You Can’t Stop the Beat! HAIRSPRAY, Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical comedy phenomenon is back on tour! Join 16-year-old Tracy Turnblad in 1960s Baltimore as she sets out to dance her way onto TV’s most popular show. Can a girl with big dreams (and even bigger hair) change the world? Featuring the beloved score of hit songs […]
read moreHe is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry comes to Tucson as MJ, the multi Tony Award®-winning new musical centered around the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour, begins a tour of its own. Created by Tony Award®-winning Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldonand two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, MJ goes beyond […]
read more“Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek…” And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. Fall in love all OGRE again! Yes, your favorite ogre is back in the hilarious stage […]
read moreAfter 25 years, CHICAGO is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz, with one show stopping song after another and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen. No wonder CHICAGO has been honored with 6 Tony Awards®, 2 Olivier Awards, a Grammy®, […]
read moreThe School of Theatre, Film & Television re-opens the Marroney Theatre with this dark, witty and Tony Award-winning tale of love, murder and revenge set against the backdrop of 19th century London. “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” stars TFTV seniors James Kelley Carroll in the famed eponymous role and Broadway World Regional Award winner Grace Gebara as […]
read morePlanetScape is an immersive multimedia piece synthesizing music, science, visual art, and technology. The performance includes live musicians, electronic music, and dancers, collaborating with interactive cinematography–fusing kinesthetic and acoustic sensing with cosmic simulation, in real time. This convergence research collaboration is catalyzed by the powerful union of concepts at the confluence of astronomy, humanity, and […]
read moreJoin us in the troposphere for December’s cloud-themed round of Virtual Art Trivia Happy Hour with the University of Arizona Museum of Art! Clouds are captivating. They are the accessories of the sky — adding drama and individuality to storms, sunsets and full moons alike. Our imaginations are ignited by the infinite forms they take, and we find calm in their […]
read moreThis annual exhibition at the University of Arizona Museum of Art showcases the creativity and artistic achievement of high school artists across Tucson and Pima County. What unique artistic practices have teachers and student artists developed in classrooms across Southern Arizona? What ideas do young artists want to express, and how do they do it through […]
read moreAnnie Lopez is a storyteller. Informed by family history, remedies, and lived experiences as both a Mexican-American and fourth-generation Phoenician, her stories are told with text and images through her signature cyanotype prints. Origin Story highlights two main bodies of the artist’s work: her dress forms and the Storybook series. Lopez’s striking dresses are fashioned from tamale wrappers, printed on in […]
read moreMuseums themselves are often as impressive as the objects they house. This round of Virtual Art Trivia Happy Hour celebrates the art of museum architecture, taking a look at some iconic edifices from around the globe. And, with the campaign to build UAMA a state-of-the-art new home just announced, this theme could not be more timely! As usual, the multiple choice […]
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