SHE LOVES ME brings some holiday joy to Heritage Theatre
PERRY — For those who want a different holiday season theatre experience, She Loves Me, directed...
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL at HCTO is an invigorating 250th production
OREM — I admit that when I accepted the assignment to review this year’s production of A...
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Parker Theatre’s CHRISTMAS CAROL amply fills the ledger
SOUTH SALT LAKE — The holiday season typically inspires words such as “festive,” “merry,” and...
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CenterPoint’s WHITE CHRISTMAS is uneven, but still worth seeing
CENTERVILLE — White Christmas at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre mixes beauty and disappointment. On...
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Ancient and modern mix in PROTECTRESS, a work in progress
SALT LAKE CITY — Protectress (music by Jessica Rudman and libretto by Kendra Preston Leonard)...
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Ogden Musical Theatre’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL is a joy
OGDEN — A Christmas Carol is the beloved and iconic story written by Charles Dickens for Christmas...
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Rumor has it: USU’s ANASTASIA is a hit
LOGAN — The 670-seat Morgan Theatre at Utah State University’s Chase Center for the Arts was...
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MY FAIR LADY in SLC is as delightful as a trip to the Ascot Derby
SALT LAKE CITY — When I saw this year’s lineup of musicals coming to the Eccles Theatre, I...
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Actors and designs shine brightly in Weber State’s SILENT SKY
OGDEN — Silent Sky, written by Lauren Gunderson and directed by Tracy Callahan at Weber State...
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Let your heart go on to Off-Broadway’s TITANIQUE
NEW YORK CITY — When an out-of-towner theatre lover comes for a whirlwind weekend in New York...
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On Broadway, SHUCKED still works, but its audience is elsewhere
NEW YORK CITY — In the fall of 2022, I was one of the lucky critics to witness the world premiere...
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Kayenta’s rigorous dig into WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME
IVINS — Despite the show’s short Broadway run in 2019 of nearly five months, What the Constitution...
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Nice moments, but nothing essential in Broadway’s I NEED THAT
NEW YORK CITY — The American Airlines Theatre in Manhattan is housing a small production entitled...
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Hale Centre Theatre’s ELF THE MUSICAL is a holiday extravaganza
SANDY — Hale Centre Theatre’s Mainstage looks like Christmas threw up inside — but not in a bad...
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JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING: a joyful show available at home
NEW YORK CITY — When a small town critic from Utah has a weekend trip of critiquing in New York...
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Experience the raw naturalism of Westminster’s THE ALIENS
SALT LAKE CITY — The Aliens, written by Annie Baker, is an effective treatise on dysfunction and...
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Tech wizardry, strong casting make the U.’s TEMPEST a modern gem
SALT LAKE CITY — As produced by The University of Utah, The Tempest is Shakespeare for the 21st...
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HERE LIES LOVE: a Broadway experiment closing far too soon
NEW YORK CITY — Understanding the historical significance of a nation that is over 8,000 miles...
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A fun journey for kids to THE BOY AT THE EDGE OF EVERYTHING
PROVO — Every year, BYU Young Company stages two productions that tour local elementary schools....
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IT’S A WONDROUS LIFE rings in the season early at The OBT
DRAPER — The Off Broadway Theatre has been known for its spoof comedies and improv since the...
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THE HALF-LIFE OF MARIE CURIE glows with character
SALT LAKE CITY — The Half Life of Marie Curie, written by Lauren Gunderson, is a biographical...
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The secret of BYU’s THE SECRET GARDEN is its lovely simplicity
PROVO — It is interesting how a production company can find a new take on an old play or musical...
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Fathom Events broadcast of TITANIC brings an epic to the cinema
ONLINE — 1997 was the year of the Titanic. James Cameron released the famous film that year, but a...
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U of U’s TOWN HALL fails to come to order
SALT LAKE CITY — While sitting through Town Hall, written by Caridad Svich, I began to wonder what...
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“INTO THE WOODS we go again” with Hopebox’s strong director, cast
KAYSVILLE — Unless you are incredibly new to the Utah theatre scene (or theatre in general), you...
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Let go of your inhibitions at Pioneer Theatre’s ROCKY HORROR SHOW
SALT LAKE CITY — The Rocky Horror Show at Pioneer Theatre Company is dazzling this October. It is...
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Marvel at A LIFETIME OF COSTUME DESIGN: THE WORK OF DAVID KAY MICKELSEN at PTC
SALT LAKE CITY — Pioneer Theatre Company’s upstairs lobby, the Loge Gallery, holds a...
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Grassroots Shakespeare creates a bloody, basic production of MACBETH
SALT LAKE CITY — Also known as The Scottish Play, Macbeth is about one man’s slow descent...
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SCERA’s superb FLAT STANLEY doesn’t cut any corners
OREM — This week, I had the opportunity to take my six-year-old son to watch his first theatre...
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HCTO’s JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH is ripe for the picking
OREM — I subjected Hale Center Theater Orem’s production of James and the Giant Peach to the...
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