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PHOENIX — Shock-rocker Alice Cooper and his wife, Sheryl, are putting on a patriotic show at a Phoenix elementary school this week. The Coopers have been writing and directing the annual Hopi Elementary Variety Show every year since having to sit through what seemed like an endless recital 14 years ago. 

“It was dry as it could be,” Sheryl Cooper said. This year’s show, Hopi Doodle Dandy, mixes the mystery of a missing Declaration of Independence with songs, dances and skits. The show was expected to sell out Thursday and Friday, packing more than 3,000 people into an auditorium for two shows at Arcadia High School. “Alice Cooper will make his annual appearance in the show, as will Sheryl.