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Chandler Center for the Arts has announced new performances for its 2025–2026 season.

After 39 years as a vital cultural force in the Southwest—and 11 years of community-driven leadership—Borderlands Theater has announced a rebrand that reflects its evolving vision, rooted in deep collaboration and creative transformation.

The Great Arizona Puppet Theater will reopen its doors on August 21, 2025, following a brief closure from August 7–17, with a heartwarming production of THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD.

The Arizona Masterworks Chorale has appointed Darren S.

For all its clashing parts, like an overstuffed jewelry box where diamonds, pearls, and plastic trinkets jangle together, MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL’s visuals are hard to resist, and that’s what most audiences will respond to.

Black Theatre Troupe has unveiled its 2025–2026 season, featuring poignant dramas, vibrant musicals, and BTT’s legendary holiday tradition and more.

Phoenix Art Museum will premiere the 2024 Arizona Artist Awards exhibitions on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, spotlighting new and immersive works by Safwat Saleem, Elizabeth Z.

Scottsdale Public Art will present Photography in Translation, a thought-provoking new exhibition exploring unconventional approaches to photography and identity, on view from July 24 to September 30, 2025, at the Civic Center Public Gallery inside the Scottsdale Civic Center Library.

Single tickets for Arizona Theatre Company's 58th Season are now on sale.

TheaterWorks will present The Prince of Egypt, the second production in its 2025–2026 40th Anniversary Season.

Musical Theatre of Anthem will present Beetlejuice JR.

Ranked, A Musical is a unique piece of theatre.

Valley Youth Theatre (VYT) is kicking off its 2025–2026 season with a high-energy musical perfect for back-to-school season: Junie B.

Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival’s 2025 Summer Season is now underway in a stunning new fully accessible tented venue beside the Steele Visitors Center at Lowell Observatory.

Deeply moving and riveting, TETHER offers a rare cinematic glimpse into a kind of moral injury: not simply mourning the dead, but confronting the unbearable weight of surviving them.

The Phoenix Theatre Company invites theatre-makers to submit original work for the upcoming 28th Annual Richard P.

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) has announced Casey Curran: Tidal Sky, a new two-gallery exhibition opening October 11, 2025, and running through February 22, 2026.

Let the Good Times Roll: A New Orleans Gumbo, a new musical conceived by Tony winner Jack Viertel, premieres August 6–31, 2025 at The Phoenix Theatre Company.

The University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television (TFTV) has revealed its 2025/26 Performance Season, featuring a range of musicals and plays focusing on modern life, friendship, romance and show tunes.

Whether it’s a bold reimagining of a Broadway classic, a world premiere, or a spotlight on local talent, here are the shows I’m most excited about for Summer 2025—and why you should mark your calendars now.

As part of its 20th Anniversary, Northern Arizona Restorative Justice is partnering with George Anthony Morton-the subject of the award-winning HBO documentary Master of Light-for a special community screening at the Mary D Fisher Theater.

'RUMPELSTILTSKIN' will run at Great AZ Puppet Theater.

Read BroadwayWorld's review for SHREK THE MUSICAL at Saguaro City Music Theatre.

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) has announced Evan Roth: Pathfinding, an exhibition of new work by Berlin-based artist Evan Roth opening October 11, 2025, and running through March 8, 2026.

A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL is an incredible true story musical with toe-tapping music and a big heart.