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Show Ballet West presents 'CARMEN a Utah premiere of Amedeo Amodio's "Carmen," a ballet rendition of the classic opera, with Bruce Marks' "Lark Ascending." also 2 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5, 6, 10-1p.m. Nov. 13, Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, Salt Lake City. in a more open format allowing for greater depth of characters and more scenes. 8 p.m. today, 36 W. Center St, Provo. $3. 377- 9700. ARTFUL TALES "RING AROUND THE ROSE' LIVE COMEDY THE BISCUIT THEATRE Live enter- tainment venue. Friday and Saturday, 120 W. Main St., Call 763-2- 1 American Fork. $6-$12 for showtimes. COMEDYSPORTZ Local chapter of the national ' READING SERIES -- Weekly readings hosted by Brigham Young University's English Department. Noon. Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium, BYU campus, Provo. Friday: Ales Debeljak. Nov. 5: Chris Crowe. Nov. 19: Lance Larsen. DAVID SEDARIS Playwright author, radio star, and retired elf David Sedaris (author of the wildly popular "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim") will come to Utah. 8 p.m. Nov. 4, Kingsbury Hall, 1395 E. Presidents Circle, University of Utah campus, Salt Lake City. $22.50-$28.5(801) DISNEY ON ICE: 100 YEARS OF MAGIC It's not just Disney characters on ice skates. This commemorative celebration salutes the legacy of Disney and features all of your favorite Disney stars, from Donald Duck to Jiminy Cricket to all of the beloved princesses. 7 p.m. Nov. 17-14 p.m. Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19-211:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Nov. 20, 1:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Nov. 21, Delta Center 301 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City. $12-$3www.ticketmaster.com. In a rare per- formance outside of BYU campus, the popular sketch comedy troupe will delight audiences with hilarious parodies, including the famed "The Lord of the Engagement Ring." 8 and 10 p.m. Saturday, SCERA Center, 745 S. State St., ' Orem. $6 adults, $4 children under 1 2, students with ID and seniors. Tickets are available by S or or calling 225-256- 9 at the box office 45 minutes before the performance. JOHNNY B'S COMEDY CLUB Stand-u- p comedy. 8 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. and 1 0 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 1 77 W. 300 South, Provo. $5 Thursday, $7 Friday and Saturday, cash only. 377-691- 0 for reservations. Johnny B's is a club suitable for all ages. www.johnnybscomedyclub.com. YELLOW NUMBER TWO Top ComedySportz players performing SCREENING The Victor Hugo classic, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," starring Charles Laughton, will be shown. 7 p.m. Today, Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium, BYU campus, Provo. Free. FILM DIVINE COMEDY the BYU . 422-637- SCREENING The BYU Women Studies Film Series will show "Paving the Way," which shows women who challenged stereotypes in the 1 950s by entering fields dominated by men. Noon. Today. 325 Spencer W.Kimball Tower, BYU campus, Provo. Free. FIRST FRIDAY READING SERIES The reading series will feature Utah poet and artist Royden Card reading from "Desert Drawn: Visual and Verbal Sketches," and Wyoming contributors to "Crazy Woman Creek: Women Rewrite the American West." 7 p.m. Nov. 5, The King's English Bookshop, 1511 S. 1500 East Salt Lake City. Free. THE HEBER VALLEY RAILROAD Ride the train to Soldier Hollow tuband slide down a 1,000-foo- t 1 1 a.m. every Friday and or (435) Saturday. (800) 888-849- 9 ing hill. 654-560- www.hebervalleyrr.org. HERALD DAILY storytelling. Monday nights. 7 p.m. presentations geared toward families, and 8 p.m. presentations geared toward university student groups. Museum of Art, BYU campus, Provo. Free. 422-- 1 140. FILM franchise. Two teams compete against each other for points and audience favor. 8 and 1 0:1 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 36 W. Center St., Provo. $8. 377-970- 0 for reservations, www.comedys-portzutah.co- Learn about ancient Mediterranean cultures of Egypt Greece and Rome through 'THRILLER' 'TRIBUTE' Utah Ballet will fea-- . ture the top student dancers in a performance that will pay tribute to Kingsbury Hall's 75th anniversary. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17-2Kingsbury Hall, University of Utah campus, 1395 E. Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City. (801) S or (801) www.tickets.com. group to perform greatest skits at SCERA BYU-base- d Elizabeth Bennett MISCELLANEOUS (801) www.arttix.org. Odyssey Dance Theatre will tour Utah with its smash Halloween spectacular. 7:30 p.m. Through Saturday; also 2 p.m. Saturday, Kingsbury Hall, University of Utah campus, 1 395 E. Presidents Circle, Salt Lake ' (801) City. $20-$4S or (801) www.tickfts.com. Visit www.odysseydance.com for more information. Comedy troupe is simply 'Divine' www.comedysportzutah.com. $10-$6- Repertory Dance Theatre presents guest artists performing for children on the second Saturday of each month, 11 a.m., Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 W. 300 South, Salt Lake City. or any ArtTix $5. (801) 355-AROutlet. ' Popular on Brigham Young campus for Divine Comedy alums are now aiming to bring their distinctive brand of sketch comedy to a wider audience. A selective group of Divine Comedy performers will appear at the SCERA for a pair of shows on Saturday at 8 and 10 p.m. Titled "Lord of the Engagement Ring," the show is named after one of the group's most popular parodies. Divine Comedy is a club at BYU, which means only students are allowed to participate. Once students graduate, they are no longer able to perform in the troupe. However, Robert Scott Marsh, a Divine Comedy veteran, thought the very best possible show would include a combination of former and current cast members performing a type of "Greatest Hits" show which would then be filmed for a DVD release and make the group a load of money. "Yeah,-- think I'll get rich," Marsh said. "Just kidding. Actually, I just want to show it to my mom." Marsh said he first got involved in Divine Comedy about six years ago, when he went to see his brother-in-laperform with the troupe. "I thought they were pretty funny," he said. "But I thought it would be so much funnier if I were in it. And, lo and behold, it was true." Marsh has been working to put together this show since he graduated last April. He contacted many of the former cast members, but also asked a couple members of the current cast to join. Alex Kirry, a senior at BYU from Port Ludlow, Wash., said this show brings a little more pressure than usual because the performance will be recorded for posterity. "We haven't really had much rehearsal," Kirry said. "But it's better that way. More spontaneous. More room for audience interaction and stuff like that." Marsh said that rehearsing is not the hard part. Everyone catches on pretty quickly, and things just seem to fall into place. The challenge is coming up with skits. "It is crazy," he said. "Everyone has this desperate need for attention. I mean, that's why we do this, and we're discussing ideas, and everyone's getting louder and louder, and talking over each other, and I w , 2f i 1 special performance at Courtesy photo a a BYU dub that is putting on the SCERA Theatre in Orem. The cast of Divine Comedy, through all the madness ... a show is bora." Kirry said the show will highlight approximately 20 skits from the Divine Comedy repertoire. His favorites include "Cougar Raps," about two white guys trying to start a rap club at BYU, and the aforementioned "Lord of the Engagement Ring." "People just really like that one," Kirry said. "I don't know why. I guess it's because Mormons think it's really funny." Marsh said the hardest part . about organizing this event was finding a place to perform but he couldn't be happier with the SCERA Theatre. "It's one of the best venues around," he said. "And I love a good balcony." Divine Comedy just keeps getting better, Marsh said, and If you go Divine Comedy When: Saturday, Oct. 30, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Where: SCERA Theatre, 745 S. State St., Orem Tickets: $6 adults, $4 children; call 225-256- 9 or 225-ARTor purchase at the box office 45 minutes before showtime differs from a lot of Mormon comedy by actually being funny. "It's true," he said. "And I have to tell you, it's all because of me. I'm the guiding light of this group. Without me, they'd be nothing. NOTHING! Just kidding." 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