And now…the moment we’ve all been waiting for! The Winner of the Show Us Your Big Hair Competition is: Sarah Dickison from Provo! With her amazingly creative “Beehive” Do. Congratulations! You’ve won TWO FREE TICKETS to the Tony Award winning crazy Big Hair show HAIRSPRAY performed this summer at Tuacahn! Thanks to everyone who participated with their BIG HAIR! We’ll have more fun contests and giveaways coming up so stay tuned!
Tuacahn is so excited to have the International and Broadway Star Lea Salonga in concert Saturday April 21st at 8:00 PM. The star of Miss Saigon, Les Miserables, CATS and others, was also the singing voice of PRINCESS JASMINE in the original Disney Animated Film ALADDIN. For Tickets call: 800.746.9882 or go to: http://www.tuacahn.org/concerts-2012.php#a.LeaSalonga2012
Win two tickets to Hairspray at Tuacahn by showing us your best Big Hair!
The Tony Award winning musical Hairspray is known for its outrageous and crazy Big Hair styles! And you’ll see plenty of those this year in Tuacahn’s amazing production of Hairspray which will run June – Oct on the outdoor amphitheatre stage.
Enter the contest by creating your own crazy Big Hair style! Be creative and have fun! The bigger the better! Then have a friend snap a picture of your creation and email it along with your name, address, phone and best email to contact you with to: tuacahnsocialmedia@gmail.com by the deadline which is Thurs. Feb. 9th, 2012. (One entry per person – Employees of Tuacahn may not participate)
We may post your Big Hair photo on Facebook, so keep checking back to see all the crazy ‘dos!
The winner of the best “Big Hair” will be announced on the Tuacahn Facebook Page on Friday, February 10th and will receive two vouchers to redeem for TWO FREE TICKETS to the show (some excluded dates may apply).
So brush up on your back combing skills, stock up on your hair spray and get styling!!
Send this to a friend and have them “Like” our page so they can enter too!
Posted by Broadwayworld.com on July 11, 2011
The majestic red rock cliffs of Southern Utah have been magically transformed into an underwater fantasy of epic proportions as Tuacahn Center for the Arts presents the regional premiere of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, which opened June 2nd, 2011 and will run through October 21st. So far the show is breaking records with nightly sold out audiences of 2000 plus. Having finished their highly successful season last year with the regional premiere of Disney’s Tarzan, which broke all box office records with over $2 million in sales surpassing Tuacahn’s 2008 production of Les Miserables, The Little Mermaid is set to be their best selling season yet. “The success of Disney’s Tarzan contributed to receiving the rights to produce Disney’s The Little Mermaid,” says Scott Anderson, Tuacahn’s Artistic Director and director of Tarzan and The Little Mermaid…
The Spectrum
Tuacahn’s ‘Grease’ relatable to audience
Lisa Larson • Theater Review: Tuacahn’s “Grease” • Published: June 19. 2011 4:55AM
With all the hype surrounding Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” at Tuacahn this summer, one might expect “Grease” to willingly slide into the backseat but the T-birds and Pink Ladies are not going down with out a fight.
The Tuacahn production of “Grease” is a mixture of the stage version and the 1978 film version starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta, pulling music from both to tell the story of Danny Zuko (Preston Ellis) and Sandy Dumbrowski (Crystal Kellogg), two high schoolers whose summer of love ends when they separate to attend what they think will be different high schools.
However, the first day at Rydell High temporarily reunites the couple until pressure from Danny’s gang, the T-birds, and Sandy’s newfound friends, the Pink Ladies, pushes Danny and Sandy to change their personalities to salvage their summer fling.
Drawing on Tuacahn’s strength as a truly unique theater, the opening scenes revealed what I considered to be one of the strongest aspects of the show. The use of real cars and motorcycles gave an air of credibility to the high school “bad boys” and enhanced the dividing lines between the popular and unpopular groups at school.
The rest of the production showcased the cast’s dancing prowess and vocal skills on classic numbers like “Summer Lovin’,” “Greased Lightning,” “Hand Jive” and “You’re the One That I Want,” yet it was the solo work by Kim Sava, as Betty Rizzo, on “There Are Worse Things I Could Do” and Sandy’s (Kellogg) transitional “Sandra Dee” reprise that proved to be the emotive highlight for me.
Rizzo’s overall contribution along with James Royce Edwards’ version of her counterpart Kenicke, were believable and effortless to watch. Additionally, I thoroughly enjoyed the comic relief provided by Jan (Bridie Carroll) and Roger “Rump” (Tim Roberts), especially during the couple’s humorous love song, “Mooning.”
In a production that had me feeling entertained but never quite enraptured, I was happy for moments like those that temporarily swept me away.
Other aspects, such as a few microphone issues and choppy scene changes, were a reminder of the newness of the project and the rushed rehearsal schedule.
True to Tuacahn form, “Grease” included a number of special effects not typically seen in other productions, such as a traveling rain storm that followed Sandy in “Raining on Prom Night” and drew a hearty laugh from the audience, and of course the requisite fireworks during the finale. However, the use of a real dog in some of the scenes in Marty’s (Kami Threlfall) home seemed superfluous and left me scratching my head.
Regardless, the upbeat music, energetic dancing and overall enthusiasm of the cast gives the audience plenty of reasons to enjoy the show. Whether you attended high school during the height of the greaser’s fame or any era before or since, the ups and downs of teenage life represented in “Grease” are relatable enough to make you smile.
Don’t miss one of the top 100 comedians of all time – Sinbad, live at Tuacahn for 1 night only this Friday, May 13 at 8pm.
Sinbad is known for his starring appearances in hit movies like Jingle All the Way, Houseguest and Necessary Roughness (where he did none of his own stunts!) He has starred in the television sitcom A Different World as well as his own series, The Sinbad Show. Sinbad has also appeared on the FX Television series It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Most recently, he was seen in the third season of NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice.
Lonestar will be live at Tuacahn on Saturday, April 30 at 8pm. Lonestar hits include, “Amazed,” “Already There” and many more! Click here of ticket information.
Camryn is coming to Tuacahn as part of the “Waiting 4 U” tour featuring Greyson Chance & Cody Simspon.
At an age when most girls are having a blast shopping, inviting kids over for sleepovers, going dancing with their friends, playing sports and experiencing their first crushes on boys, 11 year old vocal powerhouse Camryn is singing about all of it, pouring her heart into every note and loving every minute of the journey. Click here to read more.
