Good Co wins first place in the PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
OGDEN — The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a delightful musical that entered the scene in 2005. With music and lyrics by William Finn, a book by Rachel…
THE GOOD SHEPHERDS has too many characters in its flock
OGDEN — The Good Shepherds, a new musical by David Nolan and Chriz Metz, and directed by Metz, is a story about a New York Times reporter, Laura (played by…
SEE HOW THEY RUN in those shoes at the Terrace
WASHINGTON TERRACE — See How They Run is a British farce written by Philip King that has been gracing various stages since 1944. It gets its title from the nursery…
Hopebox Theatre refreshes FOOTLOOSE
KAYSVILLE — In the late 1990s as a young college student I saw the Broadway production of Footloose on one of my first trips to New York City. Based on…
Sign language makes Ziegfeld’s THE WIZARD OF OZ terrific theatre
OGDEN — In March 2020, the last show I saw before Utah shut down for the Covid-19 virus was the Ziegfeld Theater’s production of Newsies that was performed in English…
Seeing HADESTOWN at the Eccles is worth going to hell and back
SALT LAKE CITY — The musical Hadestown, with music, lyrics, and book by Anais Mitchell, opened on Broadway in March of 2019 with a pre-Broadway life in London and Off-Broadway.…
ROLE PLAY is a deep show at the Great Salt Lake Fringe Fest
SALT LAKE CITY — Role Play, written by Ariana Broumas Farber and directed by Morag Shepherd with co-director Brenda Hattingh Peatross, is an interesting look at sex, consent, excitement, communication,…
CLOWN HOUSE is more than clowning around
SALT LAKE CITY — When walking into Clown House, devised by the Beyond the Line Theatre Company and part of the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival, it is a little…
MONOLOGUES FROM A MOVEMENT empowers and reminds
SALT LAKE CITY — Monologues from a Movement, by Amanda Caraway, is a series of monologues based on true stories gathered by the author brought together to be presented in…
WATCH ME DISAPPEAR makes visible the challenges of healing
SALT LAKE CITY — Certain shows that you watch at the Fringe Festival in Salt Lake City really know how to get to you. Watch Me Disappear, written and directed…