Festival favorites Stefan Espinosa and Vanessa Ballam star as Seymour and Audrey, assistants at a floral shop where Seymour has found an odd little plant. The plant quickly grows and learns to speak, promising Seymour a life of fame and fortune in exchange for human blood! Hapless Seymour takes the offer and unwittingly becomes a player in a world-threatening game of horror, comedy, botany, and unforgettable pop-rock stylings.
Festival favorites Stefan Espinosa and Vanessa Ballam star as Seymour and Audrey, assistants at a floral shop where Seymour has found an odd little plant. The plant quickly grows and learns to speak, promising Seymour a life of fame and fortune in exchange for human blood! Hapless Seymour takes the offer and unwittingly becomes a player in a world-threatening game of horror, comedy, botany, and unforgettable pop-rock stylings.
Michael Ballam stars in a rare back-to-back showing of Giacomo Puccini’s classic comedic opera and Michael Ching’s hilarious operatic sequel. Wealthy patriarch Buoso Donati has died, and his family is shocked to discover that none of them are in his will. They ask the mischievous Gianni Schicchi to get them into the will, but Schicchi’s “help” is more than they bargained for—and so are his discoveries about the circumstances of Buoso’s death.
Michael Ballam stars in a rare back-to-back showing of Giacomo Puccini’s classic comedic opera and Michael Ching’s hilarious operatic sequel. Wealthy patriarch Buoso Donati has died, and his family is shocked to discover that none of them are in his will. They ask the mischievous Gianni Schicchi to get them into the will, but Schicchi’s “help” is more than they bargained for—and so are his discoveries about the circumstances of Buoso’s death.
In a bustling fictionalized Manhattan, Nathan Detroit challenges high-rolling Sky Masterson to a bet: Sky must take a woman of Nathan’s choosing on a dinner date to Havana, Cuba. Nathan and Sky embark on parallel romantic journeys with Nathan’s fiancé Adalaide and Sky’s target, the pious missionary Sarah Brown. As Sky falls for Sarah Brown and Nathan’s love for Adalaide burns anew, the two men discover what a guy must do to win over the woman he loves.
In a bustling fictionalized Manhattan, Nathan Detroit challenges high-rolling Sky Masterson to a bet: Sky must take a woman of Nathan’s choosing on a dinner date to Havana, Cuba. Nathan and Sky embark on parallel romantic journeys with Nathan’s fiancé Adalaide and Sky’s target, the pious missionary Sarah Brown. As Sky falls for Sarah Brown and Nathan’s love for Adalaide burns anew, the two men discover what a guy must do to win over the woman he loves.
Only one of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s beloved cast of kitties gets to experience life anew in the Heavenside Layer; who will it be? Beneath its amazing visual spectacle and classic music, Cats ponders what kind of life is worth living twice. Bring the whole family and make a “Memory” or two with Utah Festival’s incredible cast and orchestra!
Only one of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s beloved cast of kitties gets to experience life anew in the Heavenside Layer; who will it be? Beneath its amazing visual spectacle and classic music, Cats ponders what kind of life is worth living twice. Bring the whole family and make a “Memory” or two with Utah Festival’s incredible cast and orchestra!
Billy Crocker stows away on the to take his chances with Hope Harcourt, a beautiful heiress engaged to be married when the ship reaches England. On board, he assembles a crew of notorious criminals and old pals to help win Hope’s hand—and to break up her engagement to the pompous Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. Featuring Cole Porter’s legendary music, the S.S. American and her passengers embark on a campaign of sabotage and love with only one rule: Anything Goes!
Billy Crocker stows away on the to take his chances with Hope Harcourt, a beautiful heiress engaged to be married when the ship reaches England. On board, he assembles a crew of notorious criminals and old pals to help win Hope’s hand—and to break up her engagement to the pompous Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. Featuring Cole Porter’s legendary music, the S.S. American and her passengers embark on a campaign of sabotage and love with only one rule: Anything Goes!
“What Is Hip?” Find out this summer as Tower of Power (TOP for the cool kids) takes the stage alongside the Utah Symphony. With 50+ years of R&B and funk experience—and a famous horn section that’s recorded with the biggest names in the music industry (from Elton John to Stevie Nicks)—Tower of Power brings the beats to our festival. Don’t miss this TOP summer moment to groove along to their hits like "You're Still a Young Man" and “Soul with a Capital S.”
“What Is Hip?” Find out this summer as Tower of Power (TOP for the cool kids) takes the stage alongside the Utah Symphony. With 50+ years of R&B and funk experience—and a famous horn section that’s recorded with the biggest names in the music industry (from Elton John to Stevie Nicks)—Tower of Power brings the beats to our festival. Don’t miss this TOP summer moment to groove along to their hits like "You're Still a Young Man" and “Soul with a Capital S.”
Originally penned to accompany the Catholic funeral mass, this operatic masterpiece was too grand for somber churches and instead found its way to the world’s concert halls. Requiem asks us to endure the depths of death’s terror, then rewards us with a soaring vision of the Christian afterlife. American Festival Chorus and Utah Festival’s soloists and orchestra bring this Verdi masterpiece to . . . life. Conducted by Craig Jessop.
Originally penned to accompany the Catholic funeral mass, this operatic masterpiece was too grand for somber churches and instead found its way to the world’s concert halls. Requiem asks us to endure the depths of death’s terror, then rewards us with a soaring vision of the Christian afterlife. American Festival Chorus and Utah Festival’s soloists and orchestra bring this Verdi masterpiece to . . . life. Conducted by Craig Jessop.