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BWW Review: Hale Centre Theatre's ONE FOR THE POT is a Madcap Romp


ONE FOR THE POT on Hale Centre Theatre’s Jewel Box Stage defies description, but ultimately it is a madcap comedic romp filled with mistaken identities and pure effervescent entertainment.

Last Chance To Vote For The BroadwayWorld Salt Lake City Awards; Utah Shakespeare's THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Leads Best Musical!


This is the last chance to vote for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Salt Lake City Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Final Weeks To Vote For The BroadwayWorld Salt Lake City Awards; LES MISERABLES Leads Best Musical


Time is running out to vote for for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Salt Lake City Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

BWW Review: SCERA's MATILDA is Simply Sensational


Roald Dahl’s MATILDA at the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre is a simply sensational community theatre production with solid performances, eye-popping visuals, and top-notch choreography. 

BWW Interview: SCERA Executives on Streaming A NIGHT OF BROADWAY “Quarantine Edition”


A favorite tradition of Orem's SCERA is A NIGHT OF BROADWAY--the annual concert that showcases local performers in songs from musicals. The show will go on this year in a special fully produced 'Quarantine Edition' that has been newly rehearsed, designed, and professionally filmed especially for streaming through social distancing. Adam J. Robertson, President and CEO of SCERA, and April Berlin, Operations Manager/Marketing and Development, spoke with BroadwayWorld about the concert and some of the effects of the pandemic on the community organization.

Photo Flash: Hale Center Theater Orem to Produce MATILDA


The Tony-winning Roald Dahl classic finds its way to the stage through the eyes of Matilda Wormwood – a brilliant little girl with a few special powers, learning to tell her story in the world of characters like Ms. Honey, The Trunchbull, and many more!

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.

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: SEUSSICAL The Musical Opens 7/7 at SCERA Shell


SCERA President and CEO Adam J. Robertson and Shawn M. Mortensen, who has twice played the Cat in the Hat, fondly remember SCERA's 2004 production of "Seussical." This time around, Mortensen takes on the musical as the director and choreographer, and is passing the acting hat to Eric James Smith and says, "I can't imagine handing the role over to anyone else!"

Mindy Smoot Robbins and Marvin Payne to Headline MY FAIR LADY


The word is spreading throughout Broadway that a professional revival of "My Fair Lady" will launch in The Big Apple next year and treat audiences to a sensational restoration of a nearly perfectly-crafted musical.

SCERA to Premiere PETER PAN'S GREAT ADVENTURE, 2/8-26


The story of a boy named Peter Pan who refuses to grow up has delighted audiences since Scottish writer J.M. Barrie wrote about the mischievous boy who can fly and have adventures in a mythical island called Neverland. That was more than a century ago, but the appeal has never dimmed. The story has been converted to animation, a dramatic film, a television series and other works.

SCERA Stages JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, Now thru 7/18


?When SCERA asked its patrons what production they wanted to see during the summer of 2015, the clear choice was 'Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.' SCERA leadership listened and added the lighthearted Biblical musical saga to its schedule at the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre.

SCERA to Stage JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, 7/2-18


?When SCERA asked its patrons what production they wanted to see during the summer of 2015, the clear choice was "Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." SCERA leadership listened and added the lighthearted Biblical musical saga to its schedule at the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre.

SCERA Presents THE ADDAMS FAMILY, Now thru 10/4


'The Addams Family' musical has an original story. The devilishly delightful family has a dilemma. Daughter Wednesday, the ultimate princess of darkness, has fallen in love with a sweet and smart young man from a respectable family. She wants her family to behave as if they were normal, too, when they meet him and his parents. But if you're peculiar, you're peculiar, and mayhem results when the Addams clan tries to host a family that, as it turns out, also has its own brand of dysfunction.

SCERA to Present THE ADDAMS FAMILY, 9/12-10/4


Reserved-seat tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for children (age 3-11_ and seniors (age 65 and older). They are available at www.scera.org, by calling 801) 225-ARTS, in person from 10am-6m weekdays at SCERA Center, 745 South State, Orem, or at the door 30 minutes prior to each performance.

Photo Flash: SCERA's THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Begins Tonight


The Tony Award-winning musical comedy 'The Drowsy Chaperone,' is anything but drowsy with its energetic cast, charming script, lively music and a clever play-within-a-play approach that has been described as 'a love letter to musical theatre.' This nostalgic spoof of a 1920's song and dance extravaganza will play tonight, April 18 to May 10 at 7:30 p.m. on Mondays, Thursdays, Todays and Saturdays at the SCERA Center for the Arts, 745 South State, Orem. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Photo Flash: First Look at SCERA's THE DROWSY CHAPERONE


The Tony Award-winning musical comedy 'The Drowsy Chaperone,' is anything but drowsy with its energetic cast, charming script, lively music and a clever play-within-a-play approach that has been described as 'a love letter to musical theatre.' This nostalgic spoof of a 1920's song and dance extravaganza will play April 18 to May 10 at 7:30 p.m. on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at the SCERA Center for the Arts, 745 South State, Orem. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

SCERA's Theatre for Young Audiences to Present Dr. Seuss' THE CAT IN THE HAT


From the moment a mischievous cat in the red and white striped hat and red bow tie enters the room, everyone knows chaos served with a heaping dose of fun is about to unfold on stage.

SCERA Offers 8th Annual Celebration of Veterans Event Today


SCERA will honor Veteran's Day today, Nov. 9 with a free USO-style show that will feature patriotic and fun entertainment and presentations in the spirit of celebrating those who have served their country in the armed forces and celebrating the freedom we all enjoy.

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