No escapin’ the hilarity of Pioneer Theatre Company’s SCAPIN
SALT LAKE CITY — When I started teaching theatre at a middle school on the west side of Salt Lake City in 2020, the first thing I wanted to know…
Tuacahn’s JOSEPH…DREAMCOAT still more feast than famine
IVINS — My last review for UTBA was for this exact production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, featuring David Archuleta as Joseph. With Archuleta’s run with the coat…
David Archuleta soars in Tuachan’s glitzy JOSEPH… DREAMCOAT
IVINS — Art does not exist in a vacuum. It is always influenced by the time and real world context in which it exists. As such, it is important to…
Simon Fest’s LOVE LETTERS mails it in
CEDAR CITY — Einstein made the analogy to say that relativity is like the idea that a minute touching something hot may feel like an hour, while an hour with…
Regalo Theater Company’s SHREK is a big bright beautiful show
LEHI — As 7-year-old Fiona and Shrek show in the beginning of Shrek The Musical, it can be frightening to start off on your own. Fortunately for Shrek’s protagonists and…
It’s “Impossible” to find a better CINDERELLA than Herriman’s
HERRIMAN — The story of Cinderella has more than 500 known variants, according to the American Library Association. It is a tale that has been told to children for over…
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY is a sweet theatrical treat
SALT LAKE CITY — “Who can take a sunrise, sprinkle it in dew, cover it in chocolate and a miracle or two? The candy man can!” Who can do the…
Bluffdale’s IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST is slow but sweet
BLUFFDALE — The short version of this review is that I liked the Bluffdale Arts Advisory Board’s production of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. And now, I shall,…
Parker Theatre’s A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD makes a splash!
SOUTH SALT LAKE — I have a high bar for theater for young audiences (TYA). In addition to being a parent of young children and a middle school theatre teacher,…
Hale’s production of THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA glows
SANDY — The display screens outside the Sorensen Legacy Jewel Box Theatre indicated how the Italian setting of the Tony award winning play The Light in the Piazza by Craig…