MEN ON BOATS presents women on stage
SALT LAKE CITY — Men on Boats is a rollicking retelling of John Wesley Powell’s ten-man, 1869 expedition to map the Grand Canyon. It includes action, adventure, scrapes with death,…
Come listen to THE BOOKBINDER’S TALE
PROVO — Mina stands at the cusp of a difficult life decision that will determine who she is. As she contemplates her momentous decision, her Italian confidant Paolo, says, “Now…
Change up your theatre Halloween season with CURTAINS
OGDEN — Rarely is there an opportunity to see a new show during the Halloween season, so I had a great deal of excitement to attend Curtains, a musical mystery…
Listen to that RAGTIME at CenterPoint
CENTERVILLE — I have seen thousands of theatrical productions in my life, but there are a select few that have left a lasting impact. I first saw Ragtime on Broadway…
WORLD’S STRONGEST LIBRARIAN packs a weak punch
PROVO — The local library is in trouble. With the city running a deficit and a decreasing usage from patrons, the city council has announced that the library will close…
Hale’s WAIT UNTIL DARK thrills, but falls short of perfection
SANDY — Wait Until Dark is a tense thrilling stage play by Frederick Knott. I enjoy both the 1967 film and the play script, and so I had high hopes…
Order up some good times with WAITRESS
SALT LAKE CITY — The latest touring show to visit the Eccles Theater is Waitress, a new musical based on Adrienne Shelly’s 2007 film of the same name. The story…
Hale’s PIMPERNEL is on par
SANDY — Average citizen by day, dashing hero by night. Some people credit the Scarlet Pimpernel as the original super hero—and quite a well-dressed one, like if Bruce Wayne ever…
GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY UNIT is both touching and funny
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center of New York City plays through October 21st, at 7:30 PM some weeknights…
CHESS: The game is greater than its players
SALT LAKE CITY — “It’s the US versus the USSR” both in the world championship chess match and in the Cold War as Grandmasters Freddie Trumper and Anatoly Sergievsky meet…