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Performing Arts

Lee Orsio (left) and Jon Hudson Odom (right) | Image courtesy of Pioneer Theater Company's official website. Original photograph taken by BW productions

‘A Case for the Existence of God’: A Sublime Tragedy

By Luke Utley April 10, 2025

  Written by Samuel D. Hunter, the writer of "The Whale," which was later adapted into a screenplay, “A Case for the Existence of God” premiered off-Broadway at Signature Theater on April 12,...

A lion lays down in a Hole Zoo exhibit in Salt Lake City on June 16, 2021. (Photo by Silvana Peterson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

How the Zoo, Arts and Parks Tax Enriches Our Community

By Eliza Delgado, Arts Editor March 12, 2025

  This article originally appeared in the Election print issue, in stands November 2024. It has not been updated and some information may be out of date.   Since its approval in 1996,...

Annabelle and Mike Durham, Courtesy of Dee & Cory Productions

Family Is Highlighted in the MadKing Productions of ‘Proof’

By Laney Hansen, Arts Writer March 5, 2025

   “Proof” is a story of family, grief and problem-solving. For the 25th anniversary, MadKing Productions is bringing this story back to life for three weeks on its new fellowship stage.  Written...

PTC presents "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical"

PTC Presents ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer February 24, 2025

  It’s beautiful to think how dynamic life is. Full of so many ups and downs, changes of direction and rises over challenges. This February 2025, Pioneer Theatre Company (PTC) presents “Beautiful:...

From left to right: Heidi Hackney, Eric Sciotto, Anne Louise Brings, Darryl Stamp (Courtesy of Laura Chapman)

SLAC’s ‘The Robertassey’ Is a Story of Suitcases, Skunks and Sparkling Conversation

By Laney Hansen, Arts Writer February 22, 2025

  “I just feel the need to express myself with the abstractions of the world.” If anything were to be described as abstract, it would be “The Robertassey.” Kathleen Cahill’s sixth...

A model poses on the runway at Union Programming Council's third annual Fashion in Business show. Themed "Hollywood Glamour," the event held at the University of Utah in the A. Ray Olpin Student Union in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (Photo by Addy Cowley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

FIB x UPC Third Annual Fashion Show: Student Designers are Red Carpet Ready

By Jordan Thornblad, Arts Writer February 5, 2025

  On Jan. 31, students, faculty, family and friends gathered in the Union Ballroom to be transported back to an age of elegance. Fashion in Business (FIB) partnered with the Union Programming Council...

Heather Mason, CEO And founder of "The Impact Lounge" at Prospector Lodge in Park City, Utah

Sundance 2025: ‘The Impact Lounge’ is a Full Circle Moment

By Jordan Thornblad, Arts Writer February 4, 2025

  The 2025 Sundance Film Festival has been home to “The Impact Lounge” for two years. It has become the centerfold where filmmakers and change-makers meet and connect in an effort to promote...

Park City Fashion Week Backdrop

Park City Fashion Week Brings the Runway to the Rockies

By Jordan Thornblad, Arts Writer February 1, 2025

  Lights dimmed, cameras flashed, drinks were poured and music filled the room as the words “Park City Fashion Week” were plastered on the stage.  On Jan. 26, Kim Kienow transformed The...

"Dial M for Murder" Courtesy Pioneer Theatre Company

A Love Triangle Turned Crime Scene: ‘Dial M for Murder’

By Eliza Delgado, Arts Editor January 25, 2025

  Podcasts and true crime documentaries are so in. But what about the theatre? No one puts on a better murder mystery than a 1950s playwright. The Pioneer Theatre Company’s (PTC) most recent...

Dream Walk Park Portal Entrance

‘Dreamwalk Park’ Is an Out of This World Experience

By Jordan Thornblad, Arts Writer January 15, 2025

  Nestled between the shops at University Place in Orem lies Utah’s newest interactive indoor theme park. Dreamwalk Park was created by artist Ben McPherson and entrepreneur John Pope as...