That's why I wore my Olympic tie today,' Eccles said. 'This is the biggest thing to hit downtown since the 2002 Winter Olympics. The planned opening of the state-of-the-art theater is fall 2016. While dignitaries unveiled the 2017 booking and gave the public its first glimpse of the new theater's branding from the top of a nearby parking terrace, construction workers were hard at work on the 2,500-seat performance hall. 'I got a little carried away there,' he mused. and Doré Eccles Theater's logo and the booking of 'The Lion King' in spring 2017 with his own song and dance Thursday.Įccles, whose family foundation is the major contributor to the Broadway-style theater under construction in downtown Salt Lake City, broke into a verse of 'The Wells Fargo Wagon' from 'The Music Man' and started to tell a joke about a blind mule. SALT LAKE CITY - Spence Eccles celebrated the unveiling of the George S. Reading or replaying the story in itsĪrchived form does not constitute a republication of the story. Only for your personal, non-commercial use.

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