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Bright Star
Bright Star
11/1 - 11/17/2024


Inspired by a true story and featuring the Tony®-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Broadway’s BRIGHT STAR tells a sweeping tale of love ...


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Mesa Arts Center Announces Fall Classes & Expanded Youth Programs


by Blair Ingenthron - July 27, 2024

Mesa Arts Center has announced its 2024 Fall Art Studios and Arts in Service class lineup, along with the expansion of its youth programs....

Mesa Arts Center's One Street Over Project Concludes


by A.A. Cristi - July 22, 2024

Mesa Arts Center concludes its One Street Over project, celebrating local artists and community engagement through a series of events and exhibitions. ...

Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum Announces SHIMMERING MIRAGE Now Through January 5


by A.A. Cristi - June 20, 2024

Mesa Contemporary Arts introduces 'Shimmering Mirage,' an immersive exhibit featuring innovative art installations that explore light and perception. The exhibit runs from July 15 to October 22, 2024....

Mesa Arts Center Receives $75,000 Grant From National Endowment For The Arts


by A.A. Cristi - May 21, 2024

Mesa Arts Center awarded $75,000 grant by National Endowment for the Arts to support upcoming programs and initiatives, enhancing cultural offerings and community engagement....

Southwest Shakespeare to Bring A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM To Mesa Arts Center


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 05, 2024

Southwest Shakespeare brings a magical production of 'Midsummer Night's Dream' to Mesa Arts Center....

BECOMING OTHELLO: A BLACK GIRL'S JOURNEY Opens At Mesa Arts Center November 3


by A.A. Cristi - September 29, 2023

Becoming Othello: A Black Girl's Journey opens on November 3, showcasing a one-woman show at Mesa Arts Center....

MACBETH Comes to Southwest Shakespeare Company in October


by Stephi Wild - September 07, 2023

Southwest Shakespeare Company opens its 30th Anniversary season on Friday the 13th, with William Shakespeare's masterpiece, MACBETH. Learn more about the play and how to get tickets here!...

Southwest Sakespeare Presents ANTONY & CLEOPATRA


by A.A. Cristi - March 23, 2023

ANTONY & CLEOPATRA is now playing at Mesa Arts Center ...

Review: ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA at Southwest Shakespeare Company


by Herbert Paine - March 22, 2023

Southwest Shakespeare Company’s ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, co-directed by Producing Artistic Director Debra Ann Byrd and Tina Packer and featuring Cynnita Agent as the queen of the Nile, is a modest if uneven production, featuring periodic flashes of acting brilliance. Runs through April 1st at the Mesa ...

Southwest Shakespeare Adds Performances Of LOVES LABOURS LOST


by A.A. Cristi - February 24, 2023

Southwest Shakespeare has announced will add two performances of Shakespeare's LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, which will be held on March 24 and March 30 at Mesa Arts Center....

Past Shows

Xanadu Jr.
6/13 - 6/23/2024


Pantochino's Teen Theatre presents it's second annual production, "Xanadu Jr." An incredibly inventive and sparkling musical mash up of mythology and disco, Xanadu Jr. is ...

One Street Over Project
11/1 - 4/26/2024


One Street Over Project is a community engagement initiative at Mesa Arts Center that culminated in the creation of a 2000-foot mural in the Whitman ...

Disney's The Lion King Jr
1/5 - 1/15/2023


The African savannah comes to life with Simba, Rafiki and an unforgettable cast of characters as they journey from Pride Rock to the jungle and ...

The Fab Four: The Ultimate Tribute


Join Emmy Award-winning Beatles tribute band The Fab Four: The Ultimate Tribute for an unforgettable night of classic Beatles music! You'll enjoy note-perfect renditions of ...

Disney's The Lion King Jr
9/22 - 10/2/2022


The African savannah comes to life with Simba, Rafiki and an unforgettable cast of characters as they journey from Pride Rock to the jungle and ...

Farinelli and the King
Farinelli and the King
3/4 - 3/20/2022


Southwest Shakespeare Company presents FARINELLI AND THE KINGWritten by Claire Van KampenDirected by Carmen JackobiMesa Arts CenterMar 4-20Farinelli and the King by Claire Van Kampen. ...

The Tempest
The Tempest
2/25 - 3/19/2022


Southwest Shakespeare Company presents THE TEMPESTWritten by William ShakespeareDirected by Ingrid SonnischenMesa Arts CenterFeb 25 - Mar 19Mythic creatures and magic! Come bask in the ...

The Fab Four: The Ultimate Tribute


Join Emmy Award-winning Beatles tribute band The Fab Four: The Ultimate Tribute for an unforgettable night of classic Beatles music! You'll enjoy note-perfect renditions of ...

The Fab Four: The Ultimate Tribute to The Beatles


Emmy Award-winning Beatles tribute band The Fab Four will be reigniting Beatlemania for local Beatle fans at Mesa Arts Center's Ikeda Theatre on Friday, January ...


Jahnna Beecham, Malcolm Hillgartner; dir: Adam Burke. World Premiere...

2013-14 CLASSICAL SERIES
2013-14 CLASSICAL SERIES
11/21 - 5/7/2014


An Evening of Bach Cello Suites- Cellist Zuill Bailey November 21, 2013 7:00pm Few musical masterpieces transcend the passage of time as do Bach's Cello ...

Paula Poundstone


Paula Poundstone returns to Mesa Arts Center. Appearing on stage with a stool, a microphone, can of Diet Pepsi, her famous razor-sharp wit and spontaneity, ...

Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight


Mesa Arts Center welcomes back acclaimed actor Hal Holbrook in his Tony Award winning production “Mark Twain Tonight”. This one man show is always fresh ...

The Nutcracker
12/14 - 12/16/2012


Experience what the Arizona Republic called "a royally entertaining show," as Ballet Etudes presents its 26th Anniversary production of The Nutcracker. Let Clara's magical journey ...

Shear Madness
Shear Madness
11/13 - 12/2/2012


The longest running play in American theater history is about to cut loose and head out on the road. The Shear Madness hairstyling salon is ...

ReEntry
ReEntry
11/7 - 11/12/2012


Class 6 Theatre is proud to present the Arizona premiere of ReEntry, a documentary play about the United States Marine Corps. All the dialogue in ...


Metropolitan Youth Symphony (MYS) is celebrating 31 years of music with our opening concert Thursday, November 1, 2012. MYS began in 1982 with just 150 ...

Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia Hernandez


In 1952, Amalia Hernández, dancer and choreographer, founded the Ballet Folklórico de México, having embarked, at a very early age, on a never-ending quest to ...

The Smartest Man in the World


It's just Proops and you. There's no fan fare. Proops takes center stage at small table and chair setup with a single microphone. Then he's ...

Bellydance Superstars


There are now few in the world of Bellydance who have not been affected by the advent of the Bellydance Superstars and the first concerted ...

Mike Birbiglia's My Girlfriend's Boyfriend


Mike Birbiglia shares a lifetime of romantic blunders and miscues that most adults would spend a lifetime trying to forget. Winner of the Lucille Lortel ...

West Side Story
West Side Story
6/26 - 7/7/2012


The world's greatest love story takes to the streets in this landmark Broadway musical that is one of the Theatre's finest accomplishments. Shakespeare's Romeo and ...

The Story of Hansel and Gretel


Times are tough for the people of the village, so Hansel and Gretel are sent into the woods to gather berries. They get lost in ...

Hairspray
Hairspray
5/25 - 6/3/2012


HAIRSPRAY delights audiences by sweeping them away to 1960's Baltimore, where the 50's are out and change is in the air. Loveable plus-size heroine, Tracy ...

Motherhood The Musical
Motherhood The Musical
4/17 - 5/6/2012


A baby is just the beginning. Motherhood is for life… It’s the joyous journey and loving look at the blessings and perils of being a ...

Ragtime
Ragtime
4/6 - 4/22/2012


Called by Time Magazine "A triumph for the stage," and by the International Herald Tribune "the best musical in twenty years," this acclaimed musical won ...

Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages
4/10 - 4/11/2012


It’s five-time, Tony Award® nominated smash-hit musical ROCK OF AGES, a hilarious, feel-good love story. In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small town girl ...

Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby
3/30


Bill Cosby has dazzled generations of fans with his comedy routines, also captured on his iconic albums and best-selling books such as Fatherhood and the ...

Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating & Marriage


Miss Abigail, is the most sought-after relationship expert to the stars teaching outrageously funny “how-to’s” on dating, mating and marriage. A "perfect date night" (NYTheatre.com) ...

You Say Tomato, I Say Shut-Up


After fourteen years of marriage, writers-actors-and real-life-married-couple Annabelle Gurwitch (“Dinner and a Movie,” Fired!) and Jeff Kahn (“The Ben Stiller Show,” Forty Year Old Virgin) ...

Queen ZIxi of Xi
Queen ZIxi of Xi
2/9 - 2/19/2012


Two young children, Fluff and Bud, have been forced to live with their greedy Aunt. With no food or shelter to be found in the ...


Music was the most obvious road for Lyman "Mac" McAnally to take from his Red Bay, Alabama birthplace and Belmont, Mississippi hometown. He was a ...

My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady
1/31 - 2/1/2012


One of Broadway’s enduring classics, MY FAIR LADY returns with all of the grandeur and romance that has made this musical one of Broadway’s icons. ...

The Rat Pack is Back
The Rat Pack is Back
1/10 - 1/11/2012


This spirited tribute recreates one of the famous “Summit at the Sands” hotel shows, when the swingin,’ ring-a-ding group known as the “Rat Pack” was ...

A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story
12/16 - 12/30/2011


CHRISTMAS STORY is an affectionate, wacky, and wryly realistic portrayal of an American Family’s typical Christmas joys and travails in small-town Depression-era Indiana. The play, ...

The Santa Claus
The Santa Claus
12/16 - 12/18/2011


Enter the world of Joey Archobellino as he teaches his annual Santa class. His stories range from hilarious to heart wrenching and his philosophy is ...

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever


Based on the best selling book, this delightful comedy is an American classic and one of the best holiday stories ever written. In this hilarious ...

The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
12/6 - 12/7/2011


There truly is no place like home as the greatest family musical of all time, the wonderful WIZARD OF OZ, twists its way across the ...

Paula Poundstone


Paula Pounstone returns to Mesa Arts Center. Appearing on stage with a stool, a microphone, can of Diet Pepsi, her famous razor-sharp wit and spontaneity, ...

Proof
Proof
11/10 - 11/20/2011


Tony Award for Best Play, PROOF is a compelling drama about love, reconciliation, and a mathematical proof. Catherine, an enigmatic young woman, has spent years ...

Star Trek Live: Starfleet Academy


An action-packed, interactive adventure based on one of the most popular science fiction franchises of all time. Members of the audience join the newly formed ...

Amexica: Tales of the Fourth World


On his 21st birthday, Javier Arturo Puente, a promising poet, is told by his mother and father that he was adopted from an orphanage in ...

The Pajama Game
The Pajama Game
10/18 - 10/22/2011


The dangers of a workplace romance are explored to hysterical effect in this romantic comedy from the creators of “Damn Yankees.” Conditions at the Sleep-Tite ...

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change


This celebration of the mating game takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum know as 'the relationship.' Act I explores the journey ...

The 12 Dancing Princesses
The 12 Dancing Princesses
9/29 - 10/9/2011


King Oakley has been absent from his kingdom for several years, and upon his return, he decides his kingdom has grown lax, and with the ...

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers


Emmy, Grammy and American Comedy winner Steve Martin to join The Steep Canyon Rangers for a rare performance at Mesa Arts Center. Steve Martin, one ...

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat


The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable. Joseph, his father's favorite son, ...

Step Forward


The inaugural performance of Roots Performing Arts; this collection of pieces focuses on the universal theme of courage. The characters presented in these scenes face ...

Videos


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LEADING LADIES in Phoenix LEADING LADIES
Don Bluth Front Row Theatre (5/15 - 6/21)
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Theatre Artists Studio (6/6 - 6/22)
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Holiday Magic in Phoenix Holiday Magic
North Valley Chorale (12/8 - 12/8)
Broadway In Love in Phoenix Broadway In Love
Combs Performing Arts Center (2/28 - 2/28)
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