HOW I BECAME A PIRATE is a fun, funny adventure for all ages
SALT LAKE CITY— Salt Lake Acting Company (SLAC) has been transformed by a magic that only young ones seem to possess. As a season ticket holder, I’ve loved SLAC’s productions…
LI’L ABNER just a li’l bit off the mark
DRAPER–Li’l Abner is a musical, around since 1956, that utilizes the characters and setting of Al Capp’s popular comic strip. The show takes place in a small, lazy town somewhere…
TOYLAND appropriate for children 4 to 104
SALT LAKE CITY — Since its first staging in 1903, Babes in Toyland has seen a lot of love. It’s memorable music, written by Victor Herbert, and charming script, written…
SCROOGE’s performances redeem a humbug score and direction
MAGNA — For generations, A Christmas Carol has charmed millions of people in the English-speaking world with its tale of heartwarming change in the Christmas season. The theatre world has…
A simple and sweet CHRISTMAS CAROL in Springville
SPRINGVILLE — Throughout the annals of literature, there have been few texts more influential than Charles Dickens’ immortal classic, A Christmas Carol. Originally published in the Christmas season of 1843,…
The gift of laughter from Desert Star’s IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE to Utah
MURRAY — One of the great things about going to Desert Star Playhouse is you almost always walk away feeling good about life again. My wife and I were able…
We like SHORT SHORTS (well, some of them)
SALT LAKE CITY — Wasatch Theatre Company opened their 11th Annual Page to Stage Festival with an evening of Short Shorts, six short plays written by local authors, each presented…
Bet Your Bottom Dollar on ANNIE at Pioneer Theatre Company
SALT LAKE CITY — Most people are familiar with the 1982 movie version of Annie with Carol Burnett as Miss Hannigan and Albert Finney as Daddy Warbucks. I was surprised…
ELEPHANT’S GRAVEYARD mesmerizes at UVU
OREM — There’s something different about UVU’s latest show, Elephant’s Graveyard. Sure, the actors never talk to each other and there are elephants onstage (look closely), but I’m talking about…
WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE sheds light on a sensitive topic
PROVO — Seven years have passed since Pan American Flight 103 exploded 30,000 feet above Lockerbie, Scotland. It may seem like a long time. But for the town of Lockerbie…