Theatre For Young Audiences/USA Announces 2023 TYA/USA NATIONAL FESTIVAL & CONFERENCE Hosted by Childsplay May 10-12, 2023
New York, NY, January 31, 2023 – Theatre for Young Audiences USA (TYA/USA), the national organization that provides advocacy and resources to the field of Theatre for Young Audiences, in collaboration with Childsplay in Tempe, Arizona, will present the 2023 TYA/USA National Festival & Conference: AMPLIFY on May 9-12, 2023. This landmark event, which will […]
VYT’s Season Opener ‘Seussical’ hits Center Stage August 12
The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, the Jungle of Nool! The Herberger Theater Center welcomes the talented, young performers of Valley Youth Theatre (VYT) to the spotlight for VYT’s season opener this Friday, August 12. Seussical takes Center Stage through August 28 and invites families, children, and fellow Dr. Seuss fans to enjoy this […]
Arizona Arts Organizations to Dim Their Lights on Friday Evening in Remembrance of Judd Herberger
The Herberger Theater, alongside more than 15 Arizona arts organizations, will honor the life of Judd Herberger with a dimming of the theater lights at 7:15pm on Friday, November 5. Judd Herberger, longtime arts philanthropist and beloved member of the community, passed away on October 27, 2021. The tradition of dimming the lights pays tribute […]
Herberger Theater Center Announces Five New Board Members
The Herberger Theater Center is pleased to announce the appointment of five new board members, Becky Gonzales with Metromile, Kaaren-Lyn Graves with NABEDC, Monica Greenman with Transwestern, Greg Marshall with Snell & Wilmer, and Trish Niemann with Cable One, Inc. “We are excited to begin working with our new board members as we enter this […]
Herberger Theater Center Rebrands to Combine Iconic Architecture and Modern Entertainment
The Herberger Theater announced the launch of its new identity and website redesign this week (HerbergerTheater.org). Long known for its ‘H’ with draping curtains, the theater’s new identity features the iconic rotunda which is the literal and figurative heart of the building where audiences converge to enjoy art on one of the theater’s three stages. […]
Herberger Theater Fights to Keep Performing Arts Alive With “1000 Friends in 1000 Days” Challenge
The Herberger Theater Center is launching a special campaign to raise funds essential to not only raising the curtain again for live performances in Phoenix, but to supporting the continuation of the Theater’s unique outreach programs for low-income children and teens across the Valley. In this multi-year campaign, the Herberger Theater aims to grow its […]
Arizona Cardinals’ Defensive End once took the spotlight at the Herberger Theater
Blood, meat pies, a barber, and the NFL? In 2018, Arizona Broadway Theatre and the Herberger Theater were co-producing Sweeney Todd, a Tony award-winning musical about the Fleet Street barber. The show, in its Arizona Broadway Theatre rendition, lent itself to a spotlight walk-on role. While many of these roles came to be auctioned off […]
ASU Gammage among first venues to release upcoming live schedule
While Broadway may not be opening until the Fall, their national tours are beginning to take shape across the country, especially here in Phoenix. In January, ASU Gammage became one of the first major venues to release their upcoming 2021-2022 live schedule. Announced almost a full year after the remainder of the 2019-2020 season was […]
Just when should we expect shows to return to venues across the valley?
While shows have not returned in a traditional sense, there are still some places you can catch shows in the coming months as restrictions lessen and companies begin to produce indoor shows. Arizona Broadway Theatre has been hosting live performances indoors for some time now, limiting capacity and enforcing mask policies when guests are not […]
Meet the Herberger Arts & Broadcast Hall of Fame newest induction: Billie Jo and Judd Herberger
The grandest of all ceremonies occurred in late October of 2019 to celebrate the greatest Arizona arts philanthropists of their time, Billie Jo and Judd Herberger. First known around the world for her water aerobics videos, Billie Jo, and her husband Judd, have since become some of the most generous arts supporters in Arizona. Her […]
