Articles Tagged With: Karlie Surgeon

Hadestown (Teen Edition) at Theatreworks Live

Reviews July 18, 2025 Amanda N. Gunther

Hadestown (Teen Edition) is a remarkable show, and it has a gift to give; it could make you see how the world could be, instead of the way that it is. And Theaterworks Live is a sold-out experience, for their production of Hadestown (Teen Edition); the closest you’ll get it reading this here write-up to the strikingly talented teens who are tackling the stage over the course of four performances, singing their hearts and souls out in this evocative,

Shrek at Phoenix Festival Theatre

Reviews March 14, 2025 Amanda N. Gunther

They’re gonna shake you! They’re gonna bake you! A donkey! Pot! Whoopsie. That’s the wrong iteration of that show…now let’s see here…I made the left onto Thomas Run Road…got turned around at Maleficent’s castle— oh! Oh there it is. Phoenix Festival Theatre! Hiding out at The Amoss Center with their production of Shrek the musical! (Which does not include “Donkey Pot Pie”, not even sure that song ever made it off Broadway!) Directed by Emily Jewett with Musical Direction by Mia Bray and Choreography by Samantha Jednorski,

Fiddler on the Roof at Phoenix Festival Theater

Reviews September 20, 2024 Amanda N. Gunther

Wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles! Phoenix Festival Theater is up in production for the fall! And they’re bringing a time-honored classic, some might call it a musical theatre tradition— Fiddler on the Roof. Directed by Eric Bray Jr., whose main stage directorial debut could not have been more successful, with Musical Direction by Rebecca Rossello, and Choreography by Karlie Surgeon, this insightfully nuanced and emotionally driven production is truly an extraordinary feat,