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Orchesis dance group celebrates springtime

Wednesday, April 3, 2013 OGDEN — The Weber State University Orchesis Dance Theatre is springing into springtime with a dance performance celebrating everything from the hard work and play of our pioneer ancestors to sibling... more

Tom Hanks perfectly cocky and humbled in Broadway’s ‘Lucky Guy’

Jeremy Gerard Tuesday, April 2, 2013 NEW YORK — By the end of “Lucky Guy,” you’re going to like Tom Hanks a lot more than Mike McAlary, the tabloid byline he plays with magnetic appeal in his Broadway debut.That’s exactly as it’s meant... more

Star-crossed lovers arrive at local schools

Tuesday, April 2, 2013 The Utah Shakespeare Festival’s touring production of “Romeo and Juliet” arrives in the Top of Utah in April with performances at several schools, including two shows at local high schools that are... more

Rock ’n’ roll, lust and lobster converge in ‘Cowboy Mouth’

J. Michael Call Friday, March 29, 2013 A cozy theatrical venue in Ogden invites its audience to pull up a chair and take a peek into the tumultuous lives of two talented but tortured characters in the semiautobiographical play “Cowboy... more

Todd Johnson returns to Ogden for more laughs

Thursday, March 28, 2013 OGDEN — The laughs at Wiseguys Comedy Club this weekend will be generated by Todd Johnson, back in town for another visit.The comedian will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, March 29, and March 30 at the... more

Horton looks out for little guys in ‘Seussical’

J. Michael Call Wednesday, March 27, 2013 There’s trouble in the jungle as a kindhearted elephant discovers a tiny, endangered world, birds get their feathers ruffled, a child causes a dust-up when he thinks for himself, monkeys make mayhem... more

WSU readers theater presents ‘Emily Lives!’

Monday, March 25, 2013 OGDEN — Weber State University’s department of performing arts will present “Emily Lives,” a readers theater performance held in conjunction with the ongoing “Weber Reads: Emily Dickinson” program.... more

Sphinx iconography examined over time

Sunday, March 24, 2013 OGDEN — Weber State University’s department of performing arts presents “The Iconography of the Sphinx: From the Pharaohs and the Greeks to Freud and the Oedipus Complex,” at 1:30 p.m. Monday, March... more

Get a dose of wickedly funny at 'Screwtape Letters'

J. Michael Call Thursday, March 21, 2013 SALT LAKE CITY — “The Screwtape Letters” returns to Salt Lake City, for two performances only, on Saturday, March 23. Based on C.S. Lewis’ famous novel, the production is a provocative and wickedly... more

J. Michael Bailey, Paul Draper bring music, magic to Ziegfeld

J. Michael Call Thursday, March 21, 2013  Two top-notch entertainers with Top of Utah connections are bringing “Music & Mystery” to The Ziegfeld Theater on Saturday in a benefit to assist the ongoing renovation of the theatrical... more