Youthful magic permeates Lyric Rep’s PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
LOGAN — Peter and the Starcatcher is a whimsical prequel to Peter Pan written by Rick Elice with music by Wayne Barker. Based on the novel by Dave Barry and…
THE FROG PRINCE quietly hops along
CEDAR HILLS — My inaugural experience with the Creekside Theatre Festival is their production of The Frog Prince, a play for young audiences. Like the Festival itself, The Frog Prince…
Laughter flows at Creekside’s MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
The Creekside Theatre Festival production of Much Ado About Nothing plays various nights through June 29 at either 6 PM or 8 PM at Heritage Park (4425 West Cedar Hills…
Something delightfully wicked brewing in Pinnacle’s MACBETH
SALT LAKE CITY — Shakespeare remains one of the most produced playwrights even after over 400 years. And Macbeth is probably one of his most discussed plays. Macbeth is the…
Lyric Rep’s SENSE & SENSIBILITY captures genius of Jane Austen
LOGAN — How should a reviewer approach a production of an oft-adapted classic? The test of any contribution to the Jane Austen corpus is two-part but simple: (1) is it…
JOSEPH…DREAMCOAT is by-the-book fun at Terrace
OGDEN — I joined Utah Theatre Bloggers in 2011, and in that time, this is now my fifth review of a production of Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, while…
THE GIVER gives more than just good memories
The Giver is playing as part of the Creekside Theatre Festival on June 20, 22, 25, 26, and 29 at 8 PM at the Heritage Park Amphitheater (4425 W. Cedar…
A completely embraceable CRAZY FOR YOU at CenterPoint
CENTERVILLE — Among any list of creators of the great American musical, the names George and Ira Gershwin are certainly near the top. CenterPoint Legacy Theatre, in their latest production…
Don’t neglect THE WHO’S TOMMY at the Ziegfeld
OGDEN — The Ziegfeld Theatre in Ogden has taken on the rock opera The Who’s Tommy, based on the 1969 album of the same name with music and lyrics by…
“I Don’t Need Anything But . . .” the Orem Hale’s ANNIE
OREM — My biggest worry as I write about Hale Center Theater Orem’s Annie is that I will run out of synonyms for “good” as I describe this production. Perhaps…