After fundraising the necessary amount of money, the Arizona Theatre Company has revealed that everyone can look forward to the launch of their 50^th season in September!

Performances for the 50^th Golden Anniversary Season will be held at Phoenix’s Herberger Theater Center and the Temple of Music and Art in Tucson.

The line-up begins with the opening of Mike Bartlett’s “King Charles III,” recipient of the 2015 Olivier Award for Best Play. This Shakespearian-style play explores events following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. This performance runs in Tucson from September 10^th-30^th, and in Phoenix from October 6^th-23^rd.

Following that, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’s David Javerbaum’s Broadway hit “An Act of God” opens in Tucson on October 22-November 12, and in Phoenix from November 17^th-December 4^th. In this comedy, God descends to answer some questions from Earth’s human inhabitants.

The popular musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” about a persecuted Jewish Russian family and the bonds between family, tradition and faith, opens in Tucson from December 3^rd-31^st and in Phoenix from January 6^th-29^th, 2017.

The winner of Arizona Theatre Company’s National Latino Playwriting Award “The River Bride” by Marisela Treviño Orta, based in Brazilian folklore and lyrical storytelling, opens in Tucson on January 14^th-February 4^th, 2017, and in Phoenix from February 9^th-26^th, 2017.

Hear all of Johnny Cash’s hits, such as “I Walk the Line” and “A Boy Named Sue” in “Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash.” This performance opens in Tucson on March 4^th-25^th, 2017, and in Phoenix from March 30^th-April 16^th,2017.

Lastly, Spring brings performances of the Sherlock Holmes mystery “Holmes and Watson” by Jeffrey Hatcher. This can be attended in Tucson beginning April 15^th-May 6^th, 2017, and in Phoenix on May 11^th-28^th, 2017. 

For more information on purchasing tickets, visit the company’s website at arizonatheatre.org.