Celebrity Theatre

Celebrity Theatre is one of Phoenix's true originals - a 2,650-seat theater built completely in the round, with a rotating stage at its center. The payoff is the math: every seat in the house is within 70 feet of the stage, which makes it one of the most intimate mid-size rooms in the country for its size. It's been doing this since 1964, six decades of putting the audience right on top of the performer.

The 360-degree seating and that spinning stage mean the artist plays to the entire room at once, so there's no "bad side" and no nosebleed feeling - it's a completely different animal from a standard proscenium theater. The setup is especially great for comedy and singer-songwriter shows, where being close is the whole point and the rotation keeps everyone in the conversation. Honestly, with this room, there's barely a wrong seat to pick.

It's a standalone destination rather than a district stop, so plan to park in the venue lot and make the theater itself the event. Find the Celebrity Theatre lineup on Evil Tickets and grab a seat in one of Phoenix's most unusual rooms.