JUST ANNOUNCED: OUR 2024/25 SEASON!
5 exciting musical revivals onstage at the glorious Count Basie Center for the Arts. Subscribe and save! We are now fulfilling renewals for current subscribers on an ongoing basis!
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IT ALL BEGINS TONIGHT!
FRIDAY JULY 26 • 7:30PM
SATURDAY JULY 27 • 2PM | 7:30PM
SUNDAY JULY 28 • 2PM
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is transported to modern-day New York City as two young, idealistic lovers find themselves caught between warring street gangs, the “American” Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks. Their struggle to survive in a world of hate, violence and prejudice is one of the most innovative, heart-wrenching and relevant musical dramas of our time.
REMEMBER THE LOVE!
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 27 • 7:30PM
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 28 • 2PM | 7:30PM
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 29 • SHOWTIME 2PM
Based loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme, Jonathan Larson’s Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York’s Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has become a pop cultural phenomenon with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages.
BREAKING NEWS: BAY BOY FOUND AT THE VOGEL!
FRI OCT 25 | SHOWTIME 7:30PM
SAT OCT 26 | SHOWTIME 5PM
Based on a story in The Weekly World News, BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL is a musical comedy/horror show about a half boy/half bat creature who is discovered in a cave near Hope Falls, West Virginia. For lack of a better solution, the local sheriff brings Bat Boy to the home of the town veterinarian, Dr. Parker, where he is eventually accepted as a member of the family and taught to act like a “normal” boy by the veterinarian’s wife, Meredith, and teenage daughter, Shelley. Bat Boy is happy with his new life, but soon the entire town arrives and hears the shocking story of Bat Boy’s unholy origin.
TOO BEAUTIFUL FOR WORDS!
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 15 • 7:30PM
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16 • 7:30PM
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 17 • 2PM
An unforgettable story of enduring love and triumph over adversity, The Color Purple is a landmark musical from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker. This stirring family chronicle follows the inspirational Celie, a downtrodden young woman whose personal awakening over the course of 40 years forms the arc of this epic story. With a joyous score featuring jazz, ragtime, gospel, African music and blues, The Color Purple is a story of hope, a testament to the healing power of love, and a celebration of life.
There's the whole world at your feet!
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 28, 2025 • 7:30PM
SATURDAY MARCH 1, 2025 • 2PM | 7:30PM
SUNDAY MARCH 2, 2025 • 2PM
Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, Mary Poppins - The Broadway Musical is an enchanting mixture of irresistible story, unforgettable songs, breathtaking dance numbers and astonishing stagecraft. The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren’t the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that “Anything can happen if you let it.”
FEEL YOUR FIRE TO TAKE YOU HIGHER!
FRIDAY MAY 2, 2025 • 7:30PM
SATURDAY MAY 3, 2025 • 2PM | 7:30PM
SUNDAY MAY 4, 2025 • 2PM
Kinky Boots is the big-hearted musical extravaganza featuring a joyous, Tony-winning score by pop icon Cyndi Lauper, and a hilarious, uplifting book by four-time Tony winner, Harvey Fierstein. Charlie Price has reluctantly inherited his father’s shoe factory, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. Trying to live up to his father’s legacy and save his family business, Charlie finds inspiration in the form of Lola, a fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos. As they work to turn the factory around, this unlikely pair find that they have more in common than they realized… and discover that when you change your mind, you can change your whole world.
TWO MORE TO GO IN OUR 35TH SEASON!
SATURDAY MARCH 16 • 8PM SHOWTIME
PHOENIX’S 35TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION!
We’re bringing it back to where everything started: The very first Phoenix Productions show was a run of Jesus Christ Superstar at Christian Brothers Academy’s Henderson Theater in the summer of 1988.
35 years later, we’re happy to celebrate on the Count Basie Center stage with a special symphonic concert performance of Jesus Christ Superstar, featuring a 35-piece orchestra. The show will serve as the Count Basie Center’s Winter Gala, honoring SoVonna Day-Goins and Joe Wajda, longtime Phoenix supporters and chairs of the Basie Center’s Phoenix Operations Committee.
This show is completely SOLD OUT. We’ll see you March 16!
FRIDAY MAY 3 2024 | 7:30PM • SATURDAY MAY 4 2024 | 2PM + 7:30PM
LET’S DANCE!
A delightful musical about an end of the year high-school dance. Four eccentric Broadway stars are in desperate need of a new stage. So, when they hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town prom, they know that it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue…and themselves. The town’s parents want to keep the high school dance on the straight and narrow—but when one student just wants to bring her girlfriend to prom, the entire town has a date with destiny. On a mission to transform lives, Broadway’s brassiest join forces with a courageous girl and the town’s citizens and the result is love that brings them all together. Winner of the Drama Desk Award for Best Musical, this show expertly captures all the humor and heart of a classic musical comedy with a message that resonates with audiences now more than ever.