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The Broadway musical adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women is tuneful and heartwarming. Centerpoint Legacy Theatre's production of the show is quite satisfying, and even "Astonishing" in many ways.

It's always a treat when Hale Centre Theatre in West Valley produces a regional premiere of a show direct from Broadway, and especially one that didn't make it to Utah on tour. The production values are always stellar, and 9 to 5 the Musical is no exception.

Tuacahn's Hairspray is a solidly entertaining production of a Tony-award winning Broadway hit.

Tuacahn's much-anticipated production of Disney's Aladdin provides a feast for the senses, filling the outdoor amphitheatre with heaping helpings of visual and aural splendor.

Much fanfare has been made of Tuacahn's production of Disney's Aladdin this year, and understandably so, but its production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a hidden gem not to be missed.

The Utah Symphony presents three Broadway-related concerts this year.

Wicked has triumphantly returned to Salt Lake City's Capitol Theatre with a cast as sparkling as its spectacle. If you've never seen Wicked before, now is the time to do everything in your power to procure tickets. Even if you have seen the show in the past, you will not regret seeing it again in this fresh incarnation.

One of my favorite things in life was the Broadway musical, but I'd never actually seen one. I had seen school and community and regional productions of musicals with Broadway origins. I had seen Equity and non-Equity tours that replicated Broadway staging. I had even had the incredible opportunities to see the pre-Broadway tryouts of The Little Mermaid and Shrek the Musical with their original star-studded casts in Denver and Seattle, respectively. But not on Broadway.

Zion Theatre Company founder Mahonri Stewart is a prolific local playwright who has had over a dozen of his plays produced by theatre companies in Utah. Stewart graciously agreed to speak with BroadwayWorld about his new theatre company.

Hale Centre Theatre West Valley's production of The Sound of Music is an homage to the beloved 1965 film, which won an Academy Award for Best Picture.

1. Disney's Aladdin at Tuacahn Amphitheatre in Ivins, June 4 to October 19, www.tuacahn.org Tuacahn's spectacle-laden Aladdin will be the first production of the Alan Menken musical since last year's world premiere at 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle.

After breaking box office records and selling out in record time in 2009, WICKED, Broadway's biggest blockbuster, returns to Salt Lake City's Capitol Theatre July 18-August 26. Tickets for the return engagement go on sale today, Friday, May 11 at 10am. Part of Zions Bank Broadway Across America - Utah.

From the moment the audience is seated at Pioneer Theatre Company's Man of La Mancha, it is evident that this is no run-of-the-mill production of the show. A massive metal portcullis replaces the stage curtains, with the prison behind it sumptuously lit and enlivened by fog undulating through the shafts of light. It is a striking visual representation of what director Charles Morey (in his last show as the theatre's artistic director) has done to elevate and illuminate the material.

What audiences should expect is a snapshot of family life in 1964 that is full of heart and insightful commentary on timeless facets of human nature. Some things--like the craziness of planning a wedding and the emotions it brings to the surface--never change.

SCERA Center for the Arts is pulling out all the stops for its production of Disney's My Son Pinocchio.

The Utah Performing Arts Center, the new Broadway-style theatre in the planning stages for downtown Salt Lake City, is one step closer to fruition.

Laughing Stock, written and directed by Pioneer Theatre Company's retiring artistic director Charles Morey, is a love letter to theatre.

Centerpoint Legacy Theatre's production of The Drowsy Chaperone is as sparkling and effervescent as champagne (or iced soda water).

The 2012-2013 season of Broadway Across America - Utah has been announced and includes a variety of crowd-pleasing shows, most of which are currently or recently on Broadway.

The Utah Symphony has announced three Broadway-related concerts in the coming year.