MARY POPPINS is “Practically Perfect”
LOGAN — As far as first impressions go, The Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre knows how to make an entrance in their production of Mary Poppins. The show started…
NEWSIES seizes hearts in Logan
LOGAN — I’ve been a fan of Newsies and Alan Menken’s music since the movie version came out when I was kid. I’ve performed many of the songs, and I…
WEST SIDE STORY is “pretty and witty and bright”
LOGAN — Leave it to Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein, and Stephen Sondheim to take a challenging story like Romeo and Juliet and drop it into the West Side of New…
MURDER FOR TWO: a killer new musical at the Old Lyric
LOGAN — One of my favorite movies that I watch almost every year is Clue with Tim Curry as the butler. I grew up with the movie, and it instilled…
Terrence McNally’s MASTER CLASS is nearly masterful at Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre
LOGAN — To say that playwright Terrence McNally is a stalwart of the American theatre would be a gross understatement. Critic Rex Reed describes McNally as “one of the greatest…
CLYBOURNE PARK asks the hard questions
LOGAN — Lyric Repertory Theatre has made an interesting choice this season to do the classic A Raisin in the Sun written by Lorraine Hansberry and the contemporary sequel to…
Share a last memory with BRAVO, CARUSO!
Performances of Utah Festival Opera and Muscial Theatre's Bravo Caruso! play July 12, 18, and 26th at 1:00 PM and July 4, 16, and 30 at 7:30pm at the Utah…
“Lay All Your Love on” Lyric Rep’s MAMMA MIA
LOGAN — Mamma Mia!, here we go again. Ever since the rights came out for this show to be produced locally, the show written by Catherine Johnson and with music…
A RAISIN IN THE SUN and the dreams that seem worth while
LOGAN — As a former student of Utah State University, I always love a chance to go up to my beautiful former home. Located in downtown Logan is the picturesque…
A SECRET GARDEN more of sounds than sights at UFOMT
LOGAN — I’ve been known to joke to friends that one can write a review of too many shows produced by Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre according to the…