“Take This Chance” on Utah Valley Players’ NEXT TO NORMAL
PLEASANT GROVE — “Why would you want to remember the things that hurt you?” The question posed by Dan, the father in the 2009 rock musical Next to Normal (with…
PIRATES…ON THE SIDE is a buried treasure
OGDEN — Broadway on the Side is a new production company in Ogden with big goals and dreams. The company is currently housed in a strip mall space converted into…
“Seize the day” and enjoy Hurricane Theatrical’s NEWSIES
HURRICANE — Bring together a talented cast of singer and dancers (with energy as high as their toe-touches and vocal prowess soaring even higher than that) and, as they say…
HEARTLESS THE MUSICAL is full of heart in Provo
PROVO — “Long before she was the terror of Wonderland — the infamous Queen of Hearts — she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love.” This new…
Say it three times: BEETLEJUICE is a crowd pleaser
SALT LAKE CITY — Beetlejuice (with music and lyrics by Eddie Perfect and a book by Scott Brown and Anthony King) is a technical triumph with non-stop laughs. Beetlejuice is…
Tooele Valley Theatre’s WINNIE THE POOH KIDS is as sweet as a pot of honey
TOOELE — I love when a theatre company chooses the perfect production for its performance space, and tonight’s show, Winnie the Pooh Kids, was set in its own “hundred acre…
Parker Theatre’s ROMEO and JULIET tragically falls short
SOUTH SALT LAKE — For centuries, Romeo and Juliet has been an entrance point for many to the works of William Shakespeare. Director Brinton Wilkins explores this in his director’s…
Only “Trouble” is in missing THE MUSIC MAN in Sandy
SANDY — Certain plays are so iconic that as a critic, I arrive asking myself, “What is left to be said about this show?” The Music Man, first premiered in…
Hale Centre Theatre’s CATCH ME IF YOU CAN is definitely worth pursuing
SANDY — From the very moment entering the theatre, 1960s pop music sets the time period and mood when, as the lights dim, the music turns forboding. The show is…
CenterPoint’s SOMETHING ROTTEN! is certified fresh
CENTERVILLE — On a random trip to New York City in 2015, I had a free afternoon and scored a half-price ticket to a show with an awful title: Something…