FORBIDDEN UTAH: UNMASKED playfully lampoons Utah theatre scene
SALT LAKE CITY — When I was in high school I discovered the joy that is Forbidden Broadway, an off-Broadway revue that ran for years, taking the opportunity to mock…
WITH YOU at the Great Salt Lake Fringe is startingly real
SALT LAKE CITY — With You is a world premiere play, written and directed by Jamie Wilcox, that is part of the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival. The show starts…
A simple and effective ANTIGONE at Great Salt Lake Fringe
SALT LAKE CITY — Attending the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival is something every Utah theatre aficionado should experience. And Antigone, by the Scaffold Theatre Company, is a great example…
“Let Your Freak Flag Fly” at Odgen Musical Theatre’s SHREK
OGDEN — It seems like each summer there are few shows throughout Utah that happen to be the common show. This summer appears to be the summer of Shrek. Ogden…
Go to the woods for Farmington’s INTO THE WOODS
FARMINGTON — Growing up in Davis County, Utah, I like to think I know the whole theatre scene. I have also been to Farmington City productions in the past, but…
“I’m a Believer” in shows like Syracuse City’s SHREK THE MUSICAL
SYRACUSE — Shrek the Musical, with music by Jeanine Tesori and a book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire, is based on the 2001 animated movie of the same name. In…
NO MERCY is thought-provoking — no holds barred
NEW YORK CITY — Being a member of the American Theatre Critics Association, I have had the opportunity to see and do things outside of the Utah theatre scene and…
FREAKY FRIDAY is full of family-friendly charm
LOGAN — Freaky Friday is a musical, with music by Tom Kitt, lyrics by Brian Yorkey, and a script by Bridget Carpenter. Unlike a lot of popular summer festival shows,…
96,000 reasons to see IN THE HEIGHTS at West Valley Arts
WEST VALLEY CITY — When In The Heights, featuring songs by then-unknown Lin-Manuel Miranda, premiered, it won the hearts of New York City — and the 2008 Tony Award for…
Don’t let BIG FISH at CenterPoint wriggle away
CENTERVILLE — Big Fish, the big story about Edward Bloom, is based on a novel by Daniel Wallace and a film written by John August and directed by Tim Burton.…