PERFORMANCES-THEATRE-NOVEMBER 2012

PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY, “Of Mice and Men,” by John Steinbeck, through November 3, matinees at 2 p.m., evenings at 7:30 p.m. or 8 p.m., Simmons Pioneer Theatre, $25-$44 ($5 higher when purchased on day of performance), 801-581-6961, www.pioneertheatre.org.

CENTERPOINT LEGACY THEATRE, “The Scarlet Pimpernel,” through November 3, 7:30 p.m., Barlow Main Stage, CenterPoint Legacy Theatre, 525 N. 400 West, Centerville, $20 general, $19 senior/student, 801-298-1302, www.centerpointtheatre.org.

HERITAGE COMMUNITY THEATRE, Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston, directed by Dick Hutchinson, through November 3, 7:30 p.m. Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Saturday matinees, 2505 South Highway 89, Peery, $9 general, $8 seniors, $8 children (3-12 years old), for tickets call 435-723-8392, box office hours are Monday, Wednesday-Saturday 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

SALT LAKE ACTING COMPANY, “Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson,” music and lyrics by Michael Friedman, book by Alex Timbers, through November 4, 6 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 1 p.m. matinees, Upstairs Theatre, 168 W. 500 North, $24-$36, 801-363-7522, www.saltlakeactingcompany.org.

PYGMALION PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS, “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill,” by Lanie Robertson, directed by Teresa Sanderson, DeeDee Darby-Duffin reprises her cabaret performance as singer Billie Holiday, featuring Laikwan Waigwa-Stone as her accompanist, through November 10, 2 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. performances, Leona Wagner Black Box, Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, $20, 801-355-2787, www.arttix.org.

DESERT STAR PLAYHOUSE, “Wicked-er,” by Ben Millet, artistic director Scott Holman, through November 10, 6 p.m., 7 p.m. or 8:30 p.m., 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. matinees, playhouse prices $13.95-$17.95, $13.95 students, $12.95 seniors, $9.95 children, dinner theatre prices $38.95-$42.95, $14.95 children, no senior or student discounts, 801-266-2600, www.desertstar.biz.

TERRACE PLAZA PLAYHOUSE, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” through November 10, 7:30 p.m. (Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays), 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/.

HALE CENTRE THEATRE-OREM, “South Pacific,” by Rodgers & Hammerstein, through November 24, 7:30 p.m., 3 p.m. matinees, $16-$20, $12-$16 children, 801-226-8600, www.haletheater.org.

PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY, “A Christmas Carol: The Musical,” book by Mike Ockrent and Lynn Ahrens, music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, based on the story by Charles Dickens, through December 15, matinees at 2 p.m., evenings at 7:30 p.m. or 8 p.m., Simmons Pioneer Theatre, $38-$59 general ($5 higher when purchased on day of performance), 801-581-6961, www.pioneertheatre.org.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, “Legally Blonde,” USU Department of Theatre, November 1-10, 7:30 p.m., Morgan Theatre, $10-18, 435-797-8022, www.arts.usu.edu.

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, “Androcles and the Lion,” Directed by Dr. John Newman, November 1-3, 5, 8-10, 12, 15-17, 7:30 p.m., also 2 p.m. matinees on November 3, 10, and 17, Noorda Regional Theatre, $15 general, $10 seniors, UVU staff and faculty, students with valid ID, 801-863-7529, or box office located in Noorda Theatre, or Campus Connection, www.uvu.edu/arts.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Hugh Wheeler, Directed by David Schmidt, November 1-18, 7:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. performances, Studio 115, Performing Arts Building, $15 general, $12 U. faculty and employees, U. students free with ID, $8 all other students with valid ID, 801-581-7100, www.kingsburyhall.org.

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY, “Lucky Stiff,” book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty, directed by Jim Christian, November 2-3, 6-10, 7:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. performances, Allred Theater, Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, $9-$12 general, 800-978-8457, www.weberstatetickets.com.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, “’Tis Pity She’s a Whore,” by John Ford, directed by Sarah Shippobotham, November 7-11, 15-18, 7:30 p.m. with 2 p.m. matinees, Babcock Theatre, Simmons Pioneer Theatre, $15 general, $12 U. faculty and staff, U. students free with ID, $8 all other students with ID, 801-581-7100, www.kingsburyhall.org.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, “Holiday,” by Philip Barry, directed by Barta Heiner, November 7-8, 7:30 p.m., previews, November 9-10, 14-17, 27-December 1, 730 p.m., Saturday matinee, November 17, 2 p.m., November 15, ASL interpreted, Pardoe Theatre, Harris Fine Arts Center, $15 general, $10 weeknights/$11 weekends students with ID, $13 seniors/BYU alumni, $8 previews and matinee, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

SALT LAKE ACTING COMPANY, “Manning Up,” by Sean Christopher Lewis, Rolling World Premier, November 7-December 9, 6 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 1 p.m. matinees, Upstairs Theatre, 168 W. 500 North, $24 general, 801-363-7522, www.saltlakeactingcompany.org.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, “The Dinosaur Musical,” produced and performed by the University of Utah Youth Theatre, November 8-10, 7 p.m., 3 p.m. and 11 a.m. performances, Kingsbury Hall, $10 adults, $5 children 18 and under, 801-581-7100, www.kingsburyhall.org.

WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, “Noises Off,” by Michael Frayn, directed by Michael Vought, November 8-10, 15-17, 7:30 p.m., Courage Theatre, Jewett Center for the Performing Arts, $10 general, 801-832-2457, www.westminstercollege.edu/culturalevents.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, “This Story Must Be Told,” November 11, 7 p.m., Kingsbury Hall, $11-$31 general, 5 801-581-7100, www.kingsburyhall.org.

CENTER FOR THE ARTS, “A Chorus Line,” November 11-12, 7:30 p.m., Ellen Eccles Theatre, 43. S. Main, Logan, $30-$44 general, USU students 50% off with ID, children (5-18) 50% off up t0 4 tickets, the show contains mature themes and language that may not be suitable for children under 13, 435-752-0026, www.centerforthearts.us.

DESERT STAR PLAYHOUSE, “My Big Fat Utah Christmas,” artistic director Scott Holman, November 15-January 5, 6 p.m., 7 p.m. or 8:30 p.m., 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. matinees, playhouse prices $13.95-$19.95, $13.95 students Monday-Thursday, not available in December, $12.95 seniors 65+, not available in December, $9.95 children 11 and under, dinner theatre prices $38.95-$42.95, $14.95 children, no senior or student discounts for dinner theatre, 801-266-2600, www.desertstar.biz.

WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, a short fiction reading of “The Collection: Short Fiction from the Transgender Vanguard,” western U.S. premiere, Tom Léger and Riley MacLeod, the book’s editors, will be present to introduce the book and contributors, including Westminster student Mikki Whitworth, Calvin Gimplevich, Riley Calais Harris, Everett Maroon and Casey Plett will read from their work, November 16, 7 p.m., Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business Auditorium, free and open to the public.

TERRACE PLAZA PLAYHOUSE, “Scrooge, A Christmas Carol,” November 23-December 22, 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/.

THE OFF BRAODWAY THEATRE, “Off White Christmas,” spoofs the classic holiday movie White Christmas, November23-December 28, 272 S. Main, $8-$16, 801-355-4628, www.theobt.org.

CENTERPOINT LEGACY THEATRE, Madison Square Garden’s version of “A Christmas Carol,” November 26-December 22, 7:30 p.m., Barlow Main Stage, CenterPoint Legacy Theatre, 525 N. 400 West, Centerville, $20 general, $19 senior/student, 801-298-1302, www.centerpointtheatre.org.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, “Merry Christmas, George Bailey,” November 29-December 1, 7 p.m., Babcock Theatre, Simmons Pioneer Theatre, $10 general, $7 students, 801-581-7100, www.kingsburyhall.org.

HERITAGE COMMUNITY THEATRE, “A Christmas Carol,” by Charles Dickens, November 30-December 22, 7:30 p.m. Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Saturday matinees, 2505 South Highway 89, Peery, $9 general, $8 seniors, $8 children (4-12 years old), for tickets call 435-723-8392, box office hours are Monday, Wednesday-Saturday 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

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