Interview with Darick Pead, Utah native and national tour actor
Utah native Darick Pead is currently starring as the Beast in the national tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. UTBA sat down with Darick to get to know him…
Interview with Jay Perry, Utah-based actor
The UTBA social media brigade caught up with Salt Lake-based actor Jay Perry, who has appeared in every production of Plan-B’s annual show Radio Hour, and who is a regular…
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…
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.…
A few words from Utah Shakespeare Festival’s “Jean Valjean”
CEDAR CITY — Several weeks ago, we posted an interview with J. Michael Bailey, the actor playing Jean Valjean in Utah Shakespeare Festival’s Les Misérables. Here are a few more…
The Veteran Newbie: Creating The Echo
PROVO — One of the more fascinating parts of moving back to the Utah theatre community is that every time I talk to a new person, I learn about a…
Interview with Utah Shakespeare Fest set designer Jo Winiarski
CEDAR CITY — One advantage with UTBA is that we have a large team of reviewers who have their own individual viewpoints and opinions about theatre. In addition to preventing…
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…
Interview with Karen Azenberg, PTC’s new Artistic Director
SALT LAKE CITY — One of the biggest theatrical news stories of 2011 in Utah was the announcement that Karen Azenberg would be the new artistic director at Pionner Theatre…
Artistic Directors talk about future of the Utah Shakespeare Festival
CEDAR CITY — When UTBA went to Cedar City last July, we had a few things in mind when we conducted interviews. Basically, we wished to talk with people about…