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‘Kinky Boots’ Sashays Through The Phoenix Theatre Company

by Rebecca Rudnyk

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Kinky Boots is based on an independent British film, which was inspired by the true story of Steve Pateman who found a niche market in an attempt tried to save his family’s failing shoe business. Although it had a somewhat rocky start, Kinky Boots defied the odds, ultimately winning 6 Tony Awards in 2013, including Best Score (for pop icon Cyndi Lauper, the first female to win an individual Tony in the category) and the top spot, Best Musical. The show closed in April of this year, after more than 2,500 performances on Broadway…

YabYum Seven: Inaya Flores

September 2, 2019 YabYum Featured Articles

Visual artist Inaya Flores takes on the YabYum Seven | YabYum Music + Arts | music. art. culture. desert. zen.

Valley Youth Theatre Brings Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda’ to Life

August 22, 2019 YabYum Arts & Culture Featured Articles Rebecca Rudnyk

by Rebecca Rudnyk

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Matilda is a musical based on the beloved children’s novel written by Rold Dahl, the author of other acclaimed classics including “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “James and the Giant Peach.” The show premiered in London in 2011 before moving to Broadway. It was nominated for a multitude of Tony Awards in the 2013 season, winning Best Book, Best Scenic Design, and Best Lighting Design…

Confessions from the mysterious nocturne nebula.

YabYum Presents: Confessions from the Nocturne Nebula [a space-noir podcast]

July 16, 2019 YabYum Featured Articles Podcast

Coming in Autumn of 2019, YabYum Music + Arts is proud to present “Confessions from the Nocturne Nebula” – an original, science-fiction, space-noir podcast…

PHX Film Collective presents 50th Anniversary of Midnight Cowboy

June 20, 2019 YabYum Arts & Culture Featured Articles

by Mitchell Hillman

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Midnight Cowboy is one of those films that sticks to your consciousness and memory for as long as you hold on to both…

YabYum Seven: Tara Logsdon

August 14, 2016 YabYum Arts & Culture Nicole Royse YabYum Seven

Who are you and what do you do? Tara Logsdon and I create socially-enlightened art installations using teddy bears. How did you get your start? I...

YabYum Seven: Rossitza Todorova

August 7, 2016 YabYum Arts & Culture Nicole Royse YabYum Seven

Who are you and what do you do? My name is Rossitza Todorova and I am an artist. Drawing is my primary art medium with which...

YabYum Seven: Sandra Ortega

July 31, 2016 YabYum Arizona artists Arts & Culture Nicole Royse YabYum Seven

Who are you and what do you do? I am a follower of Jesus, clothed as an artist, working in pastels and now oils. A member...

An Emmett Potter inspired pop art painting

YabYum Seven: Emmett Potter

July 24, 2016 YabYum Arts & Culture Nicole Royse YabYum Seven

Who are you and what do you do? Emmett Potter and I am an artist. How did you get your start? I started in photography in...

STEAM at the Tempe Center for the Arts

July 20, 2016 YabYum arizona Arizona Art Arizona artists Arts & Culture Nicole Royse

by Nicole Royse Arts Editor Tempe Center for the Art’s summer exhibition STEAM brings together the worlds of science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics in an...