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Performing Arts

Photo credit: Todd Keith for Pioneer Theatre Company

PTC’s “The Will Rogers Follies: A Life in Revue”

By Haley Oliphant, Editor-in-Chief April 28, 2017

The Tony Award-winning "Will Rogers Follies" will take the Pioneer stage on May 5, following the life of the American folk hero Will Rogers, a Zigfield's Follies star in the early 20th century. Using...

Utah Arts Festival, Music Venue. Photo Credit: UAF.

Time to Celebrate at the Utah Arts Festival

By Lynette Randall April 28, 2017

The largest outdoor, multi-disciplinary arts event in the state is being held for the 41st time this June in Library Square — labeled the Utah Arts Festival, this year’s theme is “We are UNITED IN...

Cats Closes off the Musical Theatre Program Year—a review

“Cats” Closes off the Musical Theatre Program Year—a review

By Cate Heiner April 24, 2017

The University of Utah's Musical Theatre Program senior class is bringing their careers to a close as they showcase their skills in “Cats.” One of the longest running musicals in Broadway’s history,...

Photo by Adam Fondren

Dept. of Theatre Presents Students’ New Plays in Reading Workshops

By Daniel Theriault April 24, 2017

Beginning on April 24, the University of Utah will be hosting readings from student playwrights Daniel Amsel, Alex Coltrin, Haley Pulsipher, Wesley Mathis and Daily Utah Chronicle writer Catherine Heiner...

Cast of La Rondine in SoMusic.

U Students to Perform Puccini’s “La Rondine”—a preview

By Lynette Randall April 19, 2017

The University of Utah Lyric Opera Ensemble with the University Philharmonia are bringing to life lesser known opera, “La Rondine” in their upcoming production. “For the first time in my 24...

Student Play Submerge is a Gift to the Wounded from the Healed

Student Play “Submerge” is a Gift to the Wounded from the Healed

By Madge Slack April 19, 2017

"Everything is art...Your clothes, voice, language, hair, living space, all express who you are on a basic human level, it’s how we understand each other," said Haley Pulsipher, a University of Utah...

Student Play Purgatory Provides Experience of Danger in Safety

Student Play “Purgatory” Provides Experience of Danger in Safety

By Madge Slack April 19, 2017

If you think theater is boring, you clearly haven't heard about University of Utah and soon-to-be Actor Training Program graduate Daniel Amsel's "Purgatory." "Purgatory" is nontraditional in nearly...

Bringing Cats to the U—a preview

Bringing “Cats” to the U—a preview

By Cate Heiner April 18, 2017

Best known for its unusual story line, Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Cats" is the senior showcase performance for the University of Utah's Musical Theatre Program this year. Based on the collection of poetry,...

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SLAC’s “Hand to God”: Darkly Funny and Thought-Provoking—a review

By Daniel Theriault April 18, 2017

Salt Lake Acting Company's "Hand to God," their most recent production, offers up plenty of dark laughs along with an in-depth look into themes of family, guilt and faith. SLAC's adaptation of Robert...

Sustainable Artist: Giving Trash a New Life

Sustainable Artist: Giving Trash a New Life

By Lauren Gutierrez April 17, 2017

The topic of sustainability usually conjures up issues of air quality, food and water but it even crosses over into things like business, education and art. The artistry of sustainability has three pillars...