SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A new performing arts center set to open in downtown Salt Lake City next year has already booked its first Broadway show.
The Deseret News reports (https://bit.ly/1IArYr9) city and county officials announced Thursday that performances of “The Lion King” will be held the new George S. and Doré Eccles Theater in spring of 2017.
The under-construction $116 million performing arts center is scheduled to open in the fall of 2016.
Renderings show it includes the 2,500-seat theater and several street-facing terraces and a plaza that designers hope will attract visitors and nightlife.
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