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Performing Arts

Courtesy of the directors of Hippolyta.

Student-Led Production “Hippolyta” is an Immersive and Powerful Twist on “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor February 2, 2019

  “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is inarguably one of Shakespeare’s most well-known plays, featuring the comical plights of star-crossed Athenian lovers, the caricatures of a troupe of actors,...

(Courtesy of Alexander Norton III)

Artist of the Week: Alexander Norton III Singing Ever Sweeter

By Madge Slack January 30, 2019

  Alexander Norton III is a senior here at the University of Utah who is currently pursuing a double major. His degrees will be a Bachelor of Science in political science and an Honors Bachelor...

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A Controversial ‘Book of Mormon’

By Abigail Raasch, Arts Writer January 30, 2019

  You have probably heard of the musical, "The Book of Mormon." This groundbreaking Broadway hit shocked audiences while bringing with it barrels of laughter. The show originally opened in March...

Professor Viktor Valkov, courtesy Michaela Funtanilla.

Visiting Professor Viktor Valkov Impresses in His Faculty Recital

By Josh Petersen January 23, 2019

  It was a rainy night on Jan. 17, but for the audience inside the Libby Gardner Concert Hall, there was an entirely different kind of thunder. In his faculty recital, Department of Music visiting...

Comedian Ben Bailey, courtesy Pam Loshak

Laugh Your Stress Away With Stand-Up Comedian Ben Bailey

By Abigail Raasch, Arts Writer January 22, 2019

  Stand-up comedian Ben Bailey has a simple goal for audiences who come to his shows: “I want them to laugh until they forget about the things that suck.” When college is stressful and life...

Design by Madge Slack with photos courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Pixabey, Max Pixel and Flickr

Can LDS Actors Accept Roles in the Top Ten Broadway Shows?

By Alaikia Marielle January 21, 2019

  Every actor draws a line: at some point, one must decide if there are roles that one is or is not willing to accept based on one's personal beliefs and morals. But where do active members of...

A Utah Ballet Rehersal in the Marriot Dance Building. January 25, 2017. Michael Adam Fondren for The Daily Utah Chronicle

Artistic Choice or Unfair Discrimination?

By Abigail Raasch, Arts Writer January 20, 2019

  I commonly hear my friends, who are acting majors, describe their college degree as a "degree in auditioning." Nothing could be closer to the truth. As a performing arts student, one of the most...

University combined choirs winter concert, Friday Feb. 19, 2016. (Mike Sheehan | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Holiday Throwback: Singing Sacred Texts

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor January 15, 2019

  In recent years, one of the biggest debates during the holiday season is the “war on Christmas,” a tug-of-war between the secular and the sacred in our society. The inclusivity of the words...

Courtesy of Pioneer Theatre Company

Corruption is Fun in ‘The Lion in Winter’

By Josh Petersen January 9, 2019

  Even if you think that your family is hard to deal with over the holidays, you probably didn’t have to reunite with an evil mom who was locked in a tower by a maybe even more evil dad. (If...

(Courtesy of Pioneer Theatre Company)

‘The Lion in Winter:’ A Historical ‘Game of Thrones’

By Madge Slack December 31, 2018

  What better way to kick off the new year than with a little death, betrayal and inheritance? Pioneer Theatre Company presents “The Lion in Winter” as their first show of 2019. Not only is...