Orem Hale’s LES MIS brings new life to old story
OREM — Victor Hugo‘s episodic story of revolution, love, and redemption takes the stage once more in the Hale Center Theater’s production of Les Misérables. This well-known musical (with music…
Modern spin on HAMLET makes the play wobble
SALT LAKE CITY — The New World Shakespeare Company produces classic scripts with modern interpretations to make old plays more accessible to modern audiences. Each production benefits a charitable campaign…
Incendiary wits flare in HELLMAN V. MCCARTHY
SALT LAKE CITY — On January 24, 1980, literary critic and author Mary McCarthy appeared on The Dick Cavett Show and inadvertently began the biggest literary cat-fight in modern history.…
These CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD demand attention
SALT LAKE CITY — Despite being riddled with problems, the Westminster College production of Children of a Lesser God is moving on a visceral plane. Haunting cello music invites the…
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR teaches timeless lessons
SALT LAKE CITY — Director Mark Fossen has received much acclaim and a solid reputation for directing American classics in Utah, including The Crucible, Our Town, and Death of a…
Wake up and go to STANDING, STILL STANDING
HIGHLAND — When life passes Ben by, he doesn’t seem to mind. He is not a shiftless loser; rather, he has Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. This disease makes him frequently tired,…
WSU’s DAMN YANKEES steps up to the plate
OGDEN — What can you do when the baseball team you love never quite performs? Do you give up? Learn to accept the losses? Defend your team to the end?…
Grassroots Shakespeare freshen up ROMEO AND JULIET
SALT LAKE CITY — I have never seen a Grassroots Shakespeare Company show that I didn’t like, but Romeo and Juliet was one of the best I’ve seen yet. Not…
PINKALICIOUS and Lots of Pink
Utah County — Pinkalicious Pinkerton loves pink. So much so, that she’s entirely overjoyed when eating one too many pink cupcakes turns her head-to-toe pink. Despite parental warning to stay…
THE CRUCIBLE at Pioneer frames hysteria brilliantly on symbolic stage
SALT LAKE CITY — Arthur Miller is arguably the greatest American playwright of the 20th century, and after viewing his masterpiece The Crucible, it is easy to see why. Linguistically…