14 Best Performing Arts Venues in Phoenix, Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe

Phoenix's high-tech, state-of-the-art entertainment venue morphs from an intimate Broadway stage setup to a concert hall seating 5,000. There are great views from almost every seat.

This company stages an opera season in both Tucson and Phoenix. The Phoenix season runs from October to March at Symphony Hall and the Herberger Theater.

Based in Tucson, the Arizona Theatre Company also performs at venues in the Valley. Productions, held from September through June, range from classic dramas to musicals and new works by emerging playwrights.

The state's professional ballet company presents a full season of classical and contemporary works (including pieces commissioned for the company) in Tucson and Phoenix. The season runs from October through May.

This troupe presents original and contemporary dramas and musical revues, as well as adventurous adaptations, between September and May.

This 2,600-seat theater-in-the-round hosts concerts and other live performances.

This small music venue only accommodates 350 people, but has a loyal following for its eclectic calendar of indie acts. The lounge is open nightly.

A yearlong cycle of inventive puppet productions is held in a historic building featuring lots of theater and exhibit space.

This theater hosts performances of local and visiting plays, concerts, dance troupes, orchestras, and Broadway shows.

The Spanish-colonial Orpheum Theatre, built in 1927 and renovated throughout the '90s, is a glamorous venue showcasing ballet, theater, and film festivals.

The resident company at Symphony Hall, the Phoenix Symphony features orchestral works from classical and contemporary composers, a chamber series, composer festivals, and outdoor pops concerts. The season runs September through May.

Across the courtyard from the Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix Theatre Company stages musical and dramatic performances.

The Phoenix Symphony and Arizona Opera perform here.

This outdoor amphitheater books major live concerts.