Halloween is a week away, and this is a big closing weekend: Little Shop of Horrors wraps up in both Ogden and Draper, Very Like a Whale and Carrie take their last bows on Sunday, and Pioneer Theatre opens its own Little Shop tonight. There are four ASL performances between tonight and Saturday. Every date below was checked on the theater’s own website on October 23. Plans change, so confirm with the box office before you go.
Accessible performances this weekend
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Timpanogos Arts Foundation, Valentine Theater, American Fork. ASL Night is tonight, Fri Oct 23 at 7:30 PM. The final performance is Sat Oct 24. Suggested PG; strobe lighting, fog and haze, a slow-motion staged strangling and murder, and mild language. timparts.com
- Pride and Prejudice, The Ruth, Pleasant Grove. ASL Sat Oct 24 at 12:30 PM. The Ruth’s usual one-week ASL reservation window has passed, so call the box office to reserve. The next ASL performance is Tue Nov 10 at 7:30 PM (reserve by Nov 3). Gunshot sound effects and haze. theruth.org
- Very Like a Whale, Salt Lake Acting Company. ASL and sensory-friendly at the same performance, Sat Oct 24 at 2:00 PM. Audio described Sun Oct 25 at 6:00 PM, which is closing night. Pick up an audio-description device at the lobby concierge desk. A comedy about grief, about 105 minutes. saltlakeactingcompany.org
- Facing East, Plan-B Theatre, Studio Theatre at the Rose Wagner, SLC. ASL Sat Oct 24 at 4:00 PM. The whole run (through Nov 8) is sold out and the waitlist is full. The play follows parents after their son’s suicide. 70 minutes, no intermission, no late seating. planbtheatre.org
Book by Saturday: Saturday Oct 24 is the last day to reserve for The Ruth’s ASL performance of The Addams Family on Sat Oct 31 at 7:30 PM, which is that show’s closing night. Reserve through the Ruth’s box office.
Opening this weekend
- Little Shop of Horrors, Pioneer Theatre Company, Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre, SLC. Oct 23 – Nov 7. This weekend: Fri 7:30 PM; Sat 2:00 and 7:30 PM; no Sunday show. ASL Mon Nov 2 at 7:00 PM. Recommended 12+; mild language, comic horror violence, domestic abuse. Sensory kits are available at every performance (limited number), and audio description at any performance with 48 hours’ notice. Through PTC’s Curtain Call for All program, select seats start at $15, by phone with the box office. pioneertheatre.org
- Salt & Pepper, UVU Theatre for Youth & Education, Noorda Center, Orem. One day only, Sat Oct 24 at 2:00 and 6:30 PM. A family play about reading. uvu.edu
- Lost Girl, a staged reading from USU Theatre, Chase Fine Arts Center Black Box, Logan. Fri Oct 23 at 7:30 PM; Sat Oct 24 at 1:00 and 7:30 PM. Ages 6 and up welcome. usu.edu
Last chance
- Les Misérables, Tuacahn Amphitheatre, Ivins. Final performance tonight, Fri Oct 23 at 7:30 PM. tuacahn.org
- Disney’s Finding Nemo, Tuacahn Amphitheatre, Ivins. Final performance Sat Oct 24 at 7:30 PM. tuacahn.org
- Little Shop of Horrors, Ziegfeld Theater, Ogden. Fri Oct 23 and Sat Oct 24 (closing night), both at 7:30 PM. Rated PG. zigarts.com
- Little Shop of Horrors, Draper Historic Theatre. Fri Oct 23 at 7:00 PM; Sat Oct 24 at 2:00 and 7:00 PM. No babes in arms. draperhistorictheatre.org
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Timp Arts, closes Sat Oct 24 (see above).
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Hale Centre Theatre, Sandy (Centre Stage). Closes Sat Oct 24. hct.org
- Wait Until Dark, West Valley Arts, West Valley Performing Arts Center. Closes Sat Oct 24, with a 3:00 PM matinee that day. Rated 13+. wvcarts.org
- Wait Until Dark, Old Barn Community Theatre, Collinston. Closes Sat Oct 24. onthestage.tickets
- Clue, Lehi Arts Council, Lehi. Fri Oct 23 and Sat Oct 24 at 7:30 PM, the last two performances. lehiarts.org
- Blithe Spirit, Hopebox Theatre’s dinner theatre, Farmington. Closes Sat Oct 24. hopeboxtheatre.com
- Very Like a Whale, Salt Lake Acting Company, closes Sun Oct 25 (see above).
- Carrie: The Musical, MadKing Productions, SLC. Closes Sun Oct 25. Evenings at 7:00 PM, Sunday matinee at 3:00 PM. MadKing’s own content notes include bullying, violence and blood, abuse, self-harm, profanity, drugs and alcohol, and strobe effects. madkingproductionslc.com
- Heroes of the Fourth Turning, Voodoo Theatre Company, Studio 5400 at the Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center, Taylorsville. Closes Sun Oct 25. About 2 hours 15 minutes; recommended for ages 8 and up. Performance times weren’t readable on the ticketing site; check before you go. saltlakecountyarts.org
Still running
- Moriarty, Hale Centre Theatre, Sandy (Jewel Box Stage). Through Nov 14. Accessible performance Thu Oct 29 at 7:00 PM. Hale lists its ASL and audio-described dates together, so ask the box office which this one offers. No children under 5. hct.org
- The Addams Family (through Oct 31) and Pride and Prejudice (through Nov 14), The Ruth, Pleasant Grove. ASL dates above. theruth.org
- Bright Star, Terrace Plaza Playhouse, Washington Terrace. Through Nov 14, Mon, Fri and Sat at 7:30 PM. Suggested PG; mature themes around pregnancy, loss and family separation, plus strobe lights and fog. terraceplazaplayhouse.com
- Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Hopebox Theatre, Kaysville. Through Oct 30. hopeboxtheatre.com
- Take My Death Away, Great Hall Theatrics, Angelus Theatre, Spanish Fork. Through Oct 31. This weekend: Fri 7:30 PM; Sat 2:00 and 7:30 PM; no Sunday show. greathall.live
- KPop DeMum Hunters and Dracula vs. the Mummy, The Off Broadway Theatre, at the Studio (3601 S State St, SLC). Through Oct 31, Mon, Fri and Sat at 7:00 PM. theobt.org
- Clue, UVU Theatre, Orem. Through Oct 31. Sold out. uvu.edu
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, SCERA Theatre for Young Audiences, Orem. Through Nov 6, Mondays and Fridays at 7:00 PM. scera.org
- Scooby-Doo: Even Stranger Things, Desert Star Playhouse, Murray. Through Nov 7. desertstarplayhouse.com
- Facing East, Plan-B, through Nov 8 (sold out; see above).
Coming up next
- Little Shop of Horrors, the Ziegfeld’s production on the road at the Egyptian Theatre, Park City. Oct 28 – Nov 1. Wed–Sat at 8:00 PM, Sun Nov 1 at 5:00 PM. Ages 13+; flashing lights, loud noises and fog. parkcityshows.com
- Thriller, Odyssey Dance Theatre, Tuacahn Amphitheatre, Ivins. Oct 28–31 at 7:30 PM. tuacahn.org
- The Addams Family Young@Part, Lehi Arts Council. Nov 2–9, two casts. lehiarts.org
- Much Ado About Nothing, Weber State University, Allred Theatre, Ogden. Nov 6–14. ASL Thu Nov 12. weber.edu/theatre
- Annie, Empress Theatre, Magna. Sensory-friendly performance Sat Nov 14 at 2:00 PM. empresstheatre.com
- The Outsiders, Broadway at the Eccles, Nov 10–15. ASL Thu Nov 12 at 7:00 PM; audio described Fri Nov 13 at 7:30 PM; captioned Sat Nov 14 at 1:00 PM (open-caption screen in Orchestra Right, or captions on your phone). Recommended 10+, no children under 5; includes suicide, domestic abuse and violence, plus haze. saltlakecountyarts.org
- Anastasia, Hale Centre Theatre, Sandy. Opens Nov 16. hct.org
Looking for ASL, captions, audio description, sensory-friendly or low-cost seats? Our Accessible Theater in Utah guide lists every dated performance we can confirm, plus what each theater offers. This week we added two ASL dates: Pride and Prejudice at The Ruth on Nov 10 and Star of Wonder at West Valley Arts on Dec 19.
Did we miss your show? Tell us. We add anything we can confirm on the theater’s own site.