'PHANTOM,' 'SALESMAN,' and More Highlight Utah Theater Companies' 2012-2013 Seasons

Anticipation is at a fever pitch among avid Utah theatergoers as local theater companies announce their new seasons.

The musicals will include "The Will Rogers Follies," "The Phantom of the Opera," "Spring Awakenings," and "In the Heights." Dramas include "Death of a Salesman," "The Servant of Two Masters," "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," and "'Tis Pity She's a Whore."

While the Pioneer Theatre Company's entire season won't be announced until May 1, according to the company's website, "The cat's out of the bag," and "In the Heights" will be staged as the first production of its 2012-2013 season.

Plan-B Theatre Company and Hale Centre Theatre West Valley will debut their seasons of shows in mid-May. CenterPoint Legacy Theatre, Hale Center Theater Orem and the Utah Valley University Department of Theatrical Arts will make their announcements in June.

The following theater companies have previously announced their slate of shows:

Brigham Young University Department of Theatre: "A Second Birth," "The Phantom of the Opera," "The Cleverest Thief," "A Wrinkle in Time," "The Servant of Two Masters"; Theater for young audiences: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," "Henry V"

The Grand Theatre: "Into the Woods," "Voice of the Prairie," "Death of a Salesman," "La Cage aux Folles"

University of Utah Department of Theatre: "Vernon God Little," "'Tis Pity She's a Whore," "A Flea in Her Ear," "Spring Awakening," "Geography Club," "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," "Reasons to Be Pretty," "The Eccentrics"

Weber State University Department of Performing Arts:  "Charm," "Lucky Stiff," "The Will Rogers Follies," "The Comedy of Oedipus"

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