Tips for visiting Broadway in the post-COVID era
NEW YORK CITY The 3rd weekend in October is fall break for Utahn schoolchildren, and I promised my daughters that as soon as they had a school break after Broadway…
The Terrace’s MATILDA is nothing short of remarkable
OGDEN — Matilda, based on the novel of the same name by Roald Dahl, first appeared as a musical on the West End in London in November of 2001, and…
Ziegfeld’s SPAMALOT is the perfect parody
PARK CITY — Spamalot, based on the 1975 movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, with a book and lyrics by Eric Idle and music by John Du Prez, is…
Great direction and lead redeem Hopebox’s HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
KAYSVILLE — The classic story of The Hunchback of Notre Dame dates back to 1831 with the novel published by Victor Hugo. Since that time, it has been retold in…
SWEENEY TODD hauntingly directed by Sweeney
WEST VALLEY CITY — When picking a show to see or produce around Halloween, you cannot go wrong with Sondheim’s amazing and horrific tale of Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber…
CenterPoint offers a strong production of THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
CENTERVILLE — The Scarlet Pimpernel was first a stage play in 1903, and then turned into a novel by the same author, Baroness Orczy, in 1905. It is a popular…
Asking the right questions by NOT DOING OKLAHOMA! at Good Company
OGDEN — After a long pause, Good Company Theatre has opened back up with a world premiere of a show called Fremont Junior High is Not Doing Oklahoma!, written by…
Terrace Plaza’s SPELLING BEE is even better years later
OGDEN — Terrace Plaza Playhouse has done something I have not seen a local company in Utah do, which is a “reunion production,” calling most of the cast of the…
Prepare for a night of levity in Orem Hale’s THE 39 STEPS
OREM — It is the second time I have seen The 39 Steps on the Utah stage. It is a lovely parody of an old Alfred Hitchcock movie. This adaptation…
A beautiful and touching take on INTO THE WOODS
OGDEN — In 1987 a new musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine premiered on Broadway that was a crazy compilation of several fairytales…