NIGHTHAWKS: Get the picture?
PROVO — As soon as one enters St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, scene of the workshop production of Spicer W. Carr’s Nighthawks, the title clicks. The play is going to give…
Lyric Rep’s SENSE & SENSIBILITY captures genius of Jane Austen
LOGAN — How should a reviewer approach a production of an oft-adapted classic? The test of any contribution to the Jane Austen corpus is two-part but simple: (1) is it…
MAMMA MIA! is ABBA’s dabba, quite a doo!
SALT LAKE CITY — In her director’s notes for Mamma Mia!, Patricia Wilcox wrote, “What is left to say about a show that has been seen by 60 million people…
NEXT FALL stumbles, thanks to a fumbling script
PROVO — Luke and Adam are a couple, living together in New York City. When Luke (played by Abram Yarbro) is seriously injured, his separated parents, Butch and Arlene, arrive.…
A SISTER ACT, not a brother act
OREM — Given the title, it’s not surprising which sex shines in the current production of Sister Act at the SCERA. And the women do shine, from the opening firebomb…
THE MEMORY OF WATER invites reflection
SALT LAKE CITY — “Speak, Memory.” Vladimir Nabokov chose that phrase as the title of his autobiography. He actually wanted to use “Mnemosyne” for the Greek goddess of memory, but…
All EARNEST challenges met in West Jordan
WEST JORDAN — The challenge in presenting an iconic piece like Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is that everyone knows it, everyone has seen it, and each person…
Hopebox’s DAMN YANKEES bats around and scores
KAYSVILLE — Whether you call it a 4-bagger, a tater, a dinger, or a homer, Hopebox Theatre has hit it. This production of the Faust story (with music and lyrics…
Director leaves Pioneer’s TWELFTH NIGHT adrift
SALT LAKE CITY — Taking my seats at Pioneer Theater for Twelfth Night, I saw a promising lovely model ship in the center of the stage. Surrounding the stage was…
Performances of adapted SIX CHARACTERS script still satisfy
PROVO — In Utah, theater companies proliferate like rabbits, and An Other Theater Company has just joined us, with a new production of Luigi Pirandello’s Six Characters in Search of…