Performing Arts Venues in Phoenix

Arizona Broadway Theatre

7701 W. Paradise Lane Peoria

623-776-8400

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Arizona Theatre Company

502 W. Roosevelt St. Central Phoenix

602-256-6995

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ASU Gammage

1200 S. Forest Ave. Tempe

480-965-3434

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In 1957 then ASU President Grady Gammage called on famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright to help create a unique auditorium for the university. Originally Wright had the design that would eventually become Gammage Auditorium in mind for Baghdad, Iraq but ended up placing the opera house in Tempe instead. The 3,000-seat performance hall is 80 feet tall and measures 300 by 250 feet, flanked on either side by giant pedestrian bridges. The construction of the $2.46 million building – the only public building Wright designed in the state of Arizona – took 25 months and was completed in September 1964. The multifunctional auditorium can be used for opera, musical and dramatic productions, symphony concerts and lectures. And today, Arizona State University's Gammage is one of the largest university-based presenters of performing arts in the world.

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ASU Kerr

6110 N. Scottsdale Rd. Paradise Valley

480-596-2660

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8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays

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The Beastro

117 N. McCormick St., Prescott Outside the Valley

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Mesa Arts Center

1 E. Main St. Mesa

480-644-6500

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Located in downtown Mesa, the Mesa Arts Center is the largest arts center in the state. It includes a total of four performance spaces including the Farnsworth Studio Theater, which seats 99 for an intimate setting, and on the other end of the spectrum the 1,600-seat Ikeda Theater. The complex also includes the Mesa Contemporary Arts, home to five different art galleries, as well as 14 visual and performing art classroom studios. Valley residents come from near and far to enjoy everything from live musical performances to impressive visual-art exhibits at the impressive arts center. Numerous Mesa-based arts organizations partner with the center and perform regularly at the center. For example resident companies include the East Valley Children's Theater, Mesa Encore Theater and the Symphony of the Southwest. Public tours are available on Wednesdays at noon from September to June, though reservations are required.

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National Comedy Theatre

1111 S. Longmore, B-6 Mesa

602-374-5638

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New City Studio

812 N. 2nd Ave. Central Phoenix

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Phoenix Theatre

100 E. McDowell Rd. Central Phoenix

602-254-2151

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Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts

7380 E. 2nd St. Central Scottsdale

480-994-2787

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Since opening in 1975, the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts has housed hundred of performances, festivals and other events. Guests are welcomed into the Dayton Fowler Grafman Atrium where they can enjoy Kana Tanaka’s glass sculpture, Spirit of Camelback. Performances are held in the Virginia G. Piper Theater, an 850-seat auditorium, or the 137-seat Stage 2 Theater. The complex also includes a 1,800-seat outdoor amphitheater on the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall. The civic plaza is a 21-acre urban park that's just a short walk from the heart of Old Town Scottsdale. It's where you'll find Robert Indiana’s iconic LOVE and Louise Nevelson’s Windows to the West sculptures. The Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art and Scottsdale Public Art are all managed by the nonprofit Scottsdale Cultural Council. Parking can be found in the nearby garage next to the civic plaza and is free.

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Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

4720 N. Scottsdale Rd. Central Scottsdale

480-483-1664

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Showroom at Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino

5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd. Chandler

800-946-4452

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Space 55 Theatre

636 E. Pierce St. Central Phoenix

602-663-4032

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Teatro Bravo!

4211 E. Palm Lane, #204 East Phoenix

602-258-1800

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For more than a decade Teatro Bravo has been producing plays that tell the complex story of the Latin American experience in the United States. The ethnic theater troupe performs in both Spanish and English, making it a mission to employ and develop the emerging talents of the Valley's Latino actors, directors, playwrights and designers. Though the material always relates back to the Latino-American experience, Teatro Bravo's shows are by no means narrow in scope of topic. They've produced everything from socially conscious stories of contemporary people to biographies of public figures, and then again it could be something funny, a well-loved classic or even an artistic spectacle.

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Tempe Center for the Arts

700 W. Rio Salado Parkway Tempe

480-350-2822

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This 88,000 square foot performing and visual arts center serves the cultural community of Tempe with multiple performance and outdoor venues. Located on the banks of the Tempe Town Lake, the facility opened in September 2007 and cost some 65 million dollars to construct. The largest theater space seats 600 people in an impressive wood-clad auditorium while the smaller Studio Theater accommodates 200 people in a black box theater space. The center's gallery can open into the lobby allowing for a seamless flow from one space to the next. There's also a lake side multipurpose room, an outdoor amphitheater and two entrances to the center. The Tempe Center for the Arts is home to a number of performance groups based in Tempe including Childsplay, ConderDance, Tempe Symphony Orchestra, Arizona Wind Symphony and Desert Dance Theater. The design also includes several public art pieces including “Fireplace– trueNorth” by Mayme Kratz and Mark Ryan as well as “Aurora” by Brower Hatcher.

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Tempe Improv Comedy Theatre

930 E. University Dr. Tempe

480-921-9877

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Renowned as one of the biggest comedy clubs in the nation, the Improv has featured a star-studded array of blockbuster comics over the decades. Names like Jerry Seinfeld, Janeane Garofalo, Robert Schimmel, and Dave Attell have all graced the venue's stage and have even taped specials to air on HBO or Comedy Central. Gigs usually run all weekend, from Thursday to Sunday, and there's typically a two-item minimum for shows.

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Theatre Artists Studio

4848 E. Cactus Rd., Ste 406 North Scottsdale

602-765-0120

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The Torch Theatre

4721 N. Central Ave. Central Phoenix

602-751-4862

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Since 2007 the Torch Theater has been doing long-form improv in the Valley of the Sun. The troupe formed when local performance troupes Apollo 12, Galapagos, Remainders, Mail Order Bride, Light Rail Pirates, Phoenix Neutrino Project, and Dangerville came together to perform on a regular basis and offer classes and workshops.Headed by board members Bill Binder, Jose Gonzalez, Jacque Arend, Sam Haldiman, Nina Miller, Mack Duncan, Shane Shannon, and Tommy Schaeffer, the troupe proves comedy is about making you laugh almost as much as it about making you think. In 2011 they found and settled into a permanent home on Central, in a space vacated by an old hair salon. The Central Phoenix Theater is the first in Arizona dedicated specifically to long-form improv. In addition to performances, the troupe organizes events such as the Tempe Improv Festival, tournaments and classes. Performers in the group have performed at Improvaganza/the Honolulu Improv Festival, Austin's Out of Bounds Comedy Festival and the well-known Chicago Improv Festival.

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335 Commons

335 W. McDowell Rd. Central Phoenix

602-617-6568

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411 Gallery

411 N Central Ave. Central Phoenix

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Actors Theatre

5110 N. 44th St. East Phoenix

602-253-6701

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For decades the Valley's Actors Theater has delivered theater-goers consistently high-quality professional theater productions. They recently managed to save themselves from financial peril and it's quite a boon to the local theater and arts scenes. For 26 seasons the company served as the resident theater troupe of the Herberger Theater Center in downtown Phoenix, but have relocated and will continue their performances at stages throughout the Valley. Artistic Director Matthew Weiner and company deliver some of the best work Phoenix theater lovers have the chance to see at home including Susan Claassen's excellent impersonation of the famous Hollywood costume designer in A Conversation with Edith Head.

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Adam Hays

7014 E. Camelback Road, Suite 0586 Central Scottsdale

480-483-1664

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Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre is an award-winning, non-profit performing arts theatre located in Arizona’s premiere shopping, entertainment and dining destination, Scottsdale Fashion Square. Established in 1995 by Laurie Cullity, the late Gerry Cullity and Joan Thompson, the theatre is committed to offering high-quality entertainment for the entire community and prides itself on providing a creative and inclusive environment where actors can learn, grow and thrive. Many Desert Stages alumni have gone on to work as professional actors in New York and Los Angeles but, no matter what a child aspires to, the theatrical training and performing experience they receive at Desert Stages will assist them on their journey. Each year, Desert Stages offers: 250 performances with 38,000 seats. Eight adult productions, cast primarily from local actors. Five youth shows with casts of 60-125 actors, ages 3-19. 300 youngsters the opportunity to learn theatre arts as theatrical camper/actors, teen directors, choreographers and counselors

Alwun House Gallery & Gardens

1204 E. Roosevelt St. Central Phoenix

602-253-7887

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Having debuted back in 1971, the Alwun House arguably sired the entire downtown arts district. Housed in a historic two-story built in 1912 home, owners Kim Moody and Dana Johnson the joint as both a gallery and studio for themselves and local artists. There's also an ample stage area in the back that has hosted fetish balls, poetry slams, fire-dancing, experimental music, and performance art.

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Arizona Financial Theatre

400 W. Washington St. Central Phoenix

602-514-2919

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The Arizona Financial Theatre is among downtown Phoenix’s most popular indoor concert halls. With seating for up to 5,500 people, the expansive venue has hosted musical artists as diverse as Doc Severinson and Nickelback, and has been home to touring companies of everything from Little Shop of Horrors to Les Miserables. Former Phoenix Suns and Arizona Diamondbacks owner Jerry Colangelo originally opened the place in 2002, with an eye for hosting performers who don't need a huge sports stadium but require a space larger than small, intimate nightclubs offer. The space has therefore proven popular with big-name stand-up comics like George Lopez (whose record-breaking HBO Special, America's Mexican, was aired live at the theater) and Jay Leno. The theater really hit the big time when it was used as the stage for the comedy film Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie, and has since regularly hosted indoor boxing events and was also the home of the 2010 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

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Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fair

1826 W. McDowell Rd. Central Phoenix

602-252-6771

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Arthur Murray Dance Studio

1210 E. Indian School Rd. Central Phoenix

602-264-4612

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Arthur Murray International, Inc., the country's second oldest franchise organization, has franchises located throughout the United states, Canada and Puerto Rico, Europe, the Middle-East, Japan, South Africa and Australia. In Phoenix it's a reliable place to learn to dance like the stars to see if you really can dance, because we know you think you can. They offer classes in all types and styles of dance from Latin to country to ballroom and even specialty styles like social hip hop and night club two step. They usually offer the first private lesson for free and after that you'll have all the moves you need to shake it on the dance floor at one of their social dance events.

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