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OREM — Since its release as a stage musical, Newsies has become the most beloved show in Utah – a nearly ubiquitous offering that many venues, including SCERA, have staged…
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OREM — Since its release as a stage musical, Newsies has become the most beloved show in Utah – a nearly ubiquitous offering that many venues, including SCERA, have staged…
OREM — Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat jumps right off of the page and onto the stage at the SCERA Center for the Arts. Based on the beloved…
OREM — Crazy For You is an ode to the immortal songwriter George Gershwin, and uses many of his famous tunes to retell an old tale. Based on the 1930…
OREM — This week, I had the opportunity to take my six-year-old son to watch his first theatre production. Before now I had not been able to find a theatre…
OREM — Peter Pan’s Great Adventure at the SCERA faithfully adapts J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan with an eye toward younger audiences. With a book by Chase Ramsey, music and…
OREM — In the comfort of the SCERA, it is easy to get lost in the magic of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. With music by Andrew Lloyd Webber…
OREM — An unexpected gem of a show is playing now on the SCERA stage: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Audience members who would normally pass on this old chestnut…
OREM — Miracle on 34th Street is a classic Christmas film, but I was not wholly aware of the musical stage adaption by reputable song writer and lyricist Meredith Willson,…
OREM — “Different isn’t naughty. Different isn’t bad,” sings the main character—named Ugly—in Honk! Based on Hans Christian Andersen‘s story of the ugly duckling, Honk! explores the ostracism and feelings…
OREM — Acting Up!, SCERA’s award-winning musical troupe comprised of high school students, took on the challenge of Gilbert and Sullivan‘s The Pirates of Penzance and oh boy, did they…