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Tempe Center for the Arts

700 W Rio Salado Parkway
Tempe, AZ 85281

Upcoming Shows

Elemental (PCC Fall Concert Series)

Sep 26

A concert that explores the essential forces that shape our world. Through music inspired by earth, air, fire, water, and light, Phoenix Children's Chorus celebrates the foundations of voice, energy, and ensemble that bring singers together at the start of a new year.

Mahler, the Unrequited Narcissist

Oct 10

MusicaNova performs Gustav Mahler's original Symphonic Poem, a version only recently reconstructed, before it was revised into his Symphony No. 1, known as the Titan. Audiences familiar with Mahler's First will hear something both familiar and new: lighter, more transparent, and...

Proof

Oct 24 – Nov 8, 2026

Written by David Auburn, Proof is a Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning play about Catherine, the daughter of a late prize-winning mathematician, who allows her father's protege access to his archives, leading to the discovery of an impossible math proof. What follows is a...

Little Shop of Horrors

Jan 9 – Jan 24, 2027

Little Shop of Horrors features music by Alan Menken and lyrics and book by Howard Ashman, based on the film by Roger Corman with screenplay by Charles Griffith. This musical blends horror, comedy, and a pop-infused score into a sci-fi love story about meek florist Seymour, who...

Beethoven: Walking Toward Light

Feb 12, 2027

The program features Beethoven's Symphony No. 4, Bohdana Frolyak's Wandering Lights, Avril Coleridge-Taylor's Suite for String Orchestra, and Vincent d'Indy's Triple Concerto, unified by a theme of finding optimism in difficult times. KBAQ announcer and pianist Greg Kostraba...

The Play That Goes Wrong

Feb 27 – Mar 14, 2027

Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields, this Tony- and Olivier Award-winning play follows the opening night of the Cornley Drama Society's production of The Murder at Haversham Manor, where mishaps including wayward props, malfunctioning scenery, and...

In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play

Apr 10 – Apr 18, 2027

Sarah Ruhl's Pulitzer Finalist comedy set in the 1880s features a proper gentleman scientist who has innocently invented an extraordinary new device for treating hysteria in women, and sometimes men. The invention inspires his wife to examine the nature of their marriage and the...

August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean

Apr 10 – Apr 25, 2027

Written by August Wilson, Gem of the Ocean is the first chronological play in his ten-play American Century Cycle. Set in 1904 Pittsburgh, the play follows a young man seeking a fresh start who becomes entangled in a local dispute and is taken by 285-year-old spiritual matriarch...

Killing Kit: A Shakespeare Murder Mystery

May 22 – Jun 6, 2027

A world premiere written by John Stephens, a New York Times best-selling author and writer/producer of television series including Gotham, Gossip Girl, Gilmore Girls, The O.C., and Pennyworth. The play imagines Shakespeare confronting the assassination of poet, playwright, and...

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Review: THE EXONERATED at Black Theatre Troupe

Review: THE EXONERATED at Black Theatre Troupe

by Herbert Paine · September 14, 2026

Black Theatre Troupe's THE EXONERATED is compelling and provocative. A production of real craft in service of real urgency: beautifully directed, powerfully acted, and unwilling to let its audience leave comfortable.…

Review: MURDER FOR TWO at Phoenix Theatre Company

Review: MURDER FOR TWO at Phoenix Theatre Company

by Cheyenne Lewis · August 30, 2026

Phoenix Theatre Company’s production of MURDER FOR TWO is a vivacious comedy that audiences will love. This two-man musical left the entire audience laughing throughout the whole show. Between the great performances, amusing music, and colorful design, this show is a fun one to see.…

Review: THE PROM at Arizona Broadway Theatre

Review: THE PROM at Arizona Broadway Theatre

by Herbert Paine · August 24, 2026

The 2018 Broadway musical THE PROM transforms what sounds like a groan-inducing premise into a sneakily moving musical; four self-absorbed Broadway actors descend on a small Indiana town to save a lesbian teenager and discover that becoming a decent human being requires more than finding the right c…

Review: GRUMPY OLD MEN: THE MUSICAL at Arizona Broadway Theatre

Review: GRUMPY OLD MEN: THE MUSICAL at Arizona Broadway Theatre

by Herbert Paine · August 3, 2026

While the musical fails to rise above its familiar premise, director Clayton Phillips refuses to let the evening sag. He keeps the pacing brisk and draws fully committed performances from a cast that never stops believing in the story, even when the script gives them little to work with.…

Review: MEGALODON at Ronin Theatre Collaborative

Review: MEGALODON at Ronin Theatre Collaborative

by Cheyenne Lewis · August 1, 2026

MEGALODON is an exploration of the human mind. Ronin Theatre Collaborative’s production of Nicholas Walker Herbert’s new play breaks narrative norms.…

Past Shows

29 total · showing 1–10

Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors

May 23 – Jun 7, 2026

Arizona Theatre Company closes its 58th season with Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, written by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen, a modern comedic spin on the classic Bram Stoker tale. The production features more than a dozen characters — including Van Helsing, Harker, Mina, and...

Calming Waters: Sibelius & Frank

May 9

MusicaNova Orchestra closes its 2025–2026 season with Calming Waters: Sibelius & Frank, a program centered on lyricism, reflection, and storytelling at Tempe Center for the Arts on May 9. The program spans works from Finland, Ukraine, Peru, and Singapore, including Sibelius's...

We The People...

May 3

We The People is a spring concert by the Phoenix Children's Chorus featuring more than 250 singers from Kindergarten through 12th grade in a musical celebration of the United States' 250th anniversary. The program spans a range of American musical styles, including traditional...

Ain''t Misbehavin

FeaturedAin''t Misbehavin

Feb 21 – Mar 8, 2026

The Joint is Jumpin’! This award winning revue is a jubilant tribute to Fats Waller’s lasting legacy and the enduring charm of swing and jazz. Get ready to jump, jive, and groove as a cast of extraordinary performers brings Waller’s timeless music of the golden age of jazz to...

Coven

Coven

Nov 7 – Nov 8, 2025

When the earth witch, Cybil, falls for the air warlock, Aeros, Lilith, the fire witch, realizes there is only one end to their love: death. But, when the covens turn against Lilith, the rise of a new power threatens to push her to depths unknown. Coven: An Origin Story fuses...

The 2025 National Latine Playwrights Award & Festival

The 2025 National Latine Playwrights Award & Festival

Oct 4

Arizona Theatre Company began presenting the National Latine Playwrights Award 30 years ago to create a greater awareness of historically excluded Latine writers’ stories. Under the leadership of ATC Playwright-in-Residence and NLP Award & Festival Director Elaine Romero, the...

26th Annual Arizona Dance Festival 2025

Featured26th Annual Arizona Dance Festival 2025

Sep 18 – Sep 20, 2025

The Arizona Dance Festival will feature over 40 different dance artists and companies, showcasing an eclectic variety of dance performances from around Arizona and beyond.

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Rhinestone Rodeo

Rhinestone Rodeo

Jun 6 – Jun 7, 2025

The Phoenix Gay Men’s Chorus proudly presents Rhinestone Rodeo —a glitter-drenched, high-energy country music spectacular celebrating queer joy, resilience, and community. Hosted by the fabulous drag duo Moxi and Penni Cillin , this one-weekend-only event transforms the stage...

Lessons From A Lady: Syndee Winters Sings Lena Horne In Concert

Lessons From A Lady: Syndee Winters Sings Lena Horne In Concert

Feb 14

"Lessons From A Lady: Syndee Winters Sings Lena Horne In Concert" is a celebration of Lena Horne’s life and music, honoring traditional renditions of her most iconic repertoire while introducing fresh contemporary arrangements and original songs inspired by her legacy. Through...

Crooked Shadows

Crooked Shadows

Feb 1 – Feb 5, 2025

Grandma Rosa: Woman. Mother. Warrior. Curator of Family Herstory. Crooked Shadows visits heartfelt stories from childhood hijinks in a vibrant Italian American home to haunting moments of pain. As a granddaughter pieces together the stories of her grandma to solve a family...

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