Rebecca Rudnyk

‘Titanic: The Musical’ Offers Mesmerizing Glimpse of History at Arizona Broadway Theatre

by Rebecca Rudnyk

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Titanic: The Musical has a somewhat tumultuous history.

The grandeur of the original set prevented out of town tryouts, so kinks had to be worked out in the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre where it ran on Broadway in 1997-1999…

‘Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical’ Inspires Audiences at Valley Youth Theatre

October 23, 2018 YabYum Arts & Culture Featured Articles Rebecca Rudnyk

by Rebecca Rudnyk

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Valley Youth Theatre (VYT) began its 30th season with a huge bang, producing a beautiful spectacle with Newsies. Its second show of the season, Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical, is much more understated. That is not to say it is without vibrancy and talent, because it is jammed full of it. But Polkadots is a different type of show…

‘Fun Home’ Musical Brings Intimate Self Discovery to Phoenix Theatre

October 20, 2018 YabYum Arts & Culture Featured Articles Rebecca Rudnyk

by Rebecca Rudnyk

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I still remember the first time I listened to the cast album for Fun Home. In reaction to buzz in the Broadway channels, I downloaded it, somewhat unsure of what to expect. Almost immediately, I understood why people were so excited…

Arizona Theatre Company Kicks Off 52nd Season with ‘Native Gardens’

October 12, 2018 YabYum Arts & Culture Featured Articles Rebecca Rudnyk

Rebecca caught ‘Native Gardens’ at the Herberger and files this report…

‘Waitress’ Serves Up A Poignant Story as ASU Gammage 2018-19 Season Opener

October 8, 2018 YabYum Arts & Culture Featured Articles Rebecca Rudnyk

Rebecca attends the ASU Gammage 2018-19 Season opener Waitress and serves up the results here…

The First Annual Bookburners Convention Lights Up Space 55

September 18, 2018 YabYum Arts & Culture Featured Articles Rebecca Rudnyk

Rebecca Rudnyk checks out Space 55’s’ The First Annual Bookburners Convention’ and is not disappointed…

Quintessential Classic West Side Story Comes to Phoenix Theatre

September 11, 2018 YabYum Arts & Culture Featured Articles Rebecca Rudnyk

Theater Critic Rebecca checks out West Side Story at Phoenix Theatre!

Altar Boyz Parodies 90s Pop in Arizona Broadway Theatre Production

September 4, 2018 YabYum Arts & Culture Featured Articles Rebecca Rudnyk

Upon walking into the mainstage space at Arizona Broadway Theatre (ABT) for Altar Boyz, there is a sense of poppy nostalgia. As a young girl, I fell in love with a boy for the first time watching New Kids On The Block music videos on VHS. I came of age witnessing friends arguing over the epic NSYNC versus Backstreet Boys debate. So I was taken back to my youth walking into a beautiful venue with those songs providing the background music….

Valley Youth Theatre’s Newsies Sends Spirits Soaring at the Herberger

August 14, 2018 YabYum Arts & Culture Featured Articles Rebecca Rudnyk

by Rebecca Rudnyk – Newsies is a musical inspired by the Newsboys Strike of 1899, when impoverished children who sold newspapers on the streets of New...