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ELF THE MUSICAL Comes to SCERA

It's challenging to create a holiday story that earns iconic status and is seen year after year. Among others, that short list includes a?oeIt's a Wonderful Life,a?? a?oeChristmas Carol,a?? Miracle on 34th Street,a?? a?oeA Christmas Storya??a?"and a?oeElf.a??
SCERA Presents Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST as Final Musical of the 35th Anniversary Season

The best-known version of the classic fairy tale a?oeBeauty and the Beasta?? may have been written by 18th century French author Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, but Disney infused the a?oetale as old as timea?? with new life and wild popularity in 1991 and created a Golden Globe-winning best motion picture award.
PETER PAN Comes to SCERA Shell

Director Shawn Mortensen believes there is a reason why the line at Disneyland's Peter Pan attraction is typically an hour or more long.
SCERA Goes Under The Sea With Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID

Director Kathryn Little is determined to infuse SCERA Center for the Arts with all the charm that defines the musical based on the animated Disney film, "The Little Mermaid" as well as Hans Christian Anderson's original love story.
Race To SCERA to Catch the World Premiere Of THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE

The latest musical collaboration between local playwrights Chase Ramsey and David Paul Smith offers a twist on the children's tale of a tortoise and a hare as SCERA presents the world premiere 50-minute musical on Feb. 4,8,11,15,18 and 22 @ 7:00pm at SCERA Center for the Arts.
SCERA Presents Utah Premiere Of THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT: THE MUSICAL

The horrible Herdmans are arguably the worst children in the world, but these six delinquent outsiders who create mayhem when they try out for their community's annual Christmas pageant also create a classic story that has charmed audiences for more than four decades.
Say Hello To BYE BYE BIRDIE Heading to SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre

It's 1958 and the teenager world of Sweet Apple, Ohio, is excited when they learn rock and roll superstar Conrad Birdie is coming to their small Midwest town to record a song and kiss one lucky girl before heading off to the Army.
Say Hello To BYE BYE BIRDIE Heading to SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre

It's 1958 and the teenager world of Sweet Apple, Ohio, is excited when they learn rock and roll superstar Conrad Birdie is coming to their small Midwest town to record a song and kiss one lucky girl before heading off to the Army.
Photo Flash: All Holy Breaks Loose at SCERA's Production of SISTER ACT

The cast has come up with a hashtag #DivasWhoBelieva, and the divine divas of SCERA's "Sister Act: The Musical" are prepared to dazzle. The premise: It's the 1970s and exuberant disco diva Deloris Van Cartier wants a recording contract. Little does she know that soon she will be singing praises to heaven instead as she hides in a convent while eluding a gangster boyfriend.
Photo Flash: SCERA Mounts Bouyant Musical THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN

When Margaret Brown managed to scramble onto one of the few lifeboats available when the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage in 1912, the Denver, Colo., socialite became the stuff of myth and legends. She grabbed an oar and argued vehemently that they turn the boat around and look for survivors. Later, as a philanthropist, Brown spent many years helping families whose relatives had been on the doomed voyage.
SCERA Celebrates A Musical MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET This December

For millions of people, the holidays are not complete without a viewing of the film classic Miracle on 34th Street. And as a bonus, Utah Valley can see it live on stage when SCERA Center for the Arts mounts a musical adaptation of the famous story Dec. 1-16.
SCERA Celebrates A Musical MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET This December

For millions of people, the holidays are not complete without a viewing of the film classic Miracle on 34th Street. And as a bonus, Utah Valley can see it live on stage when SCERA Center for the Arts mounts a musical adaptation of the famous story Dec. 1-16.
SCERA Announces 9th Annual A NIGHT OF BROADWAY, 11/15-18

Musical numbers and cast members that earned five-star ratings and standing-room-only audiences at the 2017 Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland this summer will receive an encore performance at SCERA Center for the Arts in Orem November 15-18.
SCERA Announces 9th Annual A NIGHT OF BROADWAY, 11/15-18

Musical numbers and cast members that earned five-star ratings and standing-room-only audiences at the 2017 Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland this summer will receive an encore performance at SCERA Center for the Arts in Orem November 15-18.
SCERA Theatre for Young Audiences presents CAPTAIN LOUIE

The music of Stephen Schwartz, composer for such Broadway classics as Wicked, Pippin and Godspell, is one of the reasons director DeLayne Bluth Dayton is especially excited to bring Captain Louie to the SCERA Center for the Arts Oct. 16-Nov. 3.
NOISES OFF to Open SCERA Indoor Season

Director Chase Ramsey saw the movie "Noises Off" as a kid and thought it offered a brilliant master class on farce and pacing.  He loved it, and was "obsessed" with the comedic talents of Carol Burnett, John Ritter and Michael Caine.
SCERA's National Award-Winning High School Company Acting UP to present Rodgers & Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA!

When the Broadway stage introduced an exuberant rendition of the song "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning" during the opening moments of "Oklahoma!," audiences saw a new form of musical theater unfolding. As the first musical to fully integrate songs and dances into a well-made story, it forever changed the structure of musical theater.
Photo Flash: Sneak Peek - A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD to Launch 2017 at SCERA Center for the Arts

Director Jerry Elison is positively giddy when he describes the upcoming January production of 'A Year With Frog and Toad' at the SCERA Center for the Arts. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the stars in costume below!
Photo Flash: Sneak Peek - A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD to Launch 2017 at SCERA Center for the Arts

Director Jerry Elison is positively giddy when he describes the upcoming January production of 'A Year With Frog and Toad' at the SCERA Center for the Arts. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the stars in costume below!
Harry Connick Jr.'s THE HAPPY ELF to Sprinkle Magic on the SCERA Stage

Even though Robinne Booth had never seen "The Happy Elf" before SCERA Center for the Arts asked her to direct the musical, she knew that with a musical score by Harry Connick, Jr., it was bound to be good.

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