SB Dance, out of Salt Lake City, presented "Yoga the Musical" in June.
The Salt Lake Tribune reported, "It's kind of like 'Romeo and Juliet' meets 'Star Wars,' " said Stephen Brown, the company's namesake and founder. "It's about a boy and girl and a yoga mat, and they're caught in the middle of battling gurus."
"...the story, set in "YogAngeles," follows Frankie, played by Paul Mulder, who is running a yoga black market and still in love with his ex-wife, Sheila (Kim Lynn), who is now on the side of "good" yoga. The two are caught in the middle of an evil corporate plan to commercialize yoga, while gurus Danny (James Dale), and Jackti (Natosha Washington), fight for the right to practice "good" yoga."
"..."Musicals are so American," Brown said. " 'Yoga the Musical,' you know, is a bit of a joke. What does yoga have to do with a musical? But, you know, we poke fun at how yoga is sold today, and really [the story] is about America's ability to absorb anything."