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,…
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…
The Eccles presents HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD: The Magic of Growing Up
SALT LAKE CITY — Growing up with Harry Potter, the Wizarding World is more than a collection of books to me. I grew up with the series and recall the…
Plan On Delight from NOISES OFF at SCERA
OREM — In an age where CGI and post-production editing make films into high gloss visual masterpieces, I love the chance to see theatre doing what it does best; live,…
Finding New Love in Ziegfeld’s NEXT TO NORMAL in ASL
OGDEN — Next to Normal, a musical with music by Tom Kitt and book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, is gracing the Ziegfeld stage. The Zig is presenting the production…