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If you enjoy performing arts, there’s no such thing as “nothing to do” this coming year.
No matter where your tastes lie, there’s something going around the Valley this season for you. Controversial “Spring Awakening,” which won multiple Tony Awards, is playing at Gammage Auditorium. A legendary rock and roller and his performance artist wife will be at Chandler Center for the Arts. A two-person play about e-mail scams is set at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, and the Phoenix Symphony will perform a concert with music from the James Bond films.
Of course, there’s plenty of Shakespeare, opera, ballet, puppet shows and kid shows; the esoteric (a play about Britney Spears running for president from Progressive Theatre Workshop); and the conventional (lots of “Nutcrackers,” of course, this holiday season).
So take a look at these listings, and if you’re craving a more intimate look, check out the Get Out Performing Arts Expo — where many of these groups will be on hand, performing this Saturday. It’s free, which makes it a perfect starting point for those who are intimidated by the whole theater experience. It’s like a tasting menu of the satisfying treats that local performing arts groups are offering in the near future.
Be warned, though; performing arts can be kind of like Pringles, as these listings will attest. You can’t stop at just one.
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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. 2-7: “A Chorus Line”
Oct. 14-19: “The Rat Pack”
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| THOSE WERE THE DAYS: "Happy Days" will be performed at ASU's Gammage Auditorium Nov. 18-23. BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA |
Nov. 18-23: “Happy Days” >>
Dec. 9-14: “Spring Awakening”
Jan. 2-Feb. 8: “The Lion King”
March 17-22: “Rent”
March 31-April 5: “Frost/Nixon”
April 7-12: “Cats”
May 5-10: “Stomp”
June 16-21: “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”
July 1-26: “Wicked”
Beyond Broadway
Oct. 11: “Cloudless,” Susan Marshall Dance Company
April 18: “Under Construction,” SITI Company
MESA ARTS CENTER
Fourth season of performing arts events at Arizona’s largest arts center. Performances in Ikeda Theater except where noted. Info: (480) 644-6500 or mesaartscenter.com.
Oct. 31-Nov. 16: “Señora Tortuga”
Nov. 1-2: Ruby Nelda Perez, “Rosita’s Day of the Dead”
Jan. 7-25: “Dixies’ Tupperware Party”
Feb. 13-15: “Defending the Caveman”
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:
Dec. 9-10: “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
Jan. 20-22: “Chicago”
March 17-18: “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
May 12-13: “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”
At Orpheum Theatre:
Dec. 2-7: “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
Jan. 13-18: “Chicago”
Feb. 13-14: Jim Brickman
March 10-15: “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
May 5-10: “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Due to an ongoing renovation of the Virginia G, Piper Theater at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, shows will take place at various venues throughout the Valley. Info: (480) 994-2787 or scottsdalearts.org.
Ongoing: “Late Nite Catechism III” at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Stage 2
Oct. 22: David Sedaris at Gammage Auditorium
Nov. 18-23: Capitol Steps at Theater 4301
Nov. 28-Dec. 21: Sister’s Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi’s Gold at Theater 4301
Jan. 2-4: Judy Gold in “25 Questions for a Jewish Mother” at Theater 4301
Jan. 15-16: “Inside the Creative Process: Telling the Kurt and Gerda Weissmann Klein Story on Stage” at Theater 4301
Jan. 20-Feb.1: “Mother Load” at Theater 4301
Feb. 7: “The Nigerian Spam Scam Scam” at Theater 4301
Feb. 13-March 15: “My First Time” at Theater 4301
March 24-April 5: Reduced Shakespeare Company: “Completely Hollywood (abridged)” at Theater 4301
April 14-May 3: “Girls Night: The Musical” at Theater 4301
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 http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/~finearts/.
Oct. 9-19: “Crimes of the Heart”
Nov. 8-23: “The World Goes ’Round”
Feb. 6-7: Experimental Arts Festival
April 16-26: “The Crucible”
June 18-28: “Into the Woods”
Chandler Center for the Arts
Chandler’s 17-year-old center for family-friendly touring shows and local arts groups. Info: (480) 782-2680 or chandlercenter.org.
Sept. 29: Comedy & Crooning with Al Raitano and Michael Winslow
Oct. 2: Terry Fator
Dec. 13-20: “The Spirit of Christmas”
Jan. 31: “A Long and Winding Road,” starring Maureen McGovern
Feb. 4: Moscow Cats Theatre
March 19-22: “Around the World in a Bad Mood: Confessions of a Flight Attendant”
April 5: “Mind Meets Music” benefit concert with Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed
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.
Sept. 5-27: “Blackbeard: A New Musical”
Sept. 22: “Domestic Violence: The Musical?”
Oct. 3-4: Phoenix Runway (benefit for Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Foundation)
Oct. 8-12: “!Viva el Arte!”
Kerr Cultural Center
Center, owned by ASU, with small productions and several classical and jazz shows. Info: (480) 596-2660 or asukerr.com.
Oct. 12: “Face to Face in a Frenzy”
Nov. 14: “Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Earp”
Jan. 25: “The Gentleman Doc Holliday”
Feb. 20: “Langston Speaks”
March 12-14: “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. 8: “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m In Therapy”
Dec. 6: “A Christmas Spectacular Saturday”
Jan. 24: “Footloose”
Feb. 5: “BYU’s Living Legends”
April 4: “Gilligan’s Island”
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.
Oct. 21: Beth Nielsen Chapman
Oct. 25: Nicholas Andre Dance Theater
Maricopa County Events Center
Formerly the ASU Sundome, this facility hosts nostalgia acts and a Broadway touring season.
Nov. 6-8: 2008 Showcase of Stars Variety Show
Other shows and dates TBA.
PROFESSIONAL
Actors Theatre Performances at the Herberger Theater Center. Info: (602) 252-8497 or actorstheatrephx.org.
Sept. 12-28: “Doubt, a Parable”
Oct. 24-Nov. 9: “A View of the Harbor”
Dec. 13-24: “A Christmas Carol”
Jan. 15-Feb. 1: “Triple Espresso”
March 6-22: “Rabbit Hole”
April 24-May 10: TBA.
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. 8-23: “The World Goes ’Round”
Jan. 10-25: “Half and Half”
March 14-29: “Parted Waters”
May 23-June 7: “Fools”
Arizona Theatre Company
Performances at Herberger Theater Center. Info: (602) 256-6995 or arizonatheatre.org.
Oct. 9-26: “Enchanted April”
Nov. 13-30: “The Lady With All the Answers” TBA (holiday program; show and dates to be announced.)
Dec. 31-Jan. 18: “Hair”
Feb. 5-22: “A Raisin in the Sun”
April 2-19: “Somebody/Nobody”
May 7-24: “Beethoven, as I Knew Him”
Black Theatre Troupe
Performances at Playhouse on the Park. Info: (602) 254-2121 or blacktheatretroupe.org.
Sept. 4-21: “The All Night Strut”
Oct. 16-Nov. 2: “Gem of the Ocean”
Nov. 28-Dec. 7: “The Sunset Limited”
Jan. 8-25: “Revenge of a King”
Feb. 19-March 8: “The Bluest Eye”
April 23-May 10: “Three Sistahs”
Phoenix Theatre
Performances at Phoenix Theatre. Info: (602) 254-2151 or phxtheatre.org.
Sept. 24-Oct. 19: “The Producers”
Nov. 12-Dec. 7: “Forbidden Broadway”
Jan. 14-Feb. 1: “How the Other Half Loves”
Feb. 18-March 22: “Les Miserables”
April 22-May 17: “Company”
Southwest Shakespeare Company
Performances at Mesa Arts Center’s Piper Repertory Theater. Info: (480) 644-6500 or swshakespeare.org.
Sept. 25-Oct. 11: “As You Like It”
Nov. 27-Dec. 20: “The Winter’s Tale”
Jan. 8-24: “Othello”
March 5-21: “Tartuffe”
April 2-18: “The Merchant of Venice”
Dinner Theater
Arizona Broadway Theatre Info: (623) 776-8400 or azbroadwaytheatre.com.
Oct. 3-Nov. 16: “Cabaret”
Nov. 28-Dec. 28: “A Christmas Carol”
Jan. 9-Feb. 15: “Annie Get Your Gun”
Feb. 27-April 5: “Guys & Dolls”
April 17-May 24: “Miss Saigon”
June 5-July 19: “Bye Bye Birdie”
Aug. 7-Sept. 20: “Forever Plaid”
Aug. 7-Sept. 20: “The Taffetas”
Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre
Info: (480) 325-6700 or broadwaypalmwest.com.
Oct. 2-Nov. 15: “All Shook Up”
Nov. 20-Dec. 25: “Holly Jolly Christmas”
Dec. 31-Feb. 14: “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”
Feb. 19-April 11: “Singin’ in the Rain”
April 16-May 30: “Ring of Fire”
June 4-Aug. 1: “High School Musical”
Aug. 6-Sept. 26: “Mid-Life! The Crisis Musical”
Copperstate Dinner Theater
Info: (602) 279-3129 or copperstatedinnertheaters.com.
Now-Nov. 16: “Run For Your Wife”
Nov. 28-Dec. 31: “Christmas Jukebox”
Jan. 9-March 1: “Broadway by the Decade”
March 21-May 24: “Meshuggah-Nuns”
COMMUNITY, REGIONAL AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT
Arizona Women’s Theatre Company Info: (480) 607-7107 or azwtc.org.
Plays and dates TBA.
Artist’s Theatre Project
Info: (602) 435-9915 or artiststheatreproject.org.
Sept.-Oct., dates TBA: “Kidnapped by Craigslist”
Central Community Theatre
Performances at Central United Methodist Church in Phoenix. Info: (602) 357-3247 or cctstage.org.
Sept. 14: Margo Reed (cabaret series)
Oct. 3-19: “The Seven Year Itch”
Nov. 7-9: “Salome,” by Oscar Wilde (staged reading series)
Dec. 14: Dennis Rowland (cabaret series)
Feb. 20-22: “The Women,” by Clare Booth Luce (staged reading series)
March 20-April 5: “Godspell”
April 24-26: “Jane Doe,” an original play by Jane Fendelman (staged reading series)
May 10: Shana Bousard (cabaret series)
Chyro Voices Theatre
Performances at Chyro Arts Venue. Info: (480) 258-2329 or chyro.org.
Now-Sept. 6: “Dearly Departed”
Nov. 6-22: “Sin”
Feb. 19-March 7: “Minor Demons”
April 23-May 9: “Private Eyes”
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. 6-23: “Romantic Comedy”
Dec. 19-20: “Nutcracker Live!”
Jan. 10: “Lilia!”
Jan. 17: “A Time to Dance”
Feb. 5-21: “Last of the Red Hot Lovers”
March 26-April 5: “The World Goes ‘Round”
April: “Foothills Follies”
Desert Rose Theatre
Info: desertrosetheatre.com. Shows and dates TBA.
Fountain Hills Community Theater
Info: (480) 837-9661 or fountainhillstheater.com.
Sept. 12-Oct. 5: “Into the Woods”
Nov. 7-23: “Inherit the Wind”
Jan. 16-Feb. 8: “Thoroughly Modern Millie”
March 20-April 5: “The Graduate”
May 15-June 7: “All Shook Up”
Gilbert Fine Arts Association
Performances at Mesquite High School in Gilbert. Info: (480) 505-6205 or gfaa.org.
Nov. 7-15: “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”
Other 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.
Oct. 3-4, Nov. 7-8, Jan. 2-3, Feb. 6-7, March 6-7, May 1-2: “Puppet Slam”
Hale Centre Theatre Info: (480) 497-1181 or haletheatrearizona.com.
Sept. 4-Oct. 11: “Wait Until Dark”
Oct. 16-Nov. 29: “Camelot”
Dec. 3-23: “A Christmas Carol”
Dec. 31-Feb. 14: “Lend Me a Tenor”
Feb. 19-April 4: “King & I”
April 9-May 23: “Charley’s Aunt”
July 8-Aug. 29: “Disney’s Beauty & the Beast”
Insurrection Theater Company Info: (480) 242-0827 or insurrectiontheater.com. Shows and dates TBA.
iTheatre Collaborative
Performances at Herberger Theater Center unless otherwise noted. Info: (602) 347-1071 or itheatrecollaborative.org.
Oct. 31-Nov. 15: “Eat the Taste”
Dec. 12-21: “iTheatre’s Holiday Cabaret”
Jan. 23-Feb. 7: “A House With No Walls”
March 13-28: “A Bad Friend”
May 1-16: “Bug”
Mesa Encore Theatre
Performances at Mesa Arts Center. Info: (480) 644-6500 or mesaencoretheatre.com.
Sept. 8: “Men’s Cabaret”
Oct. 2-5: “Lend Me a Tenor”
Jan. 30-Feb. 8: “Godspell”
Feb. 13-22: “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change”
March 27-April 5: “Sweeney Todd”
June 25-28: “The Music Man”
Nearly Naked Theatre
Performances at Phoenix Theatre’s Little Theatre. Info: (602) 274-2432 or nearlynakedtheatre.org.
Now-Sept. 13: “The Rocky Horror Show”
Other shows and dates TBA.
Progressive Theatre Workshop
Performances at Chyro Arts Venue. Info: (480) 329-2929 or progressivetheatreworkshop.com.
Oct. 2-11: “Britney Spears for President”
Jan. 29-Feb. 7: “Closet Drama”
April 2-11: “Eat Your Peas/DIE DIE DIE”
Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre
Info: (480) 483-1664 or desertstages.com.
Mainstage
Now-Sept. 21: Michael Aurit: “Rockin’ & Swingin’ with his Little BIG Band”
Oct. 10-Nov. 2: “The Wiz”
Jan. 9-Feb. 1: “The Sound of Music”
April 10-May 3: “Man of La Mancha”
July 10-Aug. 2: “Jekyll and Hyde”
Actor’s Cafe
Now-Oct. 5: “Nunsense A-Men”
Oct. 31-Jan. 4: “Blithe Spirit”
Jan. 30-April 5: “I Do! I Do!”
May 1-July 5: “Wait Until dark”
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| WHY SO SAD? "Everything Will Be Different: A Brief History of Helen of Troy" plays Sept. 26-Oct. 11 at Stray Cat Theater, 132 E. Sixth St., Tempe. STRAY CAT THEATRE |
Stray Cat Theatre >> Performances at Tempe Performing Arts Center, 132 E. Sixth St. Info: (480) 820-8022 or straycattheatre.org.
Sept. 26-Oct. 11: “Everything Will Be Different: A Brief History of Helen of Troy”
Dec. 5-20: “A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant”
Feb. 13-28: “An Impending Rupture of the Belly”
April 3-25: “Columbinus”
Space 55 Theatre Ensemble
Info: (602) 663-4032 or space55.org.
Fridays: Galapagos Improv
Sept. 13: “Mommy Hit Daddy”
Other plays and dates TBA.
Teatro Bravo
Info: (602) 258-1800 or teatrobravo.org.
Sept. 5-14: “Los Illegals” at Phoenix College’s John Paul Theatre
April: “Blood Wedding” (in Spanish) at Playhouse in the Park at VIAD Building
June: “Little Queen” at Playhouse in the Park at VIAD Building
Tempe Little Theatre
Performances at Tempe Center for the Arts. Info: (480) 350-8388 or tempelittletheatre.org.
Sept. 12-21: “Last of the Red Hot Lovers”
Nov. 14-30: “Kiss Me, Kate”
Feb. 13-22: “Murder Among Friends”
May 8-24: “The Thing About Men”
Theatre in My Basement
Info: timb.org.
Nov. 21-22: Teatro Caliente at Phix Gallery
Other plays and dates TBA.
Theater Works
Performances at the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts. (623) 815-7930 or theaterworks.org.
Mainstage
Through Sept. 21: “Oklahoma”
Oct. 17-Nov. 1: “A Little Mischief”
Dec. 5-21: “Miracle on 34th Street”
Jan. 9-Feb. 1: Dale Wasserman’s “world premiere”
Feb. 13-March 1: “All My Sons”
April 10-May 3: “Sweeney Todd”
Black Box Theater
Sept. 5-21: “The Perfect Party”
Nov. 7-23: “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
Feb. 6-22: “Crime and Punishment”
Theater Works and Algonquin Theater
Sept. 27-Oct. 11: “A Few Good Men”
March 13-29: “Proposals”
May 15-31: “Driving Miss Daisy”
COLLEGE
Arizona State University Department of Theatre
Various venues. Info: (480) 965-6447 or herbergercollege.asu.edu.
Mainstage
Sept. 26-Oct. 5: “We Won’t Pay! We Won’t Pay!”
Oct. 24-Nov. 2: “Festival of New Work: Three World Premieres”
Nov. 21-Dec. 7: “Anon(ymous)”
Feb. 20-March 1: “Eurydice”
March 27-April 5: “Camino Real”
April 24-May 3: “A Dream Project” (an MFA Collaboration)
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
Dates TBA: “Jake’s Women”
Mesa Community College Music and Theatre Department
Performances at MCC’s Theatre Outback. Info: (480) 461-7170 or mc.maricopa.edu/dept/d55/thp.
Sept. 5-7: “Out of My Mime”
Oct. 9-12: “Death in a Landslide”
Dec. 4-7: “Dracula”
Feb. 26-March 1: “Oedipus Rex”
April 30-May 3: “Brighton Beach Memoirs”
CHILDREN’S THEATER
Ahwatukee Children’s Theatre Info: (480) 705-9319 or azact.org.
Oct. 24-27: “Willy Wonka Junior”
Other plays and dates TBA.
Arizona Jewish Theatre Company Youth Theatre
Info: (602) 264-0402 or azjewishtheatre.org
December, dates TBA: Mainstage show
May, dates TBA: Mainstage show
Arizona State University’s ASU Gammage Performances for Students
Info: (480) 965-5062 or asugammage.com.
Oct. 8: “Street Jam” Nov. 5: “ADAAWE”
Feb. 17-18: “Langston Speaks” at Kerr Cultural Center
March 10: JazzReach
Broadway Palm Children’s Theatre
Info: (480) 325-6700 or broadwaypalmwest.com.
Nov. 28-Dec. 27: “Nutcracker, a Musical For Children”
April 25-May 29: “The Emperor’s New Clothes”
June 19-July 31: “Disney’s The Jungle Book, Jr.”
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| YES, TEACHER: Childsplay's "Miss Nelson Is Missing" will be performed Sept. 7-Oct. 5 at Tempe Center for the Arts. CHILDSPLAY |
Childsplay
Performances at the Tempe Center for the Arts. Info: (480) 350-8119 or childsplayaz.org.
Sept. 7-Oct. 5: “Miss Nelson Is Missing” >>
Oct. 19-Nov. 9: “Getting Near to Baby”
Nov. 16-Dec. 21: “The Velveteen Rabbit”
Jan. 18-Feb. 21: “Busytown”
Feb. 28-March 8: “Rock, Paper, Scissors”
March 14-April 5: “Ferdinand the Bull”
April 19-May 17: “The Neverending Story”
May 31-June 21: “Peter and the Wolf”
Cookie Company
Performances at Phoenix Theatre’s Little Theatre. Info: (602) 254-2151 or phxtheatre.org.
Dec. 12-21: “The Quiltmaker’s Gift”
Jan. 31-Feb. 8: “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie”
East Valley Children’s Theatre
Performances at Mesa Arts Center’s Nesbitt/Elliott Playhouse. Info: (480) 756-3828 or evct.org.
Oct. 9-26: “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”
Feb. 5-22: “The Golden Butterfly”
June 18-28: “The Little Mermaid”
Fountain Hills Youth Theater
Info: (480) 837-9661 or fountainhillstheater.com.
Now-Sept. 7: “Little Shop of Horrors”
Oct. 10-26: “The Battle of Little Big Red”
Dec. 5-21: “Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka Junior”
Feb. 13-March 1: “Off the Wall”
April 24-May 10: “Honk! Jr.”
Gecko Teatro
Children’s theater branch of Desert Foothills Theater. Info: (480) 488-1981 or desertfoothillstheater.com.
May 8-9: “Frog and Toad”
Other shows and dates TBA.
Great Arizona Puppet Theater Info: (602) 262-2050 or azpuppets.org.
Now-Sept. 21: “Baby Bear Goes to School”
Sept. 24-Oct. 12: “Big Bug Circus”
Oct. 15-Nov. 2: “Trouble at Haunted Mountain”
Nov. 5-9: “The Reluctant Dragon”
Nov. 12-16: “Imagine This”
Nov. 19-23: “The Little Red Hen”
Nov. 26-Dec. 24: “The Elves & the Shoemaker”
Dec. 26-Jan. 25: “Cinderella”
Jan. 28-Feb. 8: “Hotel Saguaro”
Feb. 11-March 1: “Rumpelstiltskin”
March 4-8: “The Amazing Mysto’s Magic Show”
March 11-29: “The Three Little Pigs”
April 1-26: “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”
April 29-May 3: “Animalitos”
May 6-17: “The Monkey & the Pirate”
May 20-June 7: “Peter Pan: To Neverland”
June 10-14: “Jack Rabbit & the Desert Tortoise”
June 17-July 5: “Peter Pan II: Peter Pan and the Pirates at the Mermaids’ Lagoon”
July 8-12, July 22-26: “Goldilocks”
July 29-Aug. 16: “Peter Pan III: The Night of Nights”
Queen Creek Performing Arts Center Info: (480) 987-5964 or qcpac.com.
Nov. 15: “Jungle Book”
Dec. 6: “Christmas Spectacular”
Jan. 24: “Footloose”
April 18: “Beauty and the Beast”
Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre Info: (480) 483-1664 or desertstages.com.
Now-Sept. 21: “Seussical Jr.”
Nov. 21-Dec. 21: “Annie Jr.”
Feb. 20-March 22: “The Butterfly’s Day”
May 22-June 21: “Grease”
Stageworks
Performances at Mesa Arts Center. Info: (480) 644-6500 or mesaartscenter.com.
Oct. 31-Nov. 16: “Senora Tortuga”
Feb. 27-March 15: “Gooney Bird Greene and Her True Life Adventures”
April 17-May 3: “The Emperor’s New Clothes”
Starlight Community Theater
Performances at Boulder Creek Performing Arts Center. Info: (623) 566-7991 or starlightcommunitytheater.org.
Oct. 3-12: “The Taffetas”
Nov. 8-23: “Oliver”
Feb. 6-15: “Brighten Beach Memoirs” (adult production)
Feb. 19-March 1: “Annie Jr”
March 6-7: “Talent Extravaganza!”
May 30-June 7: “Grease”
Valley Youth Theatre
Performances at Valley Youth Theatre except where noted. Info: (602) 253-8188 or vyt.com.
Oct. 10-26: “Treasure Island”
Dec. 5-23: “A Winnie the Pooh Christmas Tail”
Jan. 23-Feb. 8: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
March 6-22: “Seussical, the Musical” at Herberger Theater Center
May 1-17: “Geppetto and Son”
OUT OF TOWN
Arizona Shakespeare Festival
Info: (928) 443-9220 or azshakes.com.
Sept. 6-Nov. 2: Touring Arizona performing “As You Like It”
Shakespeare Sedona Info: (602) 356-3047 or shakespearesedona.com.
Plays and dates TBA.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Gammage Auditorium
Info: (480) 965-3434 or asugammage.com.
Oct. 11: Susan Marshall Dance Company. “Cloudless”
April 18: SITI Company, “Under Construction”
Chandler Center for the Arts
Info: (480) 985-0423 or chandlercenter.org.
Nov. 14-15: Calo Flamenco, “Levanto”
March 27: Ririe-Woodbury Dance, “Interiors”
April 26: Ballet Folklorico, “Quetzalli”
May 1-2: Calo Flamenco, “Solo”
Mesa Arts Center
Info: (480) 644-6500 or mesaartscenter.com
Nov. 14-15: American Ballet Theatre II
Nov. 28: Compañia Flamenco José Porcel
Feb. 28-March 1: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Phoenix Theatre Info: (602) 258-1974 or phoenixtheatre.com
Oct. 23-24: Phoenix Follies VI
Scottsdale Center for Performing Arts
Performances at various Valley venues while the Virginia G. Piper Theater is undergoing a major renovation. Info: (480) 994-2787 or scottsdaleperformingarts.com
Jan. 29: Pilobolus at Herberger Theater Center
March 26-27: The Joffrey Ballet at Orpheum Theatre
COLLEGES
ASU School of Dance
Performances at Dance Studio Theater unless otherwise noted. Info: (480) 965-6536 or herberger.asu.edu
Sept. 19-21: “Elina’s LINEAge”
Oct. 24-26: Emerging Artists I
Nov. 14-16: Emerging Artists II
March 20-22: Emerging Artists III
May 1-3: The Dance Annual
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Performances at the Performing Arts Center. Info: (480) 732-7343. Dates and shows TBA.
Mesa Community College
Performances at Theatre Outback. Info: (480) 461-7170 or mc.maricopa.edu/dept/d37/dance
Nov. 6-7: Fall 2008 Formal Dance Production
March 26-27: Spring 2009 Formal Performance
Paradise Valley Community College
Performances at the Center for the Performing Arts.
Info: (602) 787-7738 or paradisevalley.edu/cpa
Dec. 5-6: Fall dance collection
May 1-2: Spring dance collection
Scottsdale Community College
Info: (480) 423-6612 or scottsdalecc.edu/dance
Dec. 5-6: “Skeletal Ruckus”
Dec. 10: Fall Informal Performance
Dec. 11: Fall Openstage Performance
April 3: “Tri-fusion XVII”
May 1-2: “Body Blueprints”
May 6: Spring Informal Performance
May 7: Spring Openstage Performance
PROFESSIONAL BALLET
Ballet Arizona Performances at Phoenix’s Symphony Hall unless otherwise noted. Info: (602) 381-1096 or balletaz.org
Oct. 31-Nov. 2: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (new full-length ballet by Ballet Arizona choreographer Ib Andersen)
Dec. 12-28: Ib Andersen’s “The Nutcracker”
Feb. 12-15: “Romeo and Juliet”
April 3-5: “Masters of Movement”
May 8-10: “Mother’s Day Celebration”
June 12-14: “The Best of Balanchine”
OTHER BALLET
Ballet Etudes Performances at various venues. Info: balletetudes.net
Nov. 28-Dec. 7: “The Nutcracker” at Chandler Center for the Arts
Dec. 12-21: “The Nutcracker” at Mesa Arts Center
May 1-3: “Copelia” at Mesa Arts Center
Novaballet
Start-up ballet company that debuted with a show at Tempe Center for the Arts this summer. Info: (602) 955-8383 or novaballet.com. 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. 10-11: Arizona Dance Festival 2008
Feb. 21: “Sister Moses: The Story of Harriet Tubman” at South Mountain Community College Performing Arts Center
Feb. 24-25: “Sister Moses: The Story of Harriet Tubman” at Chandler Center for the Arts
June 13: Desert Dance Theatre 30th Anniversary Celebration Performance
Scorpius Dance Theatre
Performances at Phoenix Theatre’s Little Theatre unless otherwise noted. Info: (602) 266-9698 or scorpiusdance.com.
Oct. 30-Nov. 8: “A Vampire Tale”
May 27-31: “10 (We Will Rock You: Scorpius Dance Theatre’s 10-Year Anniversary Showcase”)
Conder/Dance
Performances at various venues. Info: (480) 570-3263 or conderdance.com.
Oct. 10-11: Arizona Dance Festival at Tempe Center for the Arts
Dec. 12-13: Breaking Ground: Choreographer’s Showcase at Tempe Center for the Arts
Feb. 6-7: Phoenix Experimental Arts Festival at Paradise Valley Community College Performing Arts Center
Feb. 28: Spring dance sampler/fundraiser at Shall We Dance, 3163 S. McClintock Drive, Tempe
April 10: Spring finale, “Inhabit” at Tempe Center for the Arts
Arizona Liturgical Dance Group
Performances at Boulder Creek High School Performing Arts Center. Info: (480) 215-1916 or azdance.org.
Dec. 6-7: Christmas Dance Concert
May 9-10: Celebration Dance Concert More shows and dates TBA.
Ludwig Dance Theatre
Performances at various venues. Info: (480) 966-3391 or aludwigdance.org. Shows and dates TBA.
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CLASSICAL MUSIC, OPERA AND CHORALE
Info: (480) 782-2680 or chandlercenter.org.
Oct. 5: Salt River Brass, “Windows of the World”
Nov. 9: Salt River Brass, “Red, White & Brass”
Dec. 21: Salt River Brass, “Holiday Pops”
Feb. 8: Salt River Brass, “Swingsational”
March 15: Salt River Brass, “Oscar & Tony”
March 28: Glen Miller Orchestra
May 3: Salt River Brass, “Fiesta!”
SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Performances at various Valley venues while the Virginia G. Piper Theater is undergoing a major renovation. Info: (480) 994-2787 or scottsdalearts.org.
Nov. 16: Emanuel Ax and Yefim Bronfam at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church
Feb. 6: An Evening with Edward Albee at Orpheum Theatre
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Close Encounters with Music at Theater 4301
Jan. 17: “A Night of Quintets”
Feb. 15: “Celebrating Mendelssohn I”
Feb. 28: “Celebrating Mendelssohn II”
March 21: “Beethoven and Shostakovich”
Keyboard Conversations (“Concerts with Commentary” with pianist Jeffrey Siegel)
Nov. 6: “Basking in Beethoven”
Jan. 15: “Haydn and Mozart: Humor and Heartache”
March 12: “The Longevity of the Short Piece”
April 23: “Musical Pictures”
Virginia G. Piper Concert series
Oct. 26: Michael Kim
Jan. 25: Barry Douglas
Feb. 22: Shai Wosner
March 22: Antonio Pompa-Baldi
KERR CULTURAL CENTER
Info: (480) 596-2660 or asukerr.com.
Oct. 11: David Friesen & Uwe Kropinski
Jan. 30: Gabriel Ayala
Feb. 15: “Care for Kerr” benefit concert
Feb. 27: Brad Richter and Viktor Uzur
Rhythms of Life series
Jan. 3: “Beloved Brahms,” starring Edward Herrmann
Feb. 6: “Love Letters: From Beethoven to Bernstein,” starring Michael Learned
March 6: “A Beautiful Deception: From Impressionism to Surrealism,” starring Robert Picardo
April 3: “The Clark-Schuldmann Duo and All That Jazz”
Chamber Music series
Oct. 26: Duo West featuring Oktoberfest
Nov. 16: “Hearts & Romance” featuring Katrina King and Carolyn Broe
Feb. 8: Music of the Southwest featuring Arpeggio and Friends
March 29: “Night in Vienna” featuring the Four Seasons Orchestra
MESA ARTS CENTER Info: (480) 644-6500 or mesaartscenter.com.
Nov. 2: Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
Feb. 12: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
March 13: The 5 Browns
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.
Classic Series
Sept. 12: Opening performance
Oct. 25: Classical Music’s Greatest Hits
Nov. 22: Classical Music’s Greatest Hits at Higley Center for the Performing Arts
Dec. 20: Messiah/Christmas singalong
Feb. 4: Schimmel Winners
Feb. 14: Schimmel Winners at Higley Center for the Performing Arts
March 21: Classical Music’s Greatest Hits continued
March 28: Classical Music’s Greatest Hits continued at Higley Center for the Performing Arts
May 9: Mother’s Day
Chamber Series
Jan. 17, Feb. 21, March 14: at Paradise Valley United Methodist Church
Jan. 18, Feb. 22, March 22: at West Valley Museum of Art
MUSICA NOVA
Performances at various venues. Info: (480) 585-4767 or musicanovaaz.org.
Musica Nova Orchestra
Oct. 26: “Romantic Masterpieces” at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church
Jan. 4: “Forbidden Music-Extraordinary Survivals” at Tempe Center for the Arts
March 15: “The Search for Supreme Beauty” at Tempe Center for the Arts
May 31: “Latin Color” at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church
Scottsdale Baroque Orchestra
Oct. 4: Concert 1 at Kerr Cultural Center
Dec. 14: Christmas program at Unitarian Congregation with Fine Arts String Orchestra
Feb. 21: Concert 3 at Kerr Cultural Center
May 9: Concert 4 at Kerr Cultural Center
Fine Arts String Orchestra
Performances at Unitarian Congregation. Info: (480) 585-4167 or musicanovaaz.org.
Nov. 9: Concert 1
Dec. 14: Concert 2
March 1: Concert 3
April 26: Concert 4
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| BLACK-TIE AFFAIR: The Chandler Symphony Orchestra begins a series of free performances Oct. 12 at Chandler Center for the Arts. CHANDLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS |
CHANDLER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Performances at Chandler Center for the Arts. Info: (480) 899-3447 or chandlersymphony.org.
Oct. 12: Free concert
Nov. 7: Free concert
Feb. 6: Free concert
March 29: Free concert
May 10: Free concert
TEMPE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
All performances at the Tempe Center for the Arts Theater unless otherwise noted. Info: tempe.gov/art.
Oct. 13: Opening concert
Dec. 1: Holiday concert at Gammage Auditorium
Feb. 23: Third concert
April 6: Final concert
TEMPE SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE
Performances at the Tempe Center for the Arts theater. Info: (480) 831-7655 or tswe.org.
Nov. 9: Veteran’s Day tribute
March 2: “Mostly Movies”
April 7: “Master Works”
SCOTTSDALE SYMPHONY Performances at Grace Chapel. 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.
Classics Series
Sept. 6: Opening Night Wagner Spectacular with Jane Eaglen
Oct. 2-5: “Haydn: The Creation”
Oct. 10-11: Schumann: Piano Concerto
Oct. 26: Lang Lang
Nov. 6-8: Stravinsky: Petrushka
Nov. 13-15: Brahms: Symphony No. 1
Nov. 20-23: “A Night in Vienna”
Nov. 28-29: “Pictures at an Exhibition”
Dec. 3-5: “Winter Wonderland”
Dec. 10-17: Handel’s Messiah Highlights
Dec. 12-14: Handel’s Messiah Complete Oratorio
Dec. 19-21: Baroque Christmas
Dec. 21: Singalong Messiah
Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve Symphony Gala
Jan. 8-9: Respighi: The Pines of Rome
Feb. 5-7: Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Feb. 19-21: Stravinsky: The Firebird
March 12-14: “Romantic Serenades”
April 2-3: Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
April 4: Time for Three recital
April 9-11: Mahler: Symphony No. 4
April 23-25: “Carmina Burana”
April 30-May 2: “Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony”
May 23: Joshua Bell
May 28-30: “Legends and Heroes”
WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL
Sept. 11, 13: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, The Heritage of World Folk
Sept. 12-14: Kronos Quartet
Sept. 19-20: Natalie MacMaster in Concert
Sept. 20: “Celtic Fiddlin’”
Sept. 21: HAPA
POPS
Oct. 24-25: Sha Na Na
Dec. 5-7: Christmas Pops
Jan. 30-Feb. 1: Doc Severinsen, “El Ritmo de la Vida”
March 6-8: “The BIG Big Band: Jazz at the Symphony”
April 17-19: Pops Goes VEGAS!
May 15-17: A Salute to Rodgers & Hammerstein
June 5-6: “007: Bond and Beyond”
FAVORITES ACROSS THE VALLEY
Oct. 16: All American Classics at Chaparral High School, 6935 E. Gold Dust Ave., Scottsdale.
Oct. 19: All American Classics at Ikeda Theatre, Mesa Arts Center
Nov. 16: “Light Up a Life” at Steele Indian School Park, 300 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix
Jan. 22: “España” at Arcadia High School, 4703 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix
Jan. 23: “España” at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church at 25150 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale
Jan. 25: “España” at Ikeda Theatre, Mesa Arts Center
Feb. 27: “Arabian Nights” at Tempe Center for the Arts
Feb. 28: Music in the Park at Steele Indian School Park
March 1: “Arabian Nights” at Piper Theatre, Mesa Arts Center
March 25: Symphony Connections at Glendale Community College, 6000 West Olive Ave.
March 26: Symphony Connections at Phoenix College, 1202 West Thomas Road, Phoenix
March 27: Symphony Connections at Mesa Community College, 1833 West Southern Ave.
March 31: Symphony Connections at Gateway Community College, 108 N. 40th St., Phoenix
FAMILY SERIES
Nov. 15: Let’s Compose
Jan. 3-4: Bugs Bunny on Broadway
March 7: “The Magic Horn”
April 18: “I Want to Be a Bach Star!”
June 6: “Superheroes!”
YOUTH SYMPHONIES
Metropolitan Youth Sympony
Performances at the Mesa Arts Center’s Ikeda Theatre unless otherwise noted. Info: (480) 456-9501 or azmys.org.
Nov. 6: Concert
Feb. 25: Concert
Dec. 4: Christmas concert at Mesa Hilton, 1011 W. Holmes Ave.
April 21: 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/.
Dates and venues TBA.
COLLEGE CLASSICAL CONCERTS
ASU HERBERGER COLLEGE
Performances held at various venues. Info: (480) 965-6447 or herbergercollege.asu.edu.
Faculty recitals
Sept. 6: Caio Pagano and friends
Sept. 14: Katie McLin, violin and Andrew Campbell, piano
Sept. 15: Catalin Rotaru, double bass
Sept. 21: Jana Starling, clarinet and Gail Novak, piano
Sept. 28: Robert Spring and Friends
Oct. 19: Horn and more
Oct. 26: American Art Song Traditions
Nov. 2: Art Song Recital
Nov. 3: Tim McAllister, saxophone
Nov. 16: “A Fantasy in Time”
Nov. 23: “Sonatines for a Sunday”
Dec. 14: 6th Annual Organ Christmas Concert
Jan. 25: Michael Kocour & Friends
Jan. 30: Old World and New: German and American Song
Jan. 31: ASU Percussion Faculty in Concert
Feb. 3: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s 200th Birthday Gala
Feb. 13: Albie Micklich, bassoon
Feb. 15: Trio du Soleil
Feb. 22: Martin Schuring, oboe
March 1: “Bottoms Up!”
March 22: Carole FitzPatrick, soprano
March 29: Baruch Meir, piano
Orchestra concerts
Sept. 23, 26: ASU Symphony Orchestra
Oct. 6: ASU Sinfonietta
Nov. 16: ASU Symphony Orchestra and ASU Sinfonietta
Dec. 7: A Holiday Concert performed by the ASU Choral Union & ASU Symphony Orchestra
Feb. 18: ASU Symphony Orchestra presents the Concert of Soloists
March 2: ASU Sinfonietta
March 4: ASU Symphony Orchestra and ASU Chamber Orchestra
April 21: ASU Chamber Orchestra and ASU Sinfonietta
Band concerts
Sept. 18: “An E-volution of Experience, From Andriessen 2 Zappa: Ecstasy of Influence”
Oct. 14: Tuesday Morning Music and Tea presents “Chamber Music From Past Masters”
Oct. 30: “Hauntingly Beautiful”
Dec. 4: “Pass-in-Review: A Child’s Garden of Dreams”
Feb. 10: Tuesday Morning Music and Tea presents “Burnished Brass”
March 5: “Cane & Able”
April 16: Party Mix
Choral concerts
Oct. 18: ASU Chamber Singers & Symphonic Chorale
Oct. 24: ASU Choral Union & ASU Symphony Orchestra present: “A Tribute to America”
Oct. 26: ASU Women’s and ASU Men’s Chorus
Nov. 11: Messiaen’s “Quartet for the End of Time”
Dec. 7: A Holiday Concert performed by the ASU Choral Union & ASU Symphony Orchestra
Dec. 8: Holiday Choral Showcase
March 19: ASU Symphonic Chorale
March 27: ASU Women’s & Men’s Chorus
March 28: ASU Chamber Singers
April 30: ASU Choirs and ASU Symphony Orchestra present Mendelssohn’s “Elijah”
May 4: ASU Women’s & ASU Men’s Chorus
Misc. concerts/guest artists
Sept. 16: American Art Song Recital with Shawn Roy and Chan Kiat
Oct. 10: Arizona Contemporary Music Ensemble
Oct. 12: La Toccata Italiana
Oct. 27: Studio 303
Oct. 29: Tokyo String Quartet
Nov. 1: Contemporary Percussion Ensemble
Nov. 10: Beyond Messiaen
Nov. 19: Eduardo Fernández
Nov. 25: Pan Devils Steel Band
Dec. 5: Arizona Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME)
Dec. 7: African Drum Ensemble
Jan. 23: Marcin Dylla, guitar
Jan. 28: Tokyo String Quartet
Feb. 1: Organ Masterworks
Feb. 16: Studio 303
Feb. 20: “El Mundo,” directed by Richard Savino
Feb. 27-March 2: A Puccini Double Bill: “Suor Angelica” & “Gianni Schicchi” (opera)
March 5: Margarita Escarpa
March 20: Arizona Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME)
March 21: Rhythmic Variations with Special Guest Michael Spiro
March 22: Organ Music in the Holy Land
April 13: Tokyo String Quartet
April 24: Pan Devils Steel Band
May 1: Arizona Contemporary Music Ensemble
May 2: Contemporary Percussion Ensemble
May 3: African Drum Ensemble
Jazz concerts
Oct. 15: ASU Jazz Combos
Oct. 16: Big Band Blast Off!
Oct. 20: ASU Latin Jazz Band
Oct. 22: ASU Jazz Repertory Band
Nov. 11: ASU Jazz Ensemble in Veteran’s Day Parade
Nov. 12: ASU Jazz Combos
Nov. 19: Young Sounds of Arizona & the ASU Concert Jazz Band
Nov. 21: Percussion Jazz Ensemble
Dec. 1: ASU Latin Jazz Band
Dec. 2: ASU Jazz Repertory Band
Jan. 25: Michael Kocour & Friends
Feb. 1: The Music of Bill Evans
Feb. 11: ASU Jazz Combos
March 3: ASU Concert Jazz Band
March 25: ASU Jazz Repertory Band
March 30: ASU Latin Jazz Band
April 1: “Fifty Years of ‘Kind of Blue’ and More!”
April 15: ASU Jazz Combos
April 20: Percussion Jazz Ensemble
April 22: ASU Latin Jazz and Concert Jazz Bands
April 23: Benny and Basie
OPERA
ARIZONA OPERA
The state’s largest opera company, performing in Tucson and Phoenix’s Symphony Hall. Info: (602) 266-7464 or azopera.com.
Oct. 16-19: “Rigoletto”
Nov. 20-23: “The Mikado”
Jan. 22-25: “The Elixir of Love”
Feb. 26-March 1: “Don Giovanni”
April 4-5: “Tosca”
PHOENIX OPERA
Valley opera company (formerly Phoenix Metropolitan Opera) returns for its second season. Performances at the Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix. Info: (866) 673-7248 or phoenixopera.org.
Nov. 14-16: “Tosca”
Jan. 30-Feb. 1: “Aida”
CHORUS AND CHORALE
CANTEMUS CHOIR
Performances at Trinity Cathedral. Info: (602) 254-7126 or cantemusaz.org.
Sept. 26: Concert at Trinity Cathedral, 100 W. Roosevelt St., Phoenix
Sept. 28: Concert at West Valley Art Museum, 17420 N. Avenue of the Arts, Surprise
Dec. 14: Concert with Musica Nova at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Phoenix, 4027 E. Lincoln Drive, Paradise Valley
March 27: Concert at Trinity Cathedral
CHANDLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Info: (480) 782-2680 or chandlercenter.org.
Oct. 18: Phoenix Girls Chorus
SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Info: (480) 994-2787 or scottsdalearts.org.
Dec. 22: Soweto Gospel Choir at Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix
ORPHEUS MALE CHOIR
Performances at various venues. Info: (602) 271-9396 or orpheus.org.
Oct. 3: Fall concert series at Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, 2222 S. Price Road, Tempe
Oct. 4: Fall concert series at Faith Lutheran Church, 801 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix
Dec. 14: Holiday concert series at Desert Foothills Lutheran Church, 29305 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale
Dec. 19: Holiday concert series at Episcopal Church of the Epiphany
Dec. 21: Holiday concert series at Faith Lutheran Church
PHOENIX CHORALE
Performances at various venues. Info: (602) 253-2224 or bachchoir.org.
Oct. 25: The Retro Concert at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 100 W. Roosevelt St., Phoenix
Oct. 26: The Retro Concert at Camelback Bible Church, 3900 E. Stanford Drive, Paradise Valley
Nov. 2: The Retro Concert at American Lutheran Church, 17200 Del Webb Blvd., Sun City
Dec. 18: Home for the Holidays at Brophy Chapel, 4701 N. Central Ave., Phoenix
Dec. 19: Home for the Holidays at Paradise Valley United Methodist Church, 4455 E. Lincoln Drive
Dec. 20: Home for the Holidays at American Lutheran Church
Dec. 20: Home for the Holidays at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Dec. 21: Home for the Holidays at La Casa de Cristo, 6300 E. Bell Road, Scottsdale
Feb. 21: With the Kansas City Chorale at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Feb. 22: With the Kansas City Chorale at Camelback Bible Church
March 1: With the Kansas City Chorale at American Lutheran Church
April 25: “Amazing Grace” at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
April 26: “Amazing Grace” at Camelback Bible Church
May 3: “Amazing Grace” at American Lutheran Church
PHOENIX BOYS CHOIR
Performances at various venues. Info: (602) 264-5328 or boyschoir.org.
Dec. 14: “Carols From Around the World” at Phoenix Preparatory Academy.
Dec. 15: “Carols From Around the World” at American Lutheran Church, 17200 Del Webb Blvd., Sun City
Dec. 19: “Carols From Around the World” at Ikeda Theater, Mesa Arts Center
Dec. 20: “Carols From Around the World” at Orpheum Theatre
Dec. 21: “Carols From Around the World” at Chaparral Christian Church, 6451 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale
Feb. 22: 60-Year Anniversary Concert at Chaparral Christian Church
March 27: “Rising Star Showcase” at Chaparral Christian Church
May 10: “When You Wish Upon a Star” at Mesa Arts Center
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OTHER EVENTS
Info: (480) 644-6500 or mesaartscenter.com.
Sept. 11: “Lowriders and Tattoos”
Sept. 27: Robert Wuhl, “Assume the Position”
Oct. 4: NBC’s “Last Comic Standing”
Oct. 17: Kathleen Madigan
Oct. 18: Jungua
Oct. 21: Special acoustic evening with Vince Gill
Oct. 23-25: Mesa Storytelling Festival
Nov. 1-2: Dia De Los Muertos Celebration
Nov. 2: Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
Nov. 8: Joey DeFrancesco with Brian Bromberg
Nov. 11: k.d. lang
Nov. 18: “From the Top”
Nov. 21: Chris Botti
Nov. 22: Smooth Jazz Holiday Art Festival
Dec. 4: Wynonna Christmas
Dec. 5: David Benoit
Dec. 17: Dave Koz
Jan. 28: Blue Note Records
Feb. 6: The Four Bitchin’ Babes presents: “Hormonal Imbalance ... A Mood Swinging Musical Revue!”
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| Melissa Manchester performs Feb. 7 at Mesa Arts Center. MESA ARTS CENTER |
<< Feb. 7: Melissa Manchester
Feb. 10: KODO
Feb. 12: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Feb. 14: Quinn Lemley
Feb. 17: Duncan Sheik >>
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| Duncan Sheik performs Feb. 17 at Mesa Arts Center. MESA ARTS CENTER |
Feb. 20: Marcus Roberts Trio
Feb. 22: Paddy Maloney with Chieftains
March 3: Juan de Marcos and the Afro-Cuban All-Stars
March 6: Sir James Galway and Christopher O’Riley
March 14: The Irish Rovers
March 27: Angélique Kidjo
April 18: Three Mo’ Tenors
May 9: Side Street Strutters
TEMPE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Info: (480) 350-2822 or tca.ticketforce.com.
Sept. 6: Motown Spectacular Show
Sept. 26: Ballet Under the Stars
Sept. 26: JAMN Jazz: Judy Roberts & Jesse McGuire
Sept. 27: ASU Distinguished Visiting Writers Series: Jane Smiley
Oct. 4: Wiseman of Comedy
Oct. 31: JAMN Jazz: Benny Green
Dec. 4: Comic Pain Relief ‘08
CHANDLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Info: (480) 782-2680 or http://chandlercenter.org.
Sept. 6: Susan Artemis-Rhapsody in Gershwin
Sept. 13: 10th annual Mariachi Festival
Sept. 19: Meadowlark
Sept. 27: Tom Chapin
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| Rick Springfield performs Oct. 19 at Chandler Center for the Arts. CHANDLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS |
Oct. 19: Rick Springfield
Nov. 8: Linda Ronstadt
Jan. 16: The American Soul & Rock & Roll Choir
Jan. 24: Roger Williams
Jan. 25: George Winston
Jan. 31: Maureen McGovern
Feb. 5: Matt Dusk
Feb. 7: Preservation Hall Jazz Band of New Orleans
Feb. 14: “Asleep at the Wheel: A Tribute to Bob Wills of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys”
Feb. 20: “3 Redneck Tenors: A New Musical Adventure”
Feb. 21: The Oak Ridge Boys Feb. 28: Roy Clark
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| READY FREDDIE: One Night of Queen, a tribute to one of rock 'n' roll's great bands, comes to Chandler Center for the Arts on March 1. ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN |
March 1: One Night of Queen >>
March 8: Cherryholmes
April 2: Sophie Milman
April 18: Gaelic Storm
April 19: Jack Hanna
April 25: KC and the Sunshine Band
SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Info: (480) 994-2787 or scottsdalearts.org.
Oct. 5: Dine Out with the Chefs at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Oct. 30: Cherish the Ladies at Theater 4301
Jan. 17: McCoy Tyner Quartet at Celebrity Theatre
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| Etta James and the Roots Band perform March 19 at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. MESA ARTS CENTER |
<< March 19: Etta James and the Roots Band at Celebrity Theatre
Concerts under the Stars at the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall Amphitheater
Nov. 14: John Sebastian and David Grisham
March 31: Madeleine Peyroux
April 11: Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band
May 8: Tango First Century
Cabaret series at the atrium at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Nov. 1: The Jazz Divas in Concert! Nov. 22: Anat Cohen Quartet
Feb. 28: Esperanza Spalding May 9: Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues
WEST VALLEY ARTS COUNCIL
Info: (623) 935-6384 or westvalleyarts.org. Shows and dates TBA.
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