“This Nearly Was” a great SOUTH PACIFIC
CEDAR CITY — I will likely be exiled from the United States after my pronouncements in this review for two reasons. The first: this was my first time seeing South…
Wildly funny TAMING OF THE SHREW at the Utah Shakespeare Festival
CEDAR CITY — When the Utah Shakespeare Festival produced its first season in 1962, Fred C. Adams directed the inaugural production, Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, which tells the…
Not mad about KING LEAR
CEDAR CITY — In King Lear, the natural order of the world is being destroyed. Families disintegrate. Loyalty becomes dangerous. And cruelty becomes an asset, necessary for survival. In the…
HENRY IV, PART TWO takes the crown
CEDAR CITY — “Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown,” a dying Henry IV says as he ponders the stresses and strains that come with kingship. In addition to…
Strong cast makes Utah Shakespeare’s AMADEUS rock
CEDAR CITY — Rumors abound in 1823 Vienna that an elderly Antonio Salieri, former composer to the Emperor, says that he poisoned his fellow composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 32 years…
Get in on the joke at SATURDAY’S VOYEUR
SALT LAKE CITY — As a staple of Salt Lake Acting Company’s season, Saturday’s Voyeur knows how to cater to its audience. With jokes about everything from the Gateway Mall…
Say, “No, no, no!” to JOSEPH in West Jordan
WEST JORDAN — Community theatre. It’s a unique brand of the trade, one that can be theatre’s own monster or savior. I’ve seen community theaters put on some of the…
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE is toe-tapping fun at the Empress
MAGNA — Thoroughly Modern Millie is one of these shows that started as a movie, then was adapted for the stage by Jeanine Tesori (music), Dick Scanlan (book and lyrics),…
Fall under the spell of DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
IVINS — “Tale as old as time,” or so the tale of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast may seem. Although it was released originally as an animated film in 1991,…
DISNEY’S WHEN YOU WISH is a little girl’s dream come true
IVINS — On the surface, Disney’s When You Wish can be defined as a jukebox musical and described in a nutshell as Disney on Ice—without the ice. While lacking any…