No matter your taste, the coming Valley arts season is sure to offer something to satisfy. Venues all over town are set to burst with a wide array of theater, dance and music offerings throughout fall, winter and early spring.
No matter your taste, the coming Valley arts season is sure to offer something to satisfy. Venues all over town are set to burst with a wide array of theater, dance and music offerings throughout fall, winter and early spring.
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| Reality TV childcare mavens can’t hold a candle to the original supernanny, Mary Poppins. The British governess’ story is coming Feb. 11-28 to ASU Gammage. The musical “Mary Poppins” blends the best of the classic stories by P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film starring Julie Andrews, and it features favorite songs like “Chim Chim Cher-ee,” “A Spoonful of Sugar,” and “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.” |
>>Sneak peek at the arts
What: Get an early look at arts season in the Valley with mini performances by a variety of theater and dance groups at the Get Out Performing Arts Expo.
When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday
Where: Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St.
Cost: Free
Information: (480) 644-6500
Smash hit “The Phantom of the Opera” is back at ASU Gammage, along with other big-ticket-sellers “Mary Poppins” and “Legally Blonde,” as well as the critically acclaimed Tony Award-winner for best play “August: Osage County.” A play based on one of the most popular books of the last decade, Kahled Hosseini’s “The Kite Runner” is premiering at Herberger Theater Center, and the Phoenix Symphony will give a concert featuring Oscar Award-winning music from some of cinema’s most memorable films. Performance heavyweights John Cleese, Martin Short, Jason Alexander, Garrison Keillor, David Sedaris and Kristin Chenoweth will appear in separate shows at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.
On the southeast side of town, the choices are just as diverse. Country music icon Ronnie Milsap will perform new material and some of his 40 No. 1 hits at Chandler Center for the Arts, and a stage version of the 1980s-themed Adam Sandler flick “The Wedding Singer” is at both Mesa Arts Center and Queen Creek Center for the Performing Arts.
Add to that plenty of Shakespeare (including the not-to-be-missed and previously sold-out Southwest Shakespeare Company production “The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr [abridged]” at Mesa Arts Center), ballet, opera, children’s theatre and winter holiday performances.
For a full account of what’s on stage where this season, check out the listings on the following pages and at www.evtrib.com.
If you’re still not sure where to allocate your arts-and-culture time and money, consider stopping in at the Get Out Performing Arts Expo, where many of the groups on these pages will give free, mini performances from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 12 at the Mesa Arts Center. It’s an easy, noncommittal way to stick a toe into the theater-going world and see what strikes your fancy.
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THEATER
SPECIAL EVENTS
GAMMAGE AUDITORIUM
Arizona’s premier destination for touring Broadway productions. Info: (480) 965-3434 or asugammage.com.
Broadway Across America
Sept. 22-27: “Legally Blonde”
Dec. 8-13: “Little House on the Prairie”
Jan. 5-10: “August: Osage County”
Feb. 11-28: “Mary Poppins”
March 9-14: “Avenue Q”
April 20-25: “The 39 Steps”
June 15-20: “In the Heights”
Special Engagements
Oct. 28-Nov. 22: “The Phantom of the Opera”
Dec. 29-Jan. 3: “Annie”
April 6-11: “Jesus Christ Superstar”
Gammage Beyond
Sept. 18: “Nora Chipaumire”
Jan. 30: “Kristina Wong: Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”
March 27: “Keo Woolford: I Land”
MESA ARTS CENTER
Fifth season of performing arts events at Arizona’s largest arts center. Info: (480) 644-6500 or mesaartscenter.com.
Nov. 4-22: “Church Basement Ladies,” Piper Repertory Theater
Dec. 8-13: “Dixies’ Tupperware Party,” Nesbitt/Elliott Playhouse
Feb. 6: Hal Holbrook in “Mark Twain Tonight!” Ikeda Theater
THEATER LEAGUE
Missouri-based productions at the Mesa Arts Center’s Ikeda Theater and the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Phoenix. Info: (800) 776-7469 or theaterleague.com.
At Mesa Arts Center:
Nov. 10-11: “The Wedding Singer”
Feb. 2-3: “Riverdance”
March 2-3: “The Drowsy Chaperone”
April 20-21: “Rain”
At Orpheum Theatre:
Nov. 12-15: “The Wedding Singer”
Jan. 26-31: “Riverdance”
Feb. 23-28: “The Drowsy Chaperone”
April 22-25: “Rain”
SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Info: (480) 994-2787 or scottsdalearts.org.
Ongoing: “Late Nite Catechism III: ’Til Death Do Us Part”; “Late Nite Catechism”
Dec. 1-27: “Sister’s Christmas Catechism”
PARADISE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Community college and home for Arizona Jewish Theatre Company (see professional theater listings). Info: (602) 787-7738 or pvc.maricopa.edu/~finearts.
Oct. 9-18: “The Laramie Project”
Nov. 19-22: “Prelude to a Kiss”
Dec. 12: “Paradise on Broadway: A Musical Review”
Jan. 31: “Teen Improvisational Theatre Festival”
April 16-25: “Romeo and Juliet”
May 8: “Paradise on Broadway: A Musical Review”
June 18-27: “The Music Man”
CHANDLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Chandler’s 18-year-old center for family-friendly touring shows and local arts groups. Info: (480) 782-2680 or chandlercenter.org.
Feb. 27: “In the Mood” at Higley Center for the Performing Arts
March 10-14: “Now That She’s Gone,” written and performed by Ellen Snortland
March 23-28: “Tony ’n’ Tina’s Wedding”
April 24: “The Last, The Very Last Butterfly”
HERBERGER THEATER CENTER
Downtown Phoenix theater complex serves as home for Actors Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company’s Valley productions, a lunchtime theater series and occasional special engagements. Info: (602) 254-7399 or herbergertheater.org.
Oct. 27-Nov. 5: “Why is my glass half empty, when my plate is too full?”
Oct. 30-Nov. 1: “The Screwtape Letters”
Nov. 10-19: “Lucky in Love”
KERR CULTURAL CENTER
Center, owned by ASU, with small productions and several classical and jazz shows. Info: (480) 596-2660 or asukerr.com.
Oct. 18: “Day of the Dead: A Storytelling Celebration”
Feb. 6: “Together Forever”
March 11-13: “Cool Like That”
QUEEN CREEK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Queen Creek venue with touring shows and local productions. Info: (480) 987-5964 or qcpac.com.
Nov. 9: “The Wedding Singer”
Dec. 2: “Runt of the Litter”
Feb. 13: “Food Fight” The Musical
March 3: “BYU Young Ambassadors”
HIGLEY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Located at Higley High School, this center hosts both student and touring acts. Info: (480) 279-7190 or husd.org.
Nov. 21: “Cinderella”
April 17: “Hotel Saguaro”
Oct. 2-10: “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
Oct. 21: “Of Mice and Men”
Jan. 8-23: “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown”
PROFESSIONAL ACTORS THEATRE
Performances at the Herberger Theater Center. Info: (602) 252-8497 or actorstheatrephx.org.
Sept. 11-27: “Triple Espresso”
Oct. 23-Nov. 8: “Boom”
Dec. 12-24: “A Christmas Carol”
Jan. 22-Feb. 7: “Shipwrecked!”
March 5-21: “Secret Order”
April 23-May 9: “No Child”
ARIZONA JEWISH THEATRE COMPANY
Jewish-centric shows performed at the Paradise Valley Community College Center for the Performing Arts. Info: (602) 264-0402 or azjewishtheatre.org.
Nov. 7-22: “Fools”
Jan. 10-25: “The Kosher Cheerleader”
March 6-21: “The Immigrant”
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| A new adaptation of “The Kite Runner,” the international best-seller by Khaled Hosseini, makes its Arizona debut Oct. 8-25 at Herberger Theater Center. The Arizona Theatre Company production is based closely on the book about Amir and Hassan, two Afghan boys coming of age in the same household but in two starkly different worlds. |
ARIZONA THEATRE COMPANY
Performances at Herberger Theater Center. Info: (602) 256-6995 or arizonatheatre.org.
Oct. 8-25: “The Kite Runner”
Nov. 12-Dec. 6: “George Is Dead”
Dec. 30-Jan. 17: “Ain’t Misbehavin’”
Feb. 18-March 7: [title of show]
March 25-April 11: “The Glass Menagerie”
April 29-May 16: “Close, But No Saguaro”
BLACK THEATRE TROUPE
Performances at Playhouse on the Park. Info: (602) 254-2121 or blacktheatretroupe.org.
Oct. 1-11: “Steal Away”
Dec. 3-13: “Three Sistahs”
Jan. 14-24: “Fathers and Other Strangers”
Feb. 18-28: “A Lesson Before Dying”
April 22-May 2: “One Mo’ Time”
PHOENIX THEATRE
Performances at Phoenix Theatre. Info: (602) 254-2151 or phxtheatre.org.
Sept. 4-20: “3 Redneck Tenors”
Sept. 16-Oct. 11: “Curtains”
Nov. 11-Dec. 6: “The 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
Nov. 29-Dec. 5: “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” Late Night
Jan. 6-24: “Glorious”
Feb. 17-March 14: “The Light in the Piazza”
April 7-25: “All the More to Love”
May 19-June 13: “Always Patsy Cline”
SOUTHWEST SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
Performances at Mesa Arts Center’s Piper Repertory Theater. Info: (480) 644-6500 or swshakespeare.org.
Sept. 17-Oct. 3: “The Comedy of Errors”
Nov. 28-Dec. 19: “The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (abridged)”
Jan. 7-23: “Julius Caesar”
March 4-20: “Blithe Spirit”
April 22-May 8: “Richard III”
ARIZONA WOMEN'S THEATRE COMPANY
Info: (480) 607-7107 or azwtc.org.
Plays and dates TBA.
THEATRE ARTISTS STUDIO
Info: (602) 765-0120 or www.theatreartistsstudio.org
Sept. 4-13: “Philosophical Musings of a Suburban Dwelling”
Oct. 2-18: “Accomplice”
Nov. 27-Dec. 19: “Father Christmas & the Snow Queen”
Jan. 22-Feb. 7: “Medea’s Ghost”
March 5-21: “Honour”
April 22-May 2: “Words for Music — The Ladies of Tin Pan Alley”
May 13-23: “New Summer Shorts 2010”
ARTIST’S THEATRE PROJECT
Info: (602) 435-9915 or artiststheatreproject.org.
Plays and dates TBA.
CENTRAL COMMUNITY THEATRE
Performances at Central United Methodist Church in Phoenix. Info: (602) 357-3247 or cctstage.org.
Sept. 18-Oct. 4: “Rebel Without a Cause”
Nov. 7: “A Night on Broadway — A Cabaret”
March 20-April 5: “Love Letters”
May 7-23: “Jesus Christ Superstar”
CHYRO VOICES THEATRE
Performances at Chyro Arts Venue. Info: (480) 258-2329 or chyro.org.
Now-Sept. 11: “Talk Radio”
Jan. 28-Feb. 13: “American Buffalo”
April 22-May 8: “Portrait of Dora”
June 3-19: “Orange Flower Water”
CITRUS VALLEY PLAYHOUSE
Info: citrusvalley.org.
Plays and dates TBA.
DESERT FOOTHILLS THEATER
Performances at Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center in Cave Creek. Info: (480) 488-1981 or desertfoothillstheater.com.
Nov. 11-22: “Disney’s Alice in Wonderland, Jr.”
Nov. 11-22: “Love Letters”
Jan. 21-Feb. 7: “Unnecessary Farce”
DESERT ROSE THEATRE
Info: desertrosetheatre.com.
Shows and dates TBA.
FOUNTAIN HILLS COMMUNITY THEATER
Info: (480) 837-9661 or fountainhillstheater.com.
Sept. 18-Oct. 4: “The Sound of Music”
Oct. 30-Nov. 15: “The Mousetrap”
Jan. 15–31: “My Fair Lady”
Feb. 26-March 14: “Our Town”
April 9-25: “You Can’t Take It With You”
May 14-30: “Midsummer Dreamin’”
GILBERT FINE ARTS ASSOCIATION
Performances at Mesquite High School in Gilbert. Info: (480) 505-6205 or gfaa.org
Plays and dates TBA.
GREAT ARIZONA PUPPET THEATER
Playhouse runs mainly children’s puppet shows (see children’s listings) but also occasional, adults-only “Puppet Slam” shows. Info: (602) 262-2050 or azpuppets.org.
Nov. 6-7, Jan. 1-2, Feb. 5-6, March 5-6, May 7-8, June 4-5: “Puppet Slam”
HALE CENTRE THEATRE
Info: (480) 497-1181 or haletheatrearizona.com.
Now-Oct. 10: “She Loves Me”
Oct. 15-Nov. 28: “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”
Dec. 2-23: “A Christmas Carol”
Dec. 31-Feb. 13: “Beau Jest”
Feb. 18-April 3: “Guys and Dolls”
April 8-May 22: “Born Yesterday”
May 27-July 10: “Forever Plaid”
July 16-Aug. 28: “Annie Get Your Gun”
Sept. 3-Oct. 16: “The Foreigner”
Oct. 22-Nov. 27: “The Happiest Millionaire”
Dec. 1-Dec.23: “A Christmas Carol”
ITHEATRE COLLABORATIVE
Performances at Herberger Theater Center unless otherwise noted. Info: (602) 347-1071 or itheatrecollaborative.org
Sept. 11-26: “A Bad Friend”
Dec. 10-21: “Holiday Cabaret With Jeff Kennedy”
March 12-27: “Indivisible”
April 30-May 15: “The Play About the Baby”
MESA ENCORE THEATRE
Performances at Mesa Arts Center. Info: (480) 644-6500 or mesaencoretheatre.com.
Sept. 10-20: “Leading Ladies”
Sept. 14-15: “Men of MET”
Nov. 13-22: “Rent”
Feb. 5-21: “I Love You. You’re Perfect. Now Change.”
April 9-25: “Forbidden Broadway”
June 4-13: “Once on This Island”
NEARLY NAKED THEATRE
Performances at Phoenix Theatre’s Little Theatre. Info: (602) 274-2432 or nearlynakedtheatre.org.
Nov. 14-Dec. 5: “The Little Dog Laughed”
Dec. 11-20: “Times Square Angel”
Jan. 23-Feb. 13: “Fuddy Meers”
March 6-27: “Phaedre”
June 12-July 3: “Evil Dead: The Musical”
SCOTTSDALE DESERT STAGES THEATRE
Info: (480) 483-1664 or desertstages.com.
Oct. 9-Nov. 1: “Ragtime”
Jan. 8-31: “Oklahoma”
April 9-May 2: “Tommy”
July 9-Aug. 1: “The Wedding Singer”
Actor’s Cafe
Now-Oct. 11: “The Fantastiks”
Nov. 6-Jan. 10: “Arsenic & Old Lace”
Feb. 5-April 11: “Zanna, Don’t!”
May 7-July 11: “Agnes of God”
STRAY CAT THEATRE
Performances at Tempe Performing Arts Center, 132 E. Sixth St. Info: (480) 820-8022 or straycattheatre.org.
Sept. 25-Oct. 10: “Blackbird”
Dec. 4-19: “Speech & Debate”
Feb. 12-27: “The Play About the Naked Guy”
April 16-May 8: “12th Night of the Living Dead”
SPACE 55 THEATRE ENSEMBLE
Info: (602) 663-4032 or space55.org.
Shows and dates TBA.
TEATRO BRAVO
Info: (602) 258-1800 or teatrobravo.org.
Oct. 2-18: “Mother Lolita”
February: “Lloronas”
May: “Manzi: Cesar Chavez in Arizona”
TEMPE LITTLE THEATRE
Performances at Tempe Center for the Arts. Info: (480) 350-8388 or tempelittletheatre.org.
Sept 18-Oct. 4: “Two By Two”
Nov. 20-Dec. 6: “Sylvia”
March 19-April 4: “Sweet Charity”
June 4-20: “The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife”
THEATRE IN MY BASEMENT
Info: timb.org.
Plays and dates TBA.
THEATER WORKS
Performances at the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts. (623) 815-7930 or theaterworks.org.
Now-Sept. 13: “Camelot”
Oct. 16-Nov. 1: “Sly Fox”
Dec. 4-20: “Miracle on 34th Street”
Jan. 22-Feb. 7: “All My Sons”
March 12-28: “Johnny Guitar”
April 9-25: “A Shot in the Dark”
Black Box Theater
Oct. 8-31: “Night of the Living Dead”
Theater Works and Algonquin Theater
Nov. 6-22: “The Smell of the Kill”
Feb. 12-28: “Kennedy”
April 23-May 9: “The Foreigner”
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE
Various venues. Info: (480) 965-6447 or herbergercollege.asu.edu.
Oct. 2-18: “Tragedy: a tragedy”
Nov. 6-22: “Bone Portraits”
Dec. 2-6: “Am:I”
Feb. 26-March 12: “These Shining Lives”
April 16-May 2: “The Death and Life of Sherlock Holmes”
CHANDLER-GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Performances at Chandler-Gilbert Community College Performing Arts Center. Info: (480) 732-7343 or webport.cgc.maricopa.edu/published/a/rt/arts
Oct. 22-25: “Dear Brutus”
Dec. 3-5: “A Christmas Carol”
March 5-13: Spring Musical
MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE MUSIC AND THEATRE DEPARTMENT
Performances at MCC’s Theatre Outback. Info: (480) 461-7170 or mc.maricopa.edu/dept/d55/thp.
Oct. 8-11: “The Overcoat”
Dec. 3-6: “Blood Wedding”
Feb. 25-28: “The Great White Hope”
April 29-May 2: “To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday”
ARIZONA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
Info: (928) 443-9220 or azshakes.com.
Now-Oct. 25: Touring Arizona performing “Much Ado About Nothing”
SHAKESPEARE SEDONA
Info: (602) 356-3047 or shakespearesedona.com.
Plays and dates TBA.
DINNER THEATER
ARIZONA BROADWAY THEATRE
Info: (623) 776-8400 or azbroadwaytheatre.com.
Oct. 2-Nov. 15: “Anything Goes”
Nov. 27-Dec. 27: “A Christmas Carol”
Jan. 8-Feb. 21: “Gypsy”
Feb. 26-April 11: “Cats”
April 23-May 30: “Phantom”
June 11-25: “Footloose”
Aug. 6-Sept. 19: “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change”
Aug. 13-Sept. 26: “Lend Me a Tenor”
BROADWAY PALM DINNER THEATRE
Info: (480) 325-6700 or broadwaypalmwest.com.
Oct. 8-Nov. 21: “Smokey Joe’s Cafe”
Nov. 28-Jan. 2: “Meet Me in St. Louis”
Jan. 7-Feb. 20: “The Unsinkable Molly Brown”
Feb. 25-April 10: “Yankee Doodle Dandy”
April 15-May 22: “Nunsense”
May 27-July 3: “I Love a Piano”
July 8-Aug. 21: “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
COPPERSTATE DINNER THEATER
Info: (602) 279-3129 or copperstatedinnertheaters.com.
Plays and dates TBA.
CHILDREN'S THEATER
AHWATUKEE CHILDREN’S THEATRE
Info: (480) 705-9319 or azact.org.
Plays and dates TBA.
ARIZONA JEWISH THEATRE COMPANY YOUTH THEATRE
Info: (602) 264-0402 or azjewishtheatre.org/youth.html
Plays and dates TBA.
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY’S ASU GAMMAGE PERFORMANCES FOR STUDENTS
Info: (480) 965-5062 or asugammage.com.
Sept 10: “Contra-Tiempo”
Oct. 15: JazzReach
BROADWAY PALM CHILDREN’S THEATRE
Info: (480) 325-6700 or broadwaypalmwest.com.
Dec. 4-29: “Frosty the Snowman: A Magical Adventure”
March 9-April 9: “The Little Mermaid”
June 4-July 2: “Charlotte’s Web”
CHILDSPLAY
Performances at the Tempe Center for the Arts. Info: (480) 350-8119 or childsplayaz.org.
Sept 26.-Oct. 11: “Honus and Me”
Oct. 31-Nov. 15: “Androcles and the Lion”
Nov. 21-Dec. 27: “Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells!”
Jan. 30-March 13: “Peter and the Wolf”
April 10-18: “Tomato Plant Girl”
May 1-23: “The Big Friendly Giant”
COOKIE COMPANY
Performances at Phoenix Theatre’s Little Theatre. Info: (602) 254-2151 or phxtheatre.org.
Oct. 24-Nov.1: “Cinderella Confidential”
Jan. 22-31: “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie”
April 9-18: “Dulce”
CYT PHOENIX (Christian Youth Theater)
Part of the largest youth theater organization in the country. Classes and performances in various valley locations. Info: (480) 778-1616 or www.cytphoenix.org
Nov 13-21: "Narnia" (musical) - at Third Street Theater, Phoenix Center for Arts, Phoenix
Feb 26-28: "Disney's Beauty and The Beast" - Mesa Arts Center, Mesa
May 14-23: "Seussical" - Mesa Arts Center
EAST VALLEY CHILDREN’S THEATRE
Performances at Mesa Arts Center’s Nesbitt/Elliott Playhouse. Info: (480) 756-3828 or evct.org.
Oct. 1-18: “The Jungle Book”
Feb. 5–22: “The Goats Gruff”
June 17-27: “The Enchantment of Beauty & the Beast”
FOUNTAIN HILLS YOUTH THEATER
Info: (480) 837-9661 or fountainhillstheater.com.
Aug. 28–Sept. 13: “Captain Preston & the Pirate Scourge”
Oct. 9–25: “WhoWhatWhenWhyHow!”
Dec. 4-20: “The Nutcracker”
Feb. 5–21: “Cinderella”
March 19–April 4: “You Don’t Have to Take It!”
April 10-11: “Bully”
GECKO TEATRO
Children’s theater branch of Desert Foothills Theater. Info: (480) 488-1981 or desertfoothillstheater.com.
Nov. 12-21: “Disney’s Alice in Wonderland, Jr.”
More plays and dates TBA.
GREAT ARIZONA PUPPET THEATER
Info: (602) 262-2050 or azpuppets.org.
Now-Sept. 13: “Baby Bear Goes to School”
Sept. 16-Oct. 4: “Jack and the Beanstalk"
Oct. 7-Nov. 1: “Little Bunny’s Halloween”
Nov. 4-8: “Matriyoshka’s Long Journey”
Nov. 11-29: “The Little Red Hen”
Dec. 2-24: “The Elves & The Shoemaker”
Dec. 26-Jan. 31: “Cinderella”
Feb. 3-7: “Jack and the Beanstalk and Other Tales”
Feb. 10-28: “Hotel Saguaro”
March 3-14: “The Monkey & The Pirate”
March 17-April 4: “The Three Little Kittens”
April 7-25: “Rapunzel”
April 28-May 2: “Canyon Condor”
May 5-9: “The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by A. Wolf”
May 12-June 6: “The Three Billy Goats Gruff”
QUEEN CREEK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Info: (480) 987-5964 or qcpac.com.
Nov. 21: “Willy Wonka”
Dec. 12: “A Whoville Christmas”
Feb. 27: “Into the Woods”
SCOTTSDALE DESERT STAGES THEATRE
Info: (480) 483-1664 or desertstages.com.
Now-Sept. 20: “The Ugly Duckling”
Nov. 20-Dec. 20: “The Snow Queen”
Feb. 19-March 21: “Peter Pan”
May 22-June 20: “Aladdin”
STAGEWORKS
Performances at Mesa Arts Center. Info: (480) 644-6500 or mesaartscenter.com.
Oct. 30-Nov.8: “Puss in Boots and Other Cat Tales”
Jan. 28-Feb. 7: “Captain Louie”
March 5-14: “Cows Don’t Fly and Other Known Facts”
STARLIGHT COMMUNITY THEATER
Performances at Boulder Creek Performing Arts Center. Info: (623) 566-7991 or starlightcommunitytheater.org.
Oct. 30-Nov. 7: “Cinderella”
Feb. 5-14: “USO Show”
May 28-June 6: “Disney’s Alice in Wonderland, Jr.”
VALLEY YOUTH THEATRE
Performances at Valley Youth Theatre except where noted. Info: (602) 253-8188 or vyt.com.
Sept. 11-27: “Peter Pan” at Herberger Theater Center
Oct. 16-Nov. 1: “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” (Musical)
Dec. 4-23: “A Winnie the Pooh Christmas Tail”
Jan. 29-Feb. 14: “13” at Herberger Theater Center
March 19-April 4: “The Hobbit”
May 7-23: “Willy Wonka”
DANCE
SPECIAL EVENTS
GAMMAGE AUDITORIUM
Info: (480) 965-3434 or asugammage.com
Sept. 18: Nora Chipaumire
March 27: Keo Woolford: “I Land”
CHANDLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Info: (480) 985-0423 or chandlercenter.org
April 17: Yu Wei — The Dance Collection
MESA ARTS CENTER
Info: (480) 644-6500 or mesaartscenter.com
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| The most successful tap show in stage history is kicking off fall performing arts season Sept. 25 at Mesa Arts Center. “Tap Dogs,” the show that features a cast of industrial workmen in a gritty reinvention of tap dance, blends elements of theater, light shows and rock concerts for a contemporary take on an old-fashioned art form. |
Sept. 25: “Tap Dogs,” Ikeda Theater
Feb. 11: Les Ballets Trockaderos de Monte Carlo
Feb. 19: Tao
March 10: Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia Hernandez
SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS
Info: (480) 994-2787 or scottsdaleperformingarts.com
Oct. 30: Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble
Nov. 18-19: Paul Taylor Dance Company
Dec. 5: The Golden Dragon Acrobats
Jan. 21-22: Best of Momix
Feb. 13: Shen Wei Dance Arts
March 19-20: Martha Graham Dance Company
April 9-10: Ballet Hispanico Company
ASU SCHOOL OF DANCE
Info: (480) 965-6536 or herberger.asu.edu
Nov. 20-22: Emerging Artists at the Nelson Fine Arts Center Dance Lab 122
Dec. 4-5: Emerging Artists Resite at the Pie Factory in Phoenix
Feb. 19-21: Transition Projects at Dance Studio Theater
March 5-7: The Dance Annual at Paul V. Galvin Playhouse
CHANDLER-GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Performances at the Performing Arts Center. Info: (480) 732-7343
Nov. 20-21: Faculty Dance Showcase
Dec. 11-12: Student Dance Showcase
April 16-17: Faculty Dance Showcase
May 7-8: Student Dance Showcase
MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Performances at Theatre Outback. Info: (480) 461-7170 or mc.maricopa.edu/dept/d37/dance
Nov. 5-6: Fall 2009 Formal Dance Performance
March 25-26: Spring 2010 Formal Dance Performance
PARADISE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Performances at the Center for the Performing Arts. Info: (602) 787-7738 or paradisevalley.edu/cpa
Dec. 4-5: Fall Dance Collection
April 30-May 1: Spring Dance Collection
SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Info: (480) 423-6612 or scottsdalecc.edu/dance
Dec. 4-5: “Muscle Memory Implications”
Dec. 9: Fall Informal Performance
Dec. 11: Fall Openstage Performance
April 30-May 1: “My Mind, My Body”
May 5: Spring Informal Performance
May 7: Spring Openstage Performance
PROFESSIONAL BALLET
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| A prince, a princess, a love that transcends an evil sorcerer’s curse: It’s the irresistible alchemy of “Swan Lake,” one of the most beloved romantic ballets of all time. Ballet Arizona opens its season with the production Nov. 5-8 at Symphony Hall, accompanied live by the Phoenix Symphony, which will perform the show’s famous and memorable Tchaikovsky score. |
BALLET ARIZONA
Performances at Phoenix’s Symphony Hall unless otherwise noted. Info: (602) 381-1096 or balletaz.org
Sept. 25: “Ballet Under the Stars” at Tempe Center for the Arts
Nov. 5-8: “Swan Lake”
Dec. 11-27: “The Nutcracker”
Feb. 11-14: “The Sleeping Beauty”
March 26-28: “Classic Innovations”
May 14-16: Ib Andersen’s “Play”
June 11-13: “Balanchine Classics”
OTHER BALLET
BALLET ETUDES
Performances at various venues. Info: balletetudes.net.
Sept. 11: Mesa Arts Center Affiliate Open House
TBA: The Nutcracker Sweet Tea at Wright House Reception Hall in Mesa
Nov. 27-Dec. 13: “The Nutcracker” at Mesa Arts Center
March 5-7: “Cinderella” at Mesa Arts Center
NOVABALLET
Info: (602) 955-8383 or novaballet.com
Oct. 16-17: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet
More shows and dates TBA
COMMUNITY
DESERT DANCE THEATRE
Performances at Tempe Center for the Arts unless otherwise noted. Info: (480) 962-4584 or desertdancetheatre.com
Oct. 8-10: Arizona Dance Festival 2009
Oct. 15-18: Center Dance Ensemble’s Fateful Loves of Hamlet at Herberger Theater
Feb. 11-12: Sister Moses: The Story of Harriet Tubman at the Higley Center for the Performing Arts
April 2: Phoenix First Friday, Phoenix Art Museum
April: Celebration of Dance
May 21-23: Desert Dance Theatre Final Season Performance
SCORPIUS DANCE THEATRE
Performances at Phoenix Theatre’s Little Theatre unless otherwise noted. Info: (602) 258-9511 or scorpiusdance.com
Oct. 21-Nov. 7: A Vampire Tale 6
April 28-May 8: Catwalk
CONDER/DANCE
Performances at various venues. Info: (480) 570-3263 or conderdance.com
Oct. 2: “Dance in the Garden” at Phoenix Art Museum, First Friday
Oct. 9-10: Arizona Dance Festival at Tempe Center for the Arts
Dec. 11-12: Breaking Ground 2009: Choreographers’ Showcase at Tempe Center for the Arts - Studio
Feb. 5-6: Phoenix Experimental Arts Festival at Paradise Valley Community College Performing Arts Center
April 3: “Dances in Black And White” at Tempe Center for the Arts
May 8: “Dance on Camera” at Tempe Center for the Arts
ARIZONA LITURGICAL DANCE GROUP
Info: (480) 215-1916 or azdance.org
Dec. 6: Christmas Dance Concert at Paradise Valley Community College Performing Arts Center
Dec. 7, Jan. 8: Christmas Dance Concert at Tempe Center for the Arts
Jan. 10: Christmas Dance Concert at Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center
April 10-11: “Intimate / Two-Squared” at Paradise Valley Community College Performing Arts Center
May 1: “Collections” at Tempe Center for the Arts
May 2: “Collections” at Paradise Valley Community College Performing Arts Center
May 15-16: “Celebration Dance Concert” at Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center
LUDWIG DANCE THEATRE
Info:(480) 966-3391 or aludwigdance.org
April 22-25: A Ludwig Dance Theatre at Tempe Center for the Arts
CLASSICAL MUSIC, OPERA and CHORAL
CLASSICAL MUSIC AND JAZZ
CHANDLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Info: (480) 782-2680 or chandlercenter.org.
Jan. 10: Rhythms of Life “Pardon My English” Gershwin by Ira
Feb. 14: Rhythms of Life “Love Letters: From Beethoven to Bernstein”
April 11: Rhythms of Life “Copland and Me”
SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Info: (480) 994-2787 or scottsdalearts.org.
Dec. 4: Yo-Yo Ma
Jan 23: Afiara String Quartet
Feb. 5: Leila Josefowicz and John Novacek
Feb. 10: Di Wu
April 24-25: Alexander String Quartet with guests
Keyboard Conversations (“Concerts With Commentary”
with Pianist Jeffrey Siegel)
Dec. 1: “Chopin for Lovers”
Jan 12: “Chopin the Patriot”
Feb. 23: “Chopin the Storyteller”
March 23: “Chopin and the Future”
Virginia G. Piper Concert Series
Oct. 25: Haochen Zhang
Jan. 17: André-Michel Schub
Feb. 21: Ralph Votapek
March 7: Jon Nakamatsu
Jazz
Dec. 12: Kenny Barron Trio
Jan. 30: Herb Alpert and Lani Hall
Feb. 19: Al Di Meola
March 11: Generations Band with Jimmy Cobb and Jimmy Heath
March 27: Joe Lovano and UsFive
April 30: Marcus Roberts, Jason Marsalis and Roland Guerin
TEMPE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Info: (480) 350-2822 or tca.ticketforce.com.
Orchestra
Oct. 11: Jill Osborne and Friends Chamber Music Recital
Dec. 9: Sustainable Symphony Presents “Russian Masters”
Jazz
Sept. 25: Bob Corritore
Oct. 31: Nicholas Payton & the TCA All Stars
Nov. 19: Rosana Eckert
Dec. 19: Dennis Rowland Holiday Jazz
KERR CULTURAL CENTER
Info: (480) 596-2660 or asukerr.com.
Oct. 29: Quetzal Guerrero
Dec. 10: Robin Spielberg
Jan. 29: Gary Stroutsos
Feb. 21: Young Sounds of Arizona
Rhythms of Life Series
Jan. 22: “To Lenny, With Love”
Feb. 19: “A Chopin Cornucopia”
March 26: “A Rare Pattern”
Jazz in Az
Oct. 7: Charles Lewis & Friends
Nov. 4: Fred Forney: “The Soul of Jazz”
Dec. 2: “Santa Baby”: A Judy Roberts Christmas
Jan. 6: Dennis Rowland With Extreme Decibel Big Band
Feb. 7: Marion Meadows Celebrates Black History Month
March 3-4: The Jazz Divas: Nancy Gee, Margo Reed, Sherry Roberson & Delphine Cortez April 7: Greg Fishman Celebrates Stan Getz
May 5: Joe Garcia & Friends
Sunday at Kerr
Dec. 13: “Nostalgia at Its Best”
Jan. 10: 52nd Street Jazz Band
March 14: The Original Wildcat Jass Band
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| Widely considered one of the pre-eminent violin virtuosos of the 20th century, Itzhak Perlman returns to the Mesa Arts Center on Jan. 20. |
MESA ARTS CENTER
Info: (480) 644-6500 or mesaartscenter.com.
Oct. 20: Bela Fleck, Zakir Husaain and Edgar Meyer
Jan. 20: Itzhak Perlman
March 9: Moscow State Radio Symphony
Jazz
Oct. 3: Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis
EAST VALLEY SYMPHONIES SYMPHONY OF THE SOUTHWEST
Performances at Mesa Arts Center’s Ikeda Theater unless otherwise noted. Info: (480) 827-2143 or symphonyofthesouthwest.org.
Oct. 17: Gala benefit concert featuring Scott MacIntyre
Nov. 21: Music Explorer — A Concert for Kids
Dec. 19: An Afternoon of Christmas Delights
Feb. 8-9: Peter & The Wolf
March 27: Space and Science Concert
May 8: From Paris ... With Love
MUSICA NOVA
Performances at Scottsdale Center for the Arts unless noted. Info: (480) 585-4767 or musicanovaaz.org.
Musica Nova Orchestra
Nov. 8: “The Great Completion”
Jan. 10: “The Winds of Change”
April 11: “Forbidden Music VII: Soviet Persecutions”
Evenings With Musicanova at Windgate Ranch
Nov. 6: “Bruckner Brass”
Jan. 8: “Flute Antics”
April 9: “Cellos and Russians”
Scottsdale Baroque Orchestra
Oct. 17: “Mozart in Focus”
Feb. 20: “The High Baroque”
April 17: “Classical Transitions”
FINE ARTS STRING ORCHESTRA
Info: (480) 585-4167 or musicanovaaz.org.
Oct. 25: “Arrangements in Historical Perspective”
March 7: “On the Edge of Change”
May 16: “Diverting Music”
CHANDLER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Performances at Desert Vista High School. Info: (480) 899-3447 or chandlersymphony.org.
Oct. 11: Free concert
Nov. 5: Free concert
Feb. 7: Free concert
March 21: Free concert
May 2: Free concert
TEMPE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
All performances at the Tempe Center for the Arts Theater unless otherwise noted. Info: www.tempe.gov/arts/events/tso/default.htm.
Oct. 12: Opening Concert
Nov. 30: Holiday Concert at McClintock High School
Feb. 22: Winter Concert
April 19: Final Concert
TEMPE SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE
Performances at the Tempe Center for the Arts theater. Info: (480) 831-7655 or tswe.org.
Nov. 8: “That Others May Live”
March 8: “Contemporary Classics”
March 9: TSWE High School Band Festival
April 12: “British Band Classics”
SCOTTSDALE SYMPHONY
Info: (480) 945-8071 or scotsymph.org.
Dates and venues TBA.
PHOENIX SYMPHONIES
PHOENIX SYMPHONY
Performances at the Phoenix Symphony Hall unless otherwise noted. Info: (602) 495-1999 or phoenixsymphony.org.
Oct. 1-2: Adventures in Music
June 15: College Club Card
Jan. 2: Patti LuPone: Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda ... Played That Part
Feb. 24-25: Our Arizona!
May 4-5: Cultural Kaleidoscope!
Feb. 7: Side by Side with the Phoenix Youth Symphony
Classic Series
Sept. 11-13: Beethoven’s 9th Symphony
Sept. 24-25: Alondra de la Parra
Oct. 15-17: Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony
Nov. 12-14: “Nixon in China”
Nov. 15: Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony
Nov. 27-28: Mozart & Strauss
Feb. 5-6: Gershwin Piano Concerto
Feb. 18-21: Prokofiev: Peter & the Wolf
March 4-6: Tchaikovsky’s Suite No. 3
March 18, 20-21: Mozart’s Requiem
April 2-3: Beethoven’s Violin Concerto
April 2: Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony
April 8: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7
April 9: Beethoven Festival
April 10-11: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8
April 30-May 1: American Masters
May 15-16: Tan Dun: Crouching Tiger Concerto
May 20-23: Great Opera Choruses
World Music Festival
Jan. 14-16: Master Peter’s Puppet Show “The Escapades of Don Quixote”
Jan. 15: Jake Shimabukuro
Jan. 17: African Children’s Choir
Jan. 22-23: Vivaldi/Piazzolla: Eight Seasons at Orpheum Theatre
Jan. 24: Argentine Tango! at Mesa Arts Center
Feb. 27: Band of the Irish Guards
Specials
Dec. 6, 16-19: Handel’s Messiah
Dec. 11-12: Baroque Christmas
Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve
Dec. 5: Holiday Pops
May 12: Gustavo Dudamel and The L.A. Philharmonic
Family
Sept. 19: Vivaldi’s “Ring of Mystery”
Oct. 31: Trick or Treat Halloween with the Symphony
Jan. 9: The Magic of Music
Pops
Oct. 9-11: Piano Men II
Sept. 19-20: Oscar® Night!
Oct. 30-Nov. 1: Simply Sinatra
Dec. 4-6: Holiday Pops
Dec. 2-4: Holiday Express!
Jan. 8-10: Marvin Hamlisch
Feb. 25-26, 28: Salute to the Tonys®
March 26-28: Symphonic Star Wars
May 7-9: Disco Days & Boogie Nights
May 28-29: Patriotic Pops
June 4-5: Rocky Mountain High, A Tribute to John Denver
Favorites Across the Valley
Dec. 20: Handel’s Messiah at Mesa Arts Center
Sept. 27: Alondra de la Parra at Mesa Arts Center
Oct. 18: Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony at Mesa Arts Center
Oct. 29: Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony at Scottsdale Center for the Arts
Nov. 29: Mozart & Strauss at Mesa Arts Center
Feb. 4: Gershwin Piano Concerto at Scottsdale Center for the Arts
April 1: Beethoven’s Violin Concerto at Scottsdale Center for the Arts
April 29: American Masters at Scottsdale Center for the Arts
May 13: Tan Dun: Crouching Tiger Concerto at Scottsdale Center for the Arts
METROPOLITAN YOUTH SYMPHONY
Performances at the Mesa Arts Center’s Ikeda Theatre unless otherwise noted. Info: (480) 456-9501 or azmys.org.
Nov. 3: Concert
Feb. 24: Concert
Dec. 3: Concert at Mesa Hilton Hotel
April 27: Concert
PHOENIX YOUTH SYMPHONY
Performances at various venues. Info: (602) 277-7013 or phoenixyouthsymphony.org.
Consult Web site for performance schedule.
WEST VALLEY YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Performance venues vary. Info: (623) 536-2791 or aztec.asu.edu/wvyo/.
Dec. 17: Concert at Sunflower Resort
March 12: Concert at Paradise RV Resort
March 21: Concert at Desert Palms Presbyterian Church in Sun City
May 10: Spring Concert
COLLEGE CLASSICAL CONCERTS ASU HERBERGER COLLEGE
Performances held at various venues. Info: (480) 965-6447 or herbergercollege.asu.edu.
Faculty Recitals
Performances held at Katzin Concert Hall unless noted.
Sept. 13: Premieres and Legends! at Katzin Concert Hall
Sept. 27: Jana Starling at Katzin Concert Hall
Oct. 10: Faculty Chamber Music Ensemble
Oct. 18: Martin Schuring, Oboe
Oct. 28: Danwen Jiang with Guest Gudny Gudmundsdottir, Violins
Oct. 30: Caio Pagano, Piano
Orchestra
Sept. 11-12: ASU Symphonic Chorale and Phoenix Symphony present “On the Transmigration of the Souls”
Sept. 21: ASU Chamber Orchestra — Children’s Concerts at Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts
Sept. 25: Sustainable Symphony at Katzin Concert Hall
Sept 30: ASU Symphony Orchestra presents A Celebration of Unity and Design at ASU Gammage
Oct. 5: ASU Sinfonietta presents “Orchestral Favorites!” at ASU Gammage
Oct. 15: Chamber Music Showcase Recital at Katzin Concert Hall
Oct. 17: ASU Symphony Orchestra presents “A Dedicatory Concert”
Oct. 22: The Artist’s Journey with faculty artist Carole FitzPatrick at Tempe Center for the Arts
Nov. 12: ASU Baroque Chamber Ensemble and Early Music Choral Ensemble present “Monumental Merriment” at Katzin Concert Hall
Nov. 13: String Chamber Music Culmination Concert at Katzin Concert Hall
Nov. 20: ASU Symphony Orchestra presents “The Organ Is King” at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church
Dec. 1: ASU Sinfonietta presents “A Russian Winter” at ASU Gammage
Dec. 6: ASU Symphony Orchestra and Choral Union’s Holiday Concert at ASU Gammage
Band
Sept. 17: ASU Bands presents “A Whole New Mind” at ASU Gammage
Oct. 11: ASU Bands presents “Symphonies of Winds” at Katzin Concert Hall
Nov. 1: “Transcendence: Music for Chorus and Winds” at Chaparral Christian Church
Dec. 3: ASU Marching and Wind Bands present “Pass in Review” at ASU Gammage
Dec. 4: ASU Pan Devils Steelband at Katzin Concert Hall
Dec. 5: ASU Contemporary Percussion Ensemble at Katzin Concert Hall
Dec. 6: ASU African Drum Ensemble at Katzin Concert Hall
Miscellaneous Concerts/Guest Artists
Performances held at Katzin Concert Hall unless noted.
Sept. 22: Friends of TCA presents “Performance With a View” at Tempe Center for the Arts
Sept. 25: José Miguel Moreno, Guitar/Renaissance Lute at Organ Hall
Oct. 1: Hillary Herndon, Viola
Oct. 8: Michael Lorimer, Guitar
Oct. 9: Arizona Contemporary Music Ensembles (ACME)
Oct. 26: “CLARA” a Tribute in Song to Clara Schumann at Organ Hall
Oct. 27: Rhonda Taylor, Saxophone
Nov. 5: St. Lawrence String Quartet
Nov. 9: ASU Mariachi and Mariachi Diablos del Sol
Nov. 16: Student Piano Ensemble
Dec. 3: Studio E411 Viola Recital, Students of Nancy Buck at Recital Hall
Dec. 3: Arizona Contemporary Music Ensembles (ACME)
Dec. 13: 7th Annual Organ Christmas Concert at Evelyn Smith Music Theatre
Feb. 16: Studio E217 Voice Recital, Students of Anne Kopta at Tempe Center for the Arts
Jazz Concerts
Sept. 14: Jazz Faculty Recital at Recital Hall
Oct. 10: ASU Vocal Jazz Ensemble presents “Straight, No Chaser” at Recital Hall
Oct. 12: ASU Student Jazz Combos at Recital Hall
Oct. 19: ASU Latin Jazz Band at Evelyn Smith Music Theatre
Oct. 20: ASU Student Jazz Combos at Tempe Center for the Arts
Oct. 20-21: ASU Concert Jazz and Jazz Repertory Bands at Kerr Cultural Center
Nov. 17: Percussion Jazz Ensemble at Katzin Concert Hall
Nov. 24: ASU Concert Jazz Band at Kerr Cultural Center
Nov. 30: ASU Latin Jazz Band at Katzin Concert Hall
Dec. 1: ASU Jazz Repertory Band at Kerr Cultural Center
April 8: ASU Wind Ensemble and Concert Jazz Band present “Absolute Fusion” at Tempe Center for the Arts
Choral Concerts
Oct. 17: ASU Symphonic Chorale presents “Serenade to Music”
Oct. 24: “A Kaleidoscope of Sounds” at Camelback Bible Church
Nov. 17: Performance with a View featuring Carole FitzPatrick, Robert Barefield and Andrew Campbell at Architecture Environmental Design Library
Dec. 7: ASU Combined Choirs Holiday Concert at Camelback Bible Church
April 25: Opera and Operetta Extravaganza with Carole FitzPatrick, Robert Barefield and Russell Ryan at Katzin Concert Hall
Classical Guitar Series
Performances held at Katzin Concert Hall
Oct. 8: Michael Lorimer
Nov. 21: Rafael Aguirre
Jan. 26: Gabriel Bianco
March 5: Carlos Perez
March 24: Solo Duo (Lorenzo Micheli and Matteo Mela)
Organ Concerts
Performances held at Organ Hall.
Oct. 11: The 3 Great B’s of Improvisation
Nov. 1: Bach and Mendelssohn
Dec. 13: 7th Annual Organ Christmas Concert
Feb. 21: Beauty and Bravura
March 7: The Organ in concerto
April 11: Frescobaldi-Bach: Catholic and Lutheran Approaches to the Organ
Lyric Opera Theatre
All performances at Evelyn Smith Music Theatre
Oct. 2-10: “Turn of the Screw”
Nov. 19-Dec. 5: “Sweeney Todd”
Jan. 29-Feb. 7: “25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
March 4-7: “La Cenerentola” (Cinderella)
April 15-24: “Rocky Horror Show”
OPERA
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| Richard Strauss’ opera "Salome" based on Oscar Wilde’s play about the New Testament seductress is one of five productions this season from Arizona Opera Nov. 20-22 at Phoenix Symphony Hall. |
ARIZONA OPERA
The state’s largest opera company, performing in Tucson and Phoenix’s Symphony Hall. Info: (602) 266-7464 or azopera.com.
Oct. 23-25: “Cosi fan tutte”
Nov. 20-22: “Salome”
Jan. 29-31: “La Boheme”
March 12-14: “A Concert of Signature Arias”
April 23-25: “The Barber of Seville”
PHOENIX OPERA
Valley opera company (formerly Phoenix Metropolitan Opera) returns for its third season. Performances at the Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix. Info: (866) 673-7248 or phoenixopera.org.
Nov. 6, 8: “Carmen”
Feb. 12, 14: “Madama Butterfly”
CHORUS AND CHORALE CANTEMUS CHOIR
Performances at Trinity Cathedral. Info: (602) 254-7126 or cantemusaz.org.
Oct. 10: “The Romantic Heart”
Dec. 11: “A Christmas Carol”
Jan. 30: A Brass and Choir Spectacular
CHANDLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Info: (480) 782-2680 or chandlercenter.org.
Sept. 11: The Lamplighters Chorus and Quartet
ORPHEUS MALE CHOIR
Performances at various venues. Info: (602) 271-9396 or orpheus.org.
Dates and venues TBA.
PHOENIX CHORALE
Performances at various venues. Info: (602) 253-2224 or bachchoir.org.
Dates and venues TBA.
PHOENIX BOYS CHOIR
Performances at various venues Info: (602) 264-5328 or boyschoir.org.
Dates and venues TBA.
OTHER EVENTS
MESA ARTS CENTER
Info: (480) 644-6500 or mesaartscenter.com.
Oct. 13: Lisa Williams Messages from Beyond
Oct. 15: Paula Poundstone
Oct. 23-24: Mesa Storytelling Festival
Oct. 28: Himalayan Quest
Oct. 31-Nov.1: Dia De Los Muertos Celebration
Nov. 5: Jo Dee Messina
Nov. 7: William Joseph
Nov. 12: Playing For Change
Dec. 2: Polar Obsession
Dec. 4: Imagination Movers Live in Concert
Dec. 5: Leahy Family Christmas, Ikeda Theater
Dec. 6: Welk Stars “Christmas Reunion” Concert, Ikeda Theater
Dec. 9: Sara Evans, Ikeda Theater
Dec. 12: American Stars in Concert For the Holidays
Dec. 12-13: Holiday Art and Music Festival
Dec. 22: Dave Koz and Friends
Jan. 27: Hunting Dinosaurs
March 17: Army Ants and Flying Frogs
TEMPE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Info: (480) 350-2822 or tca.ticketforce.com.
Sept. 12: Friends of TCA Gala featuring David Spade
Oct. 15: Mahnah Club: “The Heart of Fashion”
Oct. 24: Comic Pain Relief
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| Charo, the longtime Las Vegas headliner and “The Love Boat” veteran extraordinaire, brings her New Age flamenco pop guitar music to Higley Center for the Performing Arts Feb. 13 |
CHANDLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Info: (480) 782-2680 or chandlercenter.org.
Sept. 19: Michael Sicoly
Oct. 17: Bo Bice at Higley Center for the Performing Arts
Dec. 26-Jan. 3: Zoppé Italian Family Circus
Jan. 30: Asleep at the Wheel at Higley Center for the Performing Arts
Feb. 6: Red Grammer
Feb. 13: Charo at Higley Center for the Performing Arts
Feb. 19: Destino
Feb. 20: Todd Oliver & Friends: Dogs Gone Wild Tour at Higley Center for the Performing Arts
Feb. 28: Magician Richard Steele
March 6: Ronnie Millsap at Higley Center for the Performing Arts
SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Info: (480) 994-2787 or scottsdalearts.org.
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| An Oct. 24 concert by Broadway and television star Kristin Chenoweth will mark the grand opening of the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts' newly remodeled Virginia G. Piper Theater. |
Oct. 4: Dine Out with the Chefs: A Celebration of the Culinary Arts
Oct. 24: ARTrageous Featuring Kristin Chenoweth
Oct. 27, Nov. 17, Dec. 14, Jan. 19, Feb. 9, March 16, April 27, May 11: Talk Cinema
Nov. 7: Rufus Wainwright
Nov. 13-15: Scottsdale Latin Jazz Festival
Nov. 13: Ximena Sariñana
Nov. 14: Arturo Sandoval
Nov. 14: Tiempo Libre
Nov. 15: Claudia Villela Group
Nov. 20-21: An Evening with John Cleese
Nov. 27-28: Capitol Steps
Dec. 19: Windham Hill’s Winter Solstice: Night Sky Essays
Jan. 9: Jason Alexander as Donny Clay at Celebrity Theatre
Jan. 15: Jesse Cook
Jan. 23: Afiara String Quartet
Jan. 28: Garrison Keillor at Celebrity Theatre
Feb. 6: The RFK Project
Feb. 11-12: Orville Schell
Feb. 20: Michael Feinstein at Celebrity Theatre
Feb. 26: Christine Ebersole
Feb. 27: Glenn Miller Orchestra
March 5-6: Martin Short
April 22: Baaba Maal
May 1: David Sedaris
WEST VALLEY ARTS COUNCIL
Info: (623) 935-6384 or westvalleyarts.org.
Shows and dates TBA.
