Delightful comedy with “Hay Fever”
SALT LAKE CITY — What starts as a romantic weekend getaway turns into a fight for sanity in the University of Utah’s classic Noel Coward comedy, Hay Fever. Set in…
Fish, sex and the lady in red: “boom” at SLAC
SALT LAKE CITY—If you’re searching through Craigslist and find an ad offering “sex to change the world,” you probably wouldn’t expect that to entail a catastrophic apocalypse, a mandate to…
“Dancing at Lughnasa” Intrigues
MIDVALE — Soon after its 1990 premiere at Dublin’s Abbey stage, Dancing at Lughnasa took London and New York by storm, winning both Olivier and Tony best-play honors. It went…
SLAC continues its “Angels” experience with “Perestroika” reading
SALT LAKE CITY — Tony Kushner’s epic stage experience Angels in America is a theatrical landmark. No getting around that. It’s an important piece to see and to study, to…
Plan B’s latest premiere: “She Was My Brother”
SALT LAKE CITY — The 20th anniversary season of Plan B Theatre Company will kick off tonight with Julie Jensen’s She Was My Brother, a song of sorts for the…
“Bram Stoker’s Dracula” at Pioneer Lacks Bite
SALT LAKE CITY — There are certain expectations that come with holidays: moods and music and styles of dress. Halloween is no exception, as our culture delights in getting scared…
Terry Pratchett’s “Wyrd Sisters” comes to Utah
HOLLADAY – “Words can be more powerful, even than magic.” The power of the word, or the reality that people want us to believe was the theme at Wyrd Sisters…
“Drowsy Chaperone” Is a Loving Valentine
WEST VALLEY CITY — You wouldn’t think you’d hear “I hate theater!” at the beginning of a play—at least not from the stage. Yet before the end of the Hale…
SLAC Gives A New Interpretation of “Angels in America: Millennium Approaches”
SALT LAKE CITY — Going to a show at the Salt Lake Acting Company, for me, is always a delight so my hopes for their production of Angels in America:…
An Oom Pah Pah “Oliver!”
SALT LAKE CITY – From overture to final-curtain bows, the Grand Theatre’s superb production of Oliver! is a theatrical pleasure. The opening-night audience was fully engaged in the richly drawn…