Fred Adams’s legacy on Utah arts, culture, and politics
CEDAR CITY — On the evening of March 5, the Utah Shakespeare Festival hosted its second annual Make a Scene fundraising event at Harmon Hall in West Valley City. This…
Pygmalion’s FLYING is not the nostalgia we need
SALT LAKE CITY — It’s not difficult to argue that the social upheaval caused by WWII set the U.S. down the path that it continues on today. Sheila Cowley’s play…
Hale Centre Theatre’s BRIGHT STAR shines
Update: On March 12, Hale Centre Theatre cancelled performances of Bright Star through March 30, due to the coronavirus pandemic. On March 17, the company announced that all remaining performances…
New World Shakespeare’s CORIOLANUS is ready for the fight
SALT LAKE CITY — As one of the lesser produced of Shakespeare’s works, it might be assumed that Coriolanus doesn’t stand up to the grandeur of theme and language found…
MAURITIUS is flawed, but valuable
SALT LAKE CITY — Philately is a dirty-sounding word for what might be considered the very dull hobby of stamp collecting, but when two thumbnail-sized pieces of paper are worth…
HOLIDAY INN is a sugary treat
CENTERVILLE — With a veritable flurry of tap dances, love ballads, and scene and costume changes, a production of Holiday Inn with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin is no…
GIRL IN THE RED CORNER is a knockout
SALT LAKE CITY — Halo punches the at glove of her trainer, Gina, with everything she’s got. “Be nice! Be good! Don’t be so emotional!” she rages as each thud…
HONEYMOON AT GRAVESIDE MANOR is a ghost of a farce
WEST JORDAN — A good farce is a beautiful thing. In classic farce, it is almost sure to find tropes like mistaken identity, slamming doors, prat falls, spit takes, and…
You need A BRIEF WALTZ IN A LITTLE ROOM
SALT LAKE CITY — You stand before a door. You wait for the signal to open it. You enter a small room and are immersed in a moment: a confession,…
A WALL APART fails to connect
SALT LAKE CITY — The new rock musical A Wall Apart at The Grand Theatre tells the story of one family’s experience of living through the nearly thirty-year division of…