DAMN YANKEES shows lots of heart in West Valley
WEST VALLEY CITY — Anyone who knows me knows that I love classic Broadway musicals. The Pajama Game, Guys and Dolls, The King and I, and My Fair Lady (amongst…
Desert Star’s THE ADDAMS FAMILY HOME EVENING is a snapping good time
MURRAY— The Addams Family Home Evening is the first show I’ve ever attended at Desert Star, and I must say I was impressed. The ambiance of the building itself and…
How lucky you are to see SEUSSICAL in West Jordan
WEST JORDAN — Seussical has been a favorite of mine since I first discovered it a little over 10 years ago. There’s something magical about seeing so many of my…
Murray’s JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT: full of surprises
MURRAY — According to the Really Useful Company, the company that owns the rights to Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, as of 2008 there have been over 20,000 amateur…
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…