{"id":464708,"date":"2025-12-22T16:35:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T16:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/464708\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T16:35:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T16:35:24","slug":"2025-26-madison-center-for-the-arts-schedule-upcoming-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/464708\/","title":{"rendered":"2025-26 Madison Center for the Arts schedule: upcoming shows"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ADM Group\/Madison Center for the Arts<\/p>\n

Madison Center for the Arts<\/a> may not get the same hype as other Phoenix cultural hubs<\/a>, but it remains one of the Valley\u2019s best-kept secrets.<\/p>\n

Since debuting in 2018, the 24,547-square-foot venue near 16th Street and Missouri Avenue has quietly served as a stylish spot to catch live performances. Its 904-seat theater delivers clean sightlines, primo acoustics and excellent sound. <\/p>\n

It isn\u2019t a space built for just one crowd. The venue\u2019s diverse calendar spans touring musicians, legacy acts, tribute shows, family-friendly productions, circus spectacles and community showcases. One night leans more into classic rock. The next brings mariachi, comedy or a matinee packed with gravity-defying acrobats or fearsome-looking dinosaurs.<\/p>\n

What sets Madison Center for the Arts apart is its scale. It occupies a particular sweet spot, where its theater is large enough for national tours but keeps shows feeling personal and intimate.<\/p>\n

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And then there are its community ties. The venue is run by the Madison School District with student showcases, school events and educational programming featured on its calendar alongside professional bookings. It\u2019s equal parts cultural anchor and neighborhood stage.<\/p>\n

That same balance runs through the Madison Center for the Arts 2025-26 season, which continues through April.<\/p>\n

The lineup mixes such nostalgia-filled concerts and high-energy tributes as So Good! The Neil Diamond Experience with family-friendly spectacles such as Omnium: A Bold New Circus. Plus, the hit parody \u201cSpamilton\u201d takes gleeful swings at \u201cHamilton\u201d and other Broadway favorites while the Buckets N Boards Comedy Percussion Show turns trash cans, rhythm and chaos into loud and fast physical comedy.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the full event lineup for Madison Center for the Arts\u2019 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n

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Madison Center for the Arts<\/p>\n

The Arizona Nutcracker<\/a>
Dec. 20, 1 and 6 p.m. and Dec. 21, 1 p.m.<\/p>\n

So Good! The Neil Diamond Experience<\/a>
Jan. 8, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Buckets N Boards Comedy Percussion Show<\/a>
Jan. 15, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpamilton\u201d
<\/a>Jan. 30, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Arizona Operatunity \u2014 \u201cRusalka: The Littlest Mermaid\u201d<\/a>
Feb. 12, 10 a.m.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

American Elton<\/a>
Feb. 14, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Omnium: A Bold New Circus<\/a>
March 22, 3\u202fp.m.<\/p>\n

The Hit Men of Country<\/a>
April 7, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Dinosaur World Live!<\/a>
April 15, 7\u202fp.m.<\/p>\n

Phoenix Symphony: Woodwind Whirlwind<\/a>
April 20, 10 a.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The exterior of Madison Center for the Arts in Phoenix. ADM Group\/Madison Center for the Arts Madison Center…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":464709,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5131],"tags":[5229,5643,1587,1589,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,51561],"class_list":{"0":"post-464708","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-phoenix","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-arizona","10":"tag-az","11":"tag-phoenix","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-united-states-of-america","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","16":"tag-us","17":"tag-usa","18":"tag-venues"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115764195865165497","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=464708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/464709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=464708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=464708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=464708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}