional casting. Standbys and swings will be selected from those auditioning.

Your first look at THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL at Mesa Community College Musical Theatre

CLICK HERE for more information on this production, which runs through July 29

photos by Nick Woodward-Shaw

Auditions for AN EVENING WITH KINOSIAN AND BLAIR at MCC Music Theatre announced for August 23

Join us for an evening of story-telling and supper as MCC offers its first Dinner and a Show Musical Revue, sharing the hilarious and witty songs of Kinosian and Blair. Performances will be catered and will take place Black-Box style in MU3 in the MCC Music Building.

Cast will consist of 5 well-timed, comedic actors and singers who will perform Kinosian and Blair songs in a cabaret fashion, accompanied by a combo consisting of guitar, bass, percussion, and piano. All voice types welcome!

Director / Music Director - Leia Wasbotten

Producer: Darin Shryock

Audition Date: August 23 from 5pm - 9pm

MCC Music Building, Room MU-3

1833 W Southern Ave, Mesa, AZ 85202

Please prepare two 32 bar cuts - one comedic song and one ballad.

Please bring sheet music in the correct key with cuts clearly marked.

An accompanist will be provided. 

Please also take a look at http://www.kinosianandblair.com and be prepared to tell the production team which song(s) speak to you the most/which songs you would love to sing!

PLEASE NOTE - All actors cast in the production are required to sign up for a 1 credit class at MCC

CLICK HERE to complete the audition form

Once you have completed the form, please email dalrq1@gmail.com to request an audition time.

Cast announced for THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL at MCC Music Theatre

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SpongeBob SquarePants - Tucker Abney

Patrick Star - Brittany Woodbury

Squidward Q. Tentacles - Zachary Sciortino

Sandy Cheeks - Kieara Kurtz-Williams

Eugene Krabs - Lance Watkins

Sheldon Plankton - Rodrigo Sandoval

Patchy the Pirate - RJ Gray

Security Guards - Djuro Bach, Maddie Farnsworth

Gary - Grace Gray

Karen the Computer - Sophie Weech

The Mayor - Britney Burns-Robbins

Mrs. Puff - Maddie Farnsworth

Larry the Lobster - Alonzo Regalado

Old Man Jenkins - Kaitlin Amarosi

Pearl Krabs - Jocelyn Kleinman

Perch Perkins - Owen Grover

The Electric Skates - Lindsay Decoste, Madelyn Fickel, RJ Gray

French Narrator - Maddie Farnsworth

Foley Fish - Tyler Foree

A Vast Array of Undersea Creatures

Kaitlin Amarosi

Djuro Baich

Britney Burns Robbins

Jacob Crandall

Lindsay Decoste

Maddie Farnsworth

Madelyn Fickel

Grace Gray

RJ Gray

Owen Grover

Isabella Jones

Jocelyn Kleinman

Robin Klemaszewski

James Kokanovich

Amber Looper

Alanah Nicosia

Dorian Peterson

Alonza Regalado

Daymon Reidhead

Austin Watts

Amanda Wilcken

Meredith Woodward

SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Mesa Community College Musical Theatre - March 30-April 8, 2023

Mesa Community College Music Theatre presents Something Rotten!

March 30 - 31, April 1, 6-8 at 7:30 pm & April 1 and  8 at 2 pm at MCC Performing Arts Center

Two brothers set out to write the world’s first musical in this hilarious mash-up of sixteenth-century Shakespeare and twenty-first-century Broadway.

Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as "The Bard." When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz.

Seating is assigned. Accessible seating in rows G and Q.

PG13 equivalent

Ticket Prices: General Public - $18.00, Senior/Staff/Alumni - $15.00 and Student - $12.00

March 30, 7:30PM

March 31, 7:30PM

April 1, 2:00PM, 7:30PM

April 6, 7:30PM

April 7, 7:30PM

April 8, 2:00PM, 7:30PM

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THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Mesa Community College Musical Theatre - November 3-12, 2022

 

THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family– a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before– keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents.

Performances are November 3 -5 & November 9-11 at 7:30 pm & November 5 & 12 at 2 pm

MCC Performing Arts Center

MORTICIA: SHELBY DAEFFLER

GOMEZ: THOMMY LONG

WEDNESDAY: ISABELLA QUINN

LUCAS: BENNETT SMITH

PUGSLEY: COLBY GROVER / COLIN WILLEY

FESTER: TAYLOR HUDSON

GRANDMA: EMILY NOXON

LURCH: KYLE LARSEN

ALICE: LINDSAY DECOSTE

MAL: RJ GRAY

COUSIN IT: TANNER DUNCAN

ENSEMBLE/ANCESTORS:

KAITLIN AMOROSI

ERIN ARNETT

WALTER BERGEN

ANTHONY ENOCH

JADY GROVER

CAMRYN HAUGHTON-STEWART

HENRY HUNSAKER

JASON IRR

STEPHANIE LARSEN

BRENDA LEONHARDT

AMBER LOOPER

PHILLIP LUNT

TAYLOR NAPIER

SUZY OLSON

REAGAN RAY

REED SHEPHERD

JOSE ANDRES URIBE GARZA

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Your First Look at THE MAD ONES at Mesa Community College

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photos by Nick Woodward-Shaw

THE MAD ONES - Mesa Community College Musical Theatre - September 21-24, 2022

Mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved...

18-year-old Samantha Brown sits in a hand-me-down car with the keys clutched in her hand. Caught between a yearning for the unknown and feeling bound by expectation, she telescopes back to a time before her world had fallen apart. As she relives her senior year, we meet Sam’s well-intentioned helicopter mother Bev and her high school sweetheart of a boyfriend Adam, but it’s her painfully alive best friend Kelly that haunts her. Kelly was everything Sam is not – impetuous and daring. She pushed Sam to break rules and do the unexpected. When Kelly is killed in a car wreck, Sam loses not only her best friend but also the part of herself that was learning to be brave. Now, Sam has to make a decision: Will she follow her mother’s dreams for her, or will she summon the courage to drive away from her friends and family into a future she can’t imagine?

Performances are September 21 -24 at 7:30 pm & September 24 at 2 pm

MCC Performing Arts Center

CAST:

Sam - Diana Stapley

Kelly - Suzy Olson

Adam - Osvaldo Rodriguez

Beverly - Reagan Ray

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Auditions for MCC Musical Theatre's production of THE ADDAMS FAMILY Announced for August 25 & 26

 

Audition Dates: Thursday Aug 25 and 26 from 5:00PM - 9:00 PM

Callbacks: Saturday Aug 27, 9:00 AM

MCC Performing Arts Center Stage

1520 S Longmore, Mesa, AZ 85202

Please prepare one 32 bar cutting of a contemporary music theatre song.

An accompanist will be provided.

There will also be a Dance Combo taught as part of the initial audition

Please complete the audition form using the button below.

Once you have completed the form, please email dalrq1@gmail.com to request an audition time.

Signup Here

Rehearsals will begin Wednesday August 31 and will be held weekly on M, W, F from 5pm - 8pm.

There will be some Saturday rehearsals from 9am - 12pm; TBD.

Tech begins October 26. Performances run from November 3 to 12.

THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family– a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before– keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents.

Characters

Gomez Addams

Morticia Addams

Uncle Fester

Grandma

Wednesday Addams

Pugsley Addams

Lurch

Mal Beineke

Alice Beineke

Lucas Beineke

The Addams Ancestors

MCC Music Theatre practices and supports non-traditional casting.

Standbys and swings will be selected from those auditioning.