Overprotective parenting on display in Creekside’s THE TEMPEST
CEDAR HILLS — Want to know the coolest thing about Creekside Theatre Festival? It’s actually on a creek. In fact, there’s a babbling brook running right through the stage. While…
Lions and tigers and Winkies at UCT’s THE WIZARD OF OZ
SOUTH SALT LAKE — The Utah Children’s Theatre is truly a child’s paradise. The marquee and lobby are whimsical throwbacks to theaters of yesteryear with no expense spared. And the…
Mr. Shakespeare, meet THE LITTLE MERMAID
OREM — Even before the show started, I knew The Little Mermaid was going to be good. The cast was onstage, singing “Auld Lang Syne” with the warm-up act. Their…
9 TO 5 in Magna (a.k.a. “Sexism: The Musical!”)
MAGNA — The musical 9 to 5 was penned by Dolly Parton, a living legend who can do no wrong. It racked up 15 Drama Desk and 4 Tony nominations…
Bless your beautiful hide! SEVEN BRIDES is at Sundance
SUNDANCE — I’m glad Utah keeps the flame of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers alive. For some reason, this ’50s movie is performed onstage and enjoyed on video regularly in…
THE 39 STEPS runs on frenetic hilarity
OREM — Richard Hannay was a typical London bachelor, until a temptress foisted herself upon him in his flat. Turned out she was a spy with a price on her…
Dinner Theater Where Nobody Dies
MIDVALE — Would you like to be serenaded with Christmas songs? What if a crack emcee was also entertaining your table with witty banter? And there was a steaming pile…
Desert Star could do more with “Back FROM the Future”
MURRAY — Teenage everyman Marvin McFlea had a crush on Miley Cyrus. His course of action was obvious: Steal a time machine, go back in time, and make your dad…
Flight of the Conman
CENTERVILLE — The Music Man put West Side Story to shame in the 1958 Tony Awards. Maybe West Side was ahead of its time, and too jaded for pre-Vietnam America…
Annie Get Your Semi-professional Gun
CENTERVILLE — Seeing a musical written about a historical character like Annie Oakley is a pleasure in itself. Along with Carrie Nation, she’s one of my favorite women in American…