LES MISERABLES SCHOOL EDITION is at the top of its class
RIVERTON — Following the journey of ex-convict Jean Valjean as he spends nineteen years making moral amends and evading his parole, Les Misérables is a tale of humanity set against…
THE SOUND OF MUSIC in West Valley is one of my favorite things
WEST VALLEY CITY — If you haven’t seen the iconic movie musical The Sound of Music, you might as well be hiding your head in some proverbial sand. To say…
BRIGADOON is a lovely walk through the heather
DRAPER — Brigadoon is a musical written by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner that has been around over 50 years. The music is well known, and the story one…
AT HOME AT THE ZOO anchored by solid performances
SALT LAKE CITY — In 1958, Edward Albee wrote his first play, The Zoo Story, and set the standard for new American playwrights. Nearly 50 years later, he decided to…
For Grassroots Shakespeare’s HAMLET, the play’s the thing
PROVO — Last year I was scheduled to see a Grassroots Shakespeare Company’s play and it was raining. Because their shows are performed outside, I wimped out and decided not…
PIRATES! OF PENZANCE? is the very model of a modern dinner theater
MIDVALE — Interactive theater is a risky genre—audiences tend to either love it or hate it, with few on the fence. Some people understandably want to go to a show…
All-male MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM is striking and innovative
SALT LAKE CITY — This all-male cast of Shakespeare‘s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is not a show you want to miss. The Grassroots Shakespeare Company 2012 summer tour began last…
Grassroots’s TWELFTH NIGHT is well worth your time
OREM — Now that summer is here, there are a number of shows that have begun cropping up in local parks and outdoor amphitheaters. One group that has made themselves…
Draper Arts teaches the community how to cut FOOTLOOSE
DRAPER — My greatest love for theatre is its ability to teach us and possibly even change us. The Draper Arts Council production of Footloose has succeeded, because even with…
A million reasons to love MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
SALT LAKE CITY — My dream vacation is a trip to New York City. We’d stay in some posh hotel, try lots of new restaurants, take in the feel of…