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…
A cute Xmas miracle: PG Players’ THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER
PLEASANT GROVE — The theater in the basement of the Pleasant Grove city library is perhaps the perfect place to stage The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson. It…
Hale Centre Theatre’s ELF THE MUSICAL is a holiday extravaganza
SANDY — Hale Centre Theatre’s Mainstage looks like Christmas threw up inside — but not in a bad way. The overblown stage dressing adorning the space for their new production…
WORSHIP resonates with themes of power and dissonance
SALT LAKE CITY — Just getting to the space inside the SLC ArtsHub for the world premiere of Morag Shepherd’s Worship is an adventure. If it weren’t for the helpful…
SLEEPY HOLLOW is a fun and mysterious gallop into fall
WEST VALLEY — The recent crispness in the air sets an appropriate tone for the opening of Sleepy Hollow, the current musical at West Valley Arts. Walking into the theatre,…
WORSHIP playwright Morag Shepherd on developing new work
SALT LAKE CITY — Worship, a new play presented by Immigrant’s Daughter Theatre is premiering October 6 through 21 at the SLC Arts Hub. Written by Morag Shepherd (the author…
Sting and Honey’s OLEANNA starkly depicts the power imbalances of life
SALT LAKE CITY — Sting and Honey’s production of Oleanna, by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet, is as relevant and provocative today as it was when it debuted 30 years…
A topsy-turvy good time at the Zig’s HUNCHBACK
OGDEN — Walking into the Ziegfeld Theater feels like coming home. I have only seen one other production at the Zig and had nearly forgotten the feeling of joy, inclusion,…