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Need some melodrama? Attend annual Peach Days celebration

Friday, September 7, 2012 BRIGHAM CITY -- What would Peach Days be without some melodrama?Those flocking to Brigham's City's annual celebration have three chances to score some musical melodrama with "The Ballad of Porcupine... more

'Guys and Dolls' on the way to Ziegfeld

J. Michael Call Thursday, September 6, 2012 The Ziegfeld Theatre Company is rolling the dice and betting it will get lucky with its next production -- the crowd-pleasing musical "Guys and Dolls." The fabled musical opens Friday at the newly... more

Box Elder students participating in multischool 'Les Miz'

J. Michael Call Thursday, September 6, 2012 LOGAN — More than 130 students from seven high schools in Northern Utah and Southern Idaho will perform in the school edition of “Les Miserables.” The legendary musical, based on Victor Hugo’s... more

TV reporter goes for laughs

Thursday, September 6, 2012 OGDEN — His day job is a field reporter for a TV news station — no wonder this guy needs some laughs.Mike Anderson, a reporter for KSL Channel 5, is the next comedian appearing at Wiseguys Comedy... more

Out & About: Angela Jeffries' talent on full display in Hale's '9 to 5'

J. Michael Call Wednesday, August 29, 2012 As with Dolly Parton herself, it's sort of hard not to like "9 to 5" -- the musical based on the iconic movie. That's not to say that it's a perfect musical, but rather a delightful diversion into a... more

West Side Story staged in Smithfield

J. Michael Call Tuesday, August 28, 2012 Are you Team Tony or Team Romeo? Nan Wharton, director of an upcoming Cache Valley production of “West Side Story,” is most definitely Team Tony.That may seem like a contradictory position, given... more

'Little Women' brings together mom, daughter

J. Michael Call Friday, August 24, 2012 There's no crying in musical theater -- well, not if you're onstage and trying to perform a tender little song that's sure to have everyone else in the theater weeping.That's the challenge facing... more

Out & About: Swordplay, costuming -- and rash Romeo -- distinguish Kenley production

Linda East Brady Thursday, August 23, 2012 Thankfully, the predicted thunderstorm didn't materialize opening night at the Davis Arts Council's al fresco version of "Romeo and Juliet."The production, under the stars at Kenley Centennial... more

Neil Simon zingers hit Ziegfeld

J. Michael Call Tuesday, August 21, 2012 Few playwrights have managed to make stressed out funnier than Neil Simon.Audiences will have a chance to see why Simon is considered a comic genius when a production of one of his comedies is... more

Phyllis Diller dies 'with a smile on her face'

Sandy Cohen Monday, August 20, 2012 LOS ANGELES -- Phyllis Diller, the housewife turned humorist who aimed some of her sharpest barbs at herself, punctuating her jokes with her trademark cackle, died Monday morning in her Los Angeles... more