http://www.thezmag.com/articles.sec-49-1-performing-arts.html Ballet Tucson's annual “Dance & Dessert” event is Fri, March 9-Sun, March 11.]]> Continuing though March 11, first-class ensembles perform compositions both familiar and rarely-heard.]]> Odaiko Sonora celebrates 10 years this month with a book release @ Festival of Books & local performances.]]> “A little scary and exciting” is how Tucson Fringe Festival co-founder Yassi Jahanmir describes this year’s festival, running Feb. 24-26.]]> Garrison Keillor brings his wry mid-western wit, which encompasses modern tongue-in-cheek social commentary, to Tucson on Feb. 1. ]]> The Arizona Theatre Company’s production of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The 39 Steps” is a modern day melodramatic mash-up. ]]> We often think of tabloid journalism and the cult of celebrity as a modern day invention, but the practice of telling tall tales and elaborating on truths is as old as storytelling itself.]]> Zoppe Family Circus, new exhibits at Tucson Museum of Art, and performances by Tucson Symphony Orchestra.]]> The historic tale of royal deception, betrayal and familial conflict is modernized with a ”king” of industry protagonist.]]> Chicago is a town where murderesses want to be show-biz stars, where the rumor mill is hard-hitting journalism, and where the courtroom is a stage for sleight of hand lawyers.]]> Broadway in Tucson's "West Side Story" delivers rumbling gangs, feisty Puerto Rican immigrants and forbidden teenage love all in one. ]]> All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely - yelpers. ]]> A show to sink your teeth into hits Tucson for only five performances this August.]]> In the intimate Screening Room downtown, Puppets Amongus will be unfolding their latest show on Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12.]]> Tucson tap dance enthusiasts are celebrating the art and skill of tap dancing with Tucson's 3rd Annual National Tap Dance Day.]]> Zuzi Presents a Magical Mystery Tour, May 13-15, based on The Beatles' music. ]]> This summer, Tucson's Art.If.Act Dance Project is sending off a proverbial  message in a bottle with their latest show, The Great American Dance Tour. A century of iconic American music ]]> Arizona Opera ended its 40th anniversary season with a riveting tale of love, forgiveness, fidelity and adventure with Mozart's "The Abduction from the Seraglio." ]]> Twitter, Facebook, eHarmony, cell phones; these were all designed to make love easier, and yet they complicate it more than ever imagined.]]> What is the mystery of Irma Vep? Well, we certainly aren’t going to provide any plot spoilers here. ]]>