| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Music in Brigham Teen NightPresented by Brigham City Fine Arts Center at Brigham City Fine Arts Center May 25, 2012 Dflight Productions presents Talese Haddock and the Solar Tones at the Fine Arts Center. Teen night is designed to promote good quality music from up and coming bands. Under the tutledge of recording expert, Dan Dunford, the goal is to promote young bands and provide great dancing or listening music for their peers. | Brigham City Fine Arts Center | 05/25/12 | Brigham City |
The Merry Wives of WindsorPresented by Utah Shakespeare Festival at Adams Shakespearean Theatre - Southern Utah University June 25-September 1, 2012 Falstaff in love? Hardly! But the loveable old renegade does have his lusty eye on a couple of middle-class housewives. Trouble is feminine wit and wisdom triumph once again as the amused and annoyed wives teach Sir John a lesson in this bubbling, popular comedy sure to please everyone in the family. | Utah Shakespeare Festival | 06/25/12- 09/01/12 | Cedar City |
Mary StuartPresented by Utah Shakespeare Festival at Adams Shakespearean Theatre - Southern Utah University June 26-August 31, 2012 One queen must fall. But before the ax drops, the political power game between Elizabeth I and her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots, must be played in full. Illustrating the vicious life-and-death struggles of the English court in Shakespeare's day, this emotional spell-binder is full of intrigue, betrayal, and the feel of a modern-day political thriller.
| Utah Shakespeare Festival | 06/26/12- 08/31/12 | Cedar City |
Titus AndronicusPresented by Utah Shakespeare Festival at Adams Shakespearean Theatre - Southern Utah University June 27-September 1, 2012 Heads are going to roll in Shakespeare's vicious play of revenge and retribution as a power struggle between Titus Andronicus and Goth Queen Tamora erupts into a vividly gruesome personal war. Combining beautiful poetry with human violence, Titus Andronicus was one of Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime, and will prove to be the same for Festival audiences. | Utah Shakespeare Festival | 06/27/12- 09/01/12 | Cedar City |
To Kill a MockingbirdPresented by Utah Shakespeare Festival at Randall L. Jones Theatre - Southern Utah University June 21-September 1, 2012 Depression-era youngsters Jem and Scout are innocent witnesses to their community in a tense tug-of-war. Justice, dignity, tolerance, racism, violence, and hypocrisy are at the heart of this compelling American drama. This wise and softly humorous staging of the original novel will compel you to take an honest look at our nation's past and to theirmoral responsibility to each other today.
| Utah Shakespeare Festival | 06/21/12- 09/01/12 | Cedar City |
ScapinPresented by Utah Shakespeare Festival at Randall L. Jones Theatre - Southern Utah University June 22-October 19, 2012 Mayhem, mischief and Moliere. This modern adaptation keeps the original structure of the popular French playwright's classic farce, but adds fresh, topical, and contemporary humor. Brimming with zany characters and improvisation and led by the hilarious and crafty servant Scapin, this play is an uproarious romp of hugely theatrical proportions. | Utah Shakespeare Festival | 06/22/12- 10/19/12 | Cedar City |
HamletPresented by Utah Shakespeare Festival at Randall L. Jones Theatre - Southern Utah University September 20-October 20, 2012 Prince Hamlet wants the truth and retribution. Driven by his father's ghost and the corrupt society all around him, he plots and withdraws, schemes and retreats. Written toward the end of Shakespeare's career, this powerful examination of the human psyche is his most mature, and chilling, revenge tragedy. | Utah Shakespeare Festival | 09/20/12- 10/20/12 | Cedar City |
Stones in His PocketsPresented by Utah Shakespeare Festival at Randall L. Jones Theatre - Southern Utah University September 19-October 20, 2012 At turns hilarious and somber, touching and hugely entertaining, this play centers on Jake and Charlie and the numerous roles they play onstage and in life. This two-man, fifteen character comedy drama won raves in 2005 at the Festival and is back by popular demand, featuring David Ivers and Brian Vaughn who first brought this host of characters to the Festival stage. | Utah Shakespeare Festival | 09/19/12- 10/20/12 | Cedar City |
Les MiserablesPresented by Utah Shakespeare Festival at Randall L. Jones Theatre - Southern Utah University June 23-October 19, 2012 After more than twenty-five years of box office records and enthusiastic audiences, Les Miserables comes to the Utah Shakespeare Festival. This timeless story of revolution and love has touched lives around the world with the powerful story of Jean Valjean and his life-long struggle for redemption. Whether this is your first or your twentieth exposure to this soaring epic, you'll be enthralled by its characters, their powerful and touching songs, and their universal stories. | Utah Shakespeare Festival | 06/23/12- 10/19/12 | Cedar City |
| The Odd Couple | Neil Simon Festival | 07/12/12- 08/10/12 | Cedar City |
All Shook UpPresented by CenterPoint Legacy Theatre at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre July 9-August 4, 2012
One part Elvis and one part Shakespeare equals a hip-swinging, toe-tapping story of love triangles, identity mix-ups and happy endings. All Shook Up includes some of Elvis' most popular hits that are sure to delight and entertain while the Bard's twists and turns keep the story humming. | CenterPoint Legacy Theatre | 07/09/12- 08/04/12 | Centerville |
Little WomenPresented by CenterPoint Legacy Theatre at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre August 27-September 22, 2012
The musical story of the four March sisters as they love, learn and grow against the backdrop of the American Civil War. Based upon Louisa May Alcott's semi-autobiographical masterpiece, Little Women is an endearing American classic. | CenterPoint Legacy Theatre | 08/27/12- 09/22/12 | Centerville |
The Scarlet PimpernelPresented by CenterPoint Legacy Theatre at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre October 8-November 3, 2012
A riveting musical set during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution, the Scarlet Pimpernel shows how love, hate, betrayal and loyalty culminate in a powerful story with a dramatic ending. This three-time Tony nominee will captivate and delight. | CenterPoint Legacy Theatre | 10/08/12- 11/03/12 | Centerville |
A Christmas CarolPresented by CenterPoint Legacy Theatre at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre November 26-December 22, 2012
Ebenezer Scrooge's tumultuous night filled with spirits, ghosts and redemption is a traditional Christmas favorite guaranteed to fill you with holiday cheer. Join us in reliving Madison Square Garden's version of A Christmas Carol - a classic tale with modern lessons. | CenterPoint Legacy Theatre | 11/26/12- 12/22/12 | Centerville |
South PacificPresented by Davis Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre April 23-May 19, 2012 You waited for us to announce it now here it is! South Pacific is one of Boradway's most successful and enduring masterpieces. It's won Tonys, Pulitzers and best of all people still love this story of love, war, race and everything else that makes them tick. | Davis Area Convention and Visitors Bureau | 04/23/12- 05/19/12 | Centerville |
All Shook UpPresented by Davis Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre July 9-August 4, 2012 One part Elvis and one part Shakespeare equals a hip-swinging, toe-tapping story of love triangles, identity mix-ups and happy endings. All Shook Up includes some of Elvis' most popular hits that are sure to delight and entertain while the Bard's twists and turns keep the story humming. | Davis Area Convention and Visitors Bureau | 07/09/12- 08/04/12 | Centerville |
Little WomenPresented by Davis Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre August 27-September 22, 2012 The musical story of the four March sisters as they love, learn and grow against the backdrop of the American Civil War. Based upon Louisa May Alcott's semi-autobiographical masterpiece, Little Women is an endearing American classic. | Davis Area Convention and Visitors Bureau | 08/27/12- 09/22/12 | Centerville |
The Scarlet PimpernelPresented by Davis Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre October 8-November 3, 2012 A riveting musical set during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution, the Scarlet Pimpernel shows how love, hate, betrayal and loyalty culminate in a powerful story with a dramatic ending. This three-time Tony nominee will captivate and delight. | Davis Area Convention and Visitors Bureau | 10/08/12- 11/03/12 | Centerville |
A Christmas CarolPresented by Davis Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre November 26-December 22, 2012 Ebenezer Scrooge's tumultuous night filled with spirits, ghosts and redemption is a traditional Christmas favorite guaranteed to fill you with holiday cheer. Join them in reliving Madison Square Garden's version of A Christmas Carol a classic tale with modern lessons. | Davis Area Convention and Visitors Bureau | 11/26/12- 12/22/12 | Centerville |
BrigadoonPresented by Draper Historic Theatre at Draper Historic Theatre June 8-June 23, 2012 As two New-Yorkers hike about the Scottish highlands they encounter something not on their map. They discover the lost town of Brigadoon, which resulting from a miracle from God, comes to life only for one day every century! Tommy Albright, half of this American duo, falls in love with a Brigadoonian girl, Fiona MacLaren. Tommy has two problems: First, if Tommy stays in the town for more than a day, he can never return home to New York! | Draper Historic Theatre | 06/08/12- 06/23/12 | Draper |
School House Rock Live! Jr.Presented by Draper Historic Theatre at Draper Historic Theatre August 3-August 18, 2012 School House Rock Live! Jr. -The Emmy Award-winning 1970s Saturday morning cartoon series that taught history, grammar, math, science and politics through clever, tuneful songs is not only making a small-screen comeback, instructing a whole new generation to "Unpack Your Adjectives" and "Do The Circulations," it's lighting up stages everywhere, from school multi-purpose rooms to university and regional theatres all around the country. | Draper Historic Theatre | 08/03/12- 08/18/12 | Draper |
Matinee Enchantee: An Enchanting afternoon of Magic and MusicPresented by The Hatch Academy of Magic and Music at The Thatcher-Young Mansion May 19, 2012 An enchanting afternoon of magic and music featuring magician Richard Hatch, violinist Rosemary Hatch and pianist Jonathan Hatch. Music by Miyagi, Kreisler, Bach and Saint-Saens, magic by Vernon, Hecklau, Hofzinser and Robert-Houdin. Only 56 seats, reservations strongly recommended to avoid disappointment. | The Hatch Academy of Magic and Music | 05/19/12 | Logan |
Matinee Enchantee: An Enchanting afternoon of Magic and MusicPresented by The Hatch Academy of Magic and Music at The Thatcher-Young Mansion June 9, 2012 An enchanting afternoon of magic and music featuring magician Richard Hatch, violinist Rosemary Hatch and pianist Jonathan Hatch. Music by Miyagi, Kreisler, Bach and Saint-Saens, magic by Vernon, Hecklau, Hofzinser and Robert-Houdin. Only 56 seats, reservations strongly recommended to avoid disappointment. | The Hatch Academy of Magic and Music | 06/09/12 | Logan |
Beauty and the Beast Jr.Presented by Empress Theatre at Empress Theatre August 17-September 15, 2012
Empress Youth Theater production. The Brainy and Beautiful Belle yearns to escape her provincial life...and her brute of a suitor, Gaston. However, Belle gets more adventurous than she wanted when she becomes a captive in the Beast's enchanted castle! Dancing flatware, menacing wolves, and singing furniture fill the stage with thrills in this beloved fairy tale about very different people finding strength in one another and learning how to love. | Empress Theatre | 08/17/12- 09/15/12 | Magna |
Blithe SpiritPresented by Empress Theatre at Empress Theatre May 4-May 26, 2012
Seeking material for his fictional exposé of a criminal psychic, novelist Charles Condomine invites eccentric medium Madame Arcati to his home to conduct a séance. As Charles, his wife of five years, Ruth, and their guests the Bradmans restrain their laughter, Madame Arcati performs peculiar rituals and speaks with a propensity for clichés. Upon its conclusion, Arcati obviously is concerned about an unexpected turn the session has taken, although the author... | Empress Theatre | 05/04/12- 05/26/12 | Magna |
Oliver!Presented by Empress Theatre at Empress Theatre June 22-July 21, 2012
Based on the book Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Oliver is a young orphan in a large workhouse who draws a great deal of attention to himself when he asks for more at the dinner table. No one likes a greedy orphan, so Oliver finds himself sold to an undertaker. He runs away, and is taken in by a group of pickpockets who try to teach the innocent boy to be a thief. Eventually he escapes from the clutches of the crime ring and finds love, happiness, and a home. This musical... | Empress Theatre | 06/22/12- 07/21/12 | Magna |
The Christmas BoxPresented by Empress Theatre at Empress Theatre November 30-December 22, 2012
World Premiere!!! This is a musical adaptation of the popular Christmas book The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans. The Christmas Box, the touching story of a widow and the young family who moves in with her. Rick, Keri, and their 4-year-old daughter, Jenna, are hired as caretakers and are welcomed into the Victorian home of Mary Parkins, an elderly widow, just before the holiday season. As the relationship between Mary and the family develops we learn that...
| Empress Theatre | 11/30/12- 12/22/12 | Magna |
UrinetownPresented by Empress Theatre at Empress Theatre October 12-November 10, 2012
One of the most uproariously funny musicals in recent years, URINETOWN is a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity's most basic needs. Amid... | Empress Theatre | 10/12/12- 11/10/12 | Magna |
| Under Construction | Weber State University Department of Performing Arts | 10/22/10- Ongoing | Ogden |
Summer Intensive Dance Sampler 2012Presented by Imagine Ballet Theatre at Peery's Egyptian Theater August 10, 2012 Experience new Choreography by young dancers, and learn a bit about the history of dance as the dancers show what they have learned over a five week session with guest teachers from around the country. | Imagine Ballet Theatre | 08/10/12 | Ogden |
Shawn PaulsenPresented by Wise Guys Comedy Club at Wise Guys Comedy Club - Ogden May 19, 2012 Originally from a small town in Utah, Shawn is one of the fast rising Comedians, Hypnotists of the 21st century. His high-energy thoughts on family, Work, and humor, as well as watching his subjects on stage, leave many an audience rolling in the aisles! | Wise Guys Comedy Club | 05/19/12 | Ogden |
Kiley CookPresented by Wise Guys Comedy Club at Wise Guys Comedy Club - Ogden May 25-May 26, 2012 Kiley Cook has a sarcastic, sometimes disjointed sense of humor with a unique outlook on every day life experiences that is highly amusing and often times right on the nose. If you know him, you'll know that instead of saying the right thing, he would rather go for the joke. Just ask Dustin or one of his ex-wives, or even that judge in Battle Mountain, Nevada. | Wise Guys Comedy Club | 05/25/12- 05/26/12 | Ogden |
Louie AndersonPresented by Wise Guys Comedy Club at Wise Guys Comedy Club - Ogden June 29, 2012 Louie Anderson is one of the most versatile and successful comedians working in Hollywood today, loved by the television audiences who never missed his nightly hit series "Family Feud" or his appearances on late night chat shows. | Wise Guys Comedy Club | 06/29/12 | Ogden |
The NutcrackerPresented by Imagine Ballet Theatre at Peery's Egyptian Theater December 14-December 22, 2012 Please join Imagine Ballet Theatre for this Holiday Favorite. This is the story of Clara who falls in love with The Nutcracker Prince who takes her on a journey after battling the Rat King to the land of Snow and The Sugarplum Fairy. | Imagine Ballet Theatre | 12/14/12- 12/22/12 | Ogden |
Russ NagelPresented by Wise Guys Comedy Club at Wise Guys Comedy Club - Ogden July 6-July 7, 2012 Over the years, comedians worldwide have sought that "HOOK". That special something that sets them apart from others and bring people to their show. At first thought you may think that a comic who bills himself as America's Funniest Biker has sought a hook that is far too narrow. Come and see Russ Nagel make it work. | Wise Guys Comedy Club | 07/06/12- 07/07/12 | Ogden |
| Grassroots Outdoor Alliance presents Aron Ralston | Peery's Egyptian Theater | 06/13/12 | Ogden |
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance presents 127 HoursPresented by Peery's Egyptian Theater at Peery's Egyptian Theater June 14, 2012 Grassroot Outdoor Alliance presents the film screening of 127 Hours, the true story of Aron Ralston, a mountain climber who became trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorted to desperate measures in order to survive. | Peery's Egyptian Theater | 06/14/12 | Ogden |
The Secret Garden Avg. Event Rating(5.0 Stars): Presented by Hale Center Theater Orem at Hale Center Theater Orem April 19-June 2, 2012 Avg. Event Rating (5.0 Stars):  On the 20th anniversary of its opening on Broadway, HCTO presents "The Secret Garden". The story is an adaptation of the 1911 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Mary Lennox is 11 years old, orphaned and spoiled. Moving to her uncle's mansion she finds more secrets than just the mysterious garden. As those secrets unfold she learns how isolation and selfishness can be overcome by caring for something as simple as a garden, and as profound as a soul. | Hale Center Theater Orem | 04/19/12- 06/02/12 | Orem |
| Crazy For You | Hale Center Theater Orem | 06/14/12- 08/04/12 | Orem |
Arsenic and Old LacePresented by Hale Center Theater Orem at Hale Center Theater Orem August 16-September 22, 2012 A newly engaged couple; two genteel, kind, and deadly aunts; a homicidal brother and his plastic-surgeon sidekick; and an uncle who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt. Put them all together and watch the hilarious pandemonium that follows. A macabre and charming farce that will forever change the way you look at family and window seats. | Hale Center Theater Orem | 08/16/12- 09/22/12 | Orem |
All Shook UpPresented by SCERA at SCERA Center for the Arts July 6-July 21, 2012 The story is all new. The music is all Elvis! In a small Midwest town in the 1950's, Natalie dreams of riding off on her motorbike to find the man of her dreams. | SCERA | 07/06/12- 07/21/12 | Orem |
Fiddler on the RoofPresented by SCERA at SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre August 3-August 18, 2012 A musical theatre masterpiece, Fiddler is rich in historical and ethnic detail, a dramatic classic filled with everything theatre should be - joy, sadness, humor, warmth and music loved the world over including Matchmaker, Sunrise, Sunset, If I Were a Rich Man and Tradition. | SCERA | 08/03/12- 08/18/12 | Orem |
Heath HarmisonPresented by Wise Guys Comedy Club at Wise Guys Comedy Club - Orem June 1-June 2, 2012 Heath Harmison is one of the funniest new up and coming comedians out there. The energy he brings to the stage is astonishing! You will literally be exhausted from laughter by the end of his show. His celebrity impressions and accents from all around the world are so spot-on they will make your jaws drop. | Wise Guys Comedy Club | 06/01/12- 06/02/12 | Orem |
Noorda Theatre Summer CampPresented by Utah Valley University School of the Arts at UVU Noorda Theatre June 6-June 29, 2012 The Noorda Theatre Center for Children and Youth will be hosting its annual month long Theatre Summer Camp for kids June 4-29 in the Noorda Theatre complex on the Utah Valley University campus. The camp is for students from pre-school thru high school. Class subjects include acting, production, puppetry, public speaking, Shakespeare, and playwriting. Students can also participate in a month rehearsal process to perform the world stage premiere of Shannon Hale’s Newberry Honor Book,... | Utah Valley University School of the Arts | 06/06/12- 06/29/12 | Orem |
Shakespeare for KidsPresented by Orem Public Library at Orem Public Library June 4-June 25, 2012 Shakespeare for Kids is an interactive performance of classic Shakespeare plays by kids and for kids! No rehearsing, just come and participate! | Orem Public Library | 06/04/12- 06/25/12 | Orem |
Orem Arts Council Presents: Dance Like Nobody's Watching: Giddins Family Dance And StoryPresented by Orem Public Library at Orem Public Library May 21, 2012 Kevin Jones Giddins is a dancer-actor-singer who believes movement connects people in the present as well as to the future. He and his wife Lita Little Giddins have performed widely within and beyond Utah Valley. | Orem Public Library | 05/21/12 | Orem |
Shakespeare For Kids: The TempestPresented by Orem Public Library at Orem Public Library June 18, 2012 A storm at sea brings King Alonso and his crew onto a magical island inhabited by the magician Prospero, his daughter Miranda and half-human Caliban. Join Joel and Becky Wallin for this child friendly version of Shakespeare's last play. | Orem Public Library | 06/18/12 | Orem |
Shakespeare For Kids: The Winter's TalePresented by Orem Public Library at Orem Public Library June 23, 2012 In a brash, impulsive move, King Leontes imprisons his queen and abandons his baby daughter. Sixteen years later, he's desperately trying to make things right before all is lost. | Orem Public Library | 06/23/12 | Orem |
Hedwig and The Angry InchPresented by Plan-B Theatre Company at Egyptian Theatre June 8-June 17, 2012 Plan-B's award-winning production gets a 10th anniversary re-boot courtesy of the fine folks at Park City's Egyptian Theatre. Transsexual East German rocker Hedwig Schmidt, victim of a botched sex-change operation, finds herself living in a trailer park in Kansas. So she forms a band, sharing her life story on her cross-country tour stalking her rock-star ex-boyfriend Tommy Gnosis, a quest for her other half. | Plan-B Theatre Company | 06/08/12- 06/17/12 | Park City |
Peter Karrie: The Phantom ReturnsPresented by Egyptian Theatre at Egyptian Theatre July 19, 2012 Dubbed "The World's Most Popular Phantom" for his definitive role in Phantom of the Opera; Karrie has also been cast as Don Quixote, Daddy Warbucks, Jean Valjean, Judas, and so many more!.Karrie will perform a concert of his favorite songs. | Egyptian Theatre | 07/19/12 | Park City |