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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, December 4-6, 2019 Odyssey Dance Theatre updates ‘The Nutcracker’ PUZZLE ANSWERS FROM PAGE C-4 Want the results COURTESY OF ODYSSEY DANCE THEATRE of a recent competition or updated standings? Odyssey Dance Theatre’s “ReduxNut-Cracker” will run from Dec. 17-23 at Kingsbury Hall. Performances run from Dec. 17-23 Submitted by Odyssey Dance Theatre Odyssey Dance Theatre, known for its Halloween-flavored “Thriller” that makes a yearly stop at the Egyptian Theatre, will present its own version of the holiday dance classic — “The Nutcracker.” As the company has successfully done to other great classics such as “Giselle” and “Romeo and Juliet” to rave reviews from across the globe, ODT brings it’s “ReduxNut-Cracker” production to life in the present day, with C-5 The Park Record the original Tchaikovsky score re-imagined and arranged in a pop/hip-hop style. Performances will run from Dec. 17-23 at Kingsbury Hall on the University of Utah campus. Clara is a young lady whose imagination is inspired by the technological advances of today and is drawn into her smartphone to a magical world where Drosselmeyer drives a DeLorean, the soldiers are actually robots, and the mice have a hip-hop swagger. Odyssey Dance Theatre was named Winner of Best of State in Dance for 14 years in a row and won Best of State of all Arts and Entertainment in 2007 and 2015. The company’s founder and artistic director Derryl Yeager; was awarded Best Choreogra- Odyssey Dance Theatre’s ‘ReduxNut-Cracker’ When: Dec. 17-23 Where: Kingsbury Hall in Salt Lake City Cost: $20-$40 Web: tickets.utah.edu pher in 2009, and former associate artistic director and principal dancer Eldon Johnson was named Best Individual Dancer in 2010. Veronica Yeager, former associate artistic director and principal dancer, was named Best Individual Dancer in 2012. In 2012, Odyssey 2, Odyssey Dance Theatre’s younger company was awarded Best Youth Dance Group in 2011 and 2012. For information, visit odysseydance.com. Don't worry, The Park Record always keeps score. Award-winning actress Carol Burnett is coming to Salt Lake Tickets will go on sale Friday Submitted by Live at the Eccles Carol Burnett, award-winning actress and best-selling author, will come to Salt Lake City on June 2 at the Eccles Theatre. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 6th, 2019 at 10am online at Live-at-the-Eccles.com, by phone at 801-355-ARTS and the Eccles Theater Box Office at 131 Main Street in Salt Lake City. Burnett is widely recognized by the public and her peers for her work on stage and screen, most notably “The Carol Burnett Show.” Named in 2007 by Time magazine as one of “100 Best Television Shows of All Time,” “The Carol Burnett Show” ran for 11 years, averaged 30 million viewers per week, and received 25 Emmy Awards, making it one of the most honored shows in television history. But it is Burnett’s artistic brilliance, her respect and appreciation of her fans, and her graciousness, integrity, warmth and humor on and off screen that have made COURTESY OF LIVE AT THE ECCLES Kennedy Center Honoree and award-winning actress Carol Burnett will perform June 2 at the Eccles Theatre in Salt Lake City. her one of the most beloved performers in entertainment and one of the most admired women in America. During “An Evening of Laughter and Reflection,” Burnett will take questions from the audience, show video clips from her shows in a format that harkens back to the legendary openings of “The Carol Burnett Show” where her studio audience had an unfiltered opportunity to engage Carol with questions and receive spontaneous answers. “I love the spontaneity of these evenings,” said Burnett. “I never know what anyone is going to ask, or say, or do, so it keeps me on my toes!” As a highly acclaimed actress, See our Scoreboard on page B-5. Carol Burnett When: June 2 Where: Eccles Theatre, 131 Main St., Salt Lake City Web: Live-at-the-Eccles. com Burnett has been honored with Emmys, Golden Globes, People’s Choice Awards, the Horatio Alger Award, an Ace Award and the Peabody. A Kennedy Center Honoree and Television Hall of Fame inductee, she has also been honored with the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for Humor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Park City’s HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR AND SING-A-LONG! PARK CITY’S BEST HOLIDAY TRADITION! MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS DEC 5–8 PARK CITY ParkCityShows.com 8 5 5 . 74 5 . S H O W This festive show, featuring a wide variety of local performers, will get the whole familyinto the spirit of the season! DEC 13–15 |