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The Utah Performance Center on Main is a 2,500-seat, state-of-the-art theater located in the heart of Utah’s capital city. The Center will help fulfill the Downtown Rising vision for a vibrant capital city, rich in the arts, that belongs to all of Utah. This premier venue will attract first run Broadway-touring shows, provide additional options for beloved Utah performing groups such as Ballet West and the Utah Opera, and attract nationally-prominent music and comedy acts. With such a theater as a drawing card, Salt Lake City can attract premier arts presentations and expand cultural offerings to the state and region.
   
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Twelve years of news coverage of efforts to build
this new performing arts center


Sandy gives regrets to Broadway, seeks bigger fish (1/14/10)
Abondons plans for big theater, concentrates on aquarium.

SLC set to move on Broadway theater (10/13/09) The Redevelopment Agency could sign contracts with developers today.

Something Wicked This Way Comes (7/29/09) Salt Lake City mayor Ralph Becker's personal shoe-leather research has given him a clear vision of what he wants downtown to look like in three years.

Utah Theater to house film center (7/15/09) Salt Lake City's Redevelopment Agency agreed Tuesday to buy the historic Utah Theater and neighboring retail spaces for $7 million.

Salt Lake City RDA plans to buy Utah Theater property (7/14/09)
The Salt Lake City Council approved a $7 million plan to purchase the property at 156 S. Main.

Theater plans may be scaled back (6/18/09)
The Proscenium development in Sandy announced plans for a small sales office, but the developer said a theater, if built, could be just big enough for regional plays and events.

Two builders offer proposals for S.L. theater project (5/29/09)
The city's Redevelopment Agency received two proposals to build a Broadway-style theater downtown.

Two firms bid on Broadway-class theater (5/28/09)
Library architect Moshe Safdie among list of heavyweights seeking downtown project.

S.L. County OKs cultural blueprint (4/8/09)
If Salt Lake County is able to follow its new master plan,
arts lovers could see cultural hubs in the suburbs

Downtown Salt Lake City Proposed Arts and Cultural District (2008)
Report from the Downtown Alliance

Sandy Decides It Won't Own or Run Theater (11/12/08)
Money that would have gone into a lease-to-own arrangement for the Proscenium theater will be spent on infrastructure for the $600 million project.

Cities in Theater Race Dismiss County Study (11/6/08)
The two cities auditioning for the role of Broadway-style theater host are dismissing a Salt Lake County arts study as irrelevant.

Plans for SLC Broadway-class theater includes other arts groups (10/17/08)
Salt Lake City has choreographed how to finance downtown's Broadway-class theater

Many are questioning necessity of Salt Lake theater (10/17/08)
To build or not to build? That still seems to be the question

Salt Lake City: Our theater will be on Main (10/16/08)
Salt Lake City plans to bring Broadway to Main Street.

Sandy council members wary of theater funding (10/16/08)
 Some Sandy Council members would like to drop a curtain on plans for a new theater

New theater is coming to Regent Street (10/16/08)
Salt Lake City plans to build a 2,400-seat theater capable of hosting first-run touring Broadway shows on the former Newspaper Agency Corp. press site

Theater “unparalleled” Asset (10/16/08)
Salt Lake City literally rolled out the red carpet to announce plans for the Utah Performance Center on Main Street

Will Sandy theater seek county funds? (8/20/08)
Developers of the planned theater complex in Sandy have opened the door to possible Salt Lake County funding.

Sandy may want county support for arts district (8/19/08)
The county could be asked to support three smaller theaters and a performing-arts school.

Salt Lake City theater-site talks are under way (8/15/08)
Mayor Becker expects to announce by mid-October the site of a Broadway-style theater in downtown Salt Lake City.

Zephyr Club eyed in possible theater deal (8/5/08)
The hallowed small-concert venue could play a role in bringing "In the Heights" and "Cry-Baby" to Salt Lake City.

Six Salt Lake City addresses eyed for Broadway theater (7/15/08)
The playbill for a Broadway-style theater in Salt Lake City features six potential downtown addresses and an $81.5 million price tag

SLC theater study lists top sites, says financing 'practical and achievable' (7/15/08)
Utah's capital should act "immediately" to lock up one of six suggested sites

Recommendations of the Downtown Theater Action Group (7/18/08)
The missing piece is an anchor for the downtown cultural district – a multi-purpose theater of sufficient size to attract first runs of Broadway touring shows...

A New Theater for SLC with How Many Seats? (5/26/08)
If the average theater on Broadway is 1300 seats,
why do we need 2400 seats?

The hunt for a Broadway-class theater in downtown Salt Lake City has been narrowed to three sites (5/6/08)

Questions remain about 2,500-seat 'Broadway-style' theater (3/12/08)

Setting the stage: Does Salt Lake Valley need a new
'Broadway' theater? (3/23/08)

Has curtain closed on Sandy's hopes for Broadway-style
theater? (3/14/08)

Drama unfolding over Broadway-style theater (3/13/08)
Salt Lake and Sandy both vying for top billing

SLC-based company won't place theater bid (3/13/08)
Calling it a matter of standing on principle and respecting
their landlord

SLC and Sandy fight for spotlight (3/5/08)
The race to build a Broadway-class theater is starting to resemble a breakneck game of chicken.

Old Salt Lake theater may get encore in arts district (2/29/08)
Salt Lake City may look to the past for its Broadway-style theater of the future.

SLC Mayor enlists brother to guide theater effort (2/29/08)
Mayor Becker trumpeted the Utah Theatre as the "cornerstone" of a downtown arts district and the possible home of a Broadway-class playhouse.

Sandy Theater tussle stuff of movies (2/28/08)
Tom Dolan has never met a prom date he didn't want to steal.

Study: 'Broadway' theater viable in Sandy (2/20/08)
A developer is on board; critics say downtown SLC better-suited.

Sandy lifts curtain on theater (2/20/08)
Plans are in place here for a Broadway roadhouse theater that would open in 2011.

Two Salt Lake blocks may become arts hub (12/6/07)
The image of downtown Salt Lake City as a hub for arts and culture is coming into focus.

Emulating the Guthrie Theater would be wise (10/21/07)
Planners of future new arts facilities could
learn from the new Guthrie Theater

Salt Lake Tribune Poll (9/17/07)
Both mayoral candidates and 59% of residents polled want a new theater in SLC.

Downtown Rising - Performing Arts Center
A new theater located in the heart of downtown (3/22/07)

Cultural District Market Study (2006)
Summary of Findings and Next Steps from Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Chamber & Downtown Alliance

Utah Theatre put up for sale
SL Tribune, 8/22/06

SLC as Broadway a hard sell, even in arts circles
SL Tribune, 7/3/06

SLC arts lovers are inspired by the success
of theater complex in Colorado
SL Tribune, 7/2/06

Renovation for Capitol Theater?
Deseret News, 4/25/06

Plan to build theaters is unrealistic (3/3/06)
Move over, Harold Hill. The consultants who recommend
that Salt Lake County build a glorious new theater for
touring Broadway musicals

Study says SLC could support an arts district
SL Tribune, 2/19/06

Study: Cultural district could draw crowds
SL Tribune, 2/15/06

Would two theaters rejuvenate downtown?
Deseret News, 2/15/06

Cultural District Market Study (2/14/06)
A leading global hospitality consulting organization has
completed a market study on the feasibility of a downtown arts and culture district.

First stage of theater plan calls for variety
SL Tribune, 12/2/05

Theater plan downsized
Deseret News, 12/2/05

Can shrinking audience sustain arts district?
Deseret News, 10/19/05

Study predicts downtown boom
SL Tribune, 8/9/05

Proponents committed to culture bloc
Deseret News, 10/11/04

The arts can play a starring role in revitalizing downtowns
S L Tribune, 10/11/04

At Utah Theatre, show may go on after all
S L Tribune, 4/22/04

Plan would revive old Utah Theater
Deseret News, 3/26/04

Developer wants to restore Utah Theatre, but can he?; Theater would book touring shows
S L Tribune, 3/13/04

Study: SL Needs Smallish New Theater (10/22/97)

Facility Concept for new Performing Arts Spaces
Webb Management Services (October 1997)

Does `Phantom' Foreshadow Bigger S.L. Theater?, 5/25/96

            
The Utah Performance Center will be Utah's arts center for the 21st century.
The Capitol Theatre is Utah's home for the performing arts today.
The Utah Theater is an historic downtown venue for the arts that can be preserved for future generations.
 
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