Seeing it ONCE is not enough
SALT LAKE CITY — The musical Once, music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová and now playing at Pioneer Theatre in Salt Lake City, is based on a…
Bet on YOU BET YOUR BLACK ASS
OGDEN — You Bet Your Black Ass Broadway, an original revue presented by Good Company Theatre in Ogden, is billed as a celebration of African-American musical theatre showstoppers. The cast,…
“Take a Chance on” Hopebox Theatre’s MAMMA MIA!
KAYSVILLE — Mamma Mia!, the jukebox musical of ABBA music, hit the London stage in 1999 and has been a popular sensation ever since, still running in London and lasting…
High praise for HANDS ON A HARDBODY
SALT LAKE — Hands on a Hardbody is a 2013 Broadway musical based on a documentary of the same name. The story follows ten contestants who are tasked with being…
KING KONG is a visual spectacle
NEW YORK — The image that comes to mind when someone says, “King Kong,” has been an intrinsic icon in American pop culture for 83 years with the character’s debut…
LEND ME A TENOR and some better pacing
CENTERVILLE — Lend Me a Tenor, by Ken Ludwig, is a fun comedic show based in 1934 Ohio as the Cleveland Grand Opera prepares to welcome a famous tenor, Tito…
Majestic CONSTELLATIONS at Good Company
OGDEN — Constellations is a play written by Nick Payne and directed at the Good Company Theatre by Tracy Callahan. The plot starts as a romantic story between Roland (played…
All aboard CenterPoint’s A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
CENTERVILLE — Tennessee Williams is one of the most famous playwrights in American history, and the play A Streetcar Named Desire is commonly found on syllabi for English and Theatre…
Terrace Plaza’s I DO! I DO! is a touching family affair
OGDEN — I Do! I Do!, with a book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt, is a two-person show that was first performed on Broadway in…
Invite the FIVE CAROLS FOR CHRISTMAS into your holiday schedule
CENTERVILLE — Five Carols for Christmas, written and directed by Jim Christian with music by Kenneth Plane, playing at the Leishman Stage at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre, is the fun story…