PARENT TRAP at Utah Children’s Theatre pays homage to Disney
SOUTH SALT LAKE — Parent Trap under the direction of Joanne Parker at Utah Children’s Theatre meets expectations, even if it doesn’t exceed them. The Utah Children’s Theatre is locally…
Completely sensible to see HCTO’s SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
Sense and Sensiblity plays nightly (except Sundays) through June 2nd at 7:30 pm through June 2nd, with matinees on Saturdays at 11am (except May 5 & 19), and 3 PM.…
A SISTER ACT, not a brother act
OREM — Given the title, it’s not surprising which sex shines in the current production of Sister Act at the SCERA. And the women do shine, from the opening firebomb…
THE MEMORY OF WATER invites reflection
SALT LAKE CITY — “Speak, Memory.” Vladimir Nabokov chose that phrase as the title of his autobiography. He actually wanted to use “Mnemosyne” for the Greek goddess of memory, but…
RED BIKE is too wobbly to succeed
SALT LAKE CITY — Red Bike, produced by Pygmalion Theatre Company, is a thought provoking play written by Caridad Svich. The play is often mesmerizing with its repetitive phrases like,…
A pleasure puttin’ in time at Terrace’s 9 TO 5
OGDEN — Terrace Plaza Playhouse is the latest company in the area to tackle the 2009 musical 9 to 5, based on the 1980 movie of the same name, with…
Hale’s THE MUSIC MAN is slick as a traveling salesman
SANDY — The Hale Center Theatre’s production of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man, directed by James Christian, is not unlike Professor Harold Hill, himself. It is slick, polished, even a…
Visit CenterPoint’s CAMELOT for some “happily ever aftering”
CENTERVILLE — Arthurian legends have entranced people for hundreds of years, and the stories have been retold and adapted into countless versions and styles. Perhaps one of the most prominent…
Sackerson’s SCARLET stings with honest sincerity
SALT LAKE CITY — It should be no surprise to anyone that sexual harassment and assault has perverted American society for a long time. With the recent eruption of the…
All EARNEST challenges met in West Jordan
WEST JORDAN — The challenge in presenting an iconic piece like Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is that everyone knows it, everyone has seen it, and each person…