OREM – Ho-hum. Another opening of another Oklahoma! Curly ambles down the auditorium’s aisles and onto the stage rhapsodizing about “a bright, golden haze on the meadow”—but it’s just a painted backdrop. The music is...
Read MoreSALT LAKE CITY – Christmas is here, and with the festive season comes a variety of effervescent events and stage shows. The 1954 musical film White Christmas, with its title song holding the record as the all-time bestselling...
Read MoreSALT LAKE CITY – Like the Pulitzer prizewinning book and popular movie that preceded it, The Color Purple stage musical is a powerful testament to enduring love, the ability to triumph over tragedy and the joy of seeing God’s...
Read MoreMIDVALE — Soon after its 1990 premiere at Dublin’s Abbey stage, Dancing at Lughnasa took London and New York by storm, winning both Olivier and Tony best-play honors. It went on to became one of the most successful and...
Read MoreRomance! Betrayal! Heroics! A swashbuckling aristocrat in comic disguise performing secret noble deeds! A songbird bride guilt-ridden over a concealed indiscretion! It’s all in the the 1905 popular potboiler novella The Scarlet...
Read MoreMembers of the BIPOC community initiated a meeting with Hale Centre Theatre Sandy, on 6/25/20, to start the conversation regarding diversity and inclusion in the theatre. This is our letter and HCT's response #BIPOCVisibility #Americantheatre #Utahtheatre #letsmakechange
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Members of the BIPOC community initiated a meeting with Hale Centre Theatre Sandy, on 6/25/20, to start the conversation regarding diversity and inclusion in the theatre. This is our letter and HCT's response #BIPOCVisibility #Americantheatre #Utahtheatre #letsmakechange
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Members of the BIPOC community initiated a meeting with Hale Centre Theatre Sandy, on 6/25/20, to start the conversation regarding diversity and inclusion in the theatre. This is our letter and HCT's response #BIPOCVisibility #Americantheatre #Utahtheatre #letsmakechange
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A few theaters in Utah are open/opening in Utah in spite of strong evidence that this is unsafe.
According to their websites, @Hale_Theatre is requiring masks; however, @SCERAupdate and @thegrandtheatre are only strongly recommending them.
#utahtheatre
In July, we're holding two public workshops about reviewing live theatre, including one with @WriteAboutTheat author @MarkFFisher. Details at the link below!
#utahtheatre
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/32178/join-us-for-our-july-reviewer-training-events
Last week, a friend that I have known for, literally, half my life lost his battle against ALS. I wrote a short tribute to him for @UtahTheatreBlog.
#utahtheatre @Theatre_Critics
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/32175/reminiscences-about-chris-clark
Fascinating review by @Miranda9er for SONDERimmersive's THROUGH YONDER WINDOW, an experimental adaptation of ROMEO & JULIET that is tailored for the #coronavirus pandemic.
#utahtheatre #covid19 #COVID2019 #Shakespeare
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/32182/looking-for-meaning-in-through-yonder-window
Our president, @Russwarne, shared a few thoughts about @uvuarts director and professor Chris Clark, who passed away after a battle with ALS. 😢 #utahtheatre
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/32175/reminiscences-about-chris-clark
Chris's obituary is online and appropriately great.
"He was undoubtedly met on the other side by loved ones, ancestors, and answers to all the conspiracies he long suspected." #WellRoaredLion #UtahTheatre
https://memorials.walkersanderson.com/christopher-clark/4234192/index.php?fbclid=IwAR0jzvQi8FUIsXeXBxYvtVgLdijUKFBFucXzK4aFthQLjyOjdzyzXBfVOKA
New #utahtheatre review of @SCERAupdate's THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL, the 2nd show and 1st musical that we've reviewed since the #covid19 pandemic shut down all stage shows in the state.
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/32133/the-scarlet-pimpernel-was-worth-the-wait
Does your show have a safety captain? Are actors applying makeup at home? Are you reducing crowding in dressing rooms?
These are some of probing questions that producers should be asking after reading @foxybronze's article.
#utahtheatre #utah #coronavirus #COVID2019 #covid19
