LELO Unveils Inez: The World’s Most Expensive Vibrator

Because there’s no better way to spend $15,000 to accomplish what you/your significant other can’t, LELO unveiled its Inez Gold to the worldwide market. According to LELO’s website, the Inez Gold is “a high quality sex toy for women like no other. The best LELO vibrator is crafted in 24K…

Lisa Starry’s A Vampire Tale Returns for Its 9th Season

Phoenix’s favorite undead dance company, Scorpius Dance Theater, returns this week for the ninth season of Lisa Starry’s A Vampire Tale. What has now become a local tradition, A Vampire’s Tale is often referred to as the “Nutcracker of Halloween.” This dark and seductive performance assembles a cast of 25…

Stray Cat Theatre’s Punkplay: Grow Up or Die

The setup: Gregory S. Moss’ Punkplay takes us back to the spiky, neon-tinged ’80s to make some points about the cyclical nature of cultural rebellion and the timelessness of adolescent turmoil. It’s kind of a (mostly) non-musical Spring Awakening with what some of you might see as a happier ending…

Tonight: Atheist Comedy Takes Over Stand Up Scottsdale

Comedians like to make fun of stuff. Sometimes they make fun of ideas that won’t offend anyone, and other times they’re not Jerry Seinfeld. The Evolution of Comedy Tour is not Jerry Seinfeld. Comedians Ian Harris, Jason Resler, and Maurice Northrup will make rationalist jokes at on Thursday September 27…

Theater Works’ Doubt Is Undoubtedly a Must-See

The setup: John Patrick Shanley (Moonstruck) has also penned many’s the popular stage play. His 2005 Tony- and Pulitzer-winning Doubt: A Parable became a film as well, and all four leads were nominated for Academy Awards. With its small cast, simple production requirements, and thought-provoking story, it’s become popular among…

Childsplay’s Rock the Presidents Rocks As Hard As It Enlightens

The setup: Last season, Childsplay premièred a new musical, Rock the Presidents, with book and lyrics by the company’s playwright in residence, Dwayne Hartford. It’s back for some local performances and a second nationwide tour to kick off election season. The execution: As you may recall from the South Park…

Nearly Naked Theatre’s Season Opener Disappoints

Nearly Naked Theatre has joined the fray and moved its curtain time from the more traditional 8 p.m. to a half-hour earlier, and therefore I — not having paid attention to these details — missed the first 15 minutes of Parallel Lives, its season opener. Which turned out not to…

Vote for Sam of Detour Company Theatre As Lady Godiva Finalist

See also: A profile of Sam in Phoenix New Times’ Hero Worship See also: Phoenix’s New Theater Season Looks for an Edge No matter what results you were hoping for from Tuesday’s Arizona primary election, no matter how fervently you supported the candidates you supported, at least a handful of…

Phoenix’s New Theater Season Looks for an Edge

It’s happening again: Another Valley theater season is about to commence. Beginning in September, Phoenicians will step out of short pants (well, most of them, anyway) and into grownup clothes for a couple of hours every few weekends, just long enough to take in a play. One hopes so, anyway…

Brelby Theatre Company’s Twelfth Night Is Frisky Fun

Shakespeare’s canon contains a fair number of shipwrecks, something I hadn’t really thought about before a big old wind- and thunderstorm pursued Brelby Theatre Company’s Saturday night performance of Twelfth Night, a comedy that begins with wreck survivors cast on shore. The show, originally scheduled for an outdoor patio due…