Arts and Entertainment

Downtown Digest: Design conference, moonviewing festival and rock showdown

Hello downtown Phoenix people! It’s T.J. Triolo, your resident events guide here to enlighten you about things you should be doing. I’ve got a...

Best three places to take a break downtown

Life in the big city can be crazy and stressful, but downtown Phoenix offers a variety of local hangouts to take a break from...

FilmBar’s Big Gay Sing-A-Long spreads HIV awareness

Voices and laughter filled FilmBar on Sept. 25 as people watched the movie “Burlesque” at the theater's Big Gay Sing-A-Long. The Big Gay Sing-A-Longs are...

Curtain Critic: Space 55’s “Trojan Women” is beautiful, emotional and tragic

There’s not much light to be found in an ancient Greek tragedy, but the ever-inventive Space 55 infused the tale of the Trojan War...

Downtown Phoenix Celebrates 80 Years of Blue Note Records

The Phoenix jazz community descended on Roosevelt Row this past week for a four day celebration of the anniversary of the inception of influential...

Gallery honors fallen Phoenix artist

Local artist David Bessent’s first show packed more than 50 people in a downtown Phoenix gallery, including Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego. But one person...

Black Theatre Troupe rolls out its musical production of Blues in the Night

Local acting company and theater, the Black Theatre Troupe, will be performing Sheldon Epps' Broadway musical revue Blues in the Night from Sept. 13...

Orpheum Theatre hosts performances for Hispanic Heritage Month

A group of more than 100 people gathered at the Orpheum Theatre Thursday for the Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration. “The Hispanic heritage is the heritage...

Photos: Doggy Drag Show puts pups in the spotlight

At arguably one of the most adorable drag shows each year, pooches strut down the runway in fierce outfits and accessorized to the max....

Kinky Boots is a Sweet, Sexy Strut across the Phoenix Theatre Company Stage

I never knew what I was missing in life until I saw a group of drag queens dancing in an English shoe factory, singing...