A step into THE LAB: three new original works at the Rose
SALT LAKE CITY — The Lab | Script-in-Hand Series is a fairly new laboratory for original work by Utah playwrights. The lab is led by Tobin Atkinson (Meat & Potato…
‘Our Town’ at WSU – Simply Lovely
OGDEN — Last night at the Eccles Theater at Weber State University, I attended a lovely production of Our Town. The “lovely” I use here is in the British sense…
‘A Flickering’ in Provo is not to be missed
PROVO — It seems like every writer eventually gets around to writing about the theatre itself: the business of telling stories in which they are engaged. From Shakespeare (think Hamlet’s…
A Modern Take on Molière
SALT LAKE CITY — The Would-Be Gentleman, presented at the University of Utah’s Babcock Theatre, was wildly entertaining. While Molière’s comédie-ballet was originally written and performed for King Louis XIV…
Are You Righteous Enough? Divine Comedy will be the Judge.
PROVO — Oh my H-e-double-c-k” last night I laughed my pants off at Divine Comedy’s semi-annual “Best of Divine Comedy” show. If you aren’t familiar with Divine Comedy, they are…
Plan B’s ‘Amerigo’ Explores the New World
SALT LAKE CITY — I must confess upfront that I often have the hardest time writing reviews of shows I love. An uneven play warrants criticism—pointing out, in one’s own…
One night left to see a surprising show in SLC
SALT LAKE CITY — Last night I had the lucky opportunity to attend a Christ focused musical called Power in His Touch. On purpose I went to this musical without…
A Night at Emerson’s Bar and Grill with Lady Day
SALT LAKE CITY — “Lonely grief is hounding me, like the lonely shadow hounding me. It’s always there just out of sight, like a fragile tree on a lightening night.”…
‘Casey’ entertains a sell-out crowd
PROVO — Casey at the Bat was introduced in 2007 at the NAMT (National Alliance for Music Theatre) Festival for New Works; so as far as musicals go, this one…
‘H.M.S. Pinafore’: an oldie but a goodie
CENTERVILLE — Having never seen a production of HMS Pinafore before, I wasn’t sure what to expect. However, quickly into this two act comic opera I found I was in…