Script sings in JOYFUL NOISE
PROVO — One of the greatest Christmas traditions in the English speaking world is to attend an attendance of The Messiah, George Frederick Handel’s most famous oratorio. What most attendees…
Centerpoint’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL is packed with holiday magic
CENTERVILLE — I adore Dicken’s A Christmas Carol. I see it every Christmas season and performed in it myself (once while I was 8 months pregnant—thank goodness for hoop skirts!).…
JONATHAN TOOMEY is slow, but sweet and sincere
OREM — Now that Thanksgiving has passed, the season for Christmas plays and musicals is upon us. I did a little digging and found that you can go see A…
SNAPSHOTS and sketches at the U: Life Through a Camera Lens Combined with Drama
SALT LAKE CITY — What do you get when you give seventeen playwrights a single photographic image as an inspirational starting point? The answer: Snapshot, a play that is more…
A Puzzle Worth Watching: JINN & OTHER MYTHS at the Off Broadway Theater
SALT LAKE CITY—It is cathartic to experience a play like Zion Theatre Company’s portrayal of Mahonri Stewart’s Jinn and Other Myths. This performance does not just entertain, but also challenges…
WHITE CHRISTMAS won’t leave you cold at BYU
PROVO — The holidays are here, and BYU’s latest production has everything you need to get into a holiday mindset. White Christmas tells the story of song-and-dance men Bob Wallace…
HAIR lets the sunshine in
SALT LAKE CITY — Opening night of Hair and it’s a sold out house. When walking into the 100+ seat theater, the energy in the space is tangible. The electricity…
(A MAN ENTERS) asks difficult questions with messy answers
SALT LAKE CITY — I had heard nothing but rave reviews about shows at the Salt Lake Acting Company, so I was greatly anticipating seeing my first show there. The…
Even in winter, THE SUNSHINE BOYS will warm you up
MIDVALE — Pinnacle Acting Company’s The Sunshine Boys, by Neil Simon, is a diamond of a show that you should not miss. I’m starting my review right now with that,…
XANADU is campy magic
OGDEN — When I agreed to review Xanadu at Weber State, I confess I knew next to nothing about the show. I was aware that it was a movie with…