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City Guide 2008 | Culture: Theater - A Play A Day
Regular servings of Utah’s performing arts keep you healthy and wise.
By Alexis BaiguePage 2 of 2
COMEDY
Desert Star Playhouse
Hiss the villain with a mouthful of pizza at My Valley Fair Lady Jan. 10-March 22; The Wizard of Odd March 27-June 7; Indiana Bones June 12-Aug. 23; Scary Poppins Aug. 28-Nov. 8; and Miracle on 42nd Street Nov. 13-Jan. 3, 2009. Just be careful not to laugh while you are swallowing or you might choke and miss the olio. 4861 S. State, Murray, 266-2600, DesertStar.biz
The Off Broadway Theatre
Check it: The Phantom of the OBT Feb. 8-March 15, Indianapolis Jones and the Raiders of the Kingdom of the Temple of the Last Crusade April 25-May 31, Twelve Dancing Princesses July 11-Aug. 16, Dracula vs. the Hunchback Sept. 26-Nov. 1 and It’s A Wonderous Life Nov. 28-Dec. 27. 272 S. Main, 355-4628, theobt.com
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
Kingsbury Hall
If you and your sweetheart need some ideas to spice things up, watch the Peking Acrobats, Feb. 1-2. Take all the kiddies you know to Charlotte’s Web, March 13 -15. The Lyric Opera Ensemble sings a rare treat April 18-19: Candide. 1395 E. President’s Circle, 581-7100, KingTix.com
Babcock Theatre
To see hot young actors going wild usually requires a trip to Vision Video in Evanston, but you can catch them nearby and for half the price in Tristan and Yseult, Feb. 20-March 2; Blood Wedding, April 2-13; and Salt Lake Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night300 South 1400 East, 581-7100, Theatre.Utah.edu
this summer. Studio Theatre 115
It’s not the size of the boat; it’s the motion of the ocean: Top Girls sock it to you March 6-9; Notes on a Sunday will go gently March 27-April 3; and Treasure will be a pleasure April 17-20. 240 S. 1500 East, 581-7100, Theatre.Utah.edu
FESTIVALS
Tuacahn
Joseph: A Nashville Tribute to the Prophet, March 21, will give you a really good feeling inside, similar to that enjoyed by many of the early women of the LDS Church. You can then see The Sound of Music again, June 9-Aug. 15; or see Les Misérables again, June 10-Oct. 18, or see High School Musical again, July 9-Aug. 2, or even see Big River again, Aug. 27-Oct. 17. 1100 Tuacahn Dr., Ivins, 800-746-9882, Tuacahn.org
Utah Festival Opera
It’s a long drive but worth it for Gypsy, 1776, and everyone’s favorite: Into the Woods, playing July 17-Aug. 9. Ellen Eccles Theatre, 59 S. 100 West, Logan, 800-262-0074, UFOC.org
Utah Shakespearean Festival
The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Othello, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Taming of the Shrew, Fiddler on the Roof, and The School for Wives run June 19-Aug. 3, and then Julius Caesar, Gaslight, and Moonlight and Magnolias run Sept. 19-Oct. 25. A lot of people starve all year and then glut themselves in a 72-hour binge, seeing every play at the festival, often resulting in rupture of the brain and liver failure. Nine out of 10 doctors agree that it is much healthier to see several plays each month over the entire year, and then take in only two or three at the festival, with a nice hike in between to aid digestion. 351 W. Center St., Cedar City, 800-PLAYTIX, Bard.org
For More ...
For Utah Contemporary Theatre’s upcoming schedule, visit UtahContemporaryTheatre.org or phone 674-2312. SLCStage.com, PlayersAnonymous.org and ArtTix.org have more information and links to various companies neglected here. Clip this article out and tape it next to your calendar for easy reference. Find me at the theater (I’ll be the one with that hopeful look on my face) and tell me how you liked the show.
Not only does Alexis Baigue frequent local theater houses, but he is also a local actor. Baigue recently appeared in Pygmalion Productions’ The Sex Habits of American Women and Salt Lake Acting Company’s Saturday’s Voyeur 2007 (as Cardozo, Rocky Anderson’s pet parrot). Baigue will reverse global warming by 2015.
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