{"id":12825,"date":"2021-05-18T21:29:27","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T03:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/?page_id=12825"},"modified":"2026-02-20T19:29:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T02:29:56","slug":"opera-house-1980","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/attractions\/lagoon-opera-house\/opera-house-shows\/opera-house-1980\/","title":{"rendered":"Opera House 1980"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets: $4 (including park admission)<br \/>Season Tickets: $10<br \/>Season: 5 Jun &#8211; <br \/>1980 Robert E. Freed Award Winner: William S. Barber<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Call-Me-Madam-1980.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13597\" style=\"width:372px;height:261px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Call-Me-Madam-1980.jpg 744w, https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Call-Me-Madam-1980-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CALL ME MADAM<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>5 Jun &#8211; <br \/>Tue-Fri &#8211; 8:30<br \/>Sat &#8211; 7:00 \/ 9:15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>CREW<\/th><th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Dennis Ferrin<\/td><td>Director<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy.png 468w, https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy-300x21.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Unskinkable-Molly-Brown-1980.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13599\" style=\"width:376px;height:275px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Unskinkable-Molly-Brown-1980.jpg 751w, https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Unskinkable-Molly-Brown-1980-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>7 Jul &#8211; 2 Aug 1980<br \/>Tue-Fri &#8211; 8:30<br \/>Sat &#8211; 7:00 \/ 9:15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>CREW<\/th><th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>William S. Barber<\/td><td>Director<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>William S. Barber<\/td><td>Set Designer<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy.png 468w, https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy-300x21.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>6 Aug &#8211; <br \/>Tue-Fri &#8211; 8:30<br \/>Sat &#8211; 7:00 \/ 9:15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>CAST<\/th><th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Christian Andersen<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Robert Baker<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kent D. Burrell<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Russ Cuff<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Anne Cullimore Decker<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jaren Harbrecht<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Catherine Holbrook<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ryan Johnson<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Joseph S. Kollar<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tony Larimer<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jennifer Blomfield McLaughlin<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Derrick Merrill<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Amy Marie Rose<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Anne Rowe<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia Sorenson<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Eric Underwood<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ron Van Woerden<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>CREW<\/th><th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Robert Hyde Wilson<\/td><td>Director<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy.png 468w, https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy-300x21.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IN THE NEWS<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/newspapers?id=BvFSAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=MYMDAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=6746%2C2855935\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lagoon Opera House set to open<\/a>.<em> Deseret News<\/em>, 24 May 1980.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/newspapers?id=oiJTAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=JYMDAAAAIBAJ&amp;dq=lagoon%201980&amp;pg=6862%2C2724936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Director earns Freed award<\/a>. <em>Deseret News<\/em>, 27 Aug 1980.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy.png 468w, https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy-300x21.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-03627597 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/attractions\/lagoon-opera-house\/opera-house-shows\/opera-house-1979\/\" style=\"border-radius:50px;background-color:#00bff3\">&lt; 1979<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/attractions\/lagoon-opera-house\/opera-house-shows\/\" style=\"border-radius:50px;background-color:#00bff3\">Show List<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/attractions\/lagoon-opera-house\/opera-house-shows\/opera-house-1981\/\" style=\"border-radius:50px;background-color:#00bff3\">1981&gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy.png 468w, https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy-300x21.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MORE LAGOON HISTORY<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/attractions\/lagoon-opera-house\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lagoonoperabutton.jpg\" alt=\"Lagoon Opera House\" class=\"wp-image-20109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lagoonoperabutton.jpg 400w, https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lagoonoperabutton-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/attractions\/opera-house-square\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ohsbutton.jpg\" alt=\"Opera House Square\" class=\"wp-image-20174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ohsbutton.jpg 400w, https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ohsbutton-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/media\/yearbooks\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/yearbooksbutton.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/yearbooksbutton.jpg 400w, https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/yearbooksbutton-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy.png 468w, https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy-300x21.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tickets: $4 (including park admission)Season Tickets: $10Season: 5 Jun &#8211; 1980 Robert E. Freed Award Winner: William S. Barber CALL ME MADAM 5 Jun &#8211; Tue-Fri &#8211; 8:30Sat &#8211; 7:00 \/ 9:15 CREW Dennis Ferrin Director THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN 7 Jul &#8211; 2 Aug 1980Tue-Fri &#8211; 8:30Sat &#8211; 7:00 \/ 9:15 CREW William S. 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