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Posted by Melissa Leilani Larson | Sep 21, 2010 | Reviews, Salt Lake County |
SALT LAKE CITY — There’s something intimidating about Hamlet. Whether seeing it or reading it—and I’m certain performing it—it’s a daunting task to approach the play that many argue is the greatest ever written in English....
Read MorePosted by Melissa Leilani Larson | Sep 15, 2010 | Reviews, Utah County |
PROVO — Agatha Christie is a name that has come to be associated with all things mysterious and twisty. Her classic mystery The Mousetrap is a prime example, filled with red herrings and surprises (I promise, this commentary is...
Read MorePosted by Melissa Leilani Larson | Jun 23, 2010 | Reviews, Salt Lake County |
SALT LAKE CITY — I’m a romantic. I try to save face and be cynical, but I’m a sucker for a good love story. Charlotte Brontë’s gothic romance Jane Eyre is one of the best. Back in 2000, composer Paul Gordon and writer/director...
Read MorePosted by Melissa Leilani Larson | May 22, 2010 | Reviews, Salt Lake County |
SALT LAKE CITY — Sordid Lives takes place in rural Texas where a woman named Peggy died suddenly in the midst of an affair; The play shows the many ripples of her death as well as the influences of Peggy while she was still...
Read MorePosted by Melissa Leilani Larson | May 10, 2010 | Reviews, Salt Lake County |
SALT LAKE CITY — There is something magical about a Sarah Ruhl play. What I enjoy about Ruhl’s work is her ability to mine the poetic and fanciful from the most mundane events. Her play Dead Man’s Cell Phone is no exception,...
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