LIFE OF PI Thunders Stunningly at Eccles
SALT LAKE CITY — Arriving like a hurricane, Life of Pi has stormed into the Eccles Theatre, bringing with it outstanding visuals and a story as unique as a tiger…
Enormous Cast Gives Bluffdale Arts’ JOSEPH Heart
BLUFFDALE — In the 1966 film “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”, the evil, selfish protagonist’s heart grows three sizes due, in part, to the kindness of children. After seeing Bluffdale…
Shakespeare Gets Rizzy at BYU Young Company’s HENRY V
PROVO — Putting the “Young” in “Brigham Young”, the BYU Theatre Young Company is staging an engaging production of Henry V for children. The play was created to tour elementary…
Parker Theatre’s PERSUASION Admirable If Not Totally Persuasive
SOUTH SALT LAKE — “Persuasion” is one of only six novels that luminary 19th century writer Jane Austen wrote in her life. Published after her death, a new adaptation is…
A Worthy CHRISTMAS CAROL at Tuacahn
IVINS — It ain’t Christmas without the Carol. As usual, Utah audiences have several options to choose from this year, but arguably the highest profile of the bunch is Tuacahn’s…
Hale’s Delayed BEAUTY Undone by Beastly Production Choices
SANDY — Arriving at Hale Centre Theatre on November 13 with great anticipation to see the beloved Disney musical Beauty and the Beast, my niece and I were informed that…
Don’t Be a Naughty Baby—Go See BYU’s Crazy For You
PROVO — Is BYU’s musical theatre always this good? Last year’s Godspell was my favorite non-equity performance I have ever seen, now here comes an ebullient Crazy For You that…
Laughs and Lovely Lighting at Parker Theatre’s TWELFTH NIGHT
SOUTH SALT LAKE — Parker Theatre is home to a hilarious and bold production of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” that demands the attention of Utah audiences. The plot involves two shipwrecked…
Dance Numbers Reign in SCERA’s CRAZY FOR YOU
OREM — Crazy For You is an ode to the immortal songwriter George Gershwin, and uses many of his famous tunes to retell an old tale. Based on the 1930…
Comedy Untamed: Utah Shakespeare Fest’s TAMING OF THE SHREW
CEDAR CITY — The Engelstad Shakespeare Theatre was awash with laughter on Saturday for the opening night of The Taming of the Shrew. Packed with zany comedy and ingenious comedic…