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TEMPE CENTER FOR THE ARTS

700 W. Rio Salado Parkway
Tempe , AZ 85281


The 2025 Breaking Ground Contemporary Dance Festival showcases innovative works by 15 choreographers and filmmakers, performed by over 50 dancers from across the country. Held ...


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2025 Breaking Ground Contemporary Dance Festival is Coming To Tempe Center for the Arts


by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 23, 2024

Experience a dynamic weekend celebrating the forefront of contemporary dance as the Breaking Ground Contemporary Dance Festival returns to the Tempe Center for the Arts. Learn more and see how to attend....

TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS and CROOKED SHADOWS Announced At Tempe Center for the Arts


by A.A. Cristi - December 11, 2024

The Bridge Initiative returns to Tempe Center for the Arts with original productions of Tiny Beautiful Things and Crooked Shadows presented in repertory this winter....

Review: SCROOGE! at Arizona Theatre Company


by Herbert Paine - December 09, 2024

Arizona Theatre Company's SCROOGE!, directed by Matt August, offers moments of holiday cheer and showcases talented performances, making it an enjoyable seasonal outing....

Review: SWEAT at Stray Cat Theatre


by Herbert Paine - November 26, 2024

Stray Cat Theatre's production of SWEAT, directed by Chanel Bragg, achieves a remarkable balance between the intimacy and intensity of working class folks caught in the whirlwind of economic displacement. To this end, Bragg's ensemble delivers powerhouse performances....

Shuler Hensley To Star in SCROOGE! at Arizona Theatre Company


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 30, 2024

Shuler Hensley will return to Arizona Theatre Company to reprise his role in the holiday musical SCROOGE! alongside over 35 local cast members and musicians, promising a memorable theatrical experience. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...

Review: THE COLOR PURPLE at The Black Theatre Troupe


by Herbert Paine - October 28, 2024

The Black Theatre Troupe's production of THE COLOR PURPLE is a rousing and emotionally powerful show, thanks to a brilliant cast and the keen direction of Karen Davis Jones and the musical direction of Brenda Hankins....

Review: DIAL M FOR MURDER at Arizona Theatre Company


by Herbert Paine - October 28, 2024

DIAL M FOR MURDER is classic suspense, and director Michael John Garcés has seen to it that the performances of the leads are on point, backed by a grand mix of designs that make for gripping theatre....

Review: THE COLOR PURPLE at Tempe Center For The Arts


by Suzanne Whitaker - October 29, 2024

Phoenix Arizona’s The Black Theatre Troupe presents THE COLOR PURPLE at Tempe Center for the Arts, which opened to a full house Friday, October 15, 2024. This excellent production runs through November 3, 2024. With matinee shows on Saturdays and Sundays, as well as evening shows on Fridays and Satu...

Review: THE MINUTES at Stray Cat Theatre


by Herbert Paine - October 01, 2024

As presented by Stray Cat Theatre as its 23rd season opener, THE MINUTES, a blistering satire of small-town city council meetings, begins as one thing and concludes as something completely different. And no matter what clues or giveaways you think you might have picked up on throughout the play, you...

Sandra Bassett Joins Chandler Center for the Arts Leadership Team


by Stephi Wild - September 27, 2024

Chandler Center for the Arts has announced the appointment of Sandra Bassett, a seasoned leader in the Arizona arts and culture community, to its leadership team as the head of Development and Communications. Sandra brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record in arts administration, fund...

Past Shows

Sweat
Sweat
11/22 - 12/7/2024


Explosive Pulitzer Prize winner that examines the schisms currently dividing modern America, showing how abruptly communities can fracture along fault lines of race and class.


Beauty is in the eye of the ogre in Shrek The Musical JR., based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film and fantastic Broadway musical. It's ...

48LIVE: Cisco and the Racecars


Hailing from Phoenix, Arizona, Cisco & the Racecars is an award-winning bluegrass band featuring diverse vocals and instrumentation. Their energetic style and creative arrangements of ...

48LIVE: JenziTaughtMe


JenziTaughtMe  is a unique choreography showcase. Curated and choreographed by Jenzi Russell, it emphasizes amazing local dancers of different cultures, ethnicities, body types and genders ...

ITHAMAR HAS NOTHING TO SAY
ITHAMAR HAS NOTHING TO SAY
5/26 - 5/28/2023


ITHAMAR HAS NOTHING TO SAY written and performed by Ithamar Enriquez directed by Frank Caeti STRICTLY LIMITED ENGAGEMENT Tempe Center for the Arts Studio Theatre ...

A Feminine Ending
A Feminine Ending
1/14 - 1/22/2022


From Sarah Treem (TVs The Affair, House of Cards, In Treatment), A Feminine Ending is a gentle, bittersweet comedy about a girl who knows what ...

just be
just be
1/16 - 1/22/2022


What does it mean to truly find yourself? What would it look like to let yourself just be? These are the central questions that Maybe ...

Appropriate
10/1 - 10/23/2021


Tempe Center for the Arts Branden Jacobs-Jenkins...

Newsies
6/26


Stop the presses! This Disney film turned Tony-winning Broadway hit inspires everyone to fight for what's right and seize the day....

Oleanna
3/13 - 3/28/2020


Oleanna, by David Mamet, is a controversial play that explores the murky territory of power dynamics and communication breakdowns. Professor John, known for his challenging ...

Orange Flower Water
3/13 - 3/28/2020


Craig Wright Tempe Center for the Arts...

The Bechdel Test Fest 2.0
The Bechdel Test Fest 2.0
4/26 - 4/28/2019


Festival of new work and dialogue centered around the Bechdel Test: 2 women who speak to each other about something other than a man. Includes ...

The Bechdel Test Fest 2.0
The Bechdel Test Fest 2.0
4/26 - 4/28/2019


Festival of new work and dialogue centered around the Bechdel Test: 2 women who speak to each other about something other than a man. Includes ...

Menopause The Musical
Menopause The Musical
3/13 - 3/16/2019


Join the 11+ million people who flocked to this side-splitting spectacle since it's smashing 2001 debut. The cast of four fabulous women shop for laundry ...

Green Day's American Idiot
Green Day's American Idiot
6/24 - 7/16/2016


Do not adjust your set… Stray Cat is purring crazy hard to be presenting the first local production of the two-time Tony Award-winning hit musical ...

Kiss of the Spider Woman - The Musical


Scottsdale Musical Theater Company present this rarely-performed Tony Wawrd-winning Kander & Ebb musical based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Manuel Puig....

Pete, or the Return of Peter Pan


Peter Pan and Wendy return like you’ve never seen them before! Wendy has grown up hearing stories from her grandmother about her childhood adventures in ...

Together (For No Good Reason) with Hector Coris and Matt Newhard


Two of the Valley's most dynamic male performers take their unique on-stage camaraderie to new heights with larynx-defying songs, laughs and impossible tap dancing....

H.T. CHEN & DANCERS’ DANCE-THEATER EVENT “SOUTH OF GOLD MOUNTAIN”


DESERT DANCE THEATRE presents H.T. CHEN & DANCERS’ dance-theater event, SOUTH OF GOLD MOUNTAIN which draws from rich oral histories and documented experiences of the ...

Schoolhouse Rock Live!
4/20 - 5/25/2014


A pop culture phenomenon returns to the musical stage! Academic subjects will never seem boring again when presented through megahits like “Conjunction Junction,” “Just a ...


When a stray dog appears on the doorstop, it’s love at first sight for 6-year-old Cory, and the last straw for Grandma Autumn. Life hasn’t ...

The Cat in the Hat
1/26 - 3/16/2014


From the moment his tall, red-and-white-striped hat appears at their door, Sally and her brother know that the Cat in the Hat is the most ...

The Velveteen Rabbit
11/17 - 11/22/2013


Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Childsplay’s Holiday Classic! For years, Childsplay brought holiday magic to the Valley with its production of Margery Williams’s classic picture ...


With his handmade silk suits, wide array of hats and tiny gold pocket watch, Edward Tulane was the most exceptional toy in Abilene’s room. He ...

Robin Hood
9/8 - 10/6/2013


Grab your bow and arrow and head to Sherwood Forest to join Robin Hood, Maid Marion and their band of merry men on an unforgettable, ...

A Wrinkle in Time
4/21 - 5/26/2013


On a dark and stormy night, a mysterious stranger appears at Meg Murray’s house. Suddenly Meg, her precocious younger brother Charles Wallace and their friend ...

Recipe for Disaster!
4/6 - 4/14/2013


Join us in the kitchen as two “master” chefs’ constant arguing makes a mess of an important exam for one struggling young apprentice. Culinary chaos ...

Boats
3/30 - 3/31/2013


Direct from Tasmania! (Get your maps!) Set sail with Jof and Nic, two life-long friends cast adrift on the open ocean. With their inventive puppetry, ...


The ASU Guitar Ensemble performs works from a variety of eras and genres. This recital features guitar duos, trios, quartets and ensembles performing original works ...

Mujeres 5
3/2


Yumi La Rosa and Ava Fleming join forces to bring an eclectic cultural experience. Desert Dance Theatre and Step’s Junk Funk performs as guests in ...

Ballet Under the Stars


Ballet Arizona will present its 15th annual Ballet Under the Stars, series at parks throughout the Valley. Ballet Under the Stars, allows Arizona communities to ...

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
9/11 - 10/16/2011


Childsplay presents Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse. For tickets and more information, visit the website....

Ballet Under The Stars


Spend a relaxing evening under the gorgeous Arizona sky as Ballet Arizona continues its annual season opening tradition with Ballet Under the Stars. Ballet Under ...

Videos


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Blues in the Night in Phoenix Blues in the Night
Arizona Theatre Company (2/22 - 3/9)
HEAVEN CAN WAIT in Phoenix HEAVEN CAN WAIT
Don Bluth Front Row Theatre (7/10 - 8/16)
Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Show in Phoenix Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Show
The Phoenix Theatre Company (11/20 - 12/28)
Macbeth in Phoenix Macbeth
The Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre (3/6 - 3/23)
ART by Yasmina Reza in Phoenix ART by Yasmina Reza
Theatre Artists Studio (3/28 - 4/13)
THE CLEAN HOUSE  by Sarah Ruhl in Phoenix THE CLEAN HOUSE  by Sarah Ruhl
Theatre Artists Studio (2/21 - 3/9)
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