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Valentine's Day on a budget

If you thought I was going to leave you high and dry on the most overrated holiday of the year, think again.

By Faith Decker | February 12, 2015

Soprano Carole FitzPatrick performs Ottorino Respighi's "Le repose en Egypte" Monday at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Piper Theater. The concert was the first of the 2015 "ASU Concerts at the Center," which showcases the accomplished faculty and students of ASU's Herberger Institute's School of Music. (J. Bauer-Leffler/The State Press)

ASU music professors perform powerful, comedic classical concert

Professors Carloe FitzPatrick and Russell Ryan performed at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts last night as part of the series ASU Concerts at the Center.

By Desiree Pharias | February 10, 2015

Lolita Gongora as Titania, under Oberon's spell, dotes on Michael Arcaro as Bottom during the ASU Theatre and Shakespeare Club's 2014 production, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," directed by Nikki Gallagher. (Photo courtesy of Impressions by JenneLynne)

ASU Theatre and Shakespeare Club keeps theater alive with 'Much Ado About Nothing'

With the help of fundraising campaigns, The ASU Theatre and Shakespeare Club aims to produce The Bard of Avon’s timeless classic.

By Zackary Moran-Norris | February 9, 2015

Journalism sophomore Hattie Hayes poses for a picture on Feb. 5, 2015 in Phoenix. Hayes studies journalism and film at ASU and is one of the performers for the Vagina Monologues 2015 premiering Feb. 14, 2015 at “The Pressroom” in Phoenix. (Jonathan Galan/ The State Press)

Phoenix to host Vagina Monologues on Valentine's Day

The Pressroom will host Phoenix’s 2015 Vagina Monologues on Feb. 14 to raise awareness for violence against women.

By Aimee Plante | February 5, 2015

Cinema back to spotlight

In Tempe, we're miles and miles from Broadway. But it doesn't mean we can't enjoy the thought of some of our favorite cinematic stars in the literal spotlight.

By Faith Decker | February 5, 2015

Arizona State's Gammage Theater is pictured in Tempe.

'Go, Go, Go,' see 'Joseph' at ASU Gammage

The touring musical, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," hits Gammage with its funny and family-friendly songs and colorful dance routines.

By Liz Nichols | January 15, 2015

Photo courtesy of George A. Hirliman Productions.

Broad on a Budget: 'Reefer Madness' Smokes ASU Theatre Department

Bring your friends to "Reefer Madness: The Musical," a show featuring religious parodies, adult humor, suggested drug use, violence and sexual explicitness- there's absolutely no way that you aren't guaranteed a humorous night.

By Faith Decker | January 13, 2015

2014's top 10 theater shows

2014 brought many theatrical treats to the desert. Here are our top 10 shows of the year.

By Jessica Urgiles | December 4, 2014

'Beauty and the Beast' enchants at Orpheum Theater

For three hours, theatergoers were transported to the world of Disney through song and dance — and it was absolute perfection.

By Jessica Urgiles | December 1, 2014

(Photo Courtesy of Beauty and the Beast National Tour)

'Beauty and the Beast' coming to Phoenix this Thanksgiving

The tale as old as time is arriving in Phoenix.

By Jessica Urgiles | November 20, 2014

(Photo by Tim Trumble/Courtesy of Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts)

Such sweet sorrow to be found in 'romeo&juliet/VOID'

Shakespeare said, "Love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs," but he forgot to mention confusion.

By Zachariah Webb | November 17, 2014

Mary Moe Adams, a ballet examiner, teaches the craft to adoring students

It is obvious that her students enjoy learning from her because of her willingness to share her knowledge and her kindness toward them.

By Juliet Moo | October 26, 2014

ASU celebrates 50 years of cultural excellence, community involvement at Gammage Auditorium

Gammage is a hub of culture, a place of gathering for shared artistic experience and a center for a now well-established performing arts school for the largest public university in the U.S.

By Emily Zentner | October 23, 2014

'The Hungry Woman: A Mexican Medea' queers classic Greek tragedy

A group of queer revolutionaries in post-apocalyptic Phoenix are at the forefront of “The Hungry Woman: A Mexican Medea,” but we solved the queer problem by legalizing gay marriage, right? Wrong.

By Zachariah Webb | October 22, 2014

For 30 years Margaret Cho has held her ground as a comedic powerhouse overcoming race, gender, and social expectations. (Photo Courtesy of StandUpLive)

Comedic powerhouse Margaret Cho brings talents to Phoenix

Cho promises to tackle a variety of modern issues such as domestic violence and racism.

By Olivia Richard | October 9, 2014

The Arizona Opera promises audiences an unparalleled season

With the start of opera season just around the corner, Arizona Opera tells us what we can expect to see in the upcoming season that launches this October.

By Olivia Richard | October 9, 2014