The Broadway in Utah 2015-2016 season began with 42nd Street and I got to see it last night. What a fun show! The story is about a young dancer from Allentown trying to make it big in a brand-new show called Pretty Lady during the Great Depression, but more than that, it is a singing and dancing extravaganza featuring many familiar songs such as "You're Getting To Be a Habit With Me," "I Only Have Eyes For You," "We're in the Money," "Lullaby of Broadway," "About a Quarter to Nine," "Shuffle Off to Buffalo," and "42nd Street." The young performers are absolutely amazing, many making their debut during this tour, and it almost seems as if their experience performing in this show mirrors that of the characters they play. All of the big production numbers are completely over-the-top with dazzling choreography and sparkly costumes. At the beginning of the show, when the curtain slowly rose to reveal row upon row of tap-dancing feet, the entire crowd cheered. Matthew J. Taylor (Julian Marsh) has a fabulous voice and can really belt it out and Kaitlin Lawrence (Peggy Sawyer) is an incredible dancer and I especially loved her performance in "With Plenty of Money and You." I definitely recommend this high energy musical for a really fun night out. It plays at Capitol Theatre through Sunday.
Note: If you get tickets you might want to go early because parking downtown is really tricky due to Salt Lake Comic Con.
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