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performances broadway in tucson presents jesus c h r i s t s u p e r s t a r, d e c e m b e r 3 0 a n d january 1-4. arizona friends of chamber music presents the emerson string quartet, december 3, 8pm. Arizona Friends of Chamber Music Not Burnt Out, Just Unscrewed Leo Rich Theatre at TCC, 260 S. Church Ave., 5773769, www.ArizonaChamberMusic.org. The Emerson String Quartet has received unparalleled acclaim in its more than 31 years of performing and recording. December 3, 8pm. Vaudeville Cabaret, 110 E. Congress St., 440-4436, www.UnscrewedComedy.com. The “Thinking Man’s Comedy Troupe” has improv shows on December 5 and December 19 at 8:30pm. UA’s Arizona Repertory Theatre Marroney Theatre, 1025 N. Olive Rd., 621-1162, www.UATheatre.org. Company centers on Robert, a 35-yearold single New Yorker who wonders if he will ever find the right woman that makes it worth “Being Alive” in this Tony Awardwinning musical comedy. Shows through December 7. Rhythm & Roots Arizona Theatre Company Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave., 8848210, www.ArizonaTheatre.org. HAIR is the “American tribal hippie love rock musical” that celebrates its 40th anniversary as the revolutionary musical that conquered the world. Playing through December 20. Broadway in Tucson Zuzi’s Little Theater, 738 N. 5th Ave., 440-4455, www.RhythmandRoots.org. Known as one of the best living slide guitarists, Kelly Joe Phelps adds finger picking to create kinetic, organic blues with a deep soul. His smoky vocals mix with elegant story telling for powerful meditations on loss, transcendence and hope. December 6, 7:30pm. UA Presents Tucson Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave., 903-2929, www.BroadwayInTucson.com. RAIN - A Tribute To The Beatles is a multimedia, multi-dimensional experience — a fusion of historical footage and hilarious television commercials from the 1960s with all of the music and vocals performed totally live! Performances take place December 2-December 7. Jesus Christ Superstar, the first masterpiece from the legendary writing team of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, exploded onto the scene in 1971,changing the world of musical theatre forever. Shows are December 30 and January 1-4. Time Traveling Vaudevillians Invisible Theatre Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St., 622-8848, www.HotelCongress.com. The Desert Decadence Cabaret is a whirlwind of old-time excitement that hosts a variety of performers on December 18. The event is a benefit for the Earth First! Journal, a radical environmental publication produced in Tucson and distributed internationally. With a slight flare of political satire the Vaudevillians share the stage with Tucson’s Whiskey Breath Burlesque, circus sideshow with Erik Bang!!! & Miss Punch and music provided by The Dig Dug Pit Orchestra. Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd., 621-3341, www.UAPresents.org. Golden Dragon Acrobats present Cirque d’Or, a 21-member troupe from China’s Hebei Province bedazzles audiences of all ages with timeless thrills, daring feats of athletic discipline and grace, brilliant costumes, theatrical spectacle, music and dance both ancient and contemporary – on December 7 at 2pm. Undocumented Historias in the Desert of Dreams Beowulf Alley, 11 S. 6th Ave., 622-4460, www.BeowulfAlley.org. This is a multifaceted performance and artistic interpretation of the life histories of young immigrants and their dreams. The performance is December 5 at 7pm. Donations are appreciated and 100% of them will be utilized for scholarships for immigrant students. 1400 N. 1st Ave., 882-9721, www.InvisibleTheatre.com. Gunmetal Blues is a musical in the tradition of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler and is a perfect little poison pen of a show, rife with first-rate satire. Performances run December 3-21. Tucson Symphony Orchestra Music Hall @ TCC, 260 S. Church Ave., 882-8585, www.TucsonSymphony.org. Guest conductor Guillermo Figueroa conducts the orchestra in works by Mozart, Beethoven and Bartók on December 11-December 12, 8pm, and December 14, 2pm. PLEASE SEE “DecemberFest” on pages 25 & 26 for holiday related Downtown performances. 10 downtown tucsonan.december.08 http://www.UnscrewedComedy.com http://www.UATheatre.org http://www.ArizonaChamberMusic.org http://www.RhythmandRoots.org http://www.ArizonaTheatre.org http://www.UAPresents.org http://www.creativeradio.com http://www.BroadwayInTucson.com http://www.HotelCongress.com http://www.BeowulfAlley.org http://www.InvisibleTheatre.com http://www.TucsonSymphony.org

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