Summer is here — and it’s bringing a brand-new slate of shows to theaters across Utah.
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Hit Broadway musicals like “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is making its Utah debuts while audiences can also find Disney classics like “Frozen” and “Finding Nemo” as well as classic opera and Shakespearean tragedies.
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Here are some of the shows coming to Utah in 2026.
Note: This list is not all-inclusive and events are subject to change.
Salt Lake City theaters
Broadway at the Eccles
- “Hell’s Kitchen,” July 7-12
- “Water for Elephants,” Aug. 25-30
- “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” Sept. 19-Oct. 11
- “The Outsiders,” Nov. 10-15
- “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,” Dec. 8-19
The Grand Theatre
- “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill,” Sept. 3-26
Parker Theatre
- “No Time for Sergeants,” through June 27
- “Cyrano de Bergerac,” Aug. 1-29
- “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Sept. 12-Oct. 17
- “A Christmas Carol,” Nov. 21-Dec. 24
Pioneer Theatre Company
- “John Proctor is the Villain,” Sept. 11-26
- “Little Shop of Horrors,” Oct. 23-Nov. 7
- “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” Dec. 4-19
Salt Lake Acting Company
- “SLAC’s Summer Show: The Gaslight Zone,” June 24-Aug. 16
University of Utah Theatre
- “Carrie,” Oct. 2-11
- “Hamlet,” Nov. 13-22
Utah Opera at Capitol Theatre
- “Héctor Armienta’s Zorro,” Oct. 10-18
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Salt Lake County theaters
Desert Star Playhouse
- “The Big Bang Theory: The Nerds Are Back,” through Aug. 12
- “Scooby Doo: Even Stranger Things,” Aug. 27-Nov. 7
- “Nutcracker: Men in Tights,” Nov. 12-Jan. 2, 2027
Draper Historic Theatre
- “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” through June 27
- “High School Musical,” July 17-Aug. 8
- “Little Shop of Horrors,” Oct. 9-31
- “Puffs,” Nov. 12-21
- “Frozen,” Dec. 7-22
The Empress Theatre
- “Alice in Wonderland,” June 26-July 3
- “The Lightning Thief,” July 24-Aug. 8
- “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Aug. 28-Sept. 12
- “Jekyll & Hyde,” Oct. 2-17
Hale Centre Theatre
- “My Fair Lady,” through July 11
- “Harmony: A New Musical,” through Aug. 1
- “Our Town,” July 6-Oct. 24
- “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” Aug. 3-Oct. 24
- “Moriarty: A New Sherlock Holmes Adventure,” Aug. 17-Nov. 14
- “Anastasia,” Nov. 16-Jan. 30, 2027
- “A Christmas Carol,” Nov. 27-Dec. 26
West Valley Performing Arts Center
- “Xanadu,” through June 27
- “Newsies,” Aug. 7-29
- “Wait Until Dark,” Oct. 2-24
Utah County theaters
BYU Theater
- “Great Expectations,” Oct. 17-Nov. 1
- “She Loves Me,” Nov. 7-22
- “My Robot,” Nov. 12-22
The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater
- “Once on this Island,” through July 3
- “The Scarlet Pimpernel,” July 6-Aug. 22
- “Pride and Prejudice,” Aug. 17-Nov. 7
Scera Center for the Arts
- “Roald Dahl’s Matilda: The Musical,” July 3-18
- “Guys and Dolls,” July 31-Aug. 18
Davis County theaters
CenterPoint Theatre
- “Disney’s Tarzan,” through Aug. 3
- “Once,” July 15-Aug. 18
- “Dear Evan Hansen,” dates unavailable
- “Little Women,” Nov. 6-Dec. 30
Hopebox Theatre
- “Urinetown,” through July 11
- “The Wizard of Oz,” July 3-18
- “Anything Goes,” Aug. 7-Sept. 5
- “Cinderella,” Oct. 2-31
- “Annie,” Dec. 4-30
Park City theaters
Egyptian Theatre
- “Frozen — the Live Musical,” July 8-12
- “Avenue Q,” Sept. 16-20
- “Thriller,” Odyssey Dance Theatre, Sept. 30-Oct. 7
- “Little Shop of Horrors,” Oct. 28-Nov. 1
- “A Christmas Story: The Musical,” Nov. 24-29
- “Park City’s Holiday Sing-a-Long Spectacular!” Dec. 11-20
Northern Utah theaters
Ellen Eccles Theatre
- “1776 the Musical,” Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre, June 24-July 4
- “Pirates of Penzance,” Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre, June 25-July 4
- “Disney’s Frozen,” July 17-Aug. 1
- “Bandito versus the Prairie Pirate Posse,” Pickleville on Tour, Aug. 7-10
Heritage Theatre
- “Bye Bye Birdie: Youth Edition,” June 25-30
- “Alice in Wonderland Jr.,” July 16-21
- “Curtains,” Aug. 21-Sept. 12
- “Into the Woods,” Oct. 9-31
- “Frozen,” Nov. 27-Dec. 19
Peery’s Egyptian Theater
- “Hairspray,” July 25-Aug. 15
- “Dracula,” Oct. 15-19
- “A Christmas Carol,” Nov. 20-29
Pickleville Playhouse
- “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” through Aug. 14
- “The Ballad of Butch and Sundance,” through Sept. 7
- “The Ghost of Dead Man’s Creek,” Sept. 25-Oct. 24
Utah Theatre
- “The Last Five Years,” Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre, through July 11
- “Scalia/Ginsburg” and “Trial by Jury,” Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre, June 25-July 6
- “Amelie the Musical: Teen Edition,” Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre, July 24-Aug. 7
Ziegfeld Theater
- “Frozen,” through July 4
- “Avenue Q,” Aug. 28-Sept. 12
- “Little Shop of Horrors,” Oct. 16-31
Southern Utah theaters
Tuacahn Amphitheatre
- “Les Misérables,” through Oct. 23
- “Finding Nemo: A 70-Minute Family Musical,” through Oct. 24
- “Grease,” July 10-Oct. 22
- “Holiday Inn,” Nov. 20-Dec. 22
Utah Shakespeare Festival
- “Troilus and Cressida,” through Sept. 3
- “Hamlet,” through Sept. 4
- “Twelfth Night,” through Sept. 5
- “Something Rotten!” through Oct. 3
- “See How They Run,” June 23-Sept. 4
- “She Loves Me,” June 24-Oct. 3
- “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein,” July 13-Oct. 3
- “The Book Club Play,” July 14-Oct. 3