Utah Rep’s KOF 77 mixes humor and commentary
SALT LAKE CITY — KOF 77, written by L. L. West and produced by Utah Repertory Theater Company, is a one man show starring the hilarious Ryon J. Sharette as…
TURN TO PAGE 93 is timely and deep
SALT LAKE CITY — Turn to Page 93 is a Fringe production written by Natalia V. Noble and JayC Stoddard. Produced by Utah Repertory Theater Company and directed by Josh…
IN THE END THERE WAS SNOW: an intimate view of the end
SALT LAKE CITY — I spent a lovely afternoon at the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival this weekend, and my first production was a hauntingly beautiful piece produced by Pygmalion…
A positively pleasant PIRATES OF PENZANCE
CENTERVILLE — The Pirates of Penzance, the comedic opera written by the team of Gilbert and Sullivan, first premiered in 1879. While I enjoy a lot of modern work, sometimes…
Syracuse’s HAIRSPRAY is full of passion and fun
SYRACUSE — When I heard that the Syracuse Arts Council was putting on a production of Hairspray, I was excited and a bit apprehensive. Could a small community in rural…
Sandy Hale’s NEWSIES is “Something to Believe In”
SANDY — The stage adaption of the 1992 movie Newsies has taken Utah by storm, with another new production mounting, this time at the Hale Center Theatre in Sandy. Directed…
UFO&MT’s YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN excels vocally
LOGAN — To kick off their musical theatre season, the Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre has chosen You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, based on the comic strip by…
Youthful magic permeates Lyric Rep’s PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
LOGAN — Peter and the Starcatcher is a whimsical prequel to Peter Pan written by Rick Elice with music by Wayne Barker. Based on the novel by Dave Barry and…
JOSEPH…DREAMCOAT is by-the-book fun at Terrace
OGDEN — I joined Utah Theatre Bloggers in 2011, and in that time, this is now my fifth review of a production of Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, while…
A completely embraceable CRAZY FOR YOU at CenterPoint
CENTERVILLE — Among any list of creators of the great American musical, the names George and Ira Gershwin are certainly near the top. CenterPoint Legacy Theatre, in their latest production…