CenterPoint’s 9 TO 5 is relevant for women today
CENTERVILLE — 9 to 5 is a musical that debuted on Broadway in 2009 and is based upon the 1980’s movie of the same name. Music and lyrics are by…
JAWBONE’S DAUGHTER is going places
SALT LAKE CITY — In The Jawbone’s Daughter, as an absurdist piece by writer Eric Paul Lyman, there really is no story, because the story doesn’t matter. There is a…
ELEPHANT’S GRAVEYARD is a dark and uniquely drawn little play
SALT LAKE CITY — Mob mentality is a psychological phenomenon that has always been of great interest to me, probably because it both fascinates and terrifies me. Fantastic feats can…
Raucous laughter unearthed with LONG LOST FIRST PLAY
CEDAR CITY — Where do I begin? How do I review a show so filled with mirth and downright belly laughs that come from the absolute shock and surprise of…
Neil Simon Fest’s THE DINNER PARTY is a tasty treat
CEDAR CITY — There are some subjects that do not initially suggest themselves as subjects for a comedy. Fairly high on this list is the topic of divorce. As a…
Rakan’s PHANTOM MAP is the fringe-iest show this year
SALT LAKE CITY — An extremely talented group of dancers and actors, called Rakan, are performing their debut show, Phantom Map, at the Fringe Festival. This performance included Japanese Butoh…
MOLLY WHIRLWIND AND THE GREAT BEAR is a rare treat
SALT LAKE CITY — Okay, theater goers. I am not sure what happened here but I was the only one at this performance of Molly Whirlwind and the Great Bear…
Covey Center’s MURDER BY THE BOOK falls short
PROVO — Murder by the Book, written by Duncan Greenwood and Robert King, directed by Reese Purser and performed at the Covey Center for the Arts in Provo, might have…
BECOMING AN HONORARY CRONE is worth the sojourn
SALT LAKE CITY — Becoming an Honorary Crone was written and performed by Lori Prescott Hansen and is a collection of stories about a woman’s life growing further into adulthood.…
BALLAD OF A MEADOW is musically moving
SALT LAKE CITY — Ballad of a Meadow, written and performed as a one-man play by Omar J. Hansen and produced by the Great Bear Folk Theatre, is a deeply…