The Elusive SCARLET PIMPERNEL at Off Broadway Theatre
DRAPER — The small, unimposing Off Broadway Theatre (OBT) is tucked off the main thoroughfare in the suburbs and, much like the titular character of their current production, The Scarlet…
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING IS SOMETHING TO SEE AT USF
CEDAR CITY — The Utah Shakespeare Festival’s Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Brad Carroll is playing in the Randall L. Jones theatre this season. Although staging Shakespeare in the…
39 STEPS Over the Top at Utah Shakespeare Festival
CEDAR CITY — Each year the Utah Shakespeare Festival typically offers up a fan-favorite light-hearted comedy. This offering usually draws in and satisfies audiences with perhaps less of a penchant…
THE TALE AS OLD AS TIME Is Timeless at Cottonwood Heights
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS — Beauty and the Beast, the broadway musical with book by Linda Woolverton, music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, is a large…
SLAC’s CLOSE ENCOUNTERS IN THE BEEHIVE Hits Close to Home
SALT LAKE CITY — Each time I’ve been in the historic church that is home to Salt Lake Acting Company (SLAC), I have been charmed by the conversion of the…
HCTO’s SEUSSICAL Is Delightfully Unhinged
OREM — Seussical, the musical by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, based on the works of Dr. Seuss has always seemed to me like classic middle school drama fare. As…
GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY A DIFFERENT MUSICAL AT THE ECCLES
SALT LAKE CITY – I am always struck by the modern elegance of the beautiful Eccles Mainstage Theatre. I arrived for the current production, Girl From the North Country, knowing…
BLITHE SPIRIT – A Spirited Production at BYU
PROVO – The conversion of the old Provo High School gym into the BYU West Campus Mainstage Theatre is so well done that once inside, I barely remembered the space…
PYGmalion’s LAST LISTS OF MY MAD MOTHER is first rate
SALT LAKE CITY — The Leona Wagner Black Box at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center is a lesser known jewel of the Salt Lake City theatre scene. I attended…
Mayhem and mystery are just 39 STEPS away with Sandy Arts Guild
SANDY — From the Alfred Hitchcock-esque preshow announcement to the zany curtain call, Sandy Arts Guild’s The 39 Steps makes for a delightfully fun evening. The show is not new…