Plan B Presents Ninth Annual SLAM Tonight, 5/12 by BWW News Desk(May. 12 12:30 AM) - Plan-B Theatre Company has announced its ninth annual SLAM, 24-hour short play writing festival. After 23 hours of writing, the plays will be performed tonight, May 12th at 8 p.m. |
WICKED Tickets for Capitol Theatre Run Go on Sale Today, 5/11 by Tyler Hinton(May. 11 12:30 AM) - After breaking box office records and selling out in record time in 2009, WICKED, Broadway’s biggest blockbuster, returns to Salt Lake City’s Capitol Theatre July 18-August 26. Tickets for the return engagement go on sale today, Friday, May 11 at 10am. Part of Zions Bank Broadway Across America - Utah. |
GREECE IS THE WORD Comes to Off Broadway Theatre, 5/18-6/16 by BWW News Desk(May. 10 8:54 PM) - “Greece is the Word” will take place at the Off Broadway Theatre, May 18th -June 16th. |
Pioneer Theatre Holds Auditions for IN THE HEIGHTS Today, 5/10 by BWW News Desk(May. 10 12:30 AM) - Auditions for Pioneer Theatre Company’s 2012-2013 opening musical, In the Heights, will be held today, May 10, 2012, from noon to 5:00 p.m. Callbacks will be held on Friday, May 11, 2012. Callback times will be announced to auditioners who are invited back. |
Grand Theatre Presents XANADU, Now thru 5/26 by BWW News Desk(May. 10 12:30 AM) - The Grand Theatre is presenting the lively musical Xanadu tonight, May 10 through May 26, 2012 with 7:30 pm performances Thursday through Saturday, a 7:30 pm performance on Wednesday May 16, and 2:00 pm matinees on select Saturdays. Tickets can be purchased through the Grand Theatre box office at (801) 957-3322 or through the website www.the-grand.org. |
BWW Reviews: Pioneer Theatre Company's MAN OF LA MANCHA is Transcendent by Tyler Hinton(May. 9 8:18 PM) - From the moment the audience is seated at Pioneer Theatre Company’s Man of La Mancha, it is evident that this is no run-of-the-mill production of the show. A massive metal portcullis replaces the stage curtains, with the prison behind it sumptuously lit and enlivened by fog undulating through the shafts of light. It is a striking visual representation of what director Charles Morey (in his last show as the theatre’s artistic director) has done to elevate and illuminate the material. |
Photo Flash: Domenech and Salonga Sing “A Whole New World” at Tuacahn Ampitheatre by Oliver Oliveros(May. 6 1:31 PM) - Dan Domenech and Tony Award-winning actress and Disney Legend Lea Salonga sang “A Whole New World,” Disney’s ALADDIN's theme, at the latter’s live concert recently held at the Tuacahn Ampitheatre, an outdoor performance space nestled in a verdant valley, and surrounded by towering red rock cliffs. |
PTC Hosts 2012 Bravo! Awards and Gala Tonight, 5/4 by BWW News Desk(May. 4 12:30 AM) - Pioneer Theatre Company presents its 2012 Bravo! Award to PTC’s longtime artistic director, Charles Morey, at its spring gala on tonight, May 4, 2012. Mr. Morey is leaving the theatre in June after 28 years of service. The community is invited to attend the event. |
Pioneer's MAN OF LA MANCHA Stars William Michals, Maria Eberlane & More, Now thru 5/19 by BWW News Desk(May. 4 12:30 AM) - Pioneer Theatre Company presents Man of La Mancha, the musical staging of the epic tale of Don Quixote, tonight, May 4 through May 19, 2012. |
Hale Center Theater Orem Holds Auditions for DISNEY’S SLEEPING BEAUTY Today, 5/4 by Blair Howell(May. 4 12:30 AM) - Hale Center Theater Orem announces auditions for the youth workshop production of “Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Kids.” Thr classic fairytale is told Disney style and has many feature and ensemble parts, from King Stefan and Queen Stefanie's loyal subjects to Maleficent's slimy goons. |
Voting Opens for the 2012 BroadwayWorld.com Awards - Vote Now on the Best of the New York Season! by BWW(May. 3 4:05 PM) - The TONY Awards Nominators had their say earlier this week and now it's your turn! We're pleased to announce that voting has now opened for the 10th Annual BroadwayWorld.com Awards!
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BWW Reviews: Hale Centre Theatre's FATHER OF THE BRIDE is Full of Heart by Tyler Hinton(May. 2 8:11 PM) - What audiences should expect is a snapshot of family life in 1964 that is full of heart and insightful commentary on timeless facets of human nature. Some things--like the craziness of planning a wedding and the emotions it brings to the surface--never change. |
Family Matinee THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR Plays at Utah Shakespeare Festival, 7/11-8/29; Student Access Cards On Sale by BWW News Desk(May. 1 9:52 PM) - Always seeking creative ways to introduce new audiences to live theatre, the Utah Shakespeare Festival has announced the return of Festival Family Days and Student Access cards. Both programs encourage and invite a younger demographic to attend the Festival. |
Fantasmagorical CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG Regional Premiere in Hale Centre Theatre's 2013 Season by Blair Howell(May. 1 2:45 PM) - “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” joins “The 39 Steps,” “No Time for Sergeants,” “Ragtime,” and “Tarzan: The Musical” to the Hale Centre Theatre 2013 season. The West Valley, Utah, company is the highest attended theater in the 7,000-member American Association of Community Theatre. |
Hale Center Theater Orem Schedules Auditions for DISNEY’S SLEEPING BEAUTY by Blair Howell(Apr. 30 9:56 PM) - Hale Center Theater Orem announces auditions for the youth workshop production of “Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Kids.” Thr classic fairytale is told Disney style and has many feature and ensemble parts, from King Stefan and Queen Stefanie's loyal subjects to Maleficent's slimy goons. |
The Grand Theatre to Hold INTO THE WOODS Auditions, 5/19 by BWW News Desk(Apr. 30 9:39 PM) - The Grand Theatre, located at 1575 South State Street, Salt Lake City, will be holding auditions for “Into the Woods” on Saturday, May 19, 2012. The auditions will be from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and will be held in the Annex, located at 1610 South 250 East, in the south east corner of the South City Campus. Neil Vanderpool will be directing the production and it will run in October 2012 at the Grand Theatre. Rehearsals will begin September 1, 2012. |
BWW Interviews: Getting to Know Utah Actor Jesse Peery by Megan Pedersen(Apr. 30 12:19 PM) - Local actor Jesse Peery talks Utah theater, upcoming projects and gives advice to those wanting to do what he does. |
Noticers: Art and Science Exhibition Opens 5/3 by BWW News Desk(Apr. 27 10:48 AM) -
oh-tis-ers (n) 1. People who ask questions about the world around them and interpret those observations through evidence or artistic mediums. 2. Scientists and artists. |