Karen Azenberg News

Pioneer Theatre Company has released new video footage for the Utah Premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical Come From Away, with book, music, and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein.

Pioneer Theatre Company’s new professional production of COME FROM AWAY washes over you with emotional warmth. It will feel familiar to those who’ve seen the show, but it’s also a new experience that will make you happy you decided to return to Gander.

Pioneer Theatre Company has released rehearsal footage of COME FROM AWAY, the Utah Premiere of Irene Sankoff and David Hein's beloved musical, now playing through May 9, 2026 at the Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre.

Pioneer Theatre Company has announced the Cast and Creative Team for the Utah Premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical Come From Away, with book, music, and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein..

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.

Pioneer Theatre Company will present Noises Off by Michael Frayn, running next month at Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre. Learn more about the show here!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!

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!

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 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!

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!

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.

​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.

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 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.

Pioneer Theatre Company has announced its production of JERSEY BOYS, the Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical, bringing the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons to the stage.