Listen to this articleFall in love with the Arts: Go forth and find splendor in great theater, dance, concerts, visual arts and festivals
theater & dance
Ballet West
BALLETWEST.ORG
The Lottery
Nov. 2–10
The Nutcracker
Nov. 30–Dec. 29
Cinderella
Feb. 14–23
Broadway Across America-Utah
SALTLAKECITY.BROADWAY.COM
The Addams Family
Nov. 13–18
Dreamgirls
Feb. 5–10
Shrek The Musical
Feb. 25–Mar. 3
Centerpoint Legacy Theatre
CENTERPOINTTHEATRE.ORG
Little Women
Now through Sept. 23
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Oct. 8–Nov. 3
A Christmas Carol
Nov. 26–Dec. 22
Desert Star Theatres
DESERTSTAR.BIZ
Wicked-er!
Aug. 30–Nov. 10
My Big Fat Utah Christmas
Nov. 15–Jan. 5
Empress Theatre
EMPRESSTHEATRE.COM
Beauty and the Beast Jr.
Now through Sept. 13
Hello, Dolly!
Oct. 12–Nov. 10
The Christmas Box
Nov. 30–Dec. 22
Grand Theatre
THE-GRAND.ORG
Into the Woods
Oct. 11–27
The Voice of the Prairie
Jan. 24–Feb. 9
Death of a Salesman
Mar. 7–23
Hale Centre Theatre
HALECENTRETHEATRE.ORG
9 to 5 the Musical
Now through Sep. 29
Oliver!
Oct. 10–Dec. 1
A Christmas Carol
Dec. 8–22
The 39 Steps
Dec. 31–Feb. 2
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Feb. 15–Apr. 13
Odyssey Dance Theatre
ODYSSEYDANCE.COM
Thriller
Sept. 28–Oct. 7, Park City
Oct. 5–6, Ogden
Oct. 10–30, Kingsbury Hall
Oct. 24–31, St. George
Off Broadway Theatre
THEOBT.ORG
“Y” Light
Sept. 28–Oct. 29
Off White Christmas
Nov. 23–Dec. 28
Pinnacle Acting Company
PINNACLEACTINGCOMPANY.COM
The Lion in Winter
Nov. 2–17
Pioneer Theatre Company
PIONEERTHEATRE.ORG
In the Heights
Sept. 14–29
Of Mice and Men
Oct. 19–Nov. 3
A Christmas Carol: The Musical
Nov. 30–Dec. 15
The Philadelphia Story
Jan. 11–26
Clybourne Park
Feb. 15–Mar. 2
Plan-B Theatre Company
PLANBTHEATRE.ORG
Radio Hour: Sherlock Holmes and the Blue Carbuncle
Dec. 18
Adam & Steve and the Empty Sea
Jan. 31–Feb. 10
Eric(a)
Feb. 28–Mar. 10
Pygmalion Theatre Company
PYGMALIONPRODUCTIONS.ORG
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
Oct. 25–Nov. 11
Cheat
Feb. 21–Mar. 10
Repertory Dance Theatre
RDTUTAH.ORG
Embark
Oct. 4–6
Time Capsule: A Century of Dance
Nov. 16–17
Charette
Feb. 9
Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company
RIRIEWOODBURY.COM
Four
Sept. 20–22
Three
Dec. 13–15
Two
Feb. 1–2
Salt Lake Acting Company
SALTLAKEACTINGCOMPANY.ORG
Saturday’s Voyeur
Now through Sept. 9
Love, Loss & What I Wore
Sept. 13–30
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Oct. 10–Nov. 4
Manning Up
Nov. 7–Dec. 9
Click Clack Moo: Cows that Type
Dec. 14–Jan. 5
How to Make a Rope Swing
Feb. 6–Mar. 3
SB Dance
SBDANCE.COM
WTF!
Dec. 1
The Beast of SB Dance
Jan. 25–27
Terrace Plaza Playhouse
TERRACEPLAYHOUSE.COM
The Pirates of Penzance
Now through Sept. 15
The Drowsy Chaperone
Sept. 28–Nov. 10
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Nov. 23–Dec. 22
UofU Babcock Theatre
THEATRE.UTAH.EDU
Vernon God Little
Sept. 21–30
‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore
Nov. 9–18
A Flea in Her Ear
Feb. 1–10
UofU Studio 115
THEATRE.UTAH.EDU
Geography Club
Oct. 3–7
Sweeney Todd
Nov. 1–18
The Eccentrics
Feb. 21–24
UofU Modern Dance
DANCE.UTAH.EDU
PDC Fall Concert
Oct. 18–27
Graduate Thesis Concert
Nov. 29–Dec. 1
Student Concert I
Dec. 6–8
Wasatch Theatre Company
WASATCHTHEARE.ORG
Avenue Q
Sept. 6–22
Page-to-Stage Festival
Oct. 4–7
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged
Oct. 18–Nov. 3
Westminster Players
WESTMINSTERCOLLEGE.EDU
Antigone
Sept. 7
The Diviners
Oct. 18–27
Noises Off
Nov. 8–17
gallery & museum exhibits
A Gallery
AGALLERYONLINE.COM
Suzanne Kanatsiz & Jake Gilson
Open Sept. 12
Art Access
ACCESSART.ORG
Annual Partners & Teens Exhibits
Now through Sept. 14
Off the Map and Altered Photographs by Al Mecklenberg
Sept. 21–Oct. 12
Waldo Kidd, Paula Kaye Rudd & Daren Young
Oct. 19–Nov. 9
Holiday Group Exhibit & Miranda Whitlock
Nov. 16–Dec. 19
Kimball Art Center
KIMBALLARTCENTER.ORG
Relevant 2012 Show
Now through Sept. 30
One of a Kind: New Monotypes by Kathryn Stedham & Jeff Juhlin
Now through Sept. 16
Local Colors of Utah
LOCALCOLORSART.COM
Essence of Summer
Now through Sept. 14
Phillips Gallery
PHILLIPS-GALLERY.COM
Carolyn Coalson, Lee Deffebach, Michael Hall
Sept. 21–Oct. 12
Patty Kimball, Lindey Carter & Stephen Seko
Oct. 19–Nov. 9
Holiday Group Show
Dec. 7–Jan. 11
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
UTAHMOCA.ORG
Cantastoria
Now through Sept. 15
Alex Israel: AS IT LAYS
Now through Sept. 29
Mr. Winkle: Object of Projection
Now through Oct. 20
Jason Metcalf: ABRACADABRA
Sept. 7-Dec. 21
Battleground States
Oct. 5–Jan. 5
Jonathan Horowitz: Your Land/My Land: Election ’12
Oct. 5–Nov. 24
Megan Geckler
Nov. 2–Feb. 23
Analogital
Jan. 19–Apr. 20
Utah Museum of Fine Arts
UMFA.UTAH.EDU
5 Blocks
Sept. 21–Apr. 21
Dale Nichols: Transcending Regionalism
Sept. 28–Mar. 18
Horizon: Guild of Book Workers
Oct. 5–Dec. 30
Nancy Holt: Sightlines
Oct. 19–Jan. 20
Salt 6: Emre Huner
Oct. 26–Jan. 13
symphony, opera & special engagements
Egyptian Theatre Presents
EGYPTIANTHEATRECOMPANY.ORG
Jekyll & Hyde The Musical
Oct. 18–28
Forbidden Broadway
Nov. 8–11
Kingsbury Hall
KINGSBURYHALL.ORG
Morrisey
Nov. 4
Ballet Folklorico
Nov. 20
Trey McIntyre Project
Nov. 27
Hair
Jan. 19–20
Joan Rivers
Mar. 9
Maverik Center
MAVERIKCENTER.COM
Cirque du Soliel – Quidam
Oct. 31–Nov. 4
Peppermill Concert Hall
WENDOVERFUN.COM
Thunder From Down Under
Oct. 20
Lisa Lampanelli
Nov. 17
Salt Lake Men’s Choir
SALTLAKEMENSCHOIR.ORG
Brothers, Sing On!
Oct. 6
Holiday Concert
Dec. 7–9
Spy Hop Productions
SPYHOP.ORG
PitchNic Premiere
Nov. 8
Utah Symphony
UTAHSYMPHONY.ORG
Michael Cavanaugh in Concert: The Music of Billy Joel and More
Sept. 7–8
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2
Sept. 14–15
Pictures at an Exhibition
Sept. 21–22
Rhapsody in Blue
Nov. 2–3
A Scottish Symphony
Nov. 30–Dec. 1
Debussy & Ravel
Dec. 7–8
Utah Opera
UTAHOPERA.ORG
Il Trovatore
Oct. 13–21
Florencia en el Amazonas
Jan. 19–27
concerts
Sugarland
SMITHSTIX.COM
Sept. 1, USANA
O.A.R. with Guster
SMITHSTIX.COM
Sept. 1, Deer Valley
Stolen Babies
SMITHSTIX.COM
Sept. 2, Metro Bar
Olivia Newton-John
SMITHSTIX.COM
Sept. 7, Sandy Amphitheater
Big Freedia
24TIX.COM
Sept. 19, Urban Lounge
Train
SMITHSTIX.COM
Sept. 20, Gallivan Ctr
Juana Ghani with Firewater
24TIX.COM
Sept. 26, Urban Lounge
Owl City
SMITHSTIX.COM
Oct. 1, The Depot
The Psychedelic Furs
THESTATEROOMSLC.COM
Oct. 8, The State Room
Kimbra
SMITHSTIX.COM
Oct. 9, The Depot
Carrie Underwood
MAVERIKCENTER.COM
Oct. 10
Yelawolf
SMITHSTIX.COM
Oct. 14, In the Venue
The Script
SMITHSTIX.COM
Oct. 22, Rail Event Ctr
Emilie Autumn
SMITHSTIX.COM
Oct. 24, The Complex
Yellowcard
SMITHSTIX.COM
Nov. 28, The Complex
festivals
Utah Shakespeare Festival
BARD.ORG
Now through Oct. 20, Cedar City
SLC International Jazz Festival
SMITHSTIX.COM
Sept. 2
Utah State Fair
UTAHSTATEFAIR.COM
Sept. 6–16
Avenues Street Fair
SLC-AVENUES.ORG
Sept. 8
9th & 9th Street Festival
9THAND9THSTREETFESTIVAL.COM
Sept. 15
X96 Big Ass Show
SMITHSTIX.COM
Sept. 29, Gallivan Ctr
Moab Pride Festival
MOABPRIDE.ORG
Sept. 28–29, Moab
Moab Folk Festival
MOABFOLKFESTIVAL.COM
Nov. 2–4, Moab
Sundance Film Festival
SUNDANCE.ORG
Jan. 17–27, Park City
