empress theatre

We went to the Empress Theater to see Cole Porter’s musical masterpiece, “Kiss Me Kate,” on the last night it was playing.The show includes such iconic songs as “Another Op'nin', Another Show,” “Wunderbar,” From This Moment On” and "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" The performers are mostly local people who volunteer to be in the shows, and this night they gave it their all. The audience loved it, and we were surrounded by the delightful screams of audience members who recognized their favorite moments in the show. The audience is seated in movie theater style seats that are on both sides of the floor or the stage. The singers did a good job with some very memorable songs. We thought that the lead soprano had a very lyrical voice, and enjoyed her singing very much. Unfortunately, the theater does not supply programs, so I can’t give credit by name to these actors who were so enthusiastic in their work. The audience is allowed to eat and drink in the theater, and the food counter has a nice selection of movie theater type snacks.. The Empress Theater is located on the main street of Magna at 9104 West 2700 South. It seemed to us that it is about an easy twenty minute drive on freeway and four lane roads to get there. The next production of the Empress Theater is going to be “Shrek, The Musical” and it runs from April 25th through May 17th with performances on Monday, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30 and a Matinee on Wednesday May 3, May 10, and May 17 at 2 p.p.m. I bet it will be a lot of fun for all involved. I know our audience was having a great time at “Kiss Me Kate,” and I suspect people routinely thoroughly enjoy the performances of the Empress Theater in Magna.