What’s Playing in Utah – October 2026
Spooky season has arrived on Utah stages! Make October a little more thrilling by seeing one of these shows. The theater lineup includes Drakula, Jekyll & Hyde, The Addams Family,…
Fair Winds Ahead for VERY LIKE A WHALE at SLAC
SALT LAKE CITY – Salt Lake Acting Company (SLAC) kicks their 2026-2027 off at high tide with a co-world premiere of Very Like a Whale by Troy Deutsch. Some spoilers…
Don’t Waste Time! Go See TUCK EVERLASTING at Sandy Arts Guild
SANDY — Every once in a while you come across a piece of theater that stops you in your tracks and makes you think long and hard about life. In…
Hopebox’s CINDERELLA Occupies Its Own Little Corner of Our Hearts
KAYSVILLE — Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella opened at the Hopebox Theatre on Oct 2. The classic show featured the altered book by Douglas Carter Beane with an unending array of…
Tackle Deep Topics with Weber State’s SPRING AWAKENING
OGDEN — As the season opener, Weber State University Theatre Department chose Spring Awakening, the 2006 Broadway musical with a book and lyrics by Steven Slater and music by Duncan…
West Valley Art’s WAIT UNTIL DARK is Thrilling
WEST VALLEY CITY — Wait Until Dark is one of my favorite spooky season productions. However it is a hard production to review because there are so many things to…
Pygmalion’s WITCH Is Spellbinding
SALT LAKE CITY—Pygmalion’s production of Jen Silverman’s Witch casts a compelling charm and aligns with the company’s focus on women’s stories and voices. I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve seen this company…
The Empress’s JEKYLL & HYDE: A Haunting Look at the Faces We Hide
MAGNA – There is perhaps no better time to bring Jekyll & Hyde to the stage than October. With its themes of deceit, murder, desire, and darkness lurking beneath respectable…
Hope Will Be Found in The Stage Door’s DEAR EVAN HANSEN
ST. GEORGE — Good theater leaves the audience feeling entertained; but great theater leaves the audience forever changed. For anyone attending The Stage Door’s production of Dear Evan Hansen, with…
Four Seasons’ ONCE UPON A MATTRESS Will Keep You Wide Awake
SMITHFIELD — Four Seasons Theatre Company has outdone themselves with a delightful rendition of Once Upon a Mattress, with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer and book by…