Interview with J. Michael Bailey, Utah Shakespeare Fest’s Jean Valjean
CEDAR CITY — It was an unlikely chain of events that brought J. Michael Bailey to star as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables at the Utah Shakespeare Festival. His childhood…
Utah Shakes and Instagr.am on the UTBA
Here we are! Our third UTBA trip to the Utah Shakespeare Festival has begun and it’s a bit difficult to contain the excitement. We’ve said so long to our day…
Can Utahns watch plays from the comfort of their homes?
An announcement from Pickleville Playhouse this month caught my eye. The northern Utah theater announced that for the month of March you can watch an entire performance of Who Shot…
Community Theatre: theatre the theatre community disdains?
Last week, Howard Sherman, producer and recent director of American Theatre Wing, posted a defense of community theatre on his blog titled “Theatre the Theatre Community Disdains.” I agree with…
TEDxBroadway: Watch these videos, seriously
It was almost one month ago today that several hundred passionate people gathered together for the first ever TEDxBroadway conference in NYC. I wanted to go so badly. Sadly, I…
Review from the Critics Institute, KCACTF 2012
At the 44th annual regional meeting of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival at Weber State University, UTBA was invited to participate in the critics’ workshop. At the workshop,…
Utah students shine at KCACTF Regional Festival
OGDEN — Last week, Weber State University hosted the 44th annual Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region VIII conference. KCACTF is the nation’s foremost theatre festival for college…
Utah Theater Blogger’s guide to Twitter
For those of you who are on Twitter, we encourage you to tweet about UTBA and about theater in Utah. That means tweeting about productions that are happening, tweeting when…
UTBA reviewers sound off: WISH LIST FOR UTAH THEATRE
UTBA guest bloggers, reviewers, and staff are united with a common bond: a love of the art of theatre and a desire to foster it at all levels. With a…
UTBA reviewers sound off: EXCELLENCE IN 2011
During 2011, UTBA reviewed over 200 productions from Logan to Cedar City. Moreover, there were likely hundreds of other productions that didn’t receive a UTBA review for a variety of…