New season to include 'Cats'

Four Wasatch Front theater companies have announced their new seasons, including one of the first regional productions of "Cats."

• THE CHILDREN'S THEATRE OF SALT LAKE, celebrating its 20th season, is including a Broadway musical on its 2005-06 schedule. Dates and productions are:

Oct. 28-Nov. 12: "Seussical the Musical"

Dec. 2-22: "Madeline's Christmas," a stage adaptation of Ludwig Bemelmans' story.

Jan. 13-28: "Curious George," featuring antics by H.A. Rey's famous monkey.

Feb. 24-March 11: "James and the Giant Peach," a CTSL revival of one of Raold Dahl's popular tales.

May 12-June 3: "Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping," which takes Peggy Parrish's beloved — and slightly screwball — character into the great outdoors.

In a change from previous seasons, the company will move its Saturday evening performances to 4 p.m. in order to better accommodate children's bedtimes.

Public performances will be on Fridays at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 1 and 4 p.m. at 638 S. State. A 10-pass ticket good for any show is $75 (532-6000).

• RODGERS MEMORIAL THEATRE, 292 E. Pages Lane, Centerville, has announced its 2006 season:

Jan. 13-Feb. 11: "Forever Plaid"

Feb. 24-March 23: "Heaven Can Wait"

April 7-May 6: "Cats"

June 2-July 1: "West Side Story"

July 14-Aug. 10: "Paint Your Wagon"

Aug. 15-Sept. 16: "Seussical the Musical"

Oct. 13-Nov. 11: "The Pajama Game"

Nov. 24-Dec. 23: "A Christmas Carol"

• PYGMALION PRODUCTIONS THEATRE CO., which produces shows in the Rose Wagner Center, leans toward quirky, off-Broadway material.

The company has just announced that it has acquired the regional rights to "Frozen," Bryony Lavery's 2004 Tony Award-winner, but it's listed as "coming soon" — and will probably be part of the following 2006-07 season (unless it's inserted somewhere as a "bonus," like Salt Lake Acting Company is doing with its non-season production of "I Am My Own Wife").

Dates for Pygmalion's productions which have been scheduled are: