OGDEN, Utah, April 2, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — Whatever your experience at your own prom, Ziegfeld’s “The Prom” production offers a chance to build new memories, likely with more acceptance (ultimately) for all in attendance, and almost certainly offering better dance moves.
This is the last weekend to see the 2018 musical, by Matt Sklar, Chad Beguelin and Bob Martin, on the Zig’s home stage in Ogden, although the show also moves to Park City for a short run.
Tickets are still available for 7:30 p.m. Friday, and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and the show even comes with an invitation to dance afterward at Z’s Sweets, the theater’s neighbor. At least on opening weekend, some attendees even came in sequinned or glittery party clothes, either to support the cast or impress at the dance afterward.
“The Prom,” directed by Caleb Parry, does have some adult language and content, so may not be a good choice for younger children. The jokes may go over their heads, but the new vocabulary words may not. The Zig describes the content as PG-13.
The musical tells the story of four self-important actors with dead or dying Broadway careers, seeking a cause that will get them big publicity but requiring no money or physical labor, and little actual effort on their parts.
Dallin Patton, Maggie Gadd, Erica Choffel and Tim Behunin play four actors seeking publicity in “The Prom,” at Ogden’s Ziegfeld Theater.
One of them reads a news item about a conservative midwestern town, discriminating against Emma, a high school student who wants to bring another girl as a date to their high school prom.
The four bombastic actors make their way to town and expect everyone to immediately recognize them as famous and, therefore, accept them as authorities on all things. But the community “love fest” doesn’t quite go as the actors planned.
Ellie Swapp, Kevin Ireland, Jacob Eich, Maggie Gadd, Erica Choffel, Dallin Patton, and Tim Behunin are shown in a scene from “The Prom,” at the Ziegfeld Theater.
Erica Choffel is great as Dee Dee, the most entitled of the washed-up stars, who manages to evolve in the face of reality. Tim Behunin as Barry is another standout, audacious and entertaining, and even a little tender as he begins to genuinely empathize with Emma’s situation, which sparks memories from his own youth.
Mylee Heiser and Ellie Swapp are shown in a scene from “The Prom,” at the Ziegfeld Theater.
Ellie Swapp puts the heart in the production, offering up genuine emotions and concerns. And the whole cast deserves kudos for their song and dance skills.
For theater and ticket information, go to the Zig’s website.
For information on the show’s April 8-12 run at the Egyptian Theatre, in Park City, click this link.
