“Let Your Freak Flag Fly” at Odgen Musical Theatre’s SHREK
OGDEN — It seems like each summer there are few shows throughout Utah that happen to be the common show. This summer appears to be the summer of Shrek. Ogden…
Regalo Theater Company’s SHREK is a big bright beautiful show
LEHI — As 7-year-old Fiona and Shrek show in the beginning of Shrek The Musical, it can be frightening to start off on your own. Fortunately for Shrek’s protagonists and…
“I’m a Believer” in shows like Syracuse City’s SHREK THE MUSICAL
SYRACUSE — Shrek the Musical, with music by Jeanine Tesori and a book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire, is based on the 2001 animated movie of the same name. In…
Cast of SCERA’s SHREK THE MUSICAL is show’s strongest point
OREM — SCERA’s Shrek the Musical kicks off the company’s 2018 outdoor season. Like a favorite bedtime story, the play’s success hinges on providing a satisfactory retelling of a familiar…
Pickleville’s SHREK is fun, but just short of fairy tale magic
GARDEN CITY — What started as the DreamWorks animated film Shrek in 2001 transferred to Broadway in 2008 in a re-imagined state as Shrek the Musical. The script by David…
SHREK THE MUSICAL brings fairy tale magic to red rock country
IVINS — The Tuacahn Amphitheater, located just outside of St. George, Utah, has been providing theatrical entertainment for over 20 years. In that time it has become a popular tourist…
Humdrum SHREK in Cottonwood Heights
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS — It’s difficult to review community theatre fairly because the reviewer has to make concessions for the limitations of this sort of show: a company’s non-professional cast and…
UTBA reviewers sound off: EXCELLENCE IN 2014
December is full of annual traditions, and at UTBA our favorite is our yearly blog post about the excellence we saw on the Utah stage during the year. In 2014…
Ziegfeld’s SHREK delights children and adults
OGDEN — Over the last few years, many popular movies have been adapted to stage productions. This has proved to be a profitable choice for many theatrical companies, and Shrek…
Herriman creates a “big, bright, beautiful” SHREK
HERRIMAN — “It’s a big bright beautiful world!” sings Shrek in the opening of the eponymous Shrek The Musical. And it’s hard to find a more appropriate set of words…