Flashes of the ’50s at The Children’s Theater’s FLASH GORDON
SOUTH SALT LAKE — Did you know that Flash Gordon isn’t a superhero? I learned that on Saturday. Flash Gordon and The Flash are two entirely different fictional characters. I…
STOP KISS shows aftermath of one small action
SALT LAKE CITY — Stop Kiss currently playing at Studio 115 at the University of Utah is a play with a series of scenes leading up to and following a…
Take an emotional journey down the RABBIT HOLE
SALT LAKE CITY — Every so often a show comes along that sticks with you and even changes you as you continue to think back on it. Rabbit Hole was…
COURSE 86B IN THE CATALOG is more than just history
SALT LAKE CITY — Kathleen Cahill has been a playwright in residence at Salt Lake Acting Company for the last two years, and from past reviews the relationship between Cahill…
ALL MY SONS shows that we’re all connected
SALT LAKE CITY — All My Sons was Arthur Miller’s first critically successful play, inspiration for which came from a story he found in a newspaper after World War II.…
A new and unflinching retelling of THE SCARLET LETTER
SALT LAKE CITY — My first experience with The Scarlet Letter Is likely similar to that of many: it was required reading for English class my junior year of high…
THE PRINCESS BRIDESMAID is rollicking fun
MURRAY — Since starting this gig for Utah Theater Bloggers, I have become a fan of Desert Star Playhouse. I had never attended one of their shows before, and have…
Comedy’s afoot in ADVENTURES OF SHEER-LUCK HOMES AND SNOTSON
SALT LAKE CITY — The Adventures of Sheer-Luck Homes and Snotson is a parody that pits the wise-cracking Sheer-Luck Homes against his arch nemesis Gorey-Hearty. Sheer-Luck, along with his bumbling…
THE WILD PARTY at Studio 115
SALT LAKE CITY — This weekend I was excited to see The Wild Party as produced by the University of Utah Department of Theatre, in their Studio 115 space. I…
Stock up for fun at LAUGHING STOCK
SALT LAKE CITY — Laughing Stock, written and directed by Charles Morey, is a love letter to regional stock theater companies. Inspired by his own history with just such a…