ASU Gammage
Arizona’s premier destination for touring Broadway productions. Info: (480) 965-3434 or www.asugammage.com.
Sept. 27-Oct. 3: Young Frankenstein
Oct. 19-24: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Nov. 17-20: How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Dec. 7-12: Hair
Jan. 4-9: Shrek The Musical
Feb. 22-27, 2011: 9 to 5: The Musical
March 29-April 3, 2011: Fiddler On The Roof
April 27-May 8, 2011: Billy Elliot The Musical
May 17-22, 2011: Mamma Mia!
June 7-12, 2011: Les Miserables
Arizona Jewish Theatre Company
This non-sectarian, not-for-profit pro company will present its 23rd season of shows at Phoenix College’s John Paul Theater. Info: (602) 264-0402 or azjewishtheatre.org.
Oct. 28-Nov.7: Hard Love
Feb. 3-13, 2011: The Last Schwartz
March 24-April 3, 2011: My Name is Asher Lev
Arizona Theatre Company
The state’s leading professional theater company performs at Phoenix’s Herberger Theater Center. Info: (602) 256-6995 or arizonatheatre.org.
Oct. 7-24: Backwards in High Heels: The Ginger Musical
Nov. 4-7: Romeo and Juliet
Nov. 11-28: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Dec. 30, 2010-Jan. 16, 2011: Woody Guthrie’s American Song
Feb. 17-March 6, 2011: Ten Chimneys
March 24-April 10, 2011: Lost in Yonkers
May 5-22, 2011: The Mystery of Irma Vep
Chandler Center for the Arts
Chandler’s top — and newly renovated — venue for peforming arts. Info: (480) 782-2680 or chandlercenter.org.
Jan. 23, 2011: Golda’s Balcony
Chandler-Gilbert Community College Performing Arts
Students present theatrical, musical and dance works in the on-campus Performing Arts Center. Info: (480) 732-7343 or cgc.maricopa.edu/academic-affairs/comm.-arts/perf-arts/Pages/perf-arts-cntr.aspx.
Oct. 14-17: Romantic Fools
Dec. 2-4: A Christmas Carol (musical theater)
Dec. 10: Student Actors’ Showcase
Copperstar Repertory Company
The Gilbert peformance troupe for youth and adults presents its shows at the Higley Center for the Performing Arts. Info: (480) 699-1655 or copperstarrep.org
Oct. 22-30: The Sound of Music
Feb. 18-26, 2011: The Music Man
April 8-16, 2011: Into the Woods
Hale Centre Theatre
The East Valley branch of a high-caliber, multi-state theater company owned by the same family since 1947. Info: (480) 497-1181 or haletheatrearizona.com
Through Oct. 16: The Foreigner
Oct. 22-Nov. 27: The Happiest Millionaire
Dec. 1-23: A Christmas Carol
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts School of Theatre and Film at Arizona State University
Students perform at locations on campus. (480) 965-6447 or theatrefilm.asu.edu.
Oct. 8-17: 26 Miles
Nov. 5-14: Big Love
Nov. 9: And What She Found There
Dec. 2-5: Allegra
Feb. 11-19, 2011: Dreaming Darwin
March 3-11, 2011: A Bridge to the Stars
April 15-23, 2011: The Skriker
April 16-23, 2011: In the Penal Colony
Mesa Arts Center
Downtown’s shining multi-million dollar arts campus hosts concerts, plays, touring productions, festivals, artists’ studios and educational programs. Info: (480) 644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com.
Oct. 13: The Last Five Years The Musical presented by Class 6 Theatre
Nov. 4-21: Celebrity Autobiography
Feb. 8-27, 2011: Menopause The Musical
March 1-14, 2011: Girls Night The Musical
Mesa Encore Theatre
This community theater company with a 60-year history in Mesa performs at Mesa Arts Center. Info: (480) 834-9500 or mesaencoretheatre.com.
Oct. 22-31: Bye Bye Birdie
Nov. 12-21: Over the River and Through the Woods
Jan. 28-Feb.6, 2011: Ragtime The Musical
April 8-24, 2011: Man of La Mancha
May 27-June 12, 2011: TBA
Mesa Community College Theatre Arts & Film Department
Students present plays, music and dance performances at MCC’s Theatre Outback. Info: (480) 461-7170 or mesacc.edu/community/outback.
Sept. 24-25: Reynard the Fox
Dec. 3-11: The Taming of the Shrew
Jan. 28-Feb.5, 2011: The Crucible
April 7-10, 2011: TBA production by Stagedoor Players
April 22-30, 2011: Almost, Maine
Queen Creek Performing Arts Center
A free-standing, contemporary 777-seat theatre on the campus of Queen Creek High School. Info: (480) 987-7469 or qcpac.com.
Oct. 30: One Man Star Wars
Jan. 15, 2011: The Broadway Baritones
March 9, 2011: All Shook Up
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Scottsdale’s premiere performance arts venue. Info: (480) 994-2787 or scottsdaleperformingarts.org.
Dec. 10: A John Waters Christmas
Dec. 21, 2010-Jan. 2, 2011: Sister’s Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi’s Gold
Jan. 21-March 25, 2011: Late Nite Catechism
Jan. 22-March 26, 2011: Late Nite Catechism III: ’Til Death Do Us Part
Jan. 21, 2011: Spalding Gray: Stories Left to Tell
Feb. 10, 2011: The Real Dr. Strangelove: Edward Teller and the Battle for the H-Bomb presented by L.A. Theatre Works
March 24, 2011: Aquila Theater’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Southwest Shakespeare Company
The classical theater company headed by Jared Sakren performs at Mesa Arts Center. Info: (480) 644-6500 or southwestshakespeare.org.
Through Sept. 25: Blood Royal
Nov. 27-Dec. 18: Twelfth Night
Jan. 6-22, 2011: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
March 3-9, 2011: The Importance of Being Earnest
April 14-30, 2011: Antony and Cleopatra
Stray Cat Theatre
This critially acclaimed company in its ninth season performs at the Tempe Performing Arts Center near Sixth Street and Mill Avenue. Info: (480) 820-8022 or straycattheatre.org.
Sept. 24-Oct. 9: Reasons to be Pretty
Dec. 3-18: Learn to be Latina
March 25-April 9, 2011: Octopus
May 20-June 11, 2011: Abraham Lincoln’s Big, Gay Dance Party
Theatre Artists Studio
A member organization of actors, directors, playwrights, producers and designers, TAS perfoms primarily original works on its own two stages in Scottsdale. Info: (602) 765-0120 or thestudiophx.org.
Sept. 23-Oct. 3: Swingin’ On A Song
Oct. 14-31: Light Up the Sky
Nov. 4-14: The Tiffany Box: A Love Remembered
Dec. 3-19: Father Christmas & The Snow Queen
Jan. 13-Feb. 6, 2011: Mama & Jack Carew and Suocera
Feb. 17-27, 2011: Patti’s Pastiche
March 10-27, 2011: Eleemosynary
April 7-23, 2011: Lenin’s Embalmers
May 12-29, 2011: Words for Music
June 9-19, 2011: New Summer Shorts Festival
Theater League
The community-based performing arts organization produces and presents Broadway musicals, plays and new works at Mesa Arts Center and Phoenix’s Orpheum Theater. Performance listed below are at Mesa Arts Center. Info: (800) 776-7469 or theaterleague.com.
Oct. 12-13: The Color Purple
Nov. 9-10: Cirque Dreams Illumination
Jan. 11-12, 2011: A Chorus Line
Jan. 26-27, 2011: Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance
Feb. 15-16, 2011: Spamalot
DINNER THEATER
Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre
Get your dinner and show all in one stop at this venue with the option to enjoy a generous lunch or dinner with your theater experience. Info: (480) 325-6700 or broadwaypalmwest.com.
Oct. 7-Nov. 13: Sugar: The Some Like It Hot Musical
Nov. 18-Dec. 25: Annie
Dec. 30, 2010-Feb. 12, 2001: Chicago The Musical
Feb. 17-April 9, 2011: The Sound of Music
April 14-May 14, 2011: Smoke on the Mountain
Higley Center for the Performing Arts
This venue with a 1,235-seat concert hall and 186-seat Little Theater is on the campus of Gilbert’s Higley High School. Info: (480) 279-7194 or higleyarts.org.
Nov. 6: Murder, Ink presents Murder at the HCPA: Who Shot the Sheriff?
Tempe Center for the Arts
The gleaming lakeside venue hosts concerts, plays, lectures, dance productions, inimate musical jam sessions and public events. Info: (480) 350-2822 or tempe.gov/tca.
Sept. 17-Oct.2: The Kitchen Witches presented by Tempe Little Theatre
Nov. 19-Dec. 5: The Agony and the Agony presented by Tempe Little Theatre
CHILDREN'S THEATER
Broadway Palm Children’s Theatre
This venue serves lunch alongside its children’s shows. Info: (480) 325-6700 or broadwaypalmwest.com.
Nov. 28-Dec. 20: Disney’s Aladdin Jr.
March 1-April 8, 2011: Sleeping Beauty
Childsplay
Arizona’s professional theater for young audiences and families performs at Tempe Center for the Arts. Info: (480) 921-5700 or childsplayaz.org.
Sept. 18-Oct. 16: A Year With Frog and Toad
Nov. 14-Dec. 24: Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells
Jan. 29-March 6, 2011: Go, Dog, Go!
April 9-17, 2011: The Imaginators
April 30-May 22, 2011: The Borrowers
Christian Youth Theatre
This kids’ company focuses on developing character one stage at a time and performs at Phoenix Center for the Arts. Info: (480) 310-0365 or cytphoenix.org
Nov. 12-21: You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
East Valley Children’s Theatre
This youth troupe begins its 14th season at the Playhouse Theatre at Mesa Arts Center. Info: (480) 756-3828 or evct.org.
Sept. 30-Oct. 17: The Emperor’s New Clothes
Dec. 2-12: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Feb. 10-27, 2011: Puss ‘n’ Boots: A Tale of a Tail
June 16-26, 2011: The Adventures of Pinocchio
Hale Centre Theatre
The East Valley branch of a high-caliber, multi-state theater company owned by the same family since 1947. Info: (480) 497-1181 or haletheatrearizona.com
Through Nov. 27: The Little Mermaid
Higley Center for the Performing Arts
This venue with a 1,235-seat concert hall and 186-seat Little Theater is on the campus of Gilbert’s Higley High School. Info: (480) 279-7194 or higleyarts.org.
Oct. 9: The Three Little Pigs presented by the Great Arizona Puppet Theatre
April 30, 2011: Canyon Condor presented by the Great Arizona Puppet Theatre
Queen Creek Performing Arts Center
A free-standing, contemporary 777-seat theatre on the campus of Queen Creek High School. Info: (480) 987-7469 or qcpac.com.
Oct. 23: The Brothers Grimm Out of Order
Nov. 20: Alice in Wonderland Jr.
March 12, 2011: Unstoppable Me
April 9, 2011: Hairspray
Valley Youth Theatre
This 20-year-old company by and for youngsters has its own children’s orchestra and performs at its own theater in Phoenix. Info: (602) 253-8188 or vyt.com.
Oct. 1-17: Pinkalicious the Musical
Dec. 3-23: A Winnie the Pooh Christmas Tail
Feb. 4-20, 2011: Alice in Wonderland
April 1-17, 2011: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Day
June 10-26, 2011: Annie the Musical
DANCE - THEATER - MUSIC - EVENTS
ASU Gammage
Arizona’s premier destination for touring Broadway productions. Info: (480) 965-3434 or www.asugammage.com.
Sept. 24: Dean Moss presents Nameless Forest
March 5, 2011: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Co. present Fondly Do We Hope, Fervently Do We Pray
April 11, 2011: Liz Lerman Dance Exchange presents The Matter of Origins
AZ Dance Group
This Cave Creek company headed by Kenda Newbury performs at the The Musical Instrument Museum Theater in Phoenix, the Center for Performing Arts at Paradise Valley Community College and Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center in Scottsdale. Info: (480) 215-1916 or azdance.org.
Nov. 22 and Dec. 5: A Joyous Christmas
May 14-15, 2011: Fusion
Ballet Arizona
An innovative and provocative professional ballet company under the artistic direction of former New York City Ballet dancer Ib Andersen. Performances are at Phoenix’s Symphony Hall, unless otherwise noted. Info: (602) 381-1096 or balletaz.org.
Sept. 22-26: Ballet Under the Stars at five Valley locations, including Tempe Center for the Arts
Nov. 5-7: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Dec. 10-26: The Nutcracker
Feb. 11-13, 2011: Don Quixote
March 25-27, 2011: Modern Masters
April 29-May 1, 2011: Mosaik
June 3-5, 2011: Celebration of Balanchine
Chandler Center for the Arts
Chandler’s top — and newly renovated — venue for peforming arts. Info: (480) 782-2680 or chandlercenter.org.
Sept. 19: Calo Flamenco CUADRO
Oct. 30: Rasmanjari - A Decade with a Bouquet of Rasas
Nov. 26-Dec. 5: Ballet Etudes presents The Nutcracker
Dec. 11-19: Tempe Dance presents the 23rd annual Spirit of Christmas
March 4, 2011: Axis Dance Company
May 13-15, 2011: Ballet Etudes presents Sleeping Beauty
Chandler-Gilbert Community College Performing Arts
Students present theatrical, musical and dance works in the on-campus Performing Arts Center. Info: (480) 732-7343 or cgc.maricopa.edu/academic-affairs/comm.-arts/perf-arts/Pages/perf-arts-cntr.aspx.
Nov. 19-20: Faculty Choreography Dance Showcase
Dec. 10-11: Student Dance Showcase
Dulce Dance Company
A contemporary modern dance company emphasizing techincal artistic expression. Info: dulcedancecompany.com.
Oct. 2: Herberger Arts Festival at Herberger Theater Center
Oct. 8-9: AZ Dance Festival at Tempe Center for the Arts
March 12, 2011: Expresiones Quatro at Tempe Center for the Arts
April 1-2, 2011: Perpetual Flight at Herberger Theater Center
Higley Center for the Performing Arts
This venue with a 1,235-seat concert hall and 186-seat Little Theater is on the campus of Gilbert’s Higley High School. Info: (480) 279-7194 or higleyarts.org.
Dec. 17-18: The Nutcracker Ballet presented by Southwest Youth Ballet Theatre
Mesa Arts Center
Downtown’s shining multi-million dollar arts campus hosts concerts, plays, touring productions, festivals, artists’ studios and educational programs. Info: (480) 644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com.
Oct. 5: Bombay Bellywood presented by Bellydance Superstars
Nov. 14: Savion Glover: Bare Soundz
Dec. 10-12: The Nutcracker presented by Ballet Etudes
Mesa Community College Dance Company
Students present dance concerts at MCC’s Theatre Outback. Info: (480) 461-7597 or mesacc.edu/dept/d37/dance/performances.html.
Nov. 4-5: Fall 2010 Dance Productions
March 24-25, 2011: Spring 2011 Dance Productions
March 26, 2011: Spring 2011 Dance Scholarship Showcase
Queen Creek Performing Arts Center
A free-standing, contemporary 777-seat theatre on the campus of Queen Creek High School. Info: (480) 987-7469 or qcpac.com.
Nov. 6: Tap Kids
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Scottsdale’s premiere performance arts venue. Info: (480) 994-2787 or scottsdaleperformingarts.org.
Oct. 29: Viver Brazil
Nov. 4: Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba
Feb. 26-27, 2011: Parsons Dance Company and East Village Opera Company
March 10, 2011: Merce Cunningham Dance Company
March 11, 2011: Paco Pena’s Flamenco Vivo
March 19, 2011: Philadanco
April 5-6, 2011: Mark Morris Dance Group & Music Ensemble
Tempe Center for the Arts
The gleaming lakeside venue hosts concerts, plays, lectures, dance productions, inimate musical jam sessions and public events. Info: (480) 350-2822 or tempe.gov/tca.
Oct. 8-9: Arizona Dance Festival presented by Desert Dance Theatre
Dec. 10-11: CONDER/Dance Festival
MUSIC - THEATER - DANCE - EVENTS
Chandler Center for the Arts
Chandler’s top — and newly renovated — venue for peforming arts. Info: (480) 782-2680 or chandlercenter.org.
Sept. 25: Chandler’s C3HR Mariachi Festival featuring Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez, Mariachi Flores Mexicanas and Mariachi Los Caballeros
Oct. 3: Benise: The Spanish Guitar
Nov. 12: Point of Grace
Nov. 13: ABBA Mania
Feb. 19, 2011: Rita Coolidge
March 5, 2011: The Lennon Sisters
March 13, 2011: Riders In The Sky
March 19, 2011: Frank Sinatra, Jr.
March 26, 2011: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
April 2, 2011: Steve Wariner
April 8, 2011: Street Beat
April 16, 2011: Hotel California - A Salute to the Eagles
April 30, 2011: Sierra Leone’s Refugee All-Stars
Higley Center for the Performing Arts
This venue with a 1,235-seat concert hall and 186-seat Little Theater is on the campus of Gilbert’s Higley High School. Info: (480) 279-7194 or higleyarts.org.
Jan. 29, 2011: The Kingston Trio with special guest Bob Shane
March 5, 2011: Tom Chapin - Building Bridges Family Concert
Mesa Arts Center
Downtown’s shining multi-million dollar arts campus hosts concerts, plays, touring productions, festivals, artists’ studios and educational programs. Info: (480) 644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com.
Oct. 1: Sheena Easton
Oct. 9: 4Troops
Oct. 9: Terri Clark: Unplugged and Alone
Oct. 19: Vince Gill
Oct. 21: Gaelic Storm
Oct. 22: Sufjan Stevens
Oct. 23: Ravi Shankar
Oct. 30: Eugenia Leon
Nov. 5: Straight No Chaser
Nov. 13: Richard Nader’s Doo Wop
Nov. 17: Katherine Jenkins
Nov. 20: Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real
Dec. 9: The King’s Singers
March 4, 2011: Canadian Tenors
March 5, 2011: Ricky Nelson Remembered
March 10, 2011: Clay Aiken
March 22, 2011: Yasmin Levy
March 23, 2011: Great Big Sea
March 30, 2011: Septeto Nacional de Cuba
April 7, 2011: Video Games Live concert
Queen Creek Performing Arts Center
A free-standing, contemporary 777-seat theatre on the campus of Queen Creek High School. Info: (480) 987-7469 or qcpac.com.
Dec. 3: Gloriana
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Scottsdale’s premiere performance arts venue. Info: (480) 994-2787 or scottsdaleperformingarts.org.
Oct. 14: Doc Severinsen & El Ritmo de la Vida
Nov. 5: Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Nov. 6: Chita Rivera
Nov. 13: Michael Feinstein: The Sinatra Project
Dec. 4: Bernadette Peters
Dec. 11: Danu: Christmas in Ireland
Dec. 18: Sweet Honey in the Rock
March 26, 2011: Betty Buckley
JAZZ & BLUES
Chandler-Gilbert Community College Performing Arts
Students present theatrical, musical and dance works in the on-campus Performing Arts Center. Info: (480) 732-7343 or cgc.maricopa.edu/academic-affairs/comm.-arts/perf-arts/Pages/perf-arts-cntr.aspx.
Nov. 1: Jazz Night
Mesa Arts Center
Downtown’s shining multi-million dollar arts campus hosts concerts, plays, touring productions, festivals, artists’ studios and educational programs. Info: (480) 644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com.
Oct. 14: Nikki Yanofsky
Oct. 15: Eric Bibb with Dave Riley and Bob Corritore
Oct. 22: Spencer Day
Dec. 16: Dave Koz & Friends: Smooth Jazz Christmas
Jan. 6, 2011: Lang Lang
Feb. 11, 2011: Joshua Bell
Feb. 17: 2011: Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis
April 15, 2011: Steve Tyrell
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Scottsdale’s premiere performance arts venue. Info: (480) 994-2787 or scottsdaleperformingarts.org.
Oct. 23: Stanley Clarke Band featuring Hiromi
Nov. 6: Paquito D’Rivera
Jan. 22, 2011: Brad Mehldau Trio
Jan. 29, 2011: The Count Basie Orchestra
Feb. 25, 2011: Dee Dee Bridgewater’s To Billie With Love: A Celebration of Lady Day
March 8, 2011: Blue Note Cabaret with the Gerald Clayton Trio
April 1, 2011: Ramsey Lewis Trio
March 31, 2011: The Manhattan Transfer
May 14, 2011: Dan Zanes & Friends music for kids and families
Tempe Center for the Arts
The gleaming lakeside venue hosts concerts, plays, lectures, dance productions, inimate musical jam sessions and public events. Info: (480) 350-2822 or tempe.gov/tca.
Sept. 24: Benny Green Trio
Sept. 26: Josephy Wytko Saxophone Quartet
Oct. 30: Karrin Allyson and the ASU Big Band
Nov. 16: Picturing Rachmaninoff multimedia piano concert
Nov. 27: Bob Corritore’s Blues Bash II
Dec. 14: SaXmas Morning holiday concert
Dec. 18: Dmitri Matheny’s Holiday Jazz Party
Classical, symphonic, opera & chorale
ASU Gammage
Arizona’s premier destination for touring Broadway productions. Info: (480) 965-3434 or www.asugammage.com.
Feb. 5, 2011: Daniel Bernard Roumain presents Symphony for the Dance Floor
Arizona Opera
The company, celebrating its 40th season, is one of only three opera groups in the U.S. to perform in two cities, in this case Phoenix (at Symphony Hall) and Tucson. Info: (602) 266-7464 or azopera.com.
Oct. 22-24: Pirates of Penzance
Nov. 19-21: Carmen
Jan. 21-23, 2011: Turnadot
March 11-13, 2011: Otello
April 8-10, 2011: Abduction from the Seraglio
Cantemus
This longtime Valley choir headed by conductor Juan de Dios Hernandez performs at Trinity Cathedral in Phoenix. Info: cantemusaz.org.
Dec. 6: Bach’s Motet 1, Britten’s Ceremony of Carols and Haydn’s Little Organ Mass with organ and harp
April 30, 2011: TBA
Chandler Center for the Arts
Chandler’s top — and newly renovated — venue for peforming arts. Info: (480) 782-2680 or chandlercenter.org.
Oct. 7: The Scottsdale Chorus
Oct. 13: The United States Air Force Academy Band
Oct. 29: Alpin Hong
Nov. 20: The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra presents In The Christmas Mood
Chandler-Gilbert Community College Performing Arts
Students present theatrical, musical and dance works in the on-campus Performing Arts Center. Info: (480) 732-7343 or cgc.maricopa.edu/academic-affairs/comm.-arts/perf-arts/Pages/perf-arts-cntr.aspx.
Oct. 5: Vocal Majors’ recital
Oct. 21: Choral concert
Oct. 24: Percussion recital
Oct. 28: Community choir concert
Nov. 2: String Orchestra & Concert Band
Nov. 3: Vocal Majors’ recital
Nov. 4: Instrumental Majors’ recital
Nov. 22: Percussion Ensemble
Dec. 13: Winter Music Sampler
Chandler Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Jack Herriman leads this nearly 20-year-old orchestra of volunteer musicians who provide live classical music to the public free of charge, unless otherwise noted. Performances are at Chandler Center for the Arts, unless otherwise noted. Info: (480) 899-3447 or chandlersymphony.org
Oct. 10: East Meets West concert
Nov. 14: Something for Everyone concert
Dec. 5: Holiday Concert (held at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church, $10)
Jan. 8, 2011: Arizona Composers Highlight concert
Feb. 4, 2011: Winter Thaw concert
Feb. 19, 2011: Conductor’s Choice concert
March 27, 2011: Youthful Genius concert
April 16, 2011: Musical Humor concert
May 1, 2011: Mothers Melodies concert
Higley Center for the Performing Arts
This venue with a 1,235-seat concert hall and 186-seat Little Theater is on the campus of Gilbert’s Higley High School. Info: (480) 279-7194 or higleyarts.org.
Dec. 4: The Phoenix Children’s Chorus
Mesa Arts Center
Downtown’s shining multi-million dollar arts campus hosts concerts, plays, touring productions, festivals, artists’ studios and educational programs. Info: (480) 644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com.
Oct. 8: Classical Exposure presented by Professional Artists Club of Arizona
Oct. 14: The United States Air Force Academy Band
Oct. 27: Perlman and Bailey
March 11, 2011: A Vienna Gala: Opole Philharmonic of Poland
Salt River Brass
Director Patrick Sheridan leads this band of brass and percussion musicians that performs at Mesa Arts Center. Info: (602) 334-4556 or saltriverbrass.org.
Oct. 3: Oktoberfest
Nov. 7: Summon the Heroes
Dec. 19: Holiday Pops
Feb. 13, 2011: Swingin’ on a Star
March 13, 2011: Cry of the Celts
May 1, 2011: Rags to Riches
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Scottsdale’s premiere performance arts venue. Info: (480) 994-2787 or scottsdaleperformingarts.org.
Oct. 30: Venice Baroque Orchestra
Nov. 10: Andre Watts
Nov. 19: Turtle Island Quartet
Dec. 7: Jeffrey Siegel Keyboard Conversations: The Romantic Music of Robert Schumann
Jan. 11, 2011: Jeffrey Siegel Keyboard Conversations: Bach, Beethoven, Barber
Jan. 13, 2011: Yuja Wang
Feb. 12, 2011: Chopin in Paris: Close Encounters with Music
Feb. 15, 2011: Jeffrey Siegel Keyboard Conversations: Northern Stars
March 17, 2011: Christopher O’Riley
March 18, 2011: Canadian Brass
April 12, 2011: Jeffrey Siegel Keyboard Conversations: Paris 1911
April 21, 2001: Nobuyuki Tsujii
Symphony of the Southwest
Maestro Cal Stewart Kellog leads the symphonic group in classical and pops concerts at Mesa Arts Center and Trinity Baptist Church in Mesa. Info: (480) 827-2143 or symphonyofthesouthwest.org.
Nov. 6: A Night at the Symphony
Dec. 11: An Afternoon of Holiday Magic at Mesa Arts Center.
Jan. 1, 2011: Blast From the Past New Year’s Concert
March 26, 2011: Take Me Out to the Ballgame
May 7, 2011: Mother’s Day at the Opera
Sonoran Desert Chorale
The group performs Saturdays at First United Methodist Church in Mesa and Sundays at Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley. Info: (480) 305-4538 or sonorandesertchorale.org.
Oct. 9-10: In Search of Light
Dec. 11-12: Home for the Holidays
Feb. 26-27, 2011: American Routes
April 30-May 1, 2011: Crossing Paths
Tempe Center for the Arts
The gleaming lakeside venue hosts concerts, plays, lectures, dance productions, inimate musical jam sessions and public events. Info: (480) 350-2822 or tempe.gov/tca.
Oct. 18: Tempe Symphony Orchestra
Oct. 19: Performance with a View
Nov. 3: Arizona Wind Symphony’s Earth, Winds & Fire
Nov. 7: A Patriotic Tribute presented by Tempe Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Nov. 14: Ridge Trio presented by Sonoran Chamber Music
Feb. 21, 2011: Tempe Symphony Orchestra
April 18, 2011: Tempe Symphony Orchestra
EVENTS - THEATER - DANCE - MUSIC
Chandler Center for the Arts
Chandler’s top — and newly renovated — venue for peforming arts. Info: (480) 782-2680 or chandlercenter.org.
Sept. 24: Howie Mandel
Oct. 24: Cirque Shanghai Bai Xi
Dec. 26, 2010-Jan. 2, 2011: Zoppe Italian Family Circus
Feb. 12-13, 2011: Dancing on Ice
April 17, 2011: Spencers Theatre of Illusion
Higley Center for the Performing Arts
This venue with a 1,235-seat concert hall and 186-seat Little Theater is on the campus of Gilbert’s Higley High School. Info: (480) 279-7194 or higleyarts.org.
Jan. 25, 2011: The New Shanghai Circus
Mesa Arts Center
Downtown’s shining multi-million dollar arts campus hosts concerts, plays, touring productions, festivals, artists’ studios and educational programs. Info: (480) 644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com.
Sept. 17: NBC’s Last Comic Standing
Oct. 20: National Geographic Live’s Ocean Adventure: An Evening with Jean-Michel Cousteau
Dec. 8: National Geographic Live’s America’s Great Wildlife Migrations with NatGeo wildlife photographer Joel Sartore
Jan. 19, 2011: National Geographic Live’s Exploring Mars: The Next Generation with NASA engineer Kobie Boykins
March 20, 2011: The Aluminum Show
March 23, 2011: National Geographic Live’s My Wild Life with TV correspondent Mireya Mayor
Queen Creek Performing Arts Center
A free-standing, contemporary 777-seat theatre on the campus of Queen Creek High School. Info: (480) 987-7469 or qcpac.com.
Feb. 5, 2011: Assume the Position with Robert Wuhl
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Scottsdale’s premiere performance arts venue. Info: (480) 994-2787 or scottsdaleperformingarts.org.
Oct. 21-22: John Lithgow in Stories By Heart
Nov. 26-27: The Capitol Steps
Jan. 28, 2011: Diavolo
Feb. 7, 2011: Kodo: One Earth Tour
Feb. 20, 2011: ScrapArtsMusic
March 4, 2011: Jeffrey Tambor in Performing Your Life
March 5, 2011: The Mystical Arts of Tibet
April 22, 2001: David Sedaris
THEATER - DANCE - MUSIC - EVENTS
