Productions, in other words, that will fit quite comfortably into its home, the roughly 500-seat TCC Leo Rich Theater. The company is starting off almost as small as can be, with the three-person show Side by Side by Sondheim . This show may be small-scaled, but it isn't exactly something anyone can whistle. And just mastering the technical challenges is only the beginning. But with Stephen Sondheim, it's especially true.
Every song has a story to tell, but it's also packed with conflict and drama.
The revue showcases the music and the lyrics, and we didn't want anything to get in the way of that, so our production is simple and spare and elegant. That doesn't mean all the company's future shows will be austere. Music Theatre Arizona's first full season, starting in the fall, will begin with Annie Warbucks , the sequel to Annie . That's a fairly successful Off-Broadway show that's never been produced in Tucson, which is precisely what the company wants to put on ever year. Tucson is not exactly musical-theater poor.