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Eight years into redefining what a holiday show can be, drag powerhouses Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme are once again decking the halls, and the patriarchy, with a brand-new production of The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show.

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This is your last chance to submit for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Phoenix Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.

Patrick Hamilton’s Gas Light lit its first flame in 1938, a moody little stage thriller set in the fog-drenched backstreets of 1880s London.

The Great Arizona Puppet Theater will present The Big Bug Circus, a new family-friendly marionette show featuring a troupe of insect performers, from November 6–23, 2025.

Nearly 150 patrons attended the Center Stage Gala, titled The Mosaic of Us, to raise funds for Chandler Center for the Arts.

Change can be the hardest and perhaps even the most horrifying part of life, but it can also be the most rewarding.

MY FAIR LADY at Saguaro City Music Theatre is a crown jewel in the theatre company's expanding catalog of professional productions.

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, presented by Pima Community College and adapted/directed by Chris Will is a chilling Halloween treat.

Guest artist Chorizo Puppets presents Francisca y la Muerte at the Great Arizona Puppet Theater — Shows are at 10 a.

Theatrikos Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Route 66 to the Grand Canyon, an original, interactive family-friendly comedy commissioned to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the world’s most famous highway.

Broadway performer and Phoenix native Nick Cartell, best known for his acclaimed portrayal of Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, will headline An Evening with Nick Cartell & Friends at the Herberger Theater Center on Friday, October 24, 2025, at 7:30 p.

Director Maren Maclean Mascarelli has assembled a remarkable cast in an intense retelling of Orwell's classic.

The National Touring production of the Broadway musical SUFFS, now playing at ASU Gammage until October 19, didn’t arrive on the stage quietly.

Phoenix Chorale will launch its 2025-2026 concert season with DRAW ON, SWEET NIGHT, an intimate program that embodies the ensemble’s luminous sound and emotional depth.

After a sold-out, kick-off concert on Sept.

Time is running out to submit for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Phoenix Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.

THE ROADS TO LOCH LOMOND is a stirring, beautifully crafted musical that wears its heart on its tartan sleeve.

Arizona Broadway Theatre has received a $4,750 donation from the Peoria North Rotary Club to fund youth scholarships for its HyRev performance troupe and fall Academy for Young Performers camp.

Three dynamic choirs will come together for a powerful multigenerational musical experience at the annual Legacy Concert.

The Chandler Cultural Foundation has appointed Eric Piepenbrink and Kim McCarthy to its Board of Directors.

Disney's Newsies: the Musical, the high-energy Broadway hit inspired by the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899, is coming to Arizona Broadway Theatre's mainstage this fall.

At its core, VANITIES is a meditation on time—how it shapes and betrays us, and how friendship endures in its wake.

Childsplay Theatre has announced its 2025–2026 season, featuring Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Diary of Anne Frank, Hare and Tortoise, and the world premiere of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane – The Musical, marking Artistic Director Dwayne Hartford’s farewell season.

The Phoenix Theatre Company will open its 2025/26 Season with the regional premiere of The Roads to Loch Lomond, running October 8 - November 2, 2025, in the Hormel Theatre.