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Phoenix Arts presents Jason Robert Brown’s intimate musical about love, ambition, and heartbreak, told across five years from two opposing timelines.
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Phoenix Arts presents Jason Robert Brown’s intimate musical about love, ambition, and heartbreak, told across five years from two opposing timelines.

Almost everyone is familiar with the traditional version of the holiday story, “The Nutcracker.” Far fewer are aware of the original and notably darker inspiration for this beloved ballet—E.T.A. Hoffman’s 1816 story, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.” Owen/Cox Dance Group...
Phantom of the Opera is a legendary musical now entering its 40th year in London's West End. Since 1986, the production has become a global phenomenon, playing to 160 million people in 217 cities, 52 territories, and in 23 languages. Lloyd Webber's celebrated romantic score...

Fandom is a contact sport. When a fifteen-year-old girl from Ohio tells you she knows how to order snakes online, what do you do? You sit down and you listen! This uproariously funny, sharp satire follows fourteen-year-old Cora as she takes aim a prominent music critic, who has...

The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company performs at the intersection of innovation and tradition, empowering communities through performances and interactive engagements. Through its productions, the company fosters cross-cultural understanding while addressing important themes of...

This gravity-defying show combines powerhouse vocals, wicked harmonies, and a sparkle of stardom to celebrate the greatest music and divas of all time. Inspired by “Wicked” and other iconic Broadway shows, “Gravity” transports audiences on a magical journey through decades of...
Classic Albums Live is simple in its quest: note for note, cut for cut. Hotel California features CAL at its best, recreating one of the greatest albums ever made with a deep love of music and attention to detail. The performance aims to help audiences insert themselves into the...
The Legend of Korra in Concert celebrates 15 years of the animated series with a live symphonic performance and immersive cinematic experience. Audiences follow Korra, the next Avatar after Aang, alongside Asami, Bolin, Mako and Tenzin through all four seasons projected on a...

Accountability has a price. Jane, an employee at a major tech company, has been placed on leave after becoming the subject of a viral video that she cannot escape. Arriving at the office of crisis therapist Loyd, the line between therapy, interrogation, and power struggle begins...

Style Thief Fashion Show is an interactive and dynamic experience that engages audiences through fashion, creativity, and individuality. Created by renowned stylist Erin Stoll, the show delivers not only practical fashion tips but also lively discussions about personal style and...

Written by Lauren Gunderson Directed by Jessica Franz-Martin Passionate. Brilliant. Defiant. Tonight, 18th century scientific genius Emilie du Châtelet is back and determined to answer the question she died with: love or philosophy, head or heart? In this highly theatrical...
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1967, Ponyboy Curtis, his best friend Johnny Cade and their Greaser family of “outsiders” battle with their affluent rivals, the Socs. This thrilling new Broadway musical navigates the complexities of self-discovery as the Greasers dream about who they want...

The musical Kimberly Akimbo follows Kimberly Levaco, a 16-year-old girl in 1999 suburban New Jersey who has a rare genetic condition causing her to age four to five times faster than normal, leaving her trapped in the physical body of a 72-year-old. Kimberly is about to turn 16...

Sixty-five million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Thirty years ago, a movie about dinosaurs ruled the box office. Now… two actors and a foley artist perform a live, shot-for-shot parody of the greatest dinosaur film in cinema history. Get ready… to HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS!...

Life on the rocks made sweet like a Mai Tai. Kenneth’s life is built on routine: a job at a local bookshop, quiet evenings, and mai tais at his favorite bar. When the shop closes, Kenneth must confront the fears, dreams, and unspoken grief that have kept him still for far too...

Confronting the role of the monarch in the balance between authority and chaos, King Lear reveals the beauty of selfless love, the heartache of betrayal, and the descent of civilization into brutishness when selfish greed has run amuck. Shakespeare’s powerful examination of...

Yamato is a Japanese Taiko drumming group based in Asuka-mura Nara Prefecture, which is well known by Japanese people as the hometown of Japan. They call themselves “Yamato, the Taiko drumming group that travels all over the world.” They have given more than 4,000 shows across...

Maks & Peta Live! is the ultimate high-voltage dance extravaganza, exploding with jaw-dropping choreography and breathtaking moves, filled with infectious energy and irresistible charm, celebrating the pure joy of dance. The production features Maksim “Maks” Chmerkovskiy and...

“Treasure Island Reimagined: Jane Hawkins and the Pirate's Gold” is the newest show from Jason Neulander, the mind behind the smash hit “The Intergalactic Nemesis.” In this adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic, three performers provide all the voices, sound effects...
Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium and host of the StarTalk Radio podcast, presents Astronomy Bizarre, a lecture exploring extraordinary objects and phenomena in the universe including black holes, dark matter, dark energy, white holes, wormholes and...
This live show is an authentic reimagining of the legendary Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman songbook, performed by world-class alumni of The Neverland Express. The band is led by Meat Loaf's longtime record producer/music director/guitarist Paul Crook, alongside John Miceli, Randy...

Come From Away is based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander, Newfoundland, played host to the world. What started as an average day in a small town turned into an international sleepover, when 38 planes, carrying thousands of people from around...

by Tom Dudzick Directed by Don Leonard The best laid plans go awry when the cast and crew of a Broadway-bound play resort to manipulation, diva-like behavior, and chaotic abandon to get what they want. Fledgling playwright Jerry Przpezniak and his fiancee are a couple of Buffalo...
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The Last 5 Years Phoenix Arts KC (10/16-10/24) |
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Gravity Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (1/30-1/30) |
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Suffs Unicorn Theartre (6/02-6/20) |
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Owen/Cox Dance Group 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (12/10-12/13) |
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Red Like Fruit Unicorn Theatre (10/14-10/25) |
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Take3 'Where Bach Meets Rock' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (11/21-11/21) |
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All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 National WWI Museum (12/05-12/13) |
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Mutts Gone Nuts - Unleashed Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (5/08-5/08) |
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Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Elusive Ear Unicorn Theartre (11/11-11/29) |
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'Treasure Island Reimagined: Jane Hawkins and the Pirate's Gold' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (4/02-4/03) |