Review
“Blood Wedding” — The Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre. See story.
Opening
“Always ... Patsy Cline” — Live Theatre Workshop. See story.
“Spring Awakening” — Arizona Repertory Theatre. See story.
“Fiddler on the Roof” — Broadway in Tucson. See story
“Letters from Zora” —Invisible Theatre. See story.
“Quirkus Circus and the Missing Ringmaster” — Live Theatre Workshop, 5317 E. Speedway. Tyler West, a recent University of Arizona theater graduate, has penned this children’s show; Michael Martinez has written the original music. The opening number of the Quirkus Circus has begun, but the ringmaster is missing. Can the show go on? It must. And the audience will need to help out. It’s 12:30-1:30 p.m. Sundays through June 9; no performances April 21 and May 12. $10. 327-4242, livetheatreworkshop.org.
“Back to the Past” — The Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway. It’s the 1980s and happy-go-lucky teenager, Mikey MacFry, gets mixed up in the crack-pot experiments of his good friend Doc Everett Crown. Using Doc’s futuristic car, which he has turned into a time machine, they blast off for the rockin’ 1950s. Various times through June 2. $22.95. 886-9428, thegaslighttheatre.com.
“A Spoon for Every Bite — A Story for Every Imagination” — Unscrewed Theater, 4500 E. Speedway. Master Storyteller Joe Hayes is an award-winning author and nationally recognized performer of Southwestern tales from the Hispanic, Native American and Anglo cultures. 3-4:30 p.m. April 6. $10. 298-8076, unscrewedtheater.org.
Last chance
“Menopause the Musical” — The Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road, Oro Valley. The cast of four fabulous women shop for lingerie at a Bloomingdale’s sale, sing 25 songs about chocolate cravings, hot flashes, memory loss and more. The lyrics parody chart-topping, popular music from the baby boomer era, with notable numbers such as “Staying Awake” and “Puff, My God I’m Draggin’. ” Final performance is 6-8 p.m. April 4. $30-$40. 529-1000, gaslightmusichall.com.
“Hay Fever” — Community Performance and Art Center, 1250 W. Continental Road, Green Valley. The Santa Cruz Shoestring Players stage Noël Coward’s wit-filled play. It takes us to an English country manor where members of the out-there Bliss family have gathered for a weekend. It gets a bit wackier than usual because each has invited a guest. Final performances are 7-9 p.m. April 4, 5, and 3-5 p.m. April 6. $20. 399-1750.
Continuing“Simon Peter: “Simon Peter Passion Play” — The Community Playhouse, 1881 N. Oracle Road. After a 15-year break, the musical version of the passion play is back, reworked and smaller. The Community Players are staging the piece. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2-4 p.m. Sundays through April 21. $18. 887-6239, communityplayerstucson.org.
