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What's On?
Upcoming Performing Arts Calendar
Compiled by Scott Renshaw

Here's a roundup of some of the key local arts companies, titles and dates that are confirmed for this year; information is always subject to change, so confirm with the individual organization when planning to purchase tickets.

Downtown
Ballet West
Capitol Theatre, 52 W. 200 South, SLC, 801-869-6900,
balletwest.org
April 12-20: Love and War
June 5-8: Choreographic Festival VI

Broadway at the Eccles
Eccles Theater, 131 S. Main, SLC, 801-355-5502,
saltlakecity.broadway.com
April 26-28: Come From Away
May 10-12: Annie
June 11-16: Girl from the North Country
July 31-Sept. 1: Hamilton

Live at the Eccles
Eccles Theater, 131 S. Main, SLC, 801-355-2787,
live-at-the-eccles.com
April 17: Neil DeGrasse Tyson
April 20: Blippi
April 21: Bill Maher
April 30: Bianca Del Rio
May 15: Derek Hough
May 18: Ira Glass
May 22: Ancient Aliens Live
May 31: Sesame Street Live
June 1: Leanne Morgan

Plan-B Theatre Co.
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 W. 300 South, SLC, 801-297-4200,
planbtheatre.org
April 11-28: Bitter Lemon

PYGmalion Theatre Co.
Rose Wagner PAC, 138 W. 300 South, SLC, 801-971-4362, pygmalionproductions.org
May 3-18: Mother of the Maid

Repertory Dance Theatre
Rose Wagner PAC, 138 W. 300 South, SLC, 801-534-1000,
rdtutah.org
April 11-13: Gamut

Ririe-Woodbury Dance Co.
Rose Wagner PAC, 138 W. 300 South, SLC, 801-297-4241,
ririewoodbury.com
April 18-20: Ascent

Utah Opera
Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, SLC, 801-533-6683,
utahopera.org
May 4-12: Thaïs

Utah Symphony
Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, SLC, 801-533-6683,
utahsymphony.org
April 19-20: Jiji Plays Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto
April 23, June 21-22: How to Train Your Dragon in Concert
April 26-27: Ravel's Piano Concerto in G
May 17-18: Scheherezade
May 24-25: Anne Akiko Plays Fandango

Near Downtown
Kingsbury Hall
University of Utah, 1395 E. Presidents Circle, SLC, 801-581-7200,
artstickets.utah.edu
April 19: University of Utah School of Dance: Alchemy
April 27: Heather McMahan
May 9-11: 'Lectric Eye
July 13: The Rocket Man Experience

New World Shakespeare Co.
Alliance Theater, 602 E. 500 South, Ste. E101, SLC, 801-719-7998,
newworldshakespeare.com
May 4-18: The Merry Wives of Windsor
Aug. 16-25: All's Well That Ends Well
Nov. 1-10: The Lion in Winter

Pioneer Theatre Co.
University of Utah, 300 S. 1400 East, SLC, 801-581-6961,
pioneertheatre.org
March 29-April 13: The Lehman Trilogy
May 10-25: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Salt Lake Acting Co.
168 W. 500 North, SLC, 801-363-7522,
saltlakeactingcompany.org
April 10-May 5: Bald Sisters
June 26-Aug. 18: SLAC Summer Show 2024

Wiseguys Gateway
The Gateway, 190 S. 400 West, SLC, 801-532-5233,
wiseguyscomedy.com
April 18-20: Noel Miller
April 25: Therapy Gecko
April 26-27: Kelsey Cook
May 2: Sammy Obeid
May 3-4: Adam Carolla
May 10-11: Nimesh Patel
May 16-19: Dave Attell
May 24-26: Brad Williams
May 28-29: Kristina Kuzmic
May 30-June 1: Trevor Wallace
June 7-8: Joe List
June 13: Alvin Kuai
June 14-16: Nick Swardson
June 16: Alfred Robles
June 20: Jeff Allen
June 27-29: Shayne Smith
July 12-13: Ms. Pat
July 19-20: Greg Warren
Aug. 16-17: Anjelah Johnson-Reyes
Aug. 30-Sept. 1: Hans Kim
Sept. 26: Corinne Fisher
Sept. 27-28: Kevin Nealon

Outside of Downtown
Desert Star Playhouse
4861 S. State, Murray, 801-266-2600,
desertstar.biz
March 28-June 8: Butch Cassidy and the Sunburnt Kid
June 13-Aug. 24: Mister Act: Holy Smokes! Bless These Jokes!
Aug. 29-Nov. 9: The Lord of the Rings: Back in the Hobbit
Nov. 14-Jan. 4: Grinched: I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas

Hale Centre Theatre
9900 S. Monroe St., Sandy, 801-984-9000,
hct.org
April 22-June 8: May We All: A Country Musical
May 6-July 20: The Time Machine
July 1-Aug. 17: The Nutty Professor
July 25-Aug. 3: Musical Tribute: Elton John, Billy Joel & Friends
Aug. 19-Nov. 16: The Addams Family
Sept. 16-Oct. 19: The Magician's Elephant
Nov. 11-Jan. 25: Disney's Beauty & the Beast
Nov. 29-Dec. 28: A Christmas Carol

Off Broadway Theatre
12366 S. 900 East, Draper, 801-355-4628,
theobt.org
April 5-27: Lore of the Rings
May 31-June 29: TBD
Aug. 2-31: The Scarlet Pimpernel

Wasatch Theatre Co.
Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center, 2525 Taylorsville Blvd., Taylorsville, 801-869-4600,
wasatchtheatre.org
April 22-27: The Realistic Joneses

Out of Town
Tuacahn Center for the Arts
Tuacahn Amphitheatre, 1100 Tuacahn Drive, Ivins, 800-746-9882,
tuacahn.org
May 3-Oct. 4: Disney's Frozen
May 17-Oct. 18: Anastasia
June 21-Aug. 10: Ring of Fire
July 13-Aug. 19: Jersey Boys

Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre
Utah Theatre, 18 W. Center St., Logan, 435-750-0300,
utahfestival.org
July 5-Aug. 1: Little Shop of Horrors
July 10-Aug. 2: Gianni Schicchi & Buosso's Ghost
July 11-Aug. 2: Guys & Dolls
July 12-Aug. 3: Anything Goes
July 12-Aug. 3: Cats
July 30: Verdi's Requiem

Utah Shakespeare Festival
195 W. Center St., Cedar City, 435-586-7878,
bard.org
Summer 2024 Repertory (July 18 to Oct. 5): Henry VIII, The Winter's Tale, The Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing, The 39 Steps, The Mountaintop, Silent Sky

Wiseguys Ogden
269 25th St., Ogden, 801-622-5588,
wiseguyscomedy.com
April 19-20: Ryan Erwin
April 26-27: Andy Gold
May 3-4: Jenna Kim Jones
May 10-11: Alaina Hirschi

Wiseguys South Jordan
Jordan Landing, 3763 W. Center Park Drive, West Jordan, 801-463-2909,
wiseguyscomedy.com
April 18: Bob Marley
April 19-20: Heath Harmison
April 26-27: Michael Palascak
May 3-4: Tyler Fischer
May 10-12: Todd Johnson
May 16: Tina Friml
May 17-18: Sklar Brothers

Can I Get A Word In?
A local comedian who really brings the 'brine': Alex Velluto
By Scott Renshaw

Salt Lake City is home to a thriving local comedy scene—and perhaps not surprisingly, a lot of it thrives on being a little bit salty about the "dominant local culture/religion," or bringing the salty language that's not always acceptable in other places. But one of my favorite Utah comedians is Alex Velluto, whose material generally stays clean and aims as many of his barbs at himself as at the world around him. In his comedy special The Big Gulp Kid, he observes that he's not really worried about getting his identity stolen: "I'd be curious to see what someone could do with my identity if they weren't burdened by my personality." And as for the "security questions" used to prove your identity? "They need to ask you questions that are even more personal—questions even you don't want to answer. ... Questions that if people knew, they wouldn't want to steal your identity: Insecurity questions."
alexvelluto.com