THE RIGHTEOUS and VERY REAL HOUSEWIVES OF UTAH COUNTY: very real and sometimes righteous
SALT LAKE CITY — Mormons. That buttoned-up, straight-laced, hard right bunch of religious zealots who become increasingly more conservative as one zeroes in on Utah County. In The Righteous and Very Real Housewives of Utah County, the audiences meets the Pratt women in Payson, smack dab in the heart of Mormondom. The story follows the … [Read More...]
THE RIGHTEOUS and VERY REAL HOUSEWIVES OF UTAH COUNTY: very real and sometimes righteous
SALT LAKE CITY — Mormons. That buttoned-up, straight-laced, hard right bunch of religious zealots who become increasingly more conservative as one zeroes in on Utah County. In The Righteous and Very Real Housewives of Utah County, the audiences meets the Pratt women in Payson, smack dab in the heart of Mormondom. The story follows the … [Read More...]
All-male THE TAMING OF THE SHREW is a delight
OREM — I’ve said before that I’ll never pass up a chance to see a Grassroots Shakespeare Company show, and my enthusiasm only grew stronger after seeing their production of The Taming of the Shrew Monday night. GSC’s productions are staged under conditions as similar to Shakespeare’s time as the company can muster, which generally means … [Read More...]
CenterPoint’s SECRET GARDEN pulls through the storms, mostly
CENTERVILLE — Director Jim Christian is a name that has become a standard in the Utah theater community for over three decades. In my time as a theater patron Christian's work has come to be a favorite of mine. However, The Secret Garden is not one of my favorite musicals. Sitting down on Friday night I found myself bracing for what I was about … [Read More...]
SEUSSICAL pleased visually, lacked depth
OGDEN — The Ziegfeld Theater debuts their first family musical of the season. The new theater, commonly referred to as “the Zig,” takes a change of course from their standard theater, which included such shows as Next to Normal and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels to attract a different type of audience. Families, children, and grandparents filled … [Read More...]
From the UTBA Blog
Funding theatre in Utah: ZAP
SALT LAKE CITY — If you attend plays in Salt Lake County, you've probably seen the logo displayed below in a playbill. But the familiarity of the logo and … [Read More...]
How does a theatre critic propose to his girlfriend?
SALT LAKE CITY — If you're attending the national tour of West Side Story this week at the Capitol Theater in Salt Lake City, you'll probably notice … [Read More...]
The Veteran Newbie: Saying hello to the new Utah Repertory Theater Company
MURRAY — It’s not everyday that a new theater company forms in your midst. So with the second production of the new Utah Repertory Theater about to start, … [Read More...]
Interview with Darick Pead, Utah native and national tour actor
Utah native Darick Pead is currently starring as the Beast in the national tour of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. UTBA sat down with Darick to get to know him … [Read More...]
Utah Shakespeare Festival gives sneak peak at summer shows
CEDAR CITY — Fans of the Utah Shakespeare Festival were in for a treat last weekend. Artistic and administrative staff used Twitter to unveil preliminary … [Read More...]
Happy 3rd Birthday, UTBA! Some things I have learned (so far)
You don't publish 600+ reviews without learning a thing or two. In commemoration of UTBA's 3rd anniversary—which the site celebrates today—I decided to … [Read More...]
The Veteran Newbie: Help a Utah dramaturg
I want to officially welcome you all to the Lessing Week celebration. I'm sure many of you have no idea what that is. And that's ok. Because this is actually … [Read More...]
The Veteran Newbie: Who’s in the House? (Part 2)
A little while back I wrote a post that expressed the desire to get to know the Utah audience a bit better. A call was sent out, asking you to let us know a … [Read More...]
UTBA members’ WISH LIST FOR 2013
Last year we asked our members to provide a wish list for Utah theatre in 2012. The post was highly productive. Some contributors didn't get their wishes, but … [Read More...]
UTBA reviewers sound off: EXCELLENCE IN 2012
Last year, we invited our UTBA staff, reviewers, and guest bloggers to tell us what their favorite productions of 2011 were. Not only did we get a favorable … [Read More...]
