Theatre Thursday: Coronavirus and Theatre
Note: Because the coronavirus situation is changing rapidly, some of the information in this post is outdated. Please see the current list of streaming, cancelled, and postponed productions in Utah.…
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…
Theatre Thursday: Tristram & Isolde
SPANISH FORK — Once upon a time, there was a king who tried to create peace among all the land. To merge the loyalties of neighboring kingdoms, he decides to…
Theatre Thursday: The Open Syrup at The Box in the Gateway
When Elise Hanson was approached to write a serial play that followed the same format as a sitcom, she was all in. Loving stories that make people laugh, she created…
Get ready for a FROZEN treat in April
SALT LAKE CITY — As members of the Utah Theatre Bloggers Association, my wife and I had the privilege of attending an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the hit Broadway musical…
ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE: COSTUMES FROM UTAH’S GREATS is dressed to the Nines
BRIGHAM CITY — Every year at the first of September, long before most people give it a thought, I sit my kids down and ask them one of the most…
Introducing Statera: Supporting women in the performing arts
CEDAR CITY — Making a living in the arts has always been a challenge. But—as in many other fields—women experience challenges in the workplace that men do not have. Rather…
Average Broadway attendee earns $222,120 annually? Not quite…
On Thursday, October 18, 2018, the Broadway League released its latest report on the demographics of the Broadway audience during the 2017-2018 season. One number in the report and press…
Personal tribute to Barbara Bannon, Utah theatre critic for over 40 years
SALT LAKE CITY — As many UTBA readers already know, Barbara Bannon, the former theatre critic at the Salt Lake Tribune, passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2018, at the…
A Tony Award for Best Musical triples a show’s likelihood of staying open
The Broadway theatre season ends this week, and soon the question on the mind of every fan is: Who will the Tony Awards recognize this year? Although most audience members…