Utah Opera offers a simple, sublime LA BOHÈME
SALT LAKE CITY — Since it premiered in Turin, Italy in 1896, Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème has become the most popular opera ever composed. Its incredible music and universal messages…
Interview with Julie Heaton, director of Sundance’s THE SOUND OF MUSIC
SUNDANCE — Fresh off opening weekend and a rave review by UTBA, we interviewed The Sound of Music director Julie Heaton by phone about her process creating the show, and…
“Climb Every Mountain” to see Sundance’s THE SOUND OF MUSIC
SUNDANCE — What is the message of The Sound of Music? More than anything, it is the power of music to change. In the familiar Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, music…
“And the world will know:” Sandy Hale’s NEWSIES is a mixed bag
SANDY — After Newsies premiered in Utah, I wrote that the musical was likely to replace Joseph… as Utah’s favorite. And boy did it ever. We have long passed the…
Broadway HD offers viewers a ride on a noteworthy CAROUSEL
CYBERSPACE — Carousel is a well-loved but seldom-produced musical from Broadway’s Golden Age. The second musical created by Rodgers and Hammerstein, the 1945 gem features some of the most gorgeous…
Blessed are the audience members of BYU’s GODSPELL
PROVO — Godspell at BYU is a revelation. The musical, with a script by John-Michael Tebelak and music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (including some new lyrics introduced in the…
AIN’T TOO PROUD at Eccles ain’t just alright. It’s outta sight!
SALT LAKE CITY — Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations has dropped into the Eccles, and it has a lotta groove. The touring production of the…
Lehi Arts beckons you INTO THE WOODS
LEHI — Walking into the humble black box venue with its thrust stage and distinctly community feel, I immediately started setting unconscious expectations on the quality of the upcoming production.…
LOST WORKS is a Shakespearean mystery wrapped in a lollipop
PROVO — Walking into the Hive Collaborative, I was immediately struck by the set for Lost Works. Having been to the venue a few months ago for Klouns’s delightful, near-incredible…
Simon Fest’s EVITA soars, but falls short of a “Rainbow High”
CEDAR CITY — Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Evita is a shining star of musical theatre. A mere six years after the unbearable (and unbearably popular) Joseph and the…