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Most people have 24 hours in a day. Kelly DeHaan might be one of the exceptions.

"I think Kelly has more hours in his day than the rest of us," said Sally Dietlein, vice president and executive producer at West Valley City-based Hale Centre Theatre, where DeHaan is one of the music directors (and, sometimes, an actor). The Hale gig is in addition to his day job at West Jordan High School, the occasional special project for the LDS Church, and his leadership of Utah Voices. The latter group, a community choir based in Davis County, presents its most popular show of the year on Friday — Broadway Bingo.

The fast-paced evening includes numbers from old-school favorites such as "My Fair Lady" and "A Chorus Line" as well as contemporary hits such as "Waitress," "Something Rotten!" and "Hamilton"; the performance order is chosen by random draw, and listeners will be issued bingo cards giving them a shot at prizes. DeHaan will share conducting, singing, piano-playing and emceeing duties. "Tight budget," he explained, but the many hats he'll wear at Broadway Bingo are typical of the do-it-all DeHaan.

"Kelly is a force of nature," said Michael Huff, who turned over directorship of Utah Voices to DeHaan in 2015 after becoming director of choral activities and head of the piano area at Snow College in Ephraim. "He's such a talented everything. … Here's a guy who really does it all. He's one of our finest choral music educators; he's a great actor, a great singer, a gifted performer, an entrepreneur and impresario, and a wonderfully dedicated family man.

"He's always at the top of his game in every aspect of life."

DeHaan started studying the piano when he was 8, which naturally led to assignments accompanying church choirs and, shortly after that, the ninth-grade choir at Bennion Junior High. "I loved playing. I was afraid to sing," he recalled. That changed when his choir teacher, Dee Rich, persuaded him to prepare a solo for a regional competition. DeHaan sang "As Time Goes By," won first place — he still has the trophy — and was hooked. Accompanying and singing in Norman Wendel's choirs at Taylorsville High in the late 1980s cemented his ambition. Wendel remembers DeHaan not only as a talented musician, but also as the kind of kid who would persuade his fellow students to pool their lunch money to buy souvenir T-shirts for their teacher's children while on tour in Hawaii.

He earned degrees in choral conducting at the University of Utah, then spent a few years as associate conductor and accompanist for the Utah Symphony Chorus with Ed Thompson, his mentor at the U. (He also married Shellie Hughes, whom he'd met while both were serving missions for their church in the south of France; they have four sons, all of whom sing and play the piano.) He's been directing choirs at West Jordan since 1997 while also conducting, acting and singing with groups including the Sterling Singers, Utah Chamber Artists, the Grand Theatre, Hale Centre Theatre and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. He prefers being the one in charge, he said, because he can choose the repertoire and set the pace at rehearsals.

A career-threatening bout with gastroesophageal reflux disease slowed him down briefly three years ago. Because of the near-constant exposure of his vocal cords to stomach acid, "I sounded like a chain smoker when I talked." Insurance wouldn't cover a bypass procedure, so DeHaan produced a CD of inspirational hymns to finance the surgery. "It's been an absolute miracle in my life," he said. "It really gave me an appreciation for vocal health. Now I'm a stickler for the kids singing healthy, getting a proper diet and being aware of how their voices are working."

Michael Kochevar, DeHaan's principal for the past 13 years, is a fan. "He's a great ambassador for the school," Kochevar said. "If you talk to anybody in the community or the [Jordan School District], everybody knows about our program. … He's energetic, happy, feel-good. The kids want to be there. It's more than just the singing."

There are about 250 students in West Jordan's choir program. DeHaan directs men's and women's choruses, a concert choir of about 100, a musical-theater troupe and a junior madrigal group in addition to the elite madrigal ensemble. Membership in all six groups is by audition. "If they can match pitch, I'll take them," he said. "The fact they're brave enough to sing for a teacher speaks volumes. If they're taking it for an easy A, they don't take my class."

Dietlein marveled at DeHaan's rapport with young singers, remembering his direction of a 16,000-voice choir of Mormon teens at a bicentennial celebration of church founder Joseph Smith in 2005. "Sixteen thousand kids is the biggest bunch of squirrels you've ever seen," Dietlein said. Rhythmic unity can be a challenge at such a distance and with a group that size, she added. "But they were riveted. … And there was never a discouraging or disparaging or harsh word out of him."

Utah Voices co-founder and managing director Juliann Pickett said DeHaan brings the same upbeat vibe to the community choir, whose membership ranges from teens to octogenarians. "He really projects those core values — trust and care, kindness, authenticity, just real commitment," she said. "Kelly really lives those things so well and expects them of us, the singers." —

Beyond Broadway

Utah Voices' Broadway Bingo concert Friday sold out in less than a week, but the community choir has other performances upcoming.

Rutter's Requiem • May 18, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall

Patriotic Concert in the Park with the 23rd Army Band • July 7, 7 p.m., Bountiful City Park

More information • http://utahvoices.org