The Veteran Newbie: A Conversation on New Plays
SALT LAKE CITY — While going through the upcoming seasons that are being offered at theaters around Utah, it caught my eye that Salt Lake Acting Company (SLAC) is participating…
What’s it like to be a UTBA reviewer?
“You’re so lucky that you get to see all those shows for free.” “You get to go to Sundance to see Seven Brides for Seven Brothers? That’s awesome!” These are…
Winners of the 2012 Utah Shakespeare Festival’s Shakespeare Competition
CEDAR CITY — The results are in! Below is the list of winners of the 2012 Utah Shakespeare Festival’s Shakespeare Competition, courtesy of the staff at the Utah Shakespeare Festival.…
Swarms descend on Cedar City for Shakespeare Competition
CEDAR CITY — The Utah Shakespeare Festival’s annual competition might be the biggest theatre event in Utah you’ve never heard about. For the last 36 years, teachers and students across…
The Veteran Newbie: Where are the Women?
Recently, my Twitter and Facebook news feeds have been dominated by comments on a list released by Theatre Communications Group (TCG). The list is entitled the “Top 11 Most-Produced Playwrights…
C2E: No anonymous comments here
One of the founding principles of our site is that we only accept writers that are willing to publish their name next to their review. It’s far to easy to…
Meet Natalie Hill: Utah native, blogger, and “Daniela” in Pioneer’s IN THE HEIGHTS
UTBA recently caught up with Natalie Hill, the Broadway veteran and author of the blog Mormon in Manhattan. Natalie is currently playing “Daniela” in Pioneer Theater Company’s In the Heights.…
The Veteran Newbie: Who’s in the House? (Part 1)
A short time ago I was on my way to review a show when I was struck by an idea. What if, as the Veteran Newbie, I took the opportunity…