Magic, theater, comedy and more: There's always too much entertainment in a Utah week for one print paper to contain. This is Beyond Essentials.
If you dig the premise of a theatrical performance of illusionist all-stars from the popular
Now You See Me films, get a load of the real thing when England's
Champions of Magic make their first-ever tour of the U.S. Alex McAleer, Edward Hilsum, Fay Presto and the team of Young & Strange (pictured) bring their amazing trickery to the Rose Wagner Center (138 W. 300 South) Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $37, available
here.
A unique new circus experience comes to life locally as
The Petite Palace makes its debut this month with two very different shows: the family-friendly
Wonderland, and the after-hours burlesque
The Princess Wendy Late-Nite Show. All performances take place at the Utah Arts Alliance (663 W. 100 South), with performances Nov. 9-11 at 7:30 p.m. and matinees Nov. 11-12 at 2 p.m. for
Wonderland ($18-$22), and Nov. 10-11 at 9:30 p.m. for
Princess Wendy ($15).
Brand-new 10-minute plays by local playwrights—some staged readings, some full productions—get a showcase in the
New Works Theater Festival at the Mercury Theater in Provo (591 S. 300 West), Nov. 15-18.
Westminster College Theatre presents Bruce Norris' Pulizer- and Tony Award-winning play
Clybourne Park, an insightful comedy-drama set in one house with events separated by 50 years: a white neighborhood reacting to the first black family moving in, and a black family confronting the impact of gentrification. Performances run Nov. 9-11 and 16-18 at Jewett Center for the Arts Courage Theatre (1840 S. 1300 East), 7:30 p.m. nightly, $10 general admission.
The 22nd installment of local
PechaKucha Night comes to the State Room (638 S. State) on Friday, Nov. 10, 7 p.m. The "20 images x 20 seconds each" format features presenters from Huntsman Cancer Institute, National American Tongan Association, University of Utah StrokeNet and the Urban Indian Center. Tickets are free but reservations are recommended.
Comedian Doug Benson returns to Wiseguys Gateway (194 S. 400 West, 801-532-5233) with a live recording of his
Doug Loves Movies podcast on Saturday, Nov. 11. Showtime is—appropriately enough for the subject of
Super High Me—4:20 p.m.; tickets are $20, available
here.