Karen Azenberg
Latest News on Karen Azenberg:
MEAN GIRLS, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, and More Set For Pioneer Theatre Company 65th Season (Mar 13, 2026)
Last Chance to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Salt Lake City Awards; THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Leads Best Musical! (Dec 29, 2025)
Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Salt Lake City Awards; West Valley Performing Arts Center Leads Favorite Theatre! (Dec 22, 2025)
MEAN GIRLS, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, and More Set For Pioneer Theatre Company 65th Season (Mar 13, 2026)
Last Chance to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Salt Lake City Awards; THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Leads Best Musical! (Dec 29, 2025)
Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Salt Lake City Awards; West Valley Performing Arts Center Leads Favorite Theatre! (Dec 22, 2025)
BIO
In fall 2024, Karen Azenberg kicks off her 13th season as Artistic Director at PTC. Favorite projects include the world premieres of Alabama Story and “i”; the regional premieres of Sting’s The Last Ship and Les Misérables; and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Newsies, Sweet Charity, and The Play That Goes Wrong. Originally from New York, her work there includes Lyrics and Lyricists (92nd St. Y), Blocks (a collaboration with Jonathan Larson), Prom Queens Unchained, and choreography for Richard Greenberg’s The Dazzle (Roundabout Theatre Company). Among her other credits are National Tours of Carousel and Brigadoon, West Side Story (over 15 productions), and productions at Indiana Repertory, Geva Theatre Center, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Goodspeed, and Utah Shakespeare Festival. Karen is a past president of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC). Her favorite productions are her son Alexander and her daughter Emelia.
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Video: DEAR EVAN HANSEN In Rehearsal At Pioneer Theatre Company
by A.A. Cristi - 2025-10-13 23:00:31
Video: Watch a Preview of BEAUTIFUL at Pioneer Theatre Company
by Michael Major - 2025-02-25 12:39:19
Video: Watch the Trailer For BEAUTIFUL at Pioneer Theatre Company
by Michael Major - 2025-02-21 10:07:40
Video: Trailer: NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 at Pioneer Theatre Company
by Joshua Wright - 2024-05-14 12:51:57
Video: Go Inside Rehearsals For NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 at Pioneer Theatre Company
by Joshua Wright - 2024-04-26 15:57:55
Video: Meet the Cast of THE LEHMAN TRILOGY at Pioneer Theatre Company
by Joshua Wright - 2024-03-14 17:23:30
VIDEO: In Rehearsal with ROCKY HORROR at the Pioneer Theatre Company
by Blair Ingenthron - 2023-10-15 14:09:56
VIDEO: First Look at Anne Tolpegin, Howard Kaye, Celeste Rose & More in THE PROM at Pioneer Theatre Company
by Alan Henry - 2023-05-16 15:46:16
Photo/Video: Get A First Look At The Broadway-Bound CAGNEY at Pioneer Theatre Company
by Alan Henry - 2019-09-19 16:54:57
STAGE TUBE: PTC's LES MISERABLES' Kelly McCormick Sings 'I Dreamed a Dream' on Good Day Utah
by Christina Mancuso - 2013-05-02 08:21:42
News
MEAN GIRLS, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, and More Set For Pioneer Theatre Company 65th Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 13, 2026
Pioneer Theatre Company has announced its 2026–2027 lineup, marking the organization's 65th Season with a slate that blends contemporary premieres, Broadway hits, and a classic American comedy.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 13, 2026
Pioneer Theatre Company has announced its 2026–2027 lineup, marking the organization's 65th Season with a slate that blends contemporary premieres, Broadway hits, and a classic American comedy.
Last Chance to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Salt Lake City Awards; THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 29, 2025
This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Salt Lake City Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by BWW Awards - Dec 29, 2025
This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Salt Lake City Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Salt Lake City Awards; West Valley Performing Arts Center Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 22, 2025
We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Salt Lake City Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by BWW Awards - Dec 22, 2025
We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Salt Lake City Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Salt Lake City Awards; THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 15, 2025
The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Salt Lake City Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by BWW Awards - Dec 15, 2025
The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Salt Lake City Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Salt Lake City Awards; West Valley Performing Arts Center Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 8, 2025
The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Salt Lake City Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by BWW Awards - Dec 8, 2025
The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Salt Lake City Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Salt Lake City Awards; EVITA Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 1, 2025
The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Salt Lake City Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by BWW Awards - Dec 1, 2025
The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Salt Lake City Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
NOISES OFF Comes to Pioneer Theatre Company Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 14, 2025
Pioneer Theatre Company will present Noises Off by Michael Frayn, running next month at Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre. Learn more about the show here!
by Stephi Wild - Nov 14, 2025
Pioneer Theatre Company will present Noises Off by Michael Frayn, running next month at Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre. Learn more about the show here!
Video: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Pioneer Theatre Company
by Joshua Wright - Oct 28, 2025
Get a first look at Pioneer Theatre Company (PTC)'s Utah premiere of Dear Evan Hansen, the acclaimed Broadway musical featuring a book by Steven Levenson and music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. The production runs through November 8, 2025, at the Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre in Salt Lake City.
by Joshua Wright - Oct 28, 2025
Get a first look at Pioneer Theatre Company (PTC)'s Utah premiere of Dear Evan Hansen, the acclaimed Broadway musical featuring a book by Steven Levenson and music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. The production runs through November 8, 2025, at the Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre in Salt Lake City.
Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Pioneer Theatre Company is Arrestingly Layered
by Tyler Hinton - Oct 25, 2025
Pioneer Theatre Company’s professional production of DEAR EVAN HANSEN could easily be at home on a Broadway stage, and it is certainly one of Utah’s best shows this year. The original production is rightfully beloved, but this iteration adds even more layers, brilliantly flitting between realism and theatricality in arresting ways.
by Tyler Hinton - Oct 25, 2025
Pioneer Theatre Company’s professional production of DEAR EVAN HANSEN could easily be at home on a Broadway stage, and it is certainly one of Utah’s best shows this year. The original production is rightfully beloved, but this iteration adds even more layers, brilliantly flitting between realism and theatricality in arresting ways.
Video: DEAR EVAN HANSEN In Rehearsal At Pioneer Theatre Company
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 14, 2025
Go behind the scenes with a first look at video of Dear Evan Hansen in rehearsal at Pioneer Theatre Company, directed by Karen Azenberg and starring Kyle Dalsimer in the title role.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 14, 2025
Go behind the scenes with a first look at video of Dear Evan Hansen in rehearsal at Pioneer Theatre Company, directed by Karen Azenberg and starring Kyle Dalsimer in the title role.
DEAR EVAN HANSEN Utah Premiere to be Presented at Pioneer Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 3, 2025
Pioneer Theatre Company will present the Utah premiere of Dear Evan Hansen at Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 3, 2025
Pioneer Theatre Company will present the Utah premiere of Dear Evan Hansen at Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets here!
2 PIANOS 4 HANDS Utah Premiere is Coming to Pioneer Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 21, 2025
Pioneer Theatre Company will kick off its 25/26 Season with the Utah premiere of 2 Pianos 4 Hands in the Meldrum Theatre at Einar Nielsen Field House. Learn more!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 21, 2025
Pioneer Theatre Company will kick off its 25/26 Season with the Utah premiere of 2 Pianos 4 Hands in the Meldrum Theatre at Einar Nielsen Field House. Learn more!
John Cariani, Ben Crawford and More to Star in TEN BRAVE SECONDS Reading at Pioneer Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 19, 2025
Pioneer Theatre Company will present a developmental reading in advance of its upcoming world premiere of Ten Brave Seconds by Will Van Dyke and Jeff Talbott. Learn more!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 19, 2025
Pioneer Theatre Company will present a developmental reading in advance of its upcoming world premiere of Ten Brave Seconds by Will Van Dyke and Jeff Talbott. Learn more!
World Premiere and More Set for Pioneer Theatre Company 2025-26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 25, 2025
Pioneer Theatre Company has revealed its 2025-2065 season lineup, which offers a diverse mix of Utah and world premiere musicals, contemporary plays, and the return of a much-requested farce. Learn more here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 25, 2025
Pioneer Theatre Company has revealed its 2025-2065 season lineup, which offers a diverse mix of Utah and world premiere musicals, contemporary plays, and the return of a much-requested farce. Learn more here!
Pioneer Theatre Company Will Honor Simmons Family Foundation At Annual Gala
by Stephi Wild - Mar 12, 2025
Pioneer Theatre Company has announced its honorees for the company's annual gala at the S.J. Quinney College of Law on the University of Utah campus. Learn more here!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 12, 2025
Pioneer Theatre Company has announced its honorees for the company's annual gala at the S.J. Quinney College of Law on the University of Utah campus. Learn more here!
Video: Watch a Preview of BEAUTIFUL at Pioneer Theatre Company
by Michael Major - Feb 25, 2025
Pioneer Theatre Company, Utah’s premier professional theatre company in residence at the University of Utah, has revealed a new preview of their feel-good, beloved bio-musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Watch the video!
by Michael Major - Feb 25, 2025
Pioneer Theatre Company, Utah’s premier professional theatre company in residence at the University of Utah, has revealed a new preview of their feel-good, beloved bio-musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Watch the video!
Video: Watch the Trailer For BEAUTIFUL at Pioneer Theatre Company
by Michael Major - Feb 21, 2025
Watch the trailer video for Pioneer Theatre Company's, Utah’s premier professional theatre company in residence at the University of Utah, new production of the feel-good, beloved bio-musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.
by Michael Major - Feb 21, 2025
Watch the trailer video for Pioneer Theatre Company's, Utah’s premier professional theatre company in residence at the University of Utah, new production of the feel-good, beloved bio-musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.
BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL to be Presented at Pioneer Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 24, 2025
Pioneer Theatre Company will present the feel-good, beloved bio-musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical in February. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 24, 2025
Pioneer Theatre Company will present the feel-good, beloved bio-musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical in February. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
Review: PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC at Pioneer Theatre Company is a Contemplative Post-Broadway Premiere
by Tyler Hinton - Oct 27, 2024
Pioneer Theatre Company’s Utah premiere of PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC brings a contemplative new play that only recently closed on Broadway to local audiences, invoking meditation on the past and prayer for the future.
by Tyler Hinton - Oct 27, 2024
Pioneer Theatre Company’s Utah premiere of PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC brings a contemplative new play that only recently closed on Broadway to local audiences, invoking meditation on the past and prayer for the future.
Pioneer Theatre Company to Present Utah Premiere of PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 7, 2024
Pioneer Theatre Company will present the Utah premiere of Prayer for the French Republic by Joshua Harmon. PTC is among the first theatre companies in the nation to be granted the rights to the three-time Tony-nominated play. Learn how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 7, 2024
Pioneer Theatre Company will present the Utah premiere of Prayer for the French Republic by Joshua Harmon. PTC is among the first theatre companies in the nation to be granted the rights to the three-time Tony-nominated play. Learn how to purchase tickets.
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