🎭 Performing Arts
From the grandeur of Abravanel Hall to the intimate stages of local theatres, the Wasatch Front is home to a thriving performing arts scene. Below you'll find upcoming ballet and dance performances, Broadway tours, opera productions, and symphony concerts—along with venue information and direct ticket links to help you plan your next night out.
🩰 Ballet & Dance
West Side Story (Ballet West)
Description: This captivating program brings legendary choreographers Jerome Robbins and Christopher Wheeldon paired with beloved musical scores that will stir the soul. From the theatrical West Side Story Suite to the heart-warming Carousel (A Dance) and mesmerizing gems of Antique Epigraphs and After the Rain Pas de Deux, comes a diverse evening of dance.
Dates: April 10-18 (check dates)
Venue / Address: Capitol Theatre • 50 W 200 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Tickets: Buy tickets online here…
Link: https://www.balletwest.org/events/detail/west-side-story-broadway-and-beyond
U of U Dance Presents (Kingsbury Hall)
Description: The University of Utah School of Dance closes its season with a celebration of past, present, and future — partnering with Repertory Dance Theatre in their Diamond Anniversary year. A meaningful collaboration honoring a shared history and pointing toward the future of dance on the Wasatch Front.
Dates: April 17–18, 2026
Venue / Address: Kingsbury Hall • 1395 E President's Circle, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Cirque Kikasse: SANTÉ! (Utah Debut)
Description: Utah Presents closes its 10th Anniversary Season with the Utah debut of Cirque Kikasse and their jaw-dropping show SANTÉ! — a jaw-dropping celebration of circus arts, acrobatics, and theatrical spectacle from one of the most exciting companies on the international circuit. Check the website for venue and time details.
Date: April 22, 2026
Venue / Address: Check artstickets.utah.edu — location and time TBA
Tickets: Buy tickets at artstickets.utah.edu → (Onsale TBA. Tickets will be free but required.)
Ballet West: Choreographic Fest VII — Spotlight Utah
Description: Ballet West's seventh annual Choreographic Festival returns with a fresh focus on homegrown talent. Spotlight Utah features new works created and performed by Ballet West company dancers — an intimate, exciting evening that puts Utah's own choreographic voices center stage. A must for dance enthusiasts who want to see the art form evolve in real time.
Dates: May 13–16, 2026
Venue / Address:Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center • 138 W Broadway, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Tickets: Buy tickets at balletwest.org →
Riverdance — 30th Anniversary Tour
Dates: May 22–24, 2026
Venue: Delta Performance Hall at Eccles Theater • 131 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Description: Thirty years after Riverdance first took the world's breath away at the Eurovision Song Contest, the Grammy-winning production returns on a special anniversary tour featuring Ireland's top dancers alongside rising stars of Flamenco, Russian, and Tap Dance. New choreography, costumes, and state-of-the-art lighting and motion graphics make this the most spectacular version yet of a global cultural phenomenon.
🎭 THEATRE
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Hale Centre Theatre)
Description: The powerful and moving stage adaptation of the beloved Disney musical comes to Hale Centre Theatre’s in-the-round stage. Victor Hugo’s classic story of Quasimodo, Esmeralda, and the cathedral of Notre Dame — reimagined with a soaring score and breathtaking theatrical production values.
Dates: March through late April 2026 (verify exact run at hct.org)
Venue / Address: Mountain America Performing Arts Centre – Hale Centre Theatre • 9900 South Monroe Street, Sandy, UT 84070
Tickets: Buy tickets at hct.org →
Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Hale Centre Theatre)
Description: Following its smash West End and Broadway runs, this hilarious sequel to The Play That Goes Wrong brings the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society back to the stage — this time to perform J.M. Barrie’s beloved Peter Pan. Technical disasters, backstage drama, and full-on theatrical chaos ensure that absolutely nothing goes right. A family comedy not to be missed.
Dates: Running through May 9, 2026
Venue / Address: Jewel Box Stage, Mountain America Performing Arts Centre – Hale Centre Theatre • 9900 South Monroe Street, Sandy, UT 84070
Tickets: Buy tickets at hct.org →
The Phantom of the Opera (Broadway at the Eccles)
Description: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-shattering masterpiece returns in a spectacular new production. The timeless story of a young opera singer and the mysterious masked man haunting the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera House — featuring the iconic score that has captivated audiences worldwide for decades.
Dates: April 8–26, 2026
Venue / Address: George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theater • 131 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Just Another Day (Wasatch Theatre Company)
Dates: April 8–12, 2026
Venue: Regent Street Black Box at Eccles Theater • 144 Regent Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Description: A comedy writer and a sophisticated poet in their seventies meet daily on a park bench to exchange wits and wax nostalgic about old movies, all the while trying to figure out how they know — and love — each other. Starring Jayne Luke and Richard Scharine. Run time: 90 minutes, no intermission. Recommended for ages 8 and up.
Arms Around America (Kingsbury Hall)
Description: Los Angeles theater group Dan Froot & Company presents this powerful and intimate production built around true stories of families whose lives have been shaped by guns in America. Thoughtful, human, and unflinching — this is the kind of original theater that stays with you long after the curtain falls.
Dates: April 9–12, 2026
Venue / Address: Kingsbury Hall • 1395 E President's Circle, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella: Youth Edition
(Tanner Dance Elevate Theater Company)
Date: April 18, 2026
Venue: Jeanné Wagner Theatre, Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center • 138 W Broadway, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Description: Tanner Dance's Elevate Theater Company celebrates its 10th anniversary with a magical staging of the classic fairy tale musical. Run time: 90 minutes, no intermission. Recommended for ages 8 and up. All patrons require a ticket.
Come From Away (Pioneer Theatre Company)
Dates: April 24 – May 9, 2026
Venue: Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre • 300 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Description: A Utah premiere. When the world stood still on 9/11, an unexpected resilience unfolded in a remote Canadian town. This Tony Award-nominated musical tells the true story of nearly 7,000 airline passengers stranded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland — and the community that welcomed them as family. Guaranteed to restore your faith in humanity.
Tickets: Buy tickets at pioneertheatre.org →
My Fair Lady (Hale Centre Theatre)
Description: The winner of six Tony Awards returns to the Wasatch Front in what promises to be one of HCT’s most spectacular productions ever — the first time My Fair Lady has graced their magnificent Centre Stage. Eliza Doolittle’s transformation, Professor Higgins’ famous wager, and a score featuring I Could Have Danced All Night, Get Me to the Church on Time, and On the Street Where You Live. A certain sell-out — book early.
Dates: May 18 – July 11, 2026
Venue / Address: Centre Stage, Mountain America Performing Arts Centre – Hale Centre Theatre • 9900 South Monroe Street, Sandy, UT 84070
Tickets: Buy tickets at hct.org →
Back to the Future — The Musical (Broadway at the Eccles)
Description: Great Scott — the beloved film is now a Broadway musical! Marty McFly, the DeLorean, and Doc Brown come roaring to life on stage in a production that captures all the heart, humor, and iconic moments of the cinematic classic. One of the most inventive and crowd-pleasing Broadway productions in years.
Dates: June 9–14, 2026
Venue / Address:George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theater • 131 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Hell's Kitchen (Broadway at the Eccles)
Description: Winner of six Tony Awards including Best Musical, Hell's Kitchen is a raw, joyful, and deeply personal new musical set in 1990s New York City. Built around the music of Alicia Keys, it follows 17-year-old Ali as she searches for freedom, passion, and her place in the world — against the electric backdrop of the city that never sleeps.
Dates: July 7–12, 2026
Venue / Address: George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theater • 131 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
🎻 SYMPHONY & CLASSICAL
Utah Symphony: Carmina Burana
Masterworks Series — Innovation in Concert: Aerospace & Defense Industry Night Description: Carl Orff's thunderous Carmina Burana — one of the most recognizable and exhilarating choral-orchestral works ever composed — anchors this special themed evening celebrating Utah's booming aerospace and defense sector. From the iconic opening of O Fortuna to its blazing finale, this is symphonic music at its most powerful.
Dates & Times: Friday, April 10 @ 7:30PM and Saturday, April 11 @ 7:30PM
Venue / Address:Abravanel Hall • 123 W South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Tickets: Buy tickets at usuo.org →
Utah Symphony: La Vida Loca — Latin Pop Hits
Pops Series Description: An exhilarating evening of Latin pop reimagined for full orchestra — festive, energetic, and perfect for a night out on the Wasatch Front. The Pops Series brings a different side of the Utah Symphony to the Abravanel Hall stage.
Dates & Times: Friday, April 17 @ 7:30PM Saturday, April 18 @ 7:30PM
Venue / Address: Abravanel Hall • 123 W South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Tickets: Buy tickets at usuo.org →
Utah Symphony: Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 with Simon Trpceski
Masterworks Series Description: Conductor Andrew Manze makes his Utah Symphony debut alongside acclaimed Macedonian pianist Simon Trpceski in Prokofiev's wit-packed, virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 3 — a work that packs lyrical charm and jaw-dropping technical fireworks into a single electrifying package. Elgar's Symphony No. 2 follows with its majestic, deeply moving sweep.
Dates & Times: Thursday, April 23 @ 7:30PM (Browning Center, Ogden) Friday, April 24 @ 7:30PM (Abravanel Hall) Saturday, April 25 @ 5:30PM (Abravanel Hall)
Venue / Address: Browning Center at WSU, Austad Auditorium • Ogden, UT 84408 | Abravanel Hall • 123 W South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Tickets: Buy tickets at usuo.org →
Utah Symphony: Copland, Ives & A Guitar Concerto
Masterworks Series Description: A distinctly American program featuring the music of two of the country's most iconic composers — Aaron Copland and Charles Ives — plus a guitar concerto that brings something unexpected and fresh to the Masterworks stage.
Dates & Times: Friday, May 1 @ 7:30PM Saturday, May 2 @ 7:30PM
Venue / Address: Abravanel Hall • 123 W South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Tickets: Buy tickets at usuo.org →
Ben Folds with the Utah Symphony
Special Event Description: Singer-songwriter and piano virtuoso Ben Folds joins the Utah Symphony for a one-night-only special event bridging rock, pop, and orchestral music. One of the most unique and anticipated evenings of the season.
Date & Time: Tuesday, May 12 @ 7:00PM
Venue / Address: Abravanel Hall • 123 W South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Tickets: Buy tickets at usuo.org →
Utah Symphony: Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 — Season Finale
Masterworks Series Description: Music Director Markus Poschner leads the season-closing program with Bruckner's grand and beloved Symphony No. 4 — a fitting, triumphant send-off to a landmark season at Abravanel Hall.
Dates & Times: Friday, May 22 @ 7:30PM Saturday, May 23 @ 7:30PM
Venue / Address: Abravanel Hall • 123 W South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Tickets: Buy tickets at usuo.org →
🎶 OPERA
Verdi's La traviata (Utah Opera)
Description: A timeless tale of love, sacrifice, and heartbreak. Violetta, a glamorous Parisian courtesan, falls passionately for the charming Alfredo — but their romance is tragically challenged by social expectations and personal sacrifice. Featuring some of Verdi's most iconic music, including the beloved Brindisi (Drinking Song) and Sempre libera, La traviata delivers fiery emotions, gorgeous arias, and a story that pulls at your heartstrings. Sung in Italian with English supertitles. Runtime: approximately 3 hours. Rated PG-13 for mature themes.
Bonus: Free Opera Talk one hour before each performance in the Capitol Room. Post-show Q&A with Utah Opera's Artistic Director follows every performance.
Dates & Times: May 9 @ 7:30PM, May 11 @ 7:00PM, May 13 @ 7:00PM, May 15 @ 7:30PM, May 17 @ 2:00PM
Venue / Address: Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre • 50 W 200 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Tickets: Buy tickets online here…
VENUE DIRECTORY — PERFORMING ARTS
For complete schedules, visit these venue websites directly:
Ballet West
Website: https://www.balletwest.org/events
Box Office: 801-869-6920
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera
Website: https://usuo.org/schedule/
Box Office: 801-533-6683
Pioneer Theatre Company
Website: https://pioneertheatre.org/
Box Office: 801-581-6961
Hale Centre Theatre
Website: https://www.hct.org
Phone: 801-984-9000
Eccles Theater (Broadway at the Eccles)
Website: https://saltlakecity.broadway.com/
ArtTix: 801-355-2787
Kingsbury Hall (UtahPresents)
Website: https://www.utahpresents.org/
Box Office: 801-581-7100
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