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Title: BETTY BUCKLEY IN CONCERTLocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: Known as the “Voice of Broadway,” Texas-born Betty Buckley won the Tony Award for her performance as Grizabella the Glamour Cat in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CATS. Since then, this versatile performer has earned widespread acclaim for …

Title: MARIA RITALocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: The daughter of Brazil’s famed pianist/arranger César Camargo Mariano and vocalist Elis Regina, singer Maria Rita has charted her own course with a refreshing blend of bossa nova, pop and jazz. Her 2003 debut album sold more than …

Title: CEDAR LAKE CONTEMPORARY BALLET Location: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E Second St, Scottsdale Link out: Click here Description: Through their daring, athletic movement and integration of ballet into contemporary and popular forms, the dancers of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet take audiences on a choreographic journey that …

Title: BEETHOVEN AND BRAHMS: ANATOMY OF A MELODYLocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: Close Encounters with Music is an enriching concert experience that brings together sublime chamber music, distinguished performers and insightful commentary. Putting the composers and their times in perspective, cellist and Artistic Director Yehuda …

Title: RICHARD GOODELocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: The Virginia G. Piper Concert Series brings the world’s premier musicians to Scottsdale for intimate concerts. Hailed for music-making of tremendous emotional power, depth and expressiveness, pianist Richard Goode is one of today’s leading interpreters of Classical and …

Title: COLIN QUINN: UNCONSTITUTIONALLocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: Brooklyn native Colin Quinn began his stand-up career in New York as a regular on the comedy club circuit and made his television debut as co-host of MTV’s popular game show Remote Control. In 1995, he landed …

Title: BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL WITH THE PHOENIX SYMPHONYLocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: Called “The Last Leading Man” by The New York Times, Brian Stokes Mitchell has enjoyed a rich and varied career on Broadway, television and film, along with appearances in the great American concert …

Title: KEYBOARD CONVERSATIONS® WITH JEFFREY SIEGEL Location: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: Hailed by The New York Times as “an artist who means every note he plays,” internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel celebrates the 35th anniversary of Keyboard Conversations in Scottsdale. His brilliantly polished concert-with-commentary format …

Title: COMPAGNIE KÄFIG: CORRERIA AGWALocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: A major figure in the global hip-hop scene, French choreographer Mourad Merzouki works at the intersection of many different disciplines, from circus and martial arts to visual art and music. His unique dance ensemble, Compagnie Käfig, …

Title: CANADIAN BRASS HOLIDAY CONCERTLocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: Five tremendous brass musicians – each a virtuoso in his own right – form the legendary Canadian Brass. Performing a vast repertoire ranging from Baroque masters to marches, big band, Broadway and popular song, Canadian Brass …

Title: TAKE 6 THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEARLocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: With 10 Grammys and a host of other awards and critical praise, Take 6 is the quintessential a cappella ensemble and model for vocal genius. The group features six angelic and …

Title: ARTRAGEOUS BENEFIT GALA STARRING NATALIE COLELocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: Nine-time Grammy Award winner Natalie Cole has proven to be one of the most beloved performers of all time. Cole rocketed to stardom in 1975 with her debut album, Inseparable, earning her a No. …