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It all began in the 1990s with a small, determined group of Park City locals. This unsuspecting group of art-loving idealists had a hankering for a big city theater, a place where they could present blockbuster-style musicals to their neighbors and sophisticated visitors. Yes, the founders of the nonprofit Park City Performing Arts Foundation envisioned “Cats.” With all due respect to Andrew Lloyd Webber, the community ended up with so much more.
After years of planning and fundraising and coordinating with the Park City School District on a unique, joint-use 1,200-seat theater, The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Center for the Performing Arts Foundation, flung open its doors in January 1998. None other than Bill Cosby graced the stage, christening both the theater itself and its Student Outreach Program with standing ovations.
Ever since, The Eccles Center has served as a community home for a diverse, world class smorgasbord ...