LifestyleTiananmen: A New Musical Defies Genre Convention
Robrt L. PelaSeptember 1, 2023
Our new culture columnist dishes with the director of Tiananmen: A New Musical.
Valley NewsCollections Dept.: Unburied Treasure from the Cartwright School
Robrt L. PelaSeptember 1, 2023
The Cartwright family founded the school district that bears their name in 1921 and left behind a collection of relics that tell a story of Arizona before it was a state.
Choreographer and artistic director Ib Andersen is dancing away from Ballet Arizona. Everyone is mum as to why.
FeaturesLifestyleSunny Side Up
Robrt L. PelaMay 1, 2023
Blessed with the city’s best views but some of its shabbiest streets, Sunnyslope has long flown under the in-crowd radar. Is the quirky North-Central enclave finally ready for its close-up?
PeopleGo Fischer
Robrt L. PelaMay 1, 2023
Artist Jake Fischer returns to Arizona after painting the town in NYC.
FeaturesThings to DoRocks/Glass: The Making of Sedona’s First Landscape Hotel
Robrt L. PelaMarch 1, 2023
Sisters did it for themselves at Sedona’s luxe Ambiente resort, a self-styled “landscape hotel” that looks to be the hot hospitality ticket in Arizona this spring.
Valley NewsVirtual Reality Provides Visceral Cultural Education for Phoenicians
Robrt L. PelaJanuary 11, 2023
From the Holocaust to street murals, virtual reality provides Phoenicians with a “more visceral” cultural education.
Valley bees are proving a buzzkill for Dutch Bros Coffee – says an Arizona beekeeper who would know.
Valley NewsThe Resurgence of Phoenix’s Film Industry
Robrt L. PelaNovember 3, 2022
The return of tax incentives is poised to rejuvenate Arizona’s film industry – and Valley development.
Scottsdale’s Canal Convergence turns 10.
ArtsArizona Opera Brings Veterans’ Experiences to the Stage
Robrt L. PelaSeptember 6, 2022
Arizona Opera brings veterans’ experiences to life with a pioneering new drama.
Valley NewsAll Puppet Players Puts Adult Spin on Children’s Diversion
Robrt L. PelaSeptember 2, 2022
With his All Puppet Players theater troupe, Shaun Michael McNamara put an adult spin on the popular children’s diversion.
FeaturesValley NewsGone, Critic, Gone: What Happened to the Valley’s Theater & Arts Critics?
Robrt L. PelaJuly 7, 2022
Once teeming with full-time theater, art and music critics, the Valley now has a vanishing handful. Who – if anyone – is filling the gap?
ArtsScoop: Two Childsplay Actors Reflect on Four Decades of Treading the Boards
Robrt L. PelaJuly 7, 2022
Meet Debra K. Stevens and Jon Gentry, a dedicated thespian duo celebrating 40 years with Childsplay in Phoenix.
After pandemic pauses, the Valley’s smaller institutions are reopening.