By Alex Girda, Associate Editor<\/p>\n
It only took two moves for the city to become a haven for the arts. The city council has recently voted to the tune of Broadway notes when it gave an initial \u201cthumbs up\u201d to the Utah Performing Arts Center. The $110 million project is on its way to receiving a tax dollar-provided bonus that will streamline the development process.<\/p>\n
Although it is still early to fully commit to the project, the step forward is a positive one for the facility, which would occupy the lot that spans from 100 South to 200 South between Main Street and State Street, The Salt Lake City Tribune<\/em> reports. There\u2019s also a second act to this love letter to Broadway: The Utah Theatre may be the subject of a renovation. The old Utah Theatre is just over the road from the proposed site of the Utah Performing Arts Center. The Broadway-style playhouse and the potential renovation of the now-decrepit theater looks set to whip the theater scene into shape and start what may be considered a cultural revolution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Alex Girda, Associate Editor It only took two moves for the city to become a haven for the arts. The city council has recently voted to the tune of Broadway notes when it gave an initial “thumbs up” to the Utah Performing Arts Center. The $110 million project is on its way to receiving […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":237,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21742,1606],"tags":[1815],"class_list":["post-1004050715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest","category-salt-lake-city","tag-national"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nOne of Salt Lake City\u2019s councilmen has proposed legislation that would direct another chunk of taxpayer money to the defunct entertainment hall. Councilman Luke Garrott has found a number of supporters for the idea. New uses being considered for the aging building include a film center.<\/p>\n