PERFORMANCES-THEATRE-JUNE 2013

PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY, “Les Misérables,” music by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer, based on a novel by Victor Hugo, through June 1, matinees at 2 p.m., evenings at 7:30 p.m. or 8 p.m., Simmons Pioneer Theatre, $42-$65 ($5 higher when purchased on day of performance), 801-581-6961, www.pioneertheatre.org.

TERRACE PLAZA PLAYHOUSE, “Little Women,” through June 1, 7:30 p.m., 99 E. 4700 South, Ogden, $10-$12 general, $9-$11 seniors and students, $7-$9 children (12 and under), call box office at 801-393-0070 for tickets/reservations www.terraceplayhouse.com/bev/2013-season. 

THE ZIEGFELD THEATER, “Steel Magnolias,” through June 1, 7:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. matinees, 3934 S. Washington Blvd., Ogden, $12-$15, 855-944-2787, www.theziegfeldtheater.com/.

DESERT STAR PLAYHOUSE, “Les Misérables – Or – A Lot Less Miserable!,” through June 8, 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. matinees, $18.95 adult, $15. 95 students, seniors and military, $9.95 children 11 years and under, 801-266-2600, www.desertstar.biz.

MEAT AND POTATO THEATRE, “The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of ‘Macbeth,’” by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin, Jr., through June 9, 8 p.m., $20, Studio Theatre, Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 801-355-2787, 888-451-2787, www.meatandpotato.org.

UTAH REPERTORY THEATER COMPANY, “What The Bellhop Saw,” Utah premiere, Chase Ramsey, director, Cooper Howell, choreographer, through June 15, 7:30 p.m., 2 p.m. matinee on June 15, performances Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays (no performance Saturday June 1), The Murray Theater, 4961 S. State, $15-$18 general, tickets online at www.utahrep.org, or at the door. 

HALE CENTRE THEATRE-OREM, “Urinetown,” music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis, book by Greg Kotis, a water shortage leads to a ban on private lavatories with offenders being severely punished, then Bobby Strong, an everyman with the mission to lead the oppressed to their most fundamental rights, comes to town, through June 15, 3 p.m. matinees and 7:30 p.m. performances, $16-$20 general, $12-$16 children, 801-226-8600, www.haletheater.org.

SPRINGVILLE PLAYHOUSE, “The Importance of Being Earnest,” by Oscar Wilde, directed by Robinne Booth, through June 29, 7:30 p.m., Friday, Saturday and Monday performances, Merit Academy, 1440 W. Center, Springville, $8 general, tickets online at www.springvilleplayhouse.org, or at the door.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, “A Wrinkle in Time,” by Madeleine L’Engle, a new adaptation directed by Rodger Sorenson, Meg and her family have an unearthly guest with news about her missing father, who was experimenting with time travel, June 1, 6-8, 12-14, 7:30 p.m., matinees, June 6, 8, 14, 15, 2 p.m., ASL interpreted, June 6, Pardoe Theatre, Harris Fine Arts Center, $12 general, $6 previews and matinees, $4 off weeknights/$3 off weekends with BYU or student ID, $2 off senior citizen/BYU alumni, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA, “Jersey Boys,” national tour, winner of the 2006 Tony Award for best musical, tells the story of how Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons went from being unknown Jersey kids to international pop stars, June 4-16, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. performances, Capitol Theatre, for tickets call 800-259-5840 or log on to http://saltlakecity.broadway.com/.

HALE CENTRE THEATRE-WEST VALLEY CITY, “Ragtime,” music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, book by Terrence McNally, June 5-July 27, 12:30 p.m., 4 p.m., 7:30 p.m. performances, $26 general, $16 children (children under 5 not permitted), 801-984-9000, www.halecentretheatre.org.

SCERA OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATRE, “Tarzan: The Musical,” based on the Disney movie, directed by Shawn M. Mortensen, musical direction by David Smith, choreography by Sunny Watts, June 6-22, 8 p.m., 699 S. State St., Orem, $12-$14 reserved adults, $10-$12 reserved seniors (65+) and children (aged 3-11), $10-$8 general adults, $8 general seniors/children, 801-225-2787, www.scera.org.

OLD LYRIC REPERTORY COMPANY, “Nunsense,” book, music and lyrics by Dan Goggin, come support the Sisters of Hoboken whose cook, Sister Julia, Child of God, has accidentally poisoned most of the convent, and the survivors put on a musical variety show to raise money to bury the last four frozen nuns of the 52 dead, June 6-8, 20, 22, July 6, 23, 30, Aug. 5, 7:30 p.m., also 2 p.m. matinee on July 6, Caine Lyric Theatre, 28 W. Center St., Logan, $12-$30, 435-797-8022, http://arts.usu.edu/lyric/.

EGYPTIAN THEATRE, “Motown Sounds,” a Big Easy Entertainment production, a theatrical review of the hits and hitmakers of Motown: The Supremes, The Temptations, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Lionel Richie and the Commodores, Michael Jackson and many more, June 7-9, 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. performances, $29-$45 in advance, $34-$50 at the door, 328 Main St., Park City, 435-649-9371, www.egyptiantheatrecompany.org.

THE OFF BROADWAY THEATRE, “The Lone Texas Walker Ranger,” June 7-July 13, 7:30 p.m., 272 S. Main, $8-$16, 801-355-4628, www.theobt.org.

DRAPER HISTORIC THEATRE, “Annie,” book by Thomas Meeham, lyrics by Martin Charnin, music by Charles Strouse, June 7-10, 14-15, 17, 21 and 22, also a 2 p.m. matinee on June 15, $10 general, $7 seniors/students/ military, $5 children 12 and under, 12366 S. 900 East, 801-572-4144, www.drapertheatre.org.

HERITAGE COMMUNITY THEATRE, “The Lightning Bug,” June 7-29. 7:30 p.m., also 2 p.m. matinees on Saturdays, $10 general, $9 seniors and children 12 and under (children under 4 not permitted), 2505 S. Highway 89, Perry, 435-723-8392, www.heritagetheatreutah.com/.

CENTERPOINT LEGACY THEATRE, “12 Angry Men,” June 10-15, 17-22, 24-29, July 1-6, 7 p.m., Barlow Main Stage, 525 N. 400 West, Centerville, $17-$21, 801-298-1302, www.centerpointtheatre.org.

EGYPTIAN THEATRE, “Sunshine Boys,” by Neil Simon, Eddie Mekka, David Meyers and Richard Bugg, a vaudeville duo reluctantly agrees to reunite for a TV special, their grudging reunion brings the two back together, along with a flood of memories, miseries and laughs, a Neil Simon Festival production, June 13-16, 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. performances, $23-$35 in advance, $27-$40 at the door, 328 Main St., Park City, 435-649-9371, www.egyptiantheatrecompany.org.

THE ECHO THEATRE, “Steel Magnolias,” by Robert Harling, June 13-July 6, 7:30 p.m., The Echo Theatre, 145 N. University Avenue, Provo, $10-$12 general, $8 students for Thursday performances, 801-691-4961, www.theechotheatre.com.

OLD LYRIC REPERTORY COMPANY, “The Odd Couple,” by Neil Simon, when neurotic clean freak Felix Unger is thrown out by his wife he is forced to move in with his friend, the slob Oscar Madison, June 13-15, 21, July 5, 13, 24, Aug. 2, 9, 7:30 p.m., also 2 p.m. matinee on July 13, Caine Lyric Theatre, 28 W. Center St., Logan, $12-$30, 435-797-8022, http://arts.usu.edu/lyric/.

DESERT STAR PLAYHOUSE, “The Lone Stranger Trigger Happy,” June 13-August 24, 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 8:30 p.m., 11:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. matinees, $13.95-$17.95 adult, $15. 95 students, $12.95 seniors, $9.95 children (11 yrs. and under) 801-266-2600, www.desertstar.biz.

SALT LAKE SHAKESPEARE, “Once Upon a Mattress,” music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, book by Jay Thompson and directed by David Schmidt, previews June 19-20, June 19-23, 28-30, July 5-7, 7:30 p.m., 2 p.m. matinees on Saturday and Sunday (previews June 19-20), Babcock Theater, lower level of the Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre, University of Utah, $15 general, $12 U. faculty/staff, $8 students, free with U. Artspass, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

JAKS YOUTH THEATRE COMPANY, “Annie,” book by Thomas Meeham, lyrics by Martin Charnin, music by Charles Strouse, June 20-22, 7:30 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday, $10, 801-355-2787, 888-451-2787, www.arttix.org.

DRAPER AMPHITHEATRE, “Damn Yankees,” presented by the Draper Arts Council, directed by Susan DeMill, musical based on the novel “The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant,” it’s the story of an aging baseball fan who makes a Faust-like deal with the Devil, June 21-22, 24, 28-29, 8 p.m., 944 E. Vestry Rd., $10 adults, $7 children, at the door or in person at Draper Parks and Recreation, 1020 E. Pioneer Rd., or online at www.draperamphitheater.com.

PLAN B THEATRE, “Reykjavik,” by Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Rhodes, presented as a staged reading as part of their Script-In-Hand series, the play dramatizes the iconic two-day summit in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 1986, during which President Ronald Reagan (read by Robert Scott Smith) and President Mikhail Gorbachev (read by Jason Tatom), debated the total abolition of their countries’ nuclear weapons, June 24, 7 p.m., Jeanné Wagner Theatre, Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, www.planbtheatre.org.

CENTERPOINT LEGACY THEATRE, “Fiddler on the Roof,” June 24-29, July 7-6, 8-13, 15-20, 7:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. matinees on July 13 and 20, Leishman Performance Hall, 525 N. 400 West, Centerville, $17-$21, 801-298-1302, www.centerpointtheatre.org.

UTAH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, “Love’s Labour’s Lost,” by William Shakespeare, directed by Laura Gordon, all is peaceful in King Ferdinand’s court where he and his idealistic friends have resolved to dedicate themselves to three years of fasting, study and no women, until the beautiful princess of France and her ladies arrive and disrupt the men’s peaceful life, June 24-Aug. 31, 8 p.m., 2 p.m. matinees, Adams Shakespearean Theatre (matinee performances held in the Auditorium Theatre), 351 W. Center St., Cedar City, $23-$72, 800-752-9849, www.bard.org.

UTAH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, “Twelve Angry Men,” by Reginald Rose, directed by David Ivers, a jury of 12 nameless men from 12 varied backgrounds must decide the fate of a young man accused of killing his father, but faced with playing the executioner the men must first face themselves, their biases and their own sense of justice, June 24-Aug. 31, 8 p.m., 2 p.m. matinees, Randall L. Jones Theatre, 351 W. Center St., Cedar City, $31-$72, 800-752-9849, www.bard.org.

UTAH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, “The Tempest,” by William Shakespeare, directed by B.J. Jones, the deposed Duke Prospero and his lovely daughter Miranda are shipwrecked on a small island where nothing is quite as it seems, but as they separate fantasy from reality they eventually discover a “brave new world” of love, harmony and redemption, June 25-Aug. 31, 8 p.m., Adams Shakespearean Theatre, 351 W. Center St., Cedar City, $23-$72, 800-752-9849, www.bard.org.

UTAH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, regional premiere of the Tony Award winning “Peter and the Starcatcher,” by Rick Elice, based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, music by Wayne Barker, directed by Brian Vaughn, a wildly theatrical, hilarious and imaginative story of how an orphan came to be Peter Pan, how the captain got his hook and how a young girl inspired everyone to believe, June 25-Oct. 18, 8 p.m., 2 p.m. matinees, Randall L. Jones Theatre, 351 W. Center St., Cedar City, $31-$72, 800-752-9849, www.bard.org.

UTAH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, “King John,” by William Shakespeare, directed by Robynn Rodriguez, beginning with the struggles for power between kings, churches and individuals and continuing through war, revenge and eventual murder, this is one of the Bard’s most revealing historical plays, June 26-Aug. 30, 8 p.m., 8:30 p.m. on July 12, Adams Shakespearean Theatre, 351 W. Center St., Cedar City, $23-$72, 800-752-9849, www.bard.org.

UTAH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, “Anything Goes,” music and lyrics by Cole Porter, new book by Timothy Crouse and John Weidman, directed by Brad Carroll, when the ship heads out to sea, convention heads out the portholes as two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love with a little help from singing sailors, an exotic disguise and good old fashioned blackmail, June 26-Aug. 30, 8 p.m., 2 p.m. matinees, Randall L. Jones Theatre, 351 W. Center St., Cedar City, $33-$74, 800-752-9849, www.bard.org.

SALT LAKE ACTING COMPANY, “Saturday’s Voyeur 2013,” by Allen Nevins and Nancy Borgenicht, June 26-September 1, p.m., 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. performances, Upstairs Theatre, 168 W. 500 North, $39-$45 for previews on June 26-27, $45-$55 general, 801-363-7522, www.saltlakeactingcompany.org.

HALE CENTRE THEATRE-OREM, “Guys and Dolls,” based on the delightful Runyon stories, June 27-August 10, 3 p.m. matinees and 7:30 p.m. performances, $16-$20 general, $12-$16 children, 801-226-8600, www.haletheater.org.

OLD LYRIC REPERTORY COMPANY, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” a musical within a comedy, by Lisa Lambert, Don McKellar, Bob Martin and Greg Morrison, it all begins when a diehard musical theater fan plays his favorite cast album on his turntable and the musical literally bursts to life in a rambunctious tale of flappers, gangsters, divas and Latin lovers, June 27-29, July 4, 20, 25-26, 31, Aug. 10, 7:30 p.m., also 2 p.m. matinee on July 20, Caine Lyric Theatre, 28 W. Center St., Logan, $12-$30, 435-797-8022, http://arts.usu.edu/lyric/.

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