7 Best Performing Arts in Salt Lake City, Utah

Capitol Theatre

Fodor's choice

This grand 1913 theater with a stunningly ornate exterior was built originally for vaudeville and has been masterfully restored. It presents works by Ballet West and the Utah Opera in addition to hosting the JazzSLC series and Broadway touring companies.

Eccles Theater

Fodor's choice
Notable for its five-story glass-wall lobby and starry-sky ceiling, this striking 2,500-seat venue with a smaller black box theater helped spur a revitalization of Regent Street, the narrow lane just east of it. The Eccles hosts major Broadway touring shows as well as big-name concerts.

Plan-B Theatre Company

Downtown Fodor's choice

The resident company of the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center stages modest productions built on fine original scripts and timely social and cultural themes.

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Off Broadway Theatre

Musicals and plays, with a focus on sketch comedy, parody, and improv, are the bill of fare from this company that moved from downtown Salt Lake to Draper Historic Theatre in 2021.

Pioneer Theatre Company

This professional company, in residence at the University of Utah, stages classic and contemporary musicals and plays to consistently positive critical acclaim.

Repertory Dance Theatre

Downtown

This acclaimed company presents modern-dance performances at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center

Salt Lake Acting Company

Recognized for its development of new regionally and locally written plays, this year-round company, which is based in a handsome old building, presents thought-provoking plays while promoting arts education for Utahns in kindergarten up through the university level.