Composer Zina Goldrich has spent nearly two decades developing “Ever After,” a revisionist Cinderella story powered by human courage rather than magic — and Phoenix Theatre Company’s brand-new Stephenson Theatre is finally giving it the stage it deserves.
Vietnam veteran Doug Bradley has written a memoir organized entirely by its soundtrack — from doo-wop in postwar Philadelphia to Hendrix in Vietnam — tracing a life shaped by music and the extraordinary history it witnessed firsthand.
At ASU FIDM’s gleaming Fusion on First tower, fish skin becomes luxury leather and 3D-printed medical braces become runway-worthy — proof that Phoenix is rewriting the rules of sustainable fashion education.
Phoenix fashion educator Tricee Thomas is transforming downtown’s creative landscape — one runway, one tech pack and 920 students at a time.
Ten architectural landmarks across the Valley demonstrate how midcentury and contemporary designers translated brutal climate into sculptural form.
Celebrating 50 years above a city it helped shape, the Hyatt Regency Phoenix opens its archives — and its rotating Compass restaurant serves as the perfect lens for watching Phoenix become Phoenix.
From birria-stuffed pretzels to Elvis-inspired hot dogs dusted in gold, the Cactus League’s 2026 lineup proves the Valley’s spring training stadiums are serving up experiences as memorable as the games themselves.
Arizona Musicfest’s 35th Anniversary Season reaches its apex with a theatrical concert production of “Ragtime” starring Broadway and opera luminaries, proving that world-class musical theater doesn’t require a flight to New York.
Behind the scenes at Phoenix Art Museum, curator Helen Jean guards 9,000 pieces of fashion history — and less than 1% ever sees the light of day.
The Heard Museum’s new exhibition traces how a humble flour sack became an unlikely fashion icon in Indigenous communities — from a treasured fry bread ingredient to contemporary cultural statement.