Celebrity Theatre is one of Phoenix’s most unique historic landmarks. In 1963, the round building was originally designed as a multi-purpose conference center which could be transformed into a concert venue during the winter months. The theatre opened on January 13th, 1964 with the musical “South Pacific” starring Betsy Palmer. In 1978, George Carlin recorded his HBO stand-up special “George Carlin: Again!” in the round at Celebrity Theatre.  In the years since, the theatre has hosted many of the world’s biggest musicians and comedians like Bruce Springsteen, Liberace, Billy Joel, Van Halen, Etta James, Bert Kreischer, Whitney Houston, The Weeknd, Duran Duran, Don Rickles, George Carlin, Jeff Beck, Diana Ross, Grateful Dead, The Beastie Boys, Chris Rock, Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, Sammy Davis Jr., Smashing Pumpkins, Lynyrd Skynyrd, David Bowie, B.B. King, Olivia Newton-John, Nat King Cole, Fleetwood Mac among many other legendary performers. In 2022, Celebrity Theatre was honored to host Nate Bargatze for four sold out nights to record his new special “Hello World” which later premiered on Prime Video. Later that year, Tom Segura brought the cameras back to the round for four sold out shows for his new Netflix special “Tom Segura: Sledgehammer,” released in 2023. For 60 years, the historic venue has provided patrons with the ultimate in entertainment viewing featuring an extremely rare revolving stage and no seat is more than 70 feet away from your favorite artist!