SUFFS on Broadway Demands to Be Seen and Heard
NEW YORK CITY — I first learned about the musical Suffs, with a book, music, and lyrics by Shaina Taub in 2021, and had the privilege of attending it at…
Hold on to Your Memories at The Notebook on Broadway
NEW YORK CITY — Being a self-confessed non-romantic, one might be surprised that I have ended up at the Schoenfeld Theatre in New York to witness the musical The Notebook,…
Modern, Magical PETER PAN at The Eccles
SALT LAKE CITY — J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan has been twisted, told and modified in a myriad of ways. In every media imaginable, the story of not wanting to grow…
USU Opera’s TOXIC AVENGER is silly campy fun for mature audiences
LOGAN — I am not a huge horror fan. I don’t like haunted houses very much, I never watch slasher films, and I don’t read Stephen King books. Yet somehow,…
The Scarlet Pimpernel at Old Grantsville fights with dull swords
GRANTSVILLE — The Scarlet Pimpernel is a musical adaptation of a book and movie by the same title. It follows the story of a band of men fighting back against…
Gather for PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC at PTC
SALT LAKE CITY — One of the profoundest moments of my time in grad school was being invited to worship with a Jewish member of my cohort. Having regularly attended…
MISERY a Terrifying Treat from Immigrant’s Daughter
SALT LAKE CITY – Immigrant’s Daughter has a penchant for finding the right found spaces, and the space they found for their current production of Misery, co-produced with Lil Poppet…
SECRETS OF SLEEPY HOLLOW at the Hive is full of twists and turns
PROVO — Washington Irving’s 1820 short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow has inspired countless adaptations in the two hundred years since its publishing. Secrets of Sleepy Hollow, written by…
Discover new theatrical frontier with BYU’s MEN ON BOATS
PROVO — I love it when theatre leans into purely theatrical modes of storytelling. While technology offers benefits to minimize the costs of building sets, I have a soft spot…
Healing and Belonging at the Heart of Bluffdale Arts’ ANASTASIA
BLUFFDALE — Healing is at the heart of Bluffdale Arts Advisory Board’s Anastasia by Terrance McNally with book and Lyrics from Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens. In her director’s note,…