Weekend Update..

OK – can I just tell you how very cool this site is - http://www.nowplayingutah.com/. It seriously rocks! It’s such an awesome tool for finding out what’s going on….. use it!

Last night we attended Ballet West’s Innovations – what a phenomenal show! http://www.balletwest.org/

Three of the pieces were choreographed by dancers from Ballet West, and these numbers were all spectacular. It also seemed that the dancers really enjoyed performing the numbers, which made it that much more moving for the audience. It was a spectacular show and if you don’t have tickets yet…. Hurry and get some! Only 2 more shows!

I sincerely hope that Ballet West will either bring some of these same pieces to Studio D’s Out of the Box show next season, or have the dancers create some new ones… it would be a great addition to the show with the companies from RDT and RWDC.

And don't forget that this weekend is also the last show of the Utah Symphony season! Get tickets here - http://www.utahsymphony.org/

Upcoming Utah Symphony Performances

Beethoven Piano Concerto - May 23rd and 24th

Larry Rachleff, conductor

Robert Levin, piano

Beethoven performed his first piano concerto as his first public performance in music-mad Vienna. Nearly 150 years later, Prokofiev would pour out emotion without apology in the symphony he dedicated to the pure and noble spirit of man.

Event Dates

Buy Now | Abravanel Hall | Friday, May 23, 2008 8:00 pm Request FREE High School Voucher | Other student discounts

Buy Now | Abravanel Hall | Saturday, May 24, 2008 8:00 pm Request FREE High School Voucher | Other student discounts

When Larry Meets Joey - May 30th and 31st

Joseph Silverstein, conductor

Larry Zalkind, trombone

When is the last time you heard a trombone concerto? Maestro Joseph Silverstein and Principal Trombone Larry Zalkind are among the most respected artists ever associated with the Utah Symphony. Hear them collaborate on a program that includes Sibelius’ most popular symphony.

Event Dates

Buy Now | Abravanel Hall | Friday, May 30, 2008 8:00 pm Request FREE High School Voucher | Other student discounts

Buy Now | Abravanel Hall | Saturday, May 31, 2008 8:00 pm Request FREE High School Voucher | Other student discounts

Plan-B Theatre Company - SLAM

May 17, 2008, 8pm--one night only!
Jeanne Wagner @ the Rose
138 West 300 South, SLC
Tickets $18 (reserved seating)
at 355-ARTS or here

Our fifth annual day o’ wackiness.
We create five 10-minute plays in 23 hours.
You spend the 24th hour with us to see the results!
And, um, yeah - this year we're selling beer.
Read more in City Weekly or Slug Magazine
or the Deseret Morning News !

This year's SLAM is also our book release party!
Plan-B is the first theatre company in Utah history
to publish an anthology of original, full-length plays,
courtesy of Juniper Press. The anthology will be available
for sale at SLAM before hitting bookstores
(or click on the image below to order online).

Don Giovanni - Utah Opera

~ Saturday night we went out for a yummy dinner at Bambara and headed over to the Utah Opera’s performance of Don Giovanni. Dinner was delicious, as always – we love that restaurant! And the opera was excellent. Don Giovanni was the first opera that Troy ever saw, and he saw it at the very young age of 8. He loved it, and has been hooked on opera ever since. This was my first time seeing Don Giovanni, and I really enjoyed it! For those that don’t know, it’s basically the story of Don Juan the womanizer who gets sent to hell in the end by the ghost of a man that he had killed when the man was trying to protect the honor of his daughter. The music is beautiful and the production was excellent. The opera was sung in Italian (with English super-titles on a screen above the stage).

Don Giovanni and the Vivace After-Party

Mozart’s Don Giovanni: romance, murder, mayhem, and comedy; but in the end the original “playa” gets his due. Join Vivace at the Utah Opera for a brilliant opening night event. You'll feel like an opera star 'cause Vivace is joining the opening night cast party!

5.10.08 (Saturday) | concert: 7:30pm @ Capitol Theatre | after-party: 10-ish @ Caffe Molise

The performance: All he wants is love…from thousands of women. Mozart’s take on the legend goes to riotous new directions. Women love him, men try to kill him, but in the end the original “playa”, Don Giovanni, gets his due. There’s nothing like a little divine justice to make a rake regret his ways. Vivace members sit together at the Opera, receive a fabulous discount, and an exclusive version of the program notes.

The after-party: Party all night long with fellow Vivace peeps, the cast and crew of Don Giovanni, and members of the Utah Symphony while enjoying the fresh Italian cuisine of Caffe Molise for free! Cash Bar. Caffe Molise is located at 55 West 100 South, Salt Lake City.

Vivace tickets are $30, $15 for students | web: arttix.org |
phone: 801.533.NOTE (6683) | promo code: vivace
Vivace section and price is only guaranteed until Monday, May 5. After May 5, Vivace tickets will be sold on a first come, first sold basis. The Vivace student price is not available online. You cannot purchase an after-party ticket separately from the performance ticket. If you are a Classical V or Utah Opera subscriber, and already have tickets to the May 10th performance, call 801.869.9017 for your after-party pass.


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