Arizona Broadway Theatre

7701 W Paradise Ln, Peoria, AZ 85382, USA

Address:	7701 W Paradise Ln, Peoria, AZ 85382, USA
Phone:	+1 623-776-8400
Site:	azbroadway.org
Rating:	4.7

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Reviews 5

Jerry Travis

For my blog called Doggy-Dog World, a few weeks ago I wrote a short review of your current show at ABT, "The Sound of Music," and now, after having seen the televised “live” version on NBC with Carrie Underwood as Maria, I have to say I enjoyed your “live” version better than theirs. There was no live feeling to the show on tv, what with three minutes of commercials for every twelve minutes of show, the sets were neither real nor staged, sort of in between, and the music accompanying the singing was way too intrusive, to the point that some of the singing got lost in the violin section. My wife and I are ABT addicts and must commend you on your ever improving presentation of shows and dinners. Fine dining, fine entertainment. The following is what I wrote before viewing the televised version: “There’s been a lot of hype recently about the upcoming NBC showing of a live Sound of Music, with Carrie Underwood playing Maria. Last Tuesday we went to the Arizona Broadway Theatre, our nearby dinner theatre, and saw Sound, and let me say that the girl who played Maria, Trisha Hart Disworth, would have made Julie Andrews proud. ABT just keeps getting better and better. The show opened with the seven nuns and the Mother Abbess behind a scrim screen, the abbey and castle and mountains on the scrim, a lighted abbey window behind them, four pillars and a high gated fence in front of them, and they sang the vespers a cappella. Enough to take my breath away. Then the fence and pillars exited left and right, the backdrop went up, the scrim went up, and Maria was there, lying on the stage with the mountains on a backdrop, and we hear the oh so familiar strains of the hills being alive. And what a voice Maria had. The sets and costumes and singing were wonderful. The voices of Maria and the Mother Abbess were fine enough for Broadway. I see that Audra MacDonald is playing the mother superior in the live production, and she has a great operatic voice, but I don’t think she’ll be any better than ABT’s Ariana Valdes. Anyone who might read this who lives in our Valley of the Sun should go see this ABT production. It was spectacular.” Thank you, ABT, for being the best theatrical venue in the whole Valley.

Derek Altamirano

We have been here three times so far, the first for "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas", and the others for "Rock of Ages"; we liked it so much the first time we brought my Mother-in-Law to see it. I am very impressed with the quality of the stage, props, costumes and cast. Everything is top notch, and there is no lack of talent. Personally we have never had dinner here however we have had dessert and appetizers. The appetizers have always been tasty, but fair warning the portions are what I would consider small so order accordingly. The Chocolate Mousse was really good, the lemon cookies we had last time were also great; the others we have tried were good but not "great". That said weve never been disappointed. Just so you know, the serve dessert during the intermission and there is no wait service during the show. We ask for a water pitcher for the table. :-) Honestly though food aside the performances and staff service are great, and it is well worth you time to see a show here. The chairs are not uncomfortable at all, which is a little surprising given you are sitting in restaurant style chairs. There is really only one thing that keeps me from giving this venue 5 stars. Ive seen other reviewers state that there is not a bad seat in the house. I actually disagree with that. All of the two top tables are NOT against a railing, so you end up sitting behind another table at the same level. On our 2nd trip, our view was actually pretty blocked by the 4 people at the table across from us. If you are buying more that two tickets, you get placed a 4 or 6 seat table, so you will be fine, but I feel it is only fair to warn couples of the possibility. In our case, they werent full so we able to move once the show started to an empty table across from us close to the wall so we could see the stage unencumbered. All in all, this is a great place and we are thinking about season tickets next year (as long as we wont get stuck at a two top!). (pardon the formatting, Google seems to ignore the pararagraphs and whitespace when viewing)

Aneedabeda B

I just stumbled on this review area! Wish I had seen it when I attended The Sound of Music. But its never too late to say nice things...eh? I have never seen such a professional production in a dinner theater. The dinner was lovely and nicely presented. Thank you! Now about The Sound of Music...The main casting roles were obviously carefully handpicked. And, the role of Maria was masterfully performed and acted by one of our very own local talents. Hope to see her back in other roles soon. She gave me chills every time she open her mouth...singing OR speaking. The Captain was perfectly cast. His demeanor was appropriate and progressed to heartfelt elegance as the production progressed. When Maria and The Captain danced, it was nothing short of appropriate and graceful! Two wonderfully cast actors! And the Mother Abbess was incredible! Max and Elsa, too, were unexpectedly outstanding! Bring them ALL back! When I saw Carrie Underwood later that same week, I was surprised and disappointed that a big televised over-marketed production would have been sooo unprofessional and would contain such weakly-talented cast members. After giving each cast member a chance to be seen and heard, I turned it off! ABT far out-shined that production...absolutely NO comparison. I made it a point to speak to all of the cast members as I left ABT that evening, and to tell them how very much I appreciated their talents and efforts in this production. Bravo!!!

MrArizonaTrail

The absolute worst customer service I have experienced in my life. You are treated with more respect in a Greyhound bus terminal. Well, that is unless you are a subscriber and lick their boots...they will pretty much humiliate themselves for you. No thanks. Go to the Herberger for a real theater experience. I purchased 2 tickets for my wife and I. We dont get out very often and I purchased tickets to see West Side Story. Everything was fine until they decided that THEY made a mistake by sitting us in someone elses seat. We were half way through our dinner when the "manager" told my wife and I we needed to move to a different table. I asked if we could finish our dinner and he said we needed to move for some big shot donor. I guess for $1000 you feel great about alienating someone who may spend multiples of that in years to come. No thanks. Oh, I was offered a free desert for my troubles. I will never return and will tell everyone I know of the treatment we received and to stay away.

Amber Hall

Ive been here three or four times. I highly recommend the dining experience. When I call on the phone, sometimes a cranky guy answers. But when Im there in person the entire staff is SO friendly, so Ive never had a bad experience when I actually arrive. I highly recommend this place for a nice anniversary dinner. Very romantic. Parents should know that the experience is long and goes very late. I would take a mature 5+ year old, but I was glad I didnt take my 3yo (even though she loves beauty and the beast). Several children in the audience did fine, but I noticed the 4yo nearby was struggling near the end. Its a long time for ME to sit still. But Id love to take my daughter as soon as she can sit still and stay awake from 5:30pm to 10:30