Highlights
- Sugar Skull! A Día de Muertos Musical Adventure performs September 13 at 3 p.m. at The Madison Center for the Arts in Phoenix.
- The bilingual, bicultural touring production runs nationally through November 12, stopping in San Diego, Kingston, and other cities after Phoenix.
- Family four-pack tickets are $99 using promo code SugarSkullFam; free covered parking is available on site.
- The Madison Center's September calendar also includes the Transatlantic Guitar Trio on September 14 and comedian Amit Tandon on September 18.
The Madison Center for the Arts opens the national tour of Sugar Skull! A Día de Muertos Musical Adventure on Sunday, September 13, at 3 p.m., making Phoenix the first stop on a run that continues through November 12 with dates in San Diego, Kingston, and additional cities, according to BroadwayWorld.
The production is a bilingual and bicultural musical for young audiences and families. It follows 12-year-old Vita Flores, who is skeptical of her family's Día de Muertos preparations until a candy skeleton springs to life and takes her on a journey through the holiday's traditions. The show draws on traditional regional music and dance from Mexico, weaving in encounters with ancient ancestors, a sorrowful sorceress, the trickster Chaneques, and the Catrina Calavera as Vita assembles the missing pieces for her family's ofrenda.
The Madison Center's 904-seat auditorium at 5601 N. 16th St. hosts the performance. Free parking is available in a 375-space covered structure south of the facility at The Madison Promenade. Family four-pack tickets are available for $99 with the promo code SugarSkullFam.
Why does Phoenix open the tour?
According to BroadwayWorld's August 20 announcement, the production goes on the road from September 13 to November 12, with Phoenix listed as the first stop. The timing places the show roughly six weeks ahead of Día de Muertos on November 1 and 2.
The September calendar at The Madison Center continues with the Transatlantic Guitar Trio on September 14 at 8 p.m., comedian Amit Tandon's stand-up special Halwa on September 18 at 7:30 p.m. (ages 10 and up), and a Candlelight: 90s Hip-Hop on Strings tribute concert on September 25 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets and additional information are at themadison.org.
Where to find them
- Sugar Skull! A Día de Muertos Musical Adventure · sugarskullontour.com · Instagram · Facebook
- Halwa · halwagahwa.com
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