Cast of RUTHLESS! is “born to entertain”
OGDEN — Weber State University’s latest production is the musical Ruthless!, a musical with a mostly female cast (with music by Marvin Laird and lyrics by Joel Paley). It was…
Westminster flunks out of THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL
SALT LAKE CITY — The current Westminster College production of The School for Scandal is perfectly encapsulated by an exchange between two characters: Joseph Surface: Maria, I see you have…
So much to savor in Pioneer Theatre’s SWEENEY TODD
SALT LAKE CITY — After twenty years, the musical thriller Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street has returned to Pioneer Theatre Company, this time directed by Karen Azenberg.…
Let BYU’s THE MOUSETRAP snatch you up
PROVO — As the Vincent Price-esque voice welcomed the audience to the theater at BYU’s Pardoe Theatre, I knew I was in for a fun-filled evening. One of BYU’s Department…
LET THE RIGHT ONE IN leaves nothing out
PROVO — Utah loves Halloween shows, hence the bountiful options available for the next few weeks. Perhaps something about the crisp fall air makes huddling into a theater to feel…
Let your kids cuddle up to THE VELVETEEN RABBIT
OREM — She’s a stuffed rabbit who loves her owner and lives in a playroom with toys that come alive when people aren’t around. The Velveteen Rabbit is the original…
Pygmalion’s TIGERS BE STILL is a good night out
The Pygmalion Theatre Company production of Tigers Be Still plays at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center (138 Broadway, Salt Lake City) Thursdays through Sundays at 7:30 PM through Nov…
Plan-B’s GOOD STANDING needs a standing ovation
Plan B Theatre's production of Good Standing plays Oct 20, 25, 26, and 27 at 8pm, with 4 pm matinees on 20 and 27, and 2pm matinees on 21 and…
Good Company’s EURYDICE ponders the important questions in life (and death)
OGDEN — Eurydice is a Greek mythical character married to Orpheus that experiences an untimely death, but whose story continues beyond the grave as her husband travels to the underworld…
HOW I BECAME A PIRATE is a real treasure
OREM — Yo ho, scalawags! The SCERA be producing How I Became a Pirate through November. And it’s a show that landlubbers of all ages can enjoy without spending many…