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Seeking Young Arizona Performers For Competition

Arizona Young Artists' Competition

The Herberger Theater Center and Center Dance Ensemble are looking for talented young performers for the 12th Annual Arizona Young Artists’ Competition and the chance to win $1,000. Aspiring young artists from throughout Arizona, age 15-18, are invited to compete in the areas of acting, dance and voice. The top four finalists in each category will be selected to perform in the finals competition at the Herberger Theater Center on Saturday, March 26. To watch video clips from last year’s competition, click here.
Register online or call 602.254.7399, Extension 104. Deadline to apply is midnight on February 27.
Tickets to the competition are $5/students and $10/adults. Call 602.252.8497 or visit the website for more information.

Youth Theater Presents Classic Tale Of Friendship

Christian Youth Theater of Phoenix will present Charlotte’s Web based on the classic children’s book by E. B. White, beginning February 18. This musical version will run two weekends at the Phoenix Center for the Arts Third Street Theater.
Meet Wilbur, a humble pig who captures the heart and friendship of all who know him, and Charlotte, the ordinary spider with extraordinary ideas. The magic of animals who talk and read, combined with homespun simplicity of life on the farm, create the charm of this musical.
For more information, visit www.cytphoenix.org.

Geldof To Headline SXSW 25th Festival

Mercury/Vagrant Records proudly announced the March 15 release of Bob Geldof’s new record “How To Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell,” to be launched at SXSWwhere he will perform and headline as keynote speaker.
The new solo album is Geldof’s first since 2001’s “Sex, Age & Death” and his fifth album as a solo artist (his 11th if you include his work in his band the Boomtown Rats). The album features 10 new Geldof compositions recorded with his band in his home and in various friends’ studios and produced by his longtime collaborator Pete Briquette.

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Lindsey Brown (Queen of Hearts) and Maddy Rathbun (Alice) appear in the Valley Youth Theatre production of Alice in Wonderland, which runs through February 20. For more information, call 602.253.8188, Extension 2, or visit www.vyt.com.

Museum/Theatre Company Present National Theatre Live
Series to kick off with Fela!

Fela! comes to the Phoenix Art Museum Thanks to an exclusive partnership between Arizona Theatre Company, Phoenix Art Museum and National Theatre Live, Valley residents will be able to experience performances from the National Theatre in London – right here in the Valley. National Theatre Live brings the best of British theater to over 300 cinemas around the world via high-definition satellite broadcasts. This season, the second since the program began, includes four diverse productions and launches with Fela! at the Phoenix Art Museum on February 13 at 2pm.
Fela!, a provocative and unique hybrid of dance, theater and music, explores the extravagant, decadent and rebellious world of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Featuring many of Fela Kuti’s most captivating songs and Bill T. Jones’ visionary staging, this original Broadway creation reveals Kuti’s controversial life as an artist and political activist.
In addition to Fela!, the following productions will be shown at Phoenix Art Museum: King Lear (starring Derek Jacobi), February 27; Frankenstein (directed by Danny Boyle), April 3; and The Cherry Orchard, July 24.
Tickets can be purchased in advance at www.phxart.org or at the Museum’s Visitor Services Desk. Proceeds from National Theatre Live will benefit Phoenix Art Museum and Arizona Theatre Company. For more information about National Theatre Live, visit www.ntlive.com.

Theatre Artists Studio will present the one-woman show, Patti’s Pastiche, starring Valley favorite Patti Davis Suarez, February 18-27. The show is a collection of songs and stories from Broadway and life – some fast, some slow, some true, some not.
Theatre Artists Studio is located at 4848 East Cactus Road, #406, in Scottsdale. For additional information, call 602.765.0120 or visit www.thestudiophx.org.

9 to 5: The Musical at ASU Gammage The Broadway hit 9 to 5: The Musical, which was nominated for four 2009 Tony Awards including Original Score and received a record breaking 15 Drama Desk nominations, will open at ASU Gammage, February 22 and run through February 27.
9 to 5: The Musical is a hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era; the story of three unlikely friends who conspire to take control of their company and learn there’s nothing they can’t do – even in a man’s world.
Tickets are on sale at www.asugammage.com or by calling 1.800.982.2787. ASU Gammage is located on the main campus of Arizona State University in Tempe at Mill Avenue and Apache Boulevard.

Austin based singer-songwriter Darden Smith will perform live at Cave Creek Coffee Company in Cave Creek on Saturday, February 26 at 7:30pm. Doors open at 7pm. Tickets are $18 in advance and $20 at the door, and are available online at www.cavecreekcoffee.com. Cave Creek Coffee Company is located at 6033 East Cave Creek Road. The show is 21 and over and is non-smoking.
Smith is on tour promoting his latest album Marathon(2010), a 15-track collection inspired by the stark, spacious mood of the American West. More than three years in the making, Marathon is Smith’s twelfth release, and the second on his Darden Music label. For more information, visit www.dardensmith.com.