Phoenix, Arizona

===Performing arts===
[[File:Orpheum AZ.jpg|thumb|alt=photo of the front entrance of the Orpheum theater, with the red marquee clearly displaying the Orpheum name, contrasted with the pale brown of the stone building|Interior of the [[Orpheum Theatre (Phoenix, Arizona)|Orpheum Theatre]]]]
The city has many performing arts venues, most of which are in and around downtown Phoenix or Scottsdale. The Phoenix Symphony Hall is home to the [[Phoenix Symphony|Phoenix Symphony Orchestra]], the [[Arizona Opera]] and [[Ballet Arizona]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://phoenix.about.com/library/blmapsymphonyhall.htm |title=Symphony Hall |publisher=phoenix.about.com |access-date=February 8, 2014 |archive-date=February 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221205424/http://phoenix.about.com/library/blmapsymphonyhall.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Arizona Opera company also has intimate performances at its new Arizona Opera Center, which opened in March 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://frontdoorsnews.com/2013/03/5-2m-arizona-opera-center/ |title=$5.2M Arizona Opera Center |publisher=frontdoor news |access-date=February 8, 2014 |date=March 22, 2013 |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222061839/http://frontdoorsnews.com/2013/03/5-2m-arizona-opera-center/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Another venue is the [[Orpheum Theatre (Phoenix)|Orpheum Theatre]], home to the [[Phoenix Opera]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.phoenixopera.org/orpheum/ |title=Phoenix Opera |publisher=phoenixopera.org |access-date=February 8, 2014}}</ref> Ballet Arizona, in addition to the Symphony Hall, also has performances at the Orpheum Theatre and the Dorrance Theater. Concerts also regularly make stops in the area. The largest downtown performing art venue is the [[Herberger Theater Center]], which houses three performance spaces and is home to two resident companies, the [[Arizona Theatre Company]] and the Centre Dance Ensemble. Three other groups also use the facility: [[Valley Youth Theatre]], iTheatre Collaborative<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.itheatreaz.org/ |title=2013–14 Season |publisher=iTheatre Collaborative |access-date=February 8, 2014 |archive-date=February 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224015851/http://www.itheatreaz.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Actors Theater.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.herbergertheater.org/about |title=About Herberger Theater Center |publisher=herbergertheater.org |access-date=February 8, 2014}}</ref>

Concerts take place at [[Footprint Center]] and [[Comerica Theatre]] in downtown Phoenix, [[Ak-Chin Pavilion]] in Maryvale, [[Gila River Arena]] in Glendale, and [[Gammage Memorial Auditorium|Gammage Auditorium]] in Tempe (the last public building designed by [[Frank Lloyd Wright]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asugammage.com/about/history |title=ASU Gammage from the beginning |publisher=Arizona State University |access-date=February 11, 2014}}</ref> Several smaller theaters including [[Trunk Space]], the [[Mesa Arts Center]], the Crescent Ballroom, [[Celebrity Theatre]], and Modified Arts support regular independent musical and theater performances. Music can also be seen in some of the venues usually reserved for sports, such as the [[Wells Fargo Arena (Tempe)|Wells Fargo Arena]] and [[State Farm Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.phoenix-theater.com/ |title=Phoenix Theatre |publisher=phoenix-theater.com |access-date=February 16, 2014}}</ref>

Several television series have been set in Phoenix, including ''[[Alice (American TV series)|Alice]]'' (1976–85), the 2000s paranormal drama ''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]'', the 1960–61 [[Television syndication|syndicated]] crime drama ''[[The Brothers Brannagan]]'', and ''[[The New Dick Van Dyke Show]]'' from 1971 to 1974.