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ASU Gammage 2008 - 2009 Season

ASU Gammage 2008-2009 M&I Bank Broadway Across America – Arizona season. The seven show series includes some of today’s biggest hits straight from Broadway along with several Blockbusters that will make their Valley return. The series includes:

 

˙         A Chorus Line: September 2 – 7, 2008

˙         The Rat Pack LIVE at the Sands: October 14 – 19, 2008

˙         Happy Days: November 18 – 23, 2008

˙         Spring Awakening: December 9 – 14, 2008

˙         Disney’s The Lion King: January 2 – February 8, 2009

˙         RENT: March 17 – 22, 2009

˙         Frost/Nixon: March 31 – April 5, 2009

˙         CATS: April 7 – 12, 2009

˙         STOMP: May 5 – 10, 2009

˙         Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: June 16 – 21, 2009

˙         WICKED: July 1 – 26, 2009

 

Located on the Tempe campus of Arizona State University, ASU Gammage is among the largest university-based presenters of performing arts in the world. ASU Gammage is the home theater of M&I Bank Broadway Across America – Arizona and the BEYOND series. Its mission is to connect communities through artistic excellence and educational outreach. ASU Gammage is an historic hall designed by internationally renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

To purchase tickets visit www.ticketmaster.com or call the Box Office at 480-784-4444.

Ballet Arizona '07-'08 Season Tickets Available
Discover why the Arizona Republic calls Ballet Arizona a "treasure for Phoenix." tickets are on-sale for an exciting new season which includes Giselle, Don Quixote, All Ballanchine, and Ballet Arizona's wildly popular version of The Nutcracker - all with live music by The Phoenix Symphony. Subscribe now and save up to 35% off single ticket prices. Call the Ballet Arizona box office at 602-381-1096 or visit www.balletAZ.org.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts: 2007-2008 Season
Join the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts for a season full of fun and entertainment.

Ongoing - Late Night Catechism
Ongoing - Late Night Catechism II: Sometimes We Feel Guilty Because We Are Guilty
Feb. 12 - Jeffrey Siegel's Keyboard Conversations
Feb. 16 - Forever Tango
Feb. 16 - Close Encounters with Music
Feb. 17 - Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
Feb. 21-23 - Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Feb. 24 - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Feb. 28 - Kalekili: A Hula Drama of Maui's Paramount Warrior Chief
Mar. 1 - An Evening with Frank Rich & Hugh Downs
Mar. 2 - Ravi Coltrane Quartet
Mar. 7-9 - Scottsdale Arts Festival
Mar. 9 - Yundi Li
Mar. 14 - Evidence, A Dance Company
Mar. 16  - The Count Basie Orchestra
Mar. 18 - Jeffrey Siegel's Keyboard Conversations
Mar. 20 - Traveling Jewish Theater Malamud x 2: The Jewbird & The Magic Barrel
Mar. 22 - Dan Bakkedahl
Mar. 22 - Close Encounters with Music
Mar. 27 - The Creole Jazz Serenaders with Don Vappie
Mar. 28 - Michael Feinstein
Apr. 25 - Arlo Guthrie: A Solo Concert
May 1-2 - An Evening w/ Dave Brubeck & Sons

The Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts is located at the NW corner of 2nd St. & Drinkwater Blvd. in Scottsdale. For more information and a full list of events, visit www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org or call 480-994-ARTS (2787).
ASU Gammage 2007-2008 Season
ASU Gammage announces its 2007-2008 M&I Bank Broadway Across America - Arizona season. The series is filled with hits from the Big Apple along with Broadways finest classics.  The series includes:
Twelve Angry Men, February 19-24, 2008
The Color Purple, March 11 - 23, 2008
Sweeney Todd, April 15-20, 2008
The Wedding Singer, May 20-25, 2008
My Fair Lady, June 17-22, 2008
Just Added:
Disney's High School Musical, June 24th - June 29th
Located on the Tempe campus of Arizona State University, ASU Gammage is among the largest university-based presenters of performing arts in the world. ASU Gammage is the home theater of M&I Bank Across America – Arizona and New Times Beyond Broadway. Its mission is to connect communities through artistic excellence and educational outreach. ASU Gammage is a historic hall designed by internationally renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright. www.asugammage.com
Tickets at ASU Gammage & Ticketmaster: 480.784.4444; www.asugammage.com. Groups of 20 or more: 480.965.6678
Childsplay Theatre Company - 2007-2008 Season
Childsplay, Arizona's award-winning theatre company for young audiences, is proud to announce its 30th season being held at the Tempe Arts Center, a brand new theatre on the southwest bank of Tempe Town Lake. The company will be performing eight productions through June 2008. The shows include: Charlotte's Web, A Thousand Cranes, Seussical, Goodnight MoonA Tale of Two Cities, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, and a back-to-back showing of My Grandmother's Purse and The Went-Away River Comes Home. For more information on the shows, or to buy tickets, please call the TCA box office at 480-350-2822 or visit the website at www.childsplayaz.org/tca. The Tempe Center for the Arts is located at 700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy. in Tempe.
Late Night Catechism II

Please call venue for show dates and times
Patti Hannon performs again as "Sister" in her second catechism class at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.  In this performance, "Sister" tells us where we have gone wrong and no one is excused from her firm belief that "sometimes we feel guilty because we are guilty."  Single tickets are $36.  Shows are ongoing, please call 480-994-ARTS (2787) for show dates and times.  For more information on Late Nite Catechism and Late Night Catechism II, visit www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org
Buddy- The Buddy Holly Story

April 10th - June 7th
The musical Buddy celebrates Buddy Holly's spectacular career.  The show will be performed at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre April 10th through June 7th.  Tickets range from $22 to $51.  For more information, visit www.broadwaypalmwest.com or call 480-325-6700.
Ain't Misbehavin'

April 25th - June 8th
Ain't Misbehavin', a tribute to the black musicians of the 1920's and 1930's who were part of the Harlem renaissance, is showing at the Arizona Broadway Theatre April 25th through June 8th.  Tickets start at $46.  For more information, visit www.azbroadwaytheatre.com
"Imagination Begins with US" Festival

Spring 2008
US Airways is sponsoring a three-city festival, "Imagination Begins with US", which debuts three original plays in the airline's hub cities of Charlotte, Philadelphia and Phoenix. The three new plays (Getting Near to Baby, Surviving the Applewhites and Tale of Two Cities) will be produced and performed in rotation during the 18 month festival which opens in Spring 2008.
The Wedding Singer

May 20 - 25
The Wedding Singer will be playing at ASU Gammage from May 20th - 25th.  It's 1985 and you're invited to THE WEDDING SINGER, where every night is a totally bad reception for Robbie Hart and Friends, until he's left at the alter.  Based on the hit film, The Wedding Singer takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up and a wedding singer sporting a mullet might be the coolest guy in the room.  Tickets are on sale now, and are available at ASU Gammage and Ticketmaster: 480-784-4444 or www.asugammage.com.






Memorial Day Tribute with the Phoenix Symphony

Sunday, May 25th
Celebrate America's patriots through song and word with the Phoenix Symphony on Sunday, May 25th at 2pm at the Maricopa County Events Center.  This stars and stripes afternoon will include favorites such as The Star Spangled Banner and God Bless America.  Purchase tickets at any Ticketmaster outlet, www.ticketmaster.com  or call 480-784-4444.
Disney's High School Musical

June 24th - June 29th
Disney's High School Musical will be at ASU Gammage as a part of the Broadway Across America Series from June 24th - 29th.  This is a live stage performance based on the Disney Channel original movie.  Prepare yourself for the chance to see your favorite movie brought to life - this show is everything you loved about the first movie plus a few surprises!  Tickets are on sale now at www.asugammage.com.  Visit www.broadwayacrossamerica.com for more details.







Psychic John Edward

August 21st and 22nd
Psychic John Edward is back by popular demand on August 21st and 22nd at the Celebrity Theatre.  Captivating audiences worldwide, Edward uses his unique abilties to connect people with loved ones who have passed on.  For more information, visit www.johnedward.net or to buy tickets go to www.celebritytheatre.com