MY SON PINOCCHIO teaches important lesson to children and parents
RIVERTON — A fun way to experience traditional stories is to see how they are told from another perspective or with a new twist. I think this is what makes…
Uneven OLIVER! rallies in second act
WEST VALLEY CITY — It’s an unusual experience when to go into intermission thinking that you are going to write one review and leave the show ready to write another.…
Get your fix of sex, guns, and rock & roll in BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON
SALT LAKE CITY — Remember those times in high school history when your teacher would say something really interesting like, “Andrew Jackson’s wife was actually already married to someone else…
Grand Theatre provides moments in the woods with INTO THE WOODS
SALT LAKE CITY — Right about the time the Baker’s Wife (Stephanie Purcell) and Cinderella’s Prince (Doug Irey) started their song “Moments in the Woods,” I really got lost in…
Wasatch’s COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE is lethargic, flawed
SALT LAKE CITY — I’ll admit it. I was selfish when I saw that The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged) was on UTBA’s reviewing calendar again. I snatched up the…
The Hive’s WHO ARE YOU? leaves many questions, few answers
SALT LAKE CITY — As a playwright and a theatre teacher, I am always excited to see new work. Saturday night at the Sugar Space was no exception, as I…
I wouldn’t date BOB JUAN CASANOVA
MIDVALE — Bob Juan Casanova is a self-guided tour of the title character’s love life starting with junior high in 1999 and proceeding to the present day. Addressing the audience,…
GEOGRAPHY CLUB felt like a gay version of SAVED BY THE BELL
SALT LAKE CITY — Geography Club felt like a gay version of Saved by the Bell, in the best way possible. The protagonist, Russel (Mike T. Brown), guides the audience…
OBT presents Y-LIGHT, a parody of Twilight
SALT LAKE CITY — Known for their light-hearted, family-friendly parodies, the Off Broadway Theater in downtown Salt Lake is putting on one of their famously farcical Halloween productions, starring that…
Plenty to celebrate at VILLAGE HAUNTINGS
WEST JORDAN – Even if it hadn’t been my birthday (which it was), there was plenty celebrate at Poison Ivy Mysteries’ dinner theater production, Village Hauntings. I went with no…