Descriptions for the shows listed below were provided by the theaters producing them. They have been lightly edited for clarity.

Descriptions for the shows listed below were provided by the theaters producing them. They have been lightly edited for clarity.

Descriptions for the shows listed below were provided by the theaters producing them. They have been lightly edited for clarity.

Descriptions for the shows listed below were provided by the theaters producing them. They have been lightly edited for clarity.

Descriptions for the shows listed below were provided by the theaters producing them. They have been lightly edited for clarity.

OGDEN — A musical said to be a precursor to “The Birdcage” opens soon at The Ziegfeld Theater, but behind the scenes carries an interesting husband-and-wife twist.

OGDEN — Good Company Theatre will be the first Utah theater to premiere “Appropriate” opening at 8 p.m. April 29. 

SALT LAKE CITY — Weber State University theater arts professor Tracy Callahan knows all too well what it’s like to be on both sides of the stage. She loves directing, but this semester — while on sabbatical — she decided to take the stage again after a five-year absence.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of a three-part series on upcoming high school musicals and plays. Another listing will appear in April.

OGDEN — Hundreds of students from four northern Utah elementary schools are taking the stage at Ogden High School, where they’ll perform original fairy tales written by local theater teachers.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a series on upcoming high school plays and musicals along the Wasatch Front.

CENTERVILLE – Audiences will get to watch some magic on stage as CenterPoint Legacy Theatre presents Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” opening on Feb. 29 at 525 N. 400 West.

PERRY – Fans of four-part harmonies and well-known 1950s classics will be delighted with Heritage Theatre’s “Forever Plaid” opening March 4 and running through March 26. This is the third time Heritage has put on the popular show and the theater does it because it is a fan favorite.

OGDEN – Weber State University musical theater professor Jim Christian has been showing students how to do their thing and how to love it for 27 years. It’s easy to see why, because he loves what he does.

OGDEN – Weber State University’s production of “Nice Work If You Can Get It,” opening Feb. 26, marks the 100th anniversary of George and Ira Gershwin being published. More notably for the local crowd, it will be soon-to-retire musical theater professor Jim Christian’s last production/directi…

WASHINGTON TERRACE — Six years after “Seven Bridges for Seven Brothers” was last performed at Terrace Plaza Playhouse, the theater is bringing the crowd favorite back to its stage for another run later this month.

SALT LAKE CITY – The Fusion Theatre Project helps students participate in a year-long process to develop new plays in a workshop setting. Now one of those plays has been brought to life and is showing in the upstairs theater at the Salt Lake Acting Company, 168 W. 500 North.

OGDEN — Weber State University is celebrating Black History Month with a free musical performance of “Ain’t I a Woman,” which delves into the lives of four powerful African-American women.

WEST VALLEY CITY – Bre Welch saw “The Pirate Queen” on Broadway in New York City when she was 17 years old and remembers feeling awed.

OGDEN — The Good Company Theatre is kicking off 2016 with a twisty, two-person musical, “Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story,” on Feb. 12.

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story misspelled Alan Blood’s name. The Standard-Examiner regrets this error.  

OGDEN — What a difference four years makes.

OGDEN – Audiences will now have a little more wiggle room and a place to put beverages at the Ziegfeld Theater after putting in what they call “new to them” seating in its main auditorium.

LOGAN – The Utah State University Theater Department will perform “Reasons to be Pretty,” a play by Neil LaBute, in the Chase Fine Arts Center on campus Feb. 2-6.

OGDEN — A few high schools are kicking off the spring performing season a little bit early with shows this weekend and next weekend.

OGDEN – If you’ve seen a theater production at Weber State University in the past 20 years, you’ve seen Van Tinkham’s work and you’ve probably been impressed.

OGDEN — Watching a show at the Ziegfeld Theater is now a little bit more comfortable. 

OGDEN – The Gallery Theater will debut “It’s Not What You Think,” a variety show highlighting five short plays, Jan. 26-28 in the Eccles Community Art Center, 2580 Jefferson Ave.

OGDEN — If you’re looking for something new to do in Ogden, look no further because Good Company Theatre has you covered. The theater is starting a new program called “Something on Sunday,” aimed at providing different types of programming for the community to do on Sundays when Good Company…

OGDEN – Have you ever seen a beautiful portrait without a frame or eaten a steak without seasoning?

OGDEN — The Peanuts gang has had a resurgence in popularity thanks to the recent full-length feature film, and the Terrace Plaza Playhouse capitalizes on that with its latest show, “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown,” running Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays through Feb.  6.

CENTERVILLE – CenterPoint Legacy Theatre will open the comedic play, “The Foreigner,” Jan. 11 in its main theater. The show will run through Feb. 6. 

PERRY — The Heritage Theatre is premiering its year with an old classic, “Our Town,” starting Jan. 16 and running Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays until Feb. 6.

WEST VALLEY CITY — Four Davis County talents have major parts in the Hale Centre Theatre’s latest humorous play, “Beau Jest,” which kicks off Dec. 31 and runs through Jan. 31 at 3333 South Decker Lake Drive.

OGDEN — Water sleeves, “flower-pot” shoes and flat-topped umbrellas.

BRIGHAM CITY – Youth in the Brigham City area will put on a production of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” this week. The show is part of a series being produced in conjunction with the Brigham City Fine Arts Center and students from Utah State University’s theater education program.

OGDEN — There is something for every taste this holiday season in local community theater. An original classic, a couple of plays, an original show, an adapted musical and a combination of all three can fill your theater calendar.

OGDEN — The Sugar Plum Fairy has been twirling about on her toes for 60 Christmases now.

By all accounts, Kim Florence is anything but a Scrooge. But don’t tell his fans that. Florence will take the stage this Christmas season in the well-loved musical, “Scrooge: A Christmas Carol,” for the 22nd year running.

OGDEN – The Ziegfeld Theater is helping budding local talent Quinn Kapetanov get comedy off the ground, literally, at its upstairs theater.

CENTERVILLE — Centerpoint Theatre kicks off the Christmas theater season on Nov. 19 when its rendition of “Babes in Toyland” opens. The show runs nightly through Dec. 17 with the exception of Sundays.

BOUNTIFUL – It’s been several years since Viewmont has a had a consistent theater program at its school, but that’s all changed this year and the parents, students and new theater teacher are thrilled to be performing “Brigadoon” this week. The show starts Friday night and will run Nov. 14, …

OGDEN — It didn’t take long to figure out why Annie Baker won the Pulitzer Prize for her play, “The Flick.” After the first few scenes, the audience was hooked on the storyline and the characters at Good Company Theatre’s first showing of the production Nov. 5.

High school students are tackling big roles on stage this fall, some trying new musicals like “Big Fish” while others are doing proven classics like “Les Miserable” and “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” There are even a couple of Christmas-themed shows for those ready to celebr…

KAYSVILLE – The Hopebox Theatre debuted its third show in the young venue’s 2015 season with “Unsinkable Molly Brown” this month. The cast had a lot of energy and combined with costumes, set and live music the show was a lighthearted, fun night of entertainment.

OGDEN — Aquila Theatre Company will perform “Romeo and Juliet” at the Val A. Browning Center Austad Auditorium on Wednesday, Nov. 11.

OGDEN — Weber State University theater students will give audiences something to think about with their presentation of “9 Circles,” a play that details the experiences of PFC Daniel Reeves as his military discharge parallels a descent through the nine circles of hell described in Dante’s “I…

A gallery of contributed photos from Top of Utah musical play productions across the Top of Utah.