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The Empress Theatre opened in 1916 originally as a Burlesque show for the local miners at Kennecott. In 1917 it began showing silent movies. The theater remained open as a movie theater through at least 1930. Stephen Barker, a historian-writer, purchased the Empress Theatre and Gem Theatre, and in 1978 began renovating them as part of a Magna City restoration project. Barker hoped to reopen the Empress Theatre for live performances and art films in January or February 1979, but apparently his plans never came to fruition. In 2006 the Oquirrh Hills Performing Arts Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing culture and education to the Magna community and surrounding areas, leased the Empress Theatre building and continues renovation of the historic structure. The theatre reopened on 4 November 2006 with "Forever Plaid," a traditional favorite.

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    Empress Theatre

    9104 West 2700 South
    Magna, UT 84044

    Phone: (801) 347-7373   |   Email   |  

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  • • Current Events

      05/04/12- 05/26/12

      Blithe Spirit Empress Theatre Blithe Spirit Presented 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...

  • • Upcoming Events

      06/22/12- 07/21/12	Oliver! Empress Theatre 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...
      08/17/12- 09/15/12	Beauty and the Beast Jr. Empress Theatre 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.
      10/12/12- 11/10/12	Urinetown Empress Theatre Urinetown Presented 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...
      11/30/12- 12/22/12	The Christmas Box Empress Theatre The Christmas Box Presented 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...

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• Current &
  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    05/04/12- 05/26/12

    Blithe Spirit Empress Theatre Blithe Spirit Presented 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...

  • Upcoming Events

    06/22/12- 07/21/12	Oliver! Empress Theatre 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...
    08/17/12- 09/15/12	Beauty and the Beast Jr. Empress Theatre 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.
    10/12/12- 11/10/12	Urinetown Empress Theatre Urinetown Presented 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...
    11/30/12- 12/22/12	The Christmas Box Empress Theatre The Christmas Box Presented 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...

• Past
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  • Past Events

    04/12/12- 04/14/12	One Act Showcase Empress Theatre
    03/09/12- 04/07/12	Annie Get Your Gun Empress Theatre
    12/02/11- 12/19/11	Scrooge, The Musical Empress Theatre
    10/28/11- 11/19/11	Forever Plaid Empress Theatre
    09/16/11- 10/08/11	The Music Man Empress Theatre
    07/29/11- 08/20/11	Willie Wonka Empress Theatre
    06/10/11- 07/02/11	The Sound of Music Empress Theatre
    04/15/11- 05/14/11	Oklahoma Empress Theatre
    03/04/11- 03/26/11	Man of La Mancha Empress Theatre
    01/21/11- 02/14/11	The Nerd Empress Theatre
    12/03/10- 12/20/10	The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Empress Theatre
    11/05/10- 11/27/10	Little Women Empress Theatre
    09/10/10- 10/16/10	Damn Yankees Empress Theatre
    08/06/10- 08/21/10	High School Musical Jr. Empress Theatre
    06/11/10- 07/23/10	Annie Empress Theatre
    04/30/10- 05/29/10	Nunsense Empress Theatre
    03/05/10- 04/10/10	Footloose Empress Theatre
    03/05/10- 04/10/10	Annie Empress Theatre
    01/22/10- 01/13/10	The Odd Couple Empress Theatre
    01/22/10- 02/13/10	The Odd Couple Empress Theatre
    12/04/09- 12/22/09	We Need A Little Christmas Empress Theatre
    10/16/09- 11/16/09	Little Shop of Horrors Empress Theatre
    09/11/09- 10/02/09	Arsenic and Old Lace Empress Theatre
    07/31/09- 08/31/09	Once Upon a Mattress Empress Theatre
    07/10/09- 07/18/09	Oz Empress Theatre
    05/29/09- 06/29/09	See How They Run Empress Theatre
    05/01/09- 05/18/09	Big Bad Musical Empress Theatre
    04/10/09- 04/18/09	One Act Festival Empress Theatre
    02/27/09- 03/30/09	Guys and Dolls Empress Theatre
    01/23/09- 02/09/09	Taming of the Shrew Empress Theatre
    12/01/08- 12/22/08	Babes in Toyland Empress Theatre
    12/01/08- 12/22/08	The Workshop - Trouble at the Pole Empress Theatre
    10/24/08- 11/17/08	Wait Until Dark Empress Theatre
    08/29/08- 10/06/08	Seussical the Musical Empress Theatre
    07/11/08- 08/11/08	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Empress Theatre
    06/19/08- 06/23/08	Children's Theatre Empress Theatre
    05/09/08- 06/09/08	The Foreigner Empress Theatre
    03/07/08- 04/14/08	Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Empress Theatre