Mullets and Mayhem at “Trailer Park Musical”
The Great American Trailer Park Musical is just that – a great American musical about the goings on at a trailer park. Park City’s Dark Horse Company Theatre brought Armadillo…
A Classic Revisited: ‘Hamlet’ at Pioneer Theatre Company
SALT LAKE CITY — There’s something intimidating about Hamlet. Whether seeing it or reading it—and I’m certain performing it—it’s a daunting task to approach the play that many argue is…
SCERA Welcomes You to the Sixties
OREM — About ten seconds into the opening number of Hairspray, the entire cast rushes the stage to create the hustle and bustle of 1960’s Baltimore, and when they do,…
Learning Self-Reliance to Confront ‘The Hairy Man’
OREM — What should you do when a fear keeps you from being who you want to be or going where you want to go? Do you run away? Pretend…
New Play Project Showcases Best Works
PROVO — Last night The Best of New Play Project premiered at the Provo Theatre. It is a festival of short religious plays, all of which had been produced by…
Caught in ‘The Mousetrap’
PROVO — Agatha Christie is a name that has come to be associated with all things mysterious and twisty. Her classic mystery The Mousetrap is a prime example, filled with…
“Damn Yankees” swings…and it’s a foul ball.
MAGNA — Back to The Empress, a now-familiar place for me. Having reviewed two other shows here, I am now a fan and an adamant supporter. However, seeing the theatre…
Slumber Not at This Shakespeare!
PROVO — Who hasn’t been elbow-jabbed in the ribs by a companion after dozing off during a Shakespeare play? But in the enchanting adaptation of the Bard of Avon’s “Taming…
‘Tuesdays With Morrie’ is Unmissable
PROVO — It’s something we all know, but can never seem to hear enough: Life is about giving of yourself to others, about enjoying it while it lasts–about loving, above…
“Yoga Confidential” is fearless, but needs focus
SALT LAKE CITY — This weekend the Salt Lake Acting Company produced its first ever Fearless Fringe Festival: a weekend of three original shows by local artists producing new and…