The figure calls for $18 million to finance “a portion of the cost of acquiring, constructing and equipping a performing arts center.” But, in reality, a “yes” vote Tuesday by the Salt Lake City Council would permanently affix the curtain on Mayor Ralph Becker’s $110 million Broadway-class theater.
The vote appears to be stacked as deep as downtown lines were for “Wicked.” And that seems to spell an early Christmas for Becker, who has made the mega-playhouse on Main Street his top priority. “The indication is that we are moving forward and will move forward,” says Councilman Soren Simonsen, who supports the 2,500-seat theater in between 100 South and 200 South. “We are actually committing major expenditures.” Salt Lake Tribune
