Arts + Entertainment
The Phoenix Theatre Company is bringing "The Rocky Horror Show" to the stage this week. And playing the eccentric role of mad scientist Frank N. Furter is Šime Košta, former member of the first non-Korean K-pop band, EXP EDITION.
Oct. 8, 2021
In the new biography, "The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power," Max Chafkin explores Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel’s formative years, unique personality and ties to politics.
Oct. 8, 2021
William Shakespeare’s impact on literature, theater and the arts has been felt for centuries, and his influence continues today. But there are worries that holding fast to Shakespeare’s original language — among other things — is alienating to a younger, more diverse population.
Oct. 7, 2021
Have you ever noticed that when you’re watching a show or a movie, there are often other films or shows sort of written into them? Recollecting all these shows can be a movie trivia rabbit hole. That’s exactly what local web developer Lynn Fisher realized recently and why she created her new site — Nestflix.
Oct. 7, 2021
Mark Synnott has seemingly climbed all the highest mountains, but recently he’s modified his approach as he started working with National Geographic. Now he’s more of a reporter and less of an adventurer. The Show spoke with him and asked when his love of climbing began.
Oct. 6, 2021
Last month, rocker Alice Cooper was in Michigan for the dedication of a street named in his honor, appropriately located by Detroit’s Eloise Psychiatric Hospital. A duplicate of the street sign will be sent to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland as part of a new exhibit of Alice Cooper memorabilia.
Oct. 6, 2021
Actor William Shatner is most famous for playing Captain Kirk, the original skipper of the USS Enterprise, going where no man has gone before. And now, he’s off for a different, more localized trek.
Oct. 6, 2021
President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his intent to nominate two women of color with ties to Arizona as chairs of the National Endowment for the Humanities and National Endowment for the Arts.
Oct. 5, 2021
As a teenager, James Tate Hill lost most of his sight. All that remains is some peripheral vision, which he describes as kaleidoscopic. But only his parents and closest friends knew he was legally blind.
He went on to earn a master’s degree and has a new autobiography called "Blind Man’s Bluff."
Oct. 5, 2021
The phrase “immigration reform” has been used by people of all political stripes for decades, and it can mean many different things. The new book "Immigration Matters: Movements, Visions, and Strategies for a Progressive Future" offers ideas for how true immigration reform could happen.
Oct. 5, 2021
Parts of Arizona are really looking like fall. And that means it’s time to turn to Arizona travel writer and author Roger Naylor. The Show spoke with him to learn where to find fall colors around the state, and, as Halloween approaches, where to find a good haunt as well.
Oct. 5, 2021
A series of murals are being commissioned by the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture’s Artists to Work Program. The first project will celebrate the spirit and identity of Phoenix’s Hispanic heritage at one of the entrances to Park Central.
Oct. 4, 2021
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema was a topic on "Saturday Night Live’s" 47th season opener. Cecily Strong donned a blond wig and glasses to portray the senator.
Oct. 4, 2021
You may have seen an image floating around social media in the last few months — it shows the towering border wall covered in rings of barbed wire on one side. And facing it on the other, seemingly staring up at it, perplexed, is a single roadrunner.
Oct. 4, 2021
A recently opened exhibit at the Phoenix Art Museum is bringing the critically acclaimed works by the Colombian artist Oscar Muñoz to the Valley.
Oct. 1, 2021
This month, "Chaos Theory" is back at Phoenix First Friday. It's not the interdisciplinary branch of mathematics, but the landmark annual art show at Randy Slack’s Legend City Studios in downtown Phoenix.
Oct. 1, 2021
The highly-anticipated Phoenix New Times Best of Phoenix 2021 issue hit stands Sept. 30 around the Valley and is also now online. This year’s theme is "In the Fast Lane," a celebration of Phoenix as a car town.
Sep. 30, 2021
Tempe Fashion Week kicks off Oct. 2 at Arizona State University's Sun Devil Stadium. It is the brainchild of French transplant Sebastien Verstraet, a fashion photographer here who owns a Valley modeling agency.
Sep. 30, 2021
Sam Walker's original podcast series American Vigilante looks into the dark world of those who take the law into their own hands. For it, she spent dozens of hours talking to a man she only knows as KC. And there’s a lot that Walker still does not know about KC.
Sep. 29, 2021
Twenty major independent music venues in the state are banding together to require concert goers to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to attend a concert.
Sep. 29, 2021
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