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Syracuse students perform musical Fame JR.

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:48:02 MDT

Syracuse students perform musical Fame JR.

By Carol Lindsay Special to The Tribune

Updated May 16, 2013 11:48AM MDT

Syracuse • Leg warmers, suspenders, big belts, sparkles, blue eye shadow and waist-high blue jeans filled the stage at Syracuse Arts Academy April 24 through 26. The middle school’s production of the musical Fame JR. looked like a flash back to the 80s. Drama teacher Melissa Burke chose Fame JR. for her spring theater performance. Burke said that as she was deciding which play for her drama class to perform she looked at the individual talents of her students. She thought Fame JR. was the perfe...

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Egyptian’s YouTheatre presents sound advice with ‘Dear Edwina Jr.’

Fri, 10 May 2013 01:01:05 MDT

Egyptian’s YouTheatre presents sound advice with ‘Dear Edwina Jr.’

By Scott Iwasaki The Park Record Tribune

Updated May 10, 2013 01:01AM MDT

Park City • The Egyptian Theatre’s YouTheatre program teaches children and teenagers about theater and teamwork during workshops offered every spring, summer and fall. When the spring program comes to an end this week, the 24 young actors involved will present the musical “Dear Edwina Jr.” “There are a lot of musicals out there for children to perform, but finding good scripts and stories is difficult for this age group,” said program director Jamie Wilcox. She chose this particular production...

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High School Musical's KayCee Stroh delivers baby girl in Salt Lake City

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:12:03 MDT

High School Musical's KayCee Stroh delivers baby girl in Salt Lake City

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 9, 2013 02:12PM MDT

InTouch Weekly reports: High School Musical's KayCee Stroh is the mother of a brand-new baby girl! "She made a dramatic entry into this world being almost two weeks overdue. But all is well, and we feel overly blessed to finally have our happy healthy baby girl!" KayCee exclusively tells In Touch. "I feel I have been afforded the opportunity to do many incredible things in my lifetime, but by far this is the best." The actress and her husband of four years, Ben Higginson, welcomed Zetta Lee to ...

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Review: Pioneer Theatre’s ‘Les Misérables’ adroitly balances spectacle and intimacy

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:11:40 MDT

Review: Pioneer Theatre’s ‘Les Misérables’ adroitly balances spectacle and intimacy

By Barbara Bannon Special to The Tribune

Updated May 6, 2013 10:11AM MDT

It is stating the obvious to say that “Les Misérables“ has become one of Utah’s favorite musicals. The opening of Pioneer Theatre Company’s eloquent and emotionally powerful production offers another opportunity to discover why. Perhaps the most obvious reason is the richness of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s multilayered musical score and its uncanny ability to capture both the complexity and simplicity of Victor Hugo’s sprawling portrait of France at a tumultuous turning point i...

Review: Utah Chamber Artists’ musical buffet has room for cello

Mon, 06 May 2013 22:29:02 MDT

Review: Utah Chamber Artists’ musical buffet has room for cello

By Catherine Reese Newton The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 6, 2013 10:29PM MDT

Utah Chamber Artists dubbed its season-ending concert “Pastiche,” suggesting a hodgepodge of musical styles. There was a sort of unifying thread, though, in that the concert showcased the things Barlow Bradford’s small but mighty chorus and orchestra do best. Bradford frequently collaborates with some of Utah’s finest musicians. Monday night, the guest was cellist Matthew Zalkind, a Juilliard graduate and University of Michigan doctoral candidate who grew up in Salt Lake City. The young cellist’...