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What’s Playing in Utah – August 2026

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August 2026 PreviewWhat's Playing in Utah - August 2026 Preview

What a summer of entertainment! Along the Wasatch Front, you can see shows like Tarzan at CenterPoint, Newsies at West Valley Arts, Our Town at The Hale Centre Theatre, or The Scarlet Pimpernel at The Ruth. Head south to Tuacahn to see Les Misérables, Grease, or Finding Nemo. Cedar City’s Shakespeare Festival has so many wonderful options. There’s no shortage of stories waiting to be told. With new works, revivals, and crowd-pleasers all sharing the calendar, it’s shaping up to be a season where Utah audiences—and UTAJ reviewers—will have plenty to talk about.

JUMP TO:  Northern Utah     Salt Lake County     Utah County    Wasatch Back    Southern Utah    Uinta Basin   Youth Productions

Please click on the “more info” links for exact dates, locations, and show tickets.

Northern Utah

NOW PLAYING…

  • Anything Goes (runs until 9/5) — Hopebox (Kaysville) — more info     UTAJ Review
  • Avenue Q (runs until 9/12) — The Ziegfeld Theater (Ogden) — more info
  • Ballad of Butch and Sundance (runs until 9/7) — Pickleville Playhouse (Garden City) — more info
  • Curtains (runs until 9/12) — Heritage Theatre Utah (Perry) — more info
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (runs until 9/26) — Terrace Plaza Playhouse (Washington Terrace) — more info
  • Into the Woods (runs until 8/29) — Backstage Performing Arts (Centerville) — more info

COMING SOON…

  • The Secret of Briggs Hall (runs 9/9 – 9/12) — Northern Utah Center for the Arts (Brigham City) — more info
  • Come From Away (runs 9/11 – 9/26) — LionHeart Hall (Logan) — more info
  • Dear Evan Hansen (runs 9/11 – 10/15) — CenterPoint Legacy Theatre (Centerville) — more info
  • Next to Normal ASL (runs 9/18 – 9/26) — The Ziegfeld Theater (Ogden) — more info
  • Ghosts of Dead Man’s Creek (runs 9/25 – 10/24) — Pickleville Playhouse (Garden City) — more info
  • Once Upon a Mattress (runs 9/25 – 10/3) — Four Seasons Theatre Company (Smithfield) — more info

Salt Lake County

NOW PLAYING…

  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream (runs until 9/12) — The Empress Theatre (Magna) — more info
  • Cyrano De Bergerac (runs until 8/29) — Parker Theatre (South Salt Lake) — more info     UTAJ Review
  • Hamlet’s Son (runs until 8/29) — The Off Broadway Theatre (South Salt Lake) — more info
  • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (runs until 10/24) — Hale Centre Theatre (Sandy) — more info     UTAJ REVIEW
  • Ken Ludwig’s Moriarty (runs until 11/14) — Hale Centre Theatre (Sandy) — more info
  • Newsies (runs until 8/29) — West Valley Arts (West Valley) — more info     UTAJ REVIEW
  • Our Town (runs until 10/19) — Hale Centre Theatre (Sandy) — more info     UTAJ Review
  • Scooby-Doo: Even Stranger Things (runs until 11/7) — Desert Star Playhouse (Murray) — more info
  • Water for Elephants (runs until 8/30) — Broadway at the Eccles (Salt Lake City) — more info
  • West Side Story (runs until 9/12) — Draper Historic Theatre (Draper) — more info
  • Western Mineral & Their Origins (runs until 8/29) — UtahPresents & Flying Bobcat Theatrical Laboratory (Salt Lake City) — more info

COMING SOON…

  • Cinderella (runs 9/1 & 10/2) — The Panto Theatre – Ritz Theatre (Tooele) — more info
  • Lady Day (runs 9/2 – 9/23) — The Grand Theatre (South Salt Lake) — more info
  • The Death of Nero (runs 9/4 – 9/13) — ThreePenny Theatre Company (Salt Lake City) — more info
  • Cinderella (runs 9/11 & 9/12) — The Panto Theatre – Wasatch Theatre at The Gateway (Salt Lake City) — more info
  • John Proctor is the Villain (runs 9/11 – 9/26) — Pioneer Theatre Company (Salt Lake City) — more info
  • Zorro: A New Beginning! (runs 9/11 – 9/14) — Draper Amphitheater (Draper) — more info
  • La Traviata (runs 9/12 – 9/20) — Lyrical Opera Theater (Taylorsville) — more info
  • To Kill a Mockingbird (runs 9/12 – 10/17) — The Parker Theatre (South Salt Lake) — more info
  • The Hounds of Baskervilles (runs 9/17 – 9/26) — The Sugar Factory Playhouse (West Jordan) — more info
  • Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (runs 9/19 – 9/27) — Broadway at the Eccles (Salt Lake City) — more info

Utah County

NOW PLAYING…

  • Frozen (runs until 9/7) — Payson Community Theater (Payson) — more info
  • John Henry Vs The Robot (runs until 8/29) — Angelus Theatre (Spanish Fork) — more info
  • Nunsense (runs until 9/5) — Springville Playhouse (Springville) — more info
  • Pride & Prejudice (runs until 11/7) — The Ruth (Pleasant Grove) — more info

COMING SOON…

  • Pic Nic on the Battlefield (runs 9/5) — The Hive Collaborative (Provo) — more info
  • The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals (runs 9/10 – 12) — The Hive Collaborative (Provo) — more info
  • The Addams Family (runs 9/14 – 10/31) — The Ruth (Pleasant Grove) — more info
  • The Pirettes of Penzance (runs 9/14 – 9/26) — Angelus Theatre (Spanish Fork) — more info
  • Somethings Afoot (runs 9/18 – 10/11) — Pleasant Grove Players (Pleasant Grove) — more info
  • Cinderella (runs 10/3 & 10/29) — The Panto Theatre – The Hive Collaborative (Provo) — more info

Wasatch Back

COMING SOON…

  • Possessive! The Musical (runs 9/3 – 9/5) — Timpanogos Valley Theatre (Heber) — more info
  • Big Fish (runs 9/11 – 9/26) — The Ideal Playhouse (Heber) — more info

Uinta Basin

COMING SOON…

  • Finding Neverland (runs 9/11 – 9/19) — Vernal Theater Live (Vernal) — more info

Southern Utah

NOW PLAYING…

  • The Book Club Play (runs until 10/3) — Utah Shakespeare Festival (Cedar City) — more info     UTAJ Review
  • Can You Hear the Music? An Osmond Family Musical Tribute (runs until 9/12) — St. George Musical Theater (St. George) — more info
  • Disney & PIXAR’S Finding Nemo (runs until 10/24) — Tuacahn Amphitheatre and Center for the Arts (Ivins) — more info     UTAJ Review
  • Frozen (runs until 9/12) — Hurricane Theatrical (Hurricane) — more info     UTAJ Review
  • Grease (runs until 10/22) — Tuacahn Amphitheatre and Center for the Arts (Ivins) — more info      UTAJ Review
  • Hamlet (runs until 9/4) — Utah Shakespeare Festival (Cedar City) — more info    UTAJ Review
  • Les Misérables (runs until 10/23) — Tuacahn Amphitheatre and Center for the Arts (Ivins) — more info     UTAJ Review
  • Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (runs until 10/3) — Utah Shakespeare Festival (Cedar City) — more info     UTAJ REVIEW
  • See How They Run (runs until 9/4) — Utah Shakespeare Festival (Cedar City) — more info     UTAJ Review
  • She Loves Me (runs until 10/3) — Utah Shakespeare Festival (Cedar City) — more info     UTAJ Review
  • Something Rotten! (runs until 10/3) — Utah Shakespeare Festival (Cedar City) — more info     UTAJ Review
  • Troilus and Cressida (runs until 9/3) — Utah Shakespeare Festival (Cedar City) — more info     UTAJ Review
  • Twelfth Night (runs until 9/5) — Utah Shakespeare Festival (Cedar City) — more info     UTAJ Review

COMING SOON…

  • Dear Evan Hansen (runs 9/24 – 10/5) — The Stage Door (St. George) — more info

Youth Productions

NOTE: While UTAJ does not review youth productions, we are enthusiastic about sharing information on theater events at all levels happening across Utah and are working to build greater community between arts organizations in the state. If you would like your youth production included on this list, please email us at social@utartsjournal.com.

NOW PLAYING…

  • Lion King Jr. (runs until 9/4) — Midvale Performing Arts Center (Midvale) — more info

COMING SOON…

  • Spamalot School Edition (runs 9/2 – 9/9) — CenterPoint Academy (Centerville) — more info
  • Annie Kids (runs 9/22 – 9/26) — Herriman Arts Council (Herriman) — more info
  • Oliver Jr. (runs 9/22 – 9/26) — Herriman Arts Council (Herriman) — more info
  • Marry Poppins Jr. (runs 9/23 – 9/29) — CenterPoint Academy (Centerville) — more info

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