In 1967, at the “ripe old age” of 6, Milt Olsen attended the very first Mormon Miracle Pageant in the small central Utah town of Manti.This month, as president of that pageant, he’ll preside over its last.After 52 years of performances each summer, the Mormon Miracle Pageant — which ...

Forget everything you thought you knew about opera — that it’s long, that it’s not particularly accessible, that it’s written in a foreign language.Because next week, Utah Opera is presenting its “10-minute Opera” programs in Brigham City, Ogden and Salt Lake City, and the event ...

Call someone a “Chinaman” these days and you’d better be ready for a fight — most likely verbally, and quite possibly physically.But playwright Jason Ma says there was a time that term carried less cultural baggage.In the playbill for the Utah performances of his new musical, “Gold ...

Arrrr! Here there be pirates.Who tell stories.Set to music.A family-friendly concert extravaganza is coming to Ogden next week when the nationally recognized group Story Pirates performs with the Utah Symphony.“Utah Symphony: Story Pirates” will be presented at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the ...

OGDEN — It’s a famous musical about an even more famous painting.This week, the Weber State University Department of Performing Arts presents “Sunday in the Park with George,” the Stephen Sondheim musical built around one of the world’s most iconic paintings.“It is one of the great ...

OGDEN — Just how far will a group of aspiring writers go to achieve success?Find out in “Gloria,” the latest Good Company Theatre offering by Obie Award-winning playwright Brenden Jacobs-Jenkins. The biting dramatic comedy plays through March 24 at Good Company Theatre, 2404 Wall. Ave.The ...