Tempe's welcoming environment for artistic expression has resulted in an arts and culture scene unlike any other. A bustling university community, Tempe's flourishing art, music and performing arts activities and festivals provide for countless can't-miss events throughout the year. Information on upcoming shows and festivals can be found here:
ASU Gammage
The best of Broadway comes to Tempe every year and performs at the Frank Lloyd Wright designed ASU Gammage.
- 2010-2011 Season
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN: September 27-October 3, 2010
NETworks presents DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: October 19-24, 2010
HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS: November 17-21, 2010
HAIR: December 7-12, 2010
SHREK THE MUSICAL: January 4-9, 2011
9 to 5: THE MUSICAL: February 22-27, 2011
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF: March 29-April 3, 2011
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL: April 27-May 8, 2011
MAMMA MIA!: May 17-22, 2011
LES MISÉRABLES: June 7-12, 2011
Childsplay
This Tempe based theatre company has a long tradition of providing entertainment for childen and those who are young at heart. Performances take place at the Tempe Center for the Arts.
- 2010-2011 Season
A Year With Frog and Toad: September 18-October 16, 2010
Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells!: November 20-December 24, 2010
Go, Dog. Go!: January 29-March 6, 2011
The Imaginators: April 9-17, 2011
The Borrowers: April 30-May 22, 2011
Stray Cat Theatre
This indie theatre company produces four shows each season that you will not find anywhere else in the Valley. All performances are presented at the original Tempe Performing Arts Center.
- 2010-2011 Season
Reasons to Be Pretty: September 24-October 9, 2010
Learn to Be Latina: December 3-18, 2010
Octopus: March 25-April 9, 2011
Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party: May 20-June 11, 2011
Tempe Festivals of the Arts
Twice a year (March & December) the Mill Avenue District comes alive with one of the largest juried arts fesitvals in the country. Artists showcase their works along with street performers, music and tasty festival food!
ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
As one of the largest schools of its kind in the US, the Herberger Institute is home to various performing and visual art programs including the ASU Art Museum and the Ceramics Research Center.
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