Gay Camp – FringeNYC and Players Theatre
Three tireless performers and a detail-rich staging from director Phillip Fazio combine to turn Philip Mutz and Susan-Kate Heaney's Gay Camp into 75-minutes of decidedly uproarious comedy. -Andy Propst theatermania.com
Gay Camp proves to be a hilarious summertime stopover. -Andy Propst theatermania.com
Gay Camp, the screamingly funny FringeNYC show that is completely and utterly over the top — as it should be. –Charles C Bales nytheatre.com
Under the swift direction of Phillip Fazio…the show delights in sending up the absurdity of the ex-gay movement, also taking on such hot-button topics as companies with anti-gay agendas and closeted Hollywood celebrities. It’s hysterical. And with a title like Gay Camp, it should be. –Charles C Bales nytheatre.com
Grey Gardens - Tempe Live Theatre
"Under the able direction of Phillip Fazio, TLT's cast gives an engaging performance...it is a pleasure to see this company taking on such challenging material and rising to the occasion." -Kerry Lengel The Arizona Republic
Proof - Mesa Encore Theatre
"Fazio strikes a balance between realistic detail and restrained stylization that creates a background against which the actors shine." -Julie Peterson Phoenix New Times
Rent - Mesa Encore Theatre
“New York based director Phillip Fazio, who directed previous Mesa Encore Theatre productions of The Last Five Years and Cabaret, provides meticulous direction."
- Maile Hernandez Examiner.com
"Most of the credit is due to the superb direction of Phillip Fazio. Simply put, the show was wonderful!"
- Paula Shulak Theatermaven.com
Smokey Joe’s Café - Black Theatre Troupe
“Phillip Fazio's relentless, top-notch direction is partly to blame for the show's success.”
-Robrt Pela Phoenix New Times
Cabaret - Mesa Encore Theatre
“This “Cabaret” is engaging, provocative and makes for the kind of risk-taking art that one wishes more theaters attempted these days. I wish more theaters occasionally handed over the reins to younger directors with bold and challenging visions. This “Cabaret” could only have been made by a 20-something — searching for new meanings, stretching for new metaphor. And that’s a wonderful thing.” - Chris Page East Valley Tribune
“It takes a gutsy director to fool around – seriously fool around – with a much-loved classic like "Cabaret." And Phillip Fazio has lots of guts. Fazio directed the Mesa Encore Theatre production of the musical currently playing at the delicious Mesa Arts Center. He has reassigned songs, twisted character roles, and generally shook-up the story of pre-war Berlin and the decadence that pervades Berlin and the Kit Kat Club where Sally Bowles sings with the hope and fervor that if she wills a happy world, it will be so. The result is a "Cabaret" that speaks to today with a darkness and passion and a relevance that can disturb.” - Kathleen Allen AZ Daily Star
“it's a "Cabaret" that should be seen. Needs to be seen. It helps us see how we are not far now from where they were then.” - Kathleen Allen AZ Daily Star
The Last Five Years - Mesa Encore Theatre
“What is the reason for this high praise? It is a combination of two sterling performances by Sarah Wolter (as Catherine) and Colte Julian (as Jamie) and superb direction by Phillip Fazio which together produce a breath taking evening of theater.” - Paula Shulak Theatermaven.com
“A breathtaking evening of theatre… featuring what may be the best performance by an actress this season and the best direction of a musical.” - Mark Turvin Goldfishpublishers.com
“A simply fantastic show. Don’t miss it!” - Paula Shulak Theatermaven.com
The Last Five Years - Ovation Theatre Troupe
“Local success story Phillip Fazio has brought together two performers with whom he has worked in the past to bring life to this tricky musical. His direction is superb. He does what he can to make the concept understandable, and he finds stage pictures that pile the irony on the irony.” - Mark Turvin Goldfishpublishers.com