![]() This production is concert-style.Ī Tribute to Judy Garland, July 19 & 28: Judy Garland attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles. To celebrate her remarkable talent UFOMT presents Girl Crazy, which also marked Ethel Merman’s Broadway debut and made her a star. Favorites by George and Ira Gershwin include “I Got Rhythm,” “Embraceable You” and “Bidin’ My Time.” 2012 marks the 90th anniversary of Judy Garland’s birth. ![]() The city slicker brings his friends with him and they clash hilariously with the locals. 2: A wealthy New York playboy is sent West to get him away from his preferred friends-gamblers, hustlers, actors and gangsters. My Fair Lady features favorite songs “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “On the Street Where You Live,” “The Rain in Spain” and “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face.”Ĩ Hands 2 Pianos, July 11: UFOMT’s highly accomplished pianists create an evening of inspired artistry, innovative programming and adrenalized performance. When the linguistics professor meets disheveled Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle, he wagers that within six months he can change her into a proper lady simply by teaching her to speak proper English. Kyle Pfortmiller takes on the role of Henry Higgins. What price must Tosca pay for love and art? The desperate heroine does what she must in this passion-packed Gothic thriller that has kept audiences glued to their seats for 100 years.Īnd finally, what the New York Times calls “the perfect musical,” “My Fair Lady.” Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre General Director Michael Ballam plays the part of Alfred Doolittle, father of Eliza, which is played by Ballam’s real-life daughter, Vanessa. Hanson made a strong debut as Tosca, by turns fiery and vulnerable, her voice agreeably dark in its middle range and sufficiently full on top.” The production is full of passion, power and politics. Of her New York City Opera premiere in the role, the New York Times noted, “Ms. ![]() Puccini’s masterpiece “ Tosca” comes to life through soprano Carla Hanson. Add a couple of bumbling gangsters, a second feuding romantic couple and songs like “Another Opening, Another Show,” “So in Love,” “Too Darn Hot” and “Faithful in My Fashion” for an irresistible entertainment experience. They can’t live with each other, but they can’t live without each other. He casts film star Lilli, his temperamental ex-wife, in the leading role. ![]() To get it, he sells his immortal soul to Mephistopheles, but when you deal with the devil there is hell to pay.Ĭole Porter’s Broadway favorite “Kiss Me Kate” opens next with a heady blend of modern showbiz and classic Elizabethan theater when actor Fred Graham stages a musical version of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. In this classic tale, Faust would give anything to have it all. The Mainstage productions begin with Gounod’s immortal “Faust,” starring lyric tenor Marc Schreiner, Grammy nominee Kristopher Irmiter, Kyle Pfortmiller from the Metropolitan Opera and returning soprano Jessica Medoff. ![]() The Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre’s 2012 season includes four Mainstage Productions in repertory, seven concerts, backstage tours, breakfast with the stars, talkback sessions and 22 Academy classes where guests can enhance your festival experience with behind-the-scenes instruction and interactive courses taught by industry experts. More than 250 musicians, performers and crew members will come from renowned stages across the nation, including Broadway and the Met, to the historic Ellen Eccles Theatre to present 11 productions and 38 performances. Tickets are on sale now for Utah Festival’s riveting 20th anniversary season July 11-Aug. ![]()
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