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Royal Bliss • The Depot, 400 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City; March 23, 8 p.m.; $15-$20; smithstix.com.
The Ting Tings • In The Venue, 219 S. 600 West, Salt Lake City; March 30, 7 p.m.; $20.50-$22; smithstix.com.
Laff Mobb • The Depot, 400 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City; April 6 at 8 p.m.; $20-$25; smithstix.com.
RJD2 & Friends • The Depot, 400 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City; April 14, 9 p.m.; $20-$25; smithstix.com.
Dance
"Passage" • Repertory Dance Theatre; Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 W. 300 South, Salt Lake City; March 22-24 at 7:30 p.m., with at 2 p.m. matinee March 24; $15-$30; 801-355-ARTS; www.arttix.org.
Opera
"Elixir of Love" • Utah Opera performs Gaetano Donizetti's opera, sung in Italian with English supertitles; Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, Salt Lake City; Friday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m., with 2 p.m. matinee Saturday, March 18; $16-$85; 801-355-ARTS; www.utahopera.org.
One-act operas • Southern Utah University presents a double bill of Gian Carlo Menotti's "The Old Maid and the Thief" and Milton Granger's "The Proposal"; Friday, March 17 and Saturday, March 10, at 7:30; SUU, 351 W. University Blvd., Cedar City; $8, $6 for SUU faculty and staff; 435-586-7872; suu.edu/arts.
Music
Miranda Lambert • EnergySolutions Arena, 301 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City; Friday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m.; $27.75-$49.75; smithstix.com.
"Glorious Beethoven" • Salt Lake Symphony and Utah Voices perform the composer's Ninth Symphony and "Gloria" from the Missa Solemnis; Saturday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m.; Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah campus, 1375 E. Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City; $10; at the door or by calling 801-531-7501.
Josh Wright • The pianist solos with The Orchestra at Temple Square; Tabernacle, 50 N. West Temple, Salt Lake City; Friday and Saturday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m.; free, but tickets are required; 801-570-0080; www.lds.org/events.
West Valley Symphony • performs pieces from England, France and Russia; Granger High School, 3690 S. 3600 West, West Valley City; Saturday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m.; 801-746-0792.
Murray Symphony • will give a St. Patrick's Day Festival with the Irish band Celtic Mist, as well as the Utah Irish Dancers; Murray High School, 5440 S. State St.; Saturday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m.; $6 at the door.
Celtic Celebration • Peery's Egyptian Theater, 2415 Washington Blvd., Ogden; Saturday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m.; $12 ($10 for kids and students); smithstix.com.
Expositions : SLC Concert Series • performs song cycles from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries; First Congregational Church, 2150 Foothill Drive, Salt Lake City; Sunday, March 18 at 2 p.m.; suggested donation of $5 at the door.
American West Symphony • will perform Respighi's tone poem "The Pines of Rome" and Gershwin's Concerto in F; Congregational Kol Ami, 2425 E. Heritage Way, Salt Lake City; Sunday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m.; $15, $8 for students; at the door.
Founders' Day Concert • The Choir of the Cathedral of the Madeleine presents its annual Founders' Day Concert, singing Antonin Dvorak's Stabat Mater, Op. 58; Cathedral of the Madeleine, 331 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City; Sunday, March at 18, 8 p.m.; free.
Beethoven's Sonatas • Utah Symphony concludes its series on Beethoven's Sonatas with a performance featuring the pieces composed later in his life; pianist Jason Hardink will give a lecture before the concert; Monday, March 19 at 7 p.m.; Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City; $10; 801-355-ARTS; www.arttix.org.
Theater
"Beauty and the Beast" • MagicSpace Entertainment; Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, Salt Lake City; March 20-22 at 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 23 at 8 p.m., Saturday, March 24 at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday, March 25 at 1 and 6:30 p.m.; $44.50-$77.50; 801-355-ARTS; www.arttix.org.
"Third Crossing" • Plan-B Theatre; Rose Wagner Performing Arts Theatre, 168 W. 300 South, Salt Lake City; Friday, March 16 at 8 p.m., Saturday, March 17 at 4 and 8 p.m., Sunday, March 18 at 2 p.m.; all performances are sold out; planbtheatre.org.
"Rare Bird" • Babcock Theatre, University of Utah, 300 S. 1400 East, Salt Lake City; Friday, March 16, Saturday, March 17, and Sunday, March 18 at 7:30, with a 2 p.m. matinee March 17; $7.50-$20; 801-581-7100; www.kingsburyhall.org.
"Zorro" • Hale Centre Theatre, 3333 S. Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City; through April 11; Mondays-Saturdays, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday matinees 12:30 and 4 p.m.; $15-$26; 801-984-9000; www.halecentretheatre.org.
"Xanadu" • Hale Center Theater Orem, 25 W. 400 North, Orem; through April 7; Mondays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., with 3 p.m. matinees on Saturdays; $16-$20; www.haletheater.org.
"Love's Labour's Lost" • Brigham Young University's Pardoe Theatre, Campus Drive and 1200 North, Provo; through March 30 at 7:30 p.m.; $8-$15; arts.byu.edu/calendar.
"The Drowsy Chaperone" • CenterPoint Legacy Theatre at Davis Center for the Performing Arts, 525 N. 400 West , Centerville; Monday-Saturday, through March 31 at 7:30 p.m.; $17-$20; 801-298-1302; www.centerpointtheatre.org.
"The Crucible" • Salt Lake Community College's Grand Theatre, 1575 S. State St., Salt Lake City; through March 24; Wednesday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee March 17; $10-$24; 801-957-3322; www.the-grand.org.
"Anne of Green Gables" • Covey Center for the Arts, 425 W. Center St., Provo; through March 31; Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; $6-$12; 801-852-7007; www.coveycenter.org.
"Making Connections" • Salt Lake Arts Academy; Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 W. 300 South, Salt Lake City; Friday, March 16 at 8 p.m.; $50; 801-355-ARTS; www.arttix.org.
"CSI: Provo-Decaffeinated DNA" • Desert Star Playhouse, 4861 S. State St., Murray; through March 24; Monday, Wednesday, Thursday at 7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 6 and 8:30 p.m., with Saturday matinees at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.; $9.95-$17.95; 801-266-2600; desertstarplayhouse.com.
"Twelve Angry Men" • West Jordan City Hall, 8000 Redwood Road; Friday, March 16, 7:30 p.m.; $5-$8; 801-294-1242; www.thesugarfactoryplayhouse.com.
"Beau Jest" • Pleasant Grove Players; Keith Christeson Theater, Pleasant Grove City Library, 30 E. Center St.; through March 19; Mondays and Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., with 3 p.m. matinee March 17; $8-$9; 801-922-4525; pgplayers.com.
"Into the Woods" • South Jordan Community Theatre; Early Light Academy, 11709 S. Vadania Drive, South Jordan; March 24 and 30 and April 2, 5-7 at 7 p.m., with a 1 p.m. matinee April 7; $5-$9; www.southjordantheatre.com.
Top ticket retailers in Salt Lake City
Here's a rundown of the most common ticket services:
ArtTix • 801-355-ARTS or www.arttix.org; www.kingsburyhall.org
SmithsTix • 801-467-TIXX, 800-888-TIXX or www.smithstix.com
Ticketmaster • 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com
Two Four Tix • www.24tix.com