SCERA

The Shell is located at 699 S. State St., Orem, in the middle of SCERA Park. General admission is $10 for adults and $8 for children (age 3-11), seniors (65+) and students (w/ID). Seating is festival seating on a grassy slope, and patrons may bring blankets or rent a chair from SCERA for $1. Tickets may be purchased from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and noon to 6 p.m. on Saturdays at the SCERA Center for the Arts, 745 S. State St., Orem, by calling (801) 225-ARTS, online at www.scera.org or at the Shell gate one hour prior to the show.

Two reserved seating areas are available and prices range from $12 to $14 for adults and $12 to $10 for seniors, students and children.

"I like this show -- a lot," says co-director and music director Kathryn Little. "I played Anna about 15 years ago with Robert Peterson, and loved the role. It's a very good story. We sometimes look at Rodgers and Hammerstein as the old war horses of composing team, but theaters perform their work repeatedly because they are wonderful theater."

As the play unfolds, the widowed Anna brings her young son to Siam where she has a taken post as a tutor for the king's wives and children. The strong-willed king is considered a barbarian by outsiders and asks Anne to help change his image. She is equally strong-willed, and both keep a firm grip on their traditions and values while eventually gaining respect and a unique love for each other.

"The story has so many wonderful things about it," says Kathryn. "These people who come together from very different places try to understand each other, and they succeed to some extent -- at least succeed to where there is progress on both parts. It has some very strong things to say and is visually and musically entertaining."

The grand set designed by Susan Jaussi features a Siamese temple in reds and golds as the spotlight on a stage designed to evoke the Thai culture.

Also assisting the Littles are Jennie Creer-King, choreographer; Anna Marie Johnson, costume designer; and Joe Fix, lighting designer. Kathryn is the music director as well as co-director.

SCERA presents summer series of celebrity vocal competitions -- The SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre has six nights during their 2008 summer season in which patrons get two great events for the price of one. The third annual Celebrity Vocal Competition is back and, after each competition, an outdoor movie will be shown on a 20-foot-tall screen with surround sound.

Celebrity begins at 8 p.m., and the outdoor movie will follow at dusk. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for children (age 3-11), seniors (65+) and students (w/ID). Patrons may bring a blanket or rent a chair for $1.

Competition dates and outdoor movie showings are on Wednesday evenings. The first Celebrity night is June 11, followed by the outdoor movie "Hairspray" (rated PG); June 20, followed by "Clue" (rated PG); July 9, followed by "Stardust" (rated PG-13); July 16, followed by "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (rated PG-13); Aug. 6, followed by "Dan in Real Life" (rated PG-13); and Aug. 13, followed by Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" (Not rated).

There is a limit of 15 singers per night and a $30 registration fee.

Three semi-finalists are chosen each night to move on to the semi-finals Aug. 22-23. From those 18, six finalists will have the opportunity to open for R&B superstars Boyz II Men on Aug. 28 at the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre and the 2008 winner of SCERA Celebrity will be announced.

To reserve a spot, contestants should call SCERA at (801) 225-ARTS and visit www.thisisyourband.com to pick their song from the band's repertoire of more than 600 songs.

Hale Center Theater

Little Women: The Broadway Musical -- Louisa May Alcott's beloved book, which has been transformed into a touching and exciting new Broadway musical, will appear now through July 26 at the Hale Center Theater Orem, 225 W. 400 North, with performances nightly, except Sundays.

Evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Saturday matinees are scheduled for July 12, 19, and 26 at 3:30 p.m. The theater will be dark June 3, 4, 10,11, and July 4.

Ticket prices range from $13.50 to $17.50, depending on night and seating location. Tickets may be purchased by calling the box office at (801) 226-8600. The play focuses on the experiences of four sisters growing up in New England during the Civil War. The play is directed by Chris Clark, with musical direction and choreography by Korianne Orton-Johnson.

Center Stage

Youth theater opens registration for summer workshops -- Center Stage Youth Performers invites youth ages 4-18 to participate in its performing-arts summer workshops.

Participants can spend time training in acting, musical theater, vocal performance, dance or puppetry.

Class times, dates, teachers and prices vary. Class sizes are limited, so register early. The first workshop begins June 3.

For more information, visit www.csyp.org or contact Emily at 785-1977.

UVSC

Leonardo Da Vinci at the Woodbury Art Museum -- The Da Vinci Experience, an international traveling exhibit based on the work of Leonardo Da Vinci, will be featured at UVSC's Woodbury Art Museum at the University Mall now through Oct. 4. The exhibit consists of working mechanical models based on the drawings found in Leonardo Da Vinci's notebooks.

Admission will be $14 for adults, $11 for seniors (65+) and $6 for students (w/ID), active military and their family members and children (ages 5-18). Family group rates are available for immediate family for $28. Children age 5 and under are free.

Group rates are offered with a minimum of 15 in a group, $3 per person for student groups, $4 per person for youth groups and $7 per person for adult groups.

The Woodbury Art Museum is located on the second floor of the University Mall in Orem in the southeast corner just west of Nordstrom. The exhibit runs through Oct. 4. The exhibit is open Monday from 12 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday-Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. On Saturdays, the exhibit is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information on the exhibit, visit www.uvu.edu/museum.

Showtime Utah

Family Night Live to debut -- All-family entertainment on Monday evenings will make its debut Monday at Showtime Utah!, located in the old Grove Theater, 20 S. Main St. in Pleasant Grove.

The program begins at 7 p.m. every Monday and will be hosted by Alex Boyé.

Showtime Utah! founder Joan Peterson said the opening Family Night Live roster is a good example of what audiences can expect every Monday night. Peterson has booked singers, dancers, child magicians, jugglers and an Old West comedy act. She's especially proud of a musical puppeteering group.

The dinner show anchors the 7 p.m. slot on both Friday and Saturday nights, but the 10 p.m. shows on each of those nights have already delivered an array of top-quality Utah talent, including opera, Broadway, jazz, stand-up comedy and an open-mic night.

In between the performances, a house band, made up of members of the BYU Young Ambassadors who have just returned from a major tour of China, will perform.

Tickets for Family Night Live are $8, and rather than a dinner menu, the snack bar will be serving giant root beer floats, along with nachos, popcorn and other ice-cream treats.

The show joins a lineup which already includes the Old West Dinner Adventure on the 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday slot, the Entertainment Hot Spot at 10 p.m. on Friday nights, and the alternating shows of It's Just for Laughs and Beginner's Luck in the Saturday 10 p.m. slot.

For more information about Showtime Utah!, log on to www.ShowtimeUtah.com.