BILOXI BLUES is worth the ride
CEDAR CITY — It’s another beautiful day at the Neil Simon Festival, and Biloxi Blues is a great experience. Neil Simon wrote this comedic play, and, like other plays in…
Spend time with VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE in Cedar City
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike will be playing at the Neil Simon Festival in Cedar City various matinees and evenings July 3 through Aug 11. Tickets can be…
Fights, acting, and directing make HENRY VI, PART ONE a pleasing choice
CEDAR CITY — The Utah Shakespeare Festival is in the midst of an ambitious initiative to produce all of Shakespeare‘s plays, part of which is to produce all ten histories…
Laughter not a stranger to Utah Shakespeare’s THE FOREIGNER
CEDAR CITY — It starts out as an innocent trip for Charlie Baker. In need of an escape from his troubles, Charlie’s friend persuades him to visit a bed and…
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR disappoints in Cedar City
CEDAR CITY — The Merry Wives of Windsor is known as Shakespeare’s foray into domestic comedy. Taking his beloved Falstaff character and transporting him to the contemporary countryside, this play…
At the Utah Shakespeare Fest, OTHELLO’s reputation grows
CEDAR CITY — Every minute of the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s current production of Othello demonstrates why this play is considered one of Shakespeare‘s greatest tragedies. The play is a case…
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE dictates its own terms
CEDAR CITY — Shakespeare‘s sermon on mercy and forgiveness, The Merchant of Venice, has returned to the Utah Shakespeare Festival in a production that mixes traditional techniques with new choices.…
Less is so much more at Utah Shakespeare’s BIG RIVER
CEDAR CITY — Rather than a big, flashy musical, the Utah Shakespeare Festival chose this year to produce Big River, the musical adaptation of Mark Twain‘s The Adventures of Huckleberry…
UTBA reviewers sound off: EXCELLENCE IN 2017
With the end of the year upon us, it’s time for one of our favorite annual traditions: the UTBA post about excellence on the Utah stage in the past year!…
USF is forceful in HOW TO FIGHT LONELINESS
CEDAR CITY — I saw denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Between the tragedies in Neil LaBute’s script, these stages of grief enveloped each character in waves. Because grief doesn’t…