An Oom Pah Pah “Oliver!”
SALT LAKE CITY – From overture to final-curtain bows, the Grand Theatre’s superb production of Oliver! is a theatrical pleasure. The opening-night audience was fully engaged in the richly drawn…
Desert Star gives us Hogwarts Reunion
MURRAY — I am a huge Harry Potter nerd. I have all six films, multiple copies of each of the seven books, the audio recordings, games, T-shirts, buttons, supplemental literature,…
I gotta cut loose, Footloose!
DRAPER – I had a smile on my face nearly the entire show tonight (with the exception of the scenes I shouldn’t be happy). Draper Historic Theater’s (DHT) production of…
“Twilit” has potential, but needs work
WEST JORDAN — Every once in a while I attend a show that I just can’t get into even though much of the audience loves it. Poison Ivy Mysteries latest…
“Greater Tuna” isn’t all that great
CEDAR CITY – The comedic relief provided by this fall’s Utah Shakespearean Festival production of Greater Tuna, directed by Brian Vaughn, offered an interesting yet offensive, look at the life…
Improv Battle: Good Talent in Search of Better Show
SALT LAKE CITY — The idea of Utah Battle of the Improvs is ingenious. Gathering together nine improv teams from across Utah to come and compete for a hilariously tacky…
Utah Shakes Explores “Anne Frank”
CEDAR CITY – Utah Shakespearean Festival’s preview of The Diary of Anne Frank, adapted by Wendy Kesselman, directed by James Edmondson, brought alive the tale of a young girl in…
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,…