A personal response to 8 at Plan-B
SALT LAKE CITY — If you’re expecting a “professional” review of a production, this post is going to disappoint. Thankfully, I write for the Utah Theater BLOGGERS, which means at…
Such Stuff’s AS YOU LIKE IT lacks humor, but honors the Bard
SALT LAKE CITY — For most of Shakespeare‘s career, his acting company played in outdoor theaters such as the Theatre, the Curtain, and—most famously—the Globe. Even when they weren’t performing…
SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2012 has its moments
SALT LAKE CITY — Saturday’s Voyeur began its longstanding tradition at Salt Lake Acting Company back in 1978 and has been a summer tradition ever since. It is almost always…
HELLO DOLLY doesn’t quite dazzle
MURRAY — Hello, Dolly!, a classic from the golden age of musicals, is a feel-good musical with plenty of wit and charm. Written by Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart in…
Cottonwood Height’s CINDERELLA is a lovely, magical night
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS — Impossible things are happening everyday,” Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother emphatically proclaims, and I could see it in the efforts for Cottonwood Heights Arts Council third theatrical production. Attending…
Light, happy night at COMEDY OF ERRORS
SALT LAKE CITY— Have you ever heard a story about twins who were separated early in life? And were they thrilled to be reunited as adults? It’s a popular story:…
SHELTER looks for a home in NYC
MURRAY — “You’re not the only one who’s been living in silence,” sings women’s shelter counselor Jeanine Sayer in the original musical Shelter. Shelter is a story not often told,…
Some praise is due for RENT
MIDVALE — Making the short list of musicals ever awarded a Pulitzer Prize, Jonathan Larson’s Rent is designed to do so much more than entertain. Rent could be described as…
CRAZY FOR YOU is crazy cute
RIVERTON— How do you pull a community together over the summer break and unite them in a common cause? Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland knew how in Babes in Toyland.…
A WICKED-ly good time at the Capitol
SALT LAKE CITY — “You have to give people what they want,” says the Wizard during the first act of Wicked. It’s good artistic advice, and few people are better…