Attend the tale of SWEENEY TODD at Draper Historic Theatre
DRAPER — With Halloween right around the corner, even the tale of a barber who loves his family and a woman who runs a pie shop can be quite sinister.…
SHOOTER tackles a sensitive social topic
SALT LAKE CITY — Great Salt Lake Fringe describes Shooter as a play about “He, a man who has recently committed a mass shooting. Tracing his history and his motivations,…
MARTY HAS CANCER reveals last wishes
SALT LAKE CITY — Marty Has Cancer centers on Choi (played by Sean Sekino) and Rhoul (played by Jess Kellner), two men whose mutual friend, Marty (played by Dylan Stretchbery),…
A SECRET GARDEN more of sounds than sights at UFOMT
LOGAN — I’ve been known to joke to friends that one can write a review of too many shows produced by Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre according to the…
HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE review removed
On Monday, July 2, 2018, we posted a review of An Other Theater’s How I Learned to Drive that many readers found offensive and unacceptable. UTBA board members who are…
Talented cast saves WHAT WE’RE UP AGAINST from a lacking script
SALT LAKE CITY 𑁋 What We’re Up Against is an intriguing piece that takes place inside an architecture firm and follows some female employees as they deal with work equality,…
UTBA obtains non-profit status
“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears!” In November we told our readers that UTBA is going through a period of transition. At the time we had applied for non-profit…
Hooray! Big changes coming to UTBA in 2018
Stephen Sondheim said it best: “You may know what you need, but to get what you want, better see that you keep what you have!” This quote is pertinent as…
2016 Critical Writing for the Arts Scholarship Winner
Today, Utah Theatre Bloggers and Plan-B Theatre Company announce the 2016 recipient of the Critical Writing for the Arts Scholarship. Special thanks to Salt Lake Acting Company and Pioneer Theatre…
AMADEUS appeals to all age-appropriate audiences
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Repertory Theater Company’s Amadeus (written by Peter Shaffer, directed by JC Carter) tackles some complicated subjects while also being hugely entertaining. This is the 1999…