THE FOREIGNER not a stranger to comedy
MIDVALE — “How does one acquire a personality?” a boring Brit, Charlie Baker, asks in the opening scene of The Sugar Factory Playhouse’s production of The Foreigner. Well, it’s a…
Set Course for Fun at CenterPoint’s ANYTHING GOES
CENTERVILLE — Anything Goes is probably Cole Porter’s second best known musical, following Kiss Me, Kate, and has received much attention with the latest revival on Broadway this year. It…
Moments of Light in Wasatch Theatre Company’s GREY GARDENS
SALT LAKE CITY — The true story of Edith and Little Edie Bouvier Beale is the stuff American legend. In the 1940’s the mother-daughter duo were promising New England socialites…
MARY POPPINS: Practically perfect theatre magic settling in at the Capitol
SALT LAKE CITY — Mary Poppins is a character and story I’m sure most people are, at least vaguely, aware of. It’s also a story that a lot of us…
THE OPPOSING WHEEL shows promise despite production faults
PROVO — What do you get when you take some Arthurian legends, mix in Christian and LDS theology, add a dash of 18th century Romanticism, and pour in some feminism?…
Henrik Ibsen’s A DOLL HOUSE Translated by Local Playwright
READINGS / WORKS IN DEVELOPMENT: We love to see new work developed by Utah theatre artists. On occasion, we are invited to performances of pieces (sometimes still in development) that…
MAKING WAVES doesn’t cause a splash
READINGS / WORKS IN DEVELOPMENT: We love to see new work developed by Utah theatre artists. On occasion, we are invited to performances of pieces (sometimes still in development) that…
LITTLE HAPPY SECRETS: A little play with a deep message
READINGS / WORKS IN DEVELOPMENT: We love to see new work developed by Utah theatre artists. On occasion, we are invited to performances of pieces (sometimes still in development) that…
ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE is charming at The Grand
SALT LAKE CITY — I’m not much of a country music fan, but even I know the name “Patsy Cline.” Cline’s name is synonymous with a smooth silky voice that…
HUNK-CULES: A Greek . . . comedy?
MURRAY — In addition to Hercules being one of my all time favorite Disney movies, I am fascinated by Greek myth. So although the “parody” thing isn’t one of my…