The cast will all wear 1940s-era costumes and step up to the old-fashioned microphones. This style also allows UFO "to handle the strippers with care, and it will still be a family friendly show."

Utah Festival Opera, which will expand its season next year, offers another benefit for arts lovers: "In Logan, you come to immerse yourself in the art form." Ballam notes that normally folks go see a show, head home, go to bed and have to work the next day. But with all the additional lectures, tours and classic films that run in conjunction with the festival, "people can immerse themselves in the art form — that's what makes us different."

If you go ...

What: Utah Festival Opera
Where: Ellen Eccles Theatre, 59 S. 100 West, Logan
When: Through Aug. 9
How much: $12-$74
Phone: 435-750-0300 or 800-262-0074
Web: www.ufoc.org

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