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presents to a sold-out crowd, returns to the stage in the Virginia G. Piper Theater for its second year. Lit Lounge is the museum’s acclaimed monthly event created by playwright and author Tania Katan featuring a fusion of performers telling true stories meshed with live music. “Peter Pan,” through Sun., June 29, HTC. To close out its 25th anniversary season, Valley Youth Theatre presents a musical adaptation of the classic story about a mischievous boy who flies with a fairy named Tinkerbell and leads a gang of Lost Boys on Neverland—and his arch-nemesis, Captain Hook. “Hollywood Costume,” through Sun., July 6, PAM. See your favorite film characters in a blockbuster exhibition at Phoenix Art Museum, showcasing costumes from films like “The Big Lebowski,” “The Dark Knight Rises” and “Gangs of New York” as well as interviews and behind-the-scenes insights from costume designers. Desmond Ng, Fri., July 11, TN. Evening performance by accomplished trombonist Desmond Ng, who was a member of the Young Sounds of Arizona, a youth all-star jazz program in Phoenix.
“Pictures of Cake,” Fri., July 18, TN. This eclectic jazz quintet features five ASU jazz studies students and is known for its interesting original compositions. Ryan Stigmon, Fri., July 25, TN. Ryan Stigmon is a tenor saxophonist whose style brings a powerful sound with high-energy solos. Arizona Sketch Comedy Festival, Wed., June 25, through Sun., June 29, OCC. Study and celebrate comedy in this festival with six shows, three workshops and four venues over five days. Check the website for locations and details. Aubrey Martin and Dalton Danks, Fri., Aug. 8, TN. Take in a performance by Martin on tenor saxophone and Danks on drums, both members of the Tucson Jazz Institute. “West Side Story,” Fri., Aug. 8 through Sun., Aug. 24, HTC. In this classic Broadway musical, “Romeo and Juliet” is retold on the streets of 1950s New York City. Ross Lewicki, Fri., Aug 15, TN. Lewicki, an up-and-coming pianist enrolled in the Jazz Studies program at Arizona State University, leads a piano trio of fellow Valley musicians.
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ON STAGE VENUE INDEX HTC—Herberger Theater Center 222 E. Monroe St., Phoenix Tickets: (602) 252-8497, www. herbergertheater.ticketforce.com
S55—Space 55 636 E. Pierce St., Phoenix Tickets: (602) 663-4032, www.space55.org
MAC—Mesa Arts Center One E. Main St., Mesa Tickets: (480) 644-6500, www. mesaartscenter.com
SMoCA—Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art 7380 E. Second St., Scottsdale Tickets: (480) 499-TKTS (8587), www. smoca.org
OCC—Outliars Comedy Club Chandler, Mesa, Scottsdale, Glendale Tickets: (480) 784-7258, www.outliarscc. com
TCA—Tempe Center for the Arts 700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy., Tempe Tickets: (480) 350-2822, www.tca. ticketforce.com
PAM—Phoenix Art Museum 1625 N. Central Ave., Phoenix Tickets: (602) 257-1222, www.phxart.org
TN—The Nash 110 E. Roosevelt St., Phoenix Tickets: (602) 795-0464, www.thenash.org
PCA—Phoenix Center for the Arts 1202 N. Third St., Phoenix Tickets: (602) 254-3100, www. phoenixcenterforthearts.org
“Charlotte’s Web,” Sun., Sept. 7 through Sun., Oct 12, TCA. Back by popular demand, one of Childsplay’s most beloved productions brings the endearing piglet Wilbur, the winsome spider Charlotte and their friends to the stage with a brilliant version of E.B. White’s American classic.
Australian Pink Floyd, Thurs., Sept. 25, MAC. Taking its tour title from “Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun” from the album “A Saucerful of Secrets,” this show presents Pink Floyd classics including “Another Brick in the Wall,” “Comfortably Numb” and “Wish You Were Here;” as well as a few surprise tracks.