The amphitheater located inside the park will be
named after famous Utah actor, Robert Peterson

Peterson's reputation as an actor was established nearly forty years ago when he replaced Robert Goulet as Lancelot in the Broadway production of Camelot. From that time until his death in late 2003, he shared his considerable talents with audiences across the country.

Peterson was the University of Utah's Artist in Residence for many years. He is best known to Utah audiences for his intuitive portrayal of the dreamer, Don Quixote, in Man of La Mancha. The Deseret News observed, "When he sang the line "to reach the unreachable star," audiences felt physically elevated. If that star has anything to do with fulfilling one's destiny…Robert Peterson did reach it. He convinced all who heard him sing that maybe, just maybe, they could reach it as well."

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