NEAR MINT’s actors are a compelling lineup at the PYG
SALT LAKE CITY — As someone who has no knowledge about baseball (beyond Babe Ruth), I did not know what to expect from the world premiere of Near Mint, written…
Script hobbles Parker Theatre’s WINNIE THE POOH, but actors shine
SOUTH SALT LAKE — For nearly a century, readers and audiences have been pulled into the Hundred Acre Wood of A. A. Milne’s imagination. Known characters such as Piglet, Tigger,…
Stay on the path to see INTO THE WOODS at West Valley Arts
WEST VALLEY CITY — Into the Woods has become an iconic musical that has settled nicely into the canon of American musical theatre. The musical intertwines the plots of several…
Stretch yourself with YOGA PLAY at Salt Lake Acting Company
SALT LAKE CITY — Yoga Play (written by Dipika Guha) is a play, currently on stage at Salt Lake Acting Company, about the different manifestations of culture: its intersection with…
Welcome to FUN HOME at Wasatch Theatre
TAYLORSVILLE — As an avid reader I’ve always thought writing a memoir would be incredibly difficult. Even if names and details are changed, it would be hard for a writer…
“Come to the CABARET” at the University of Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — Cabaret, featuring music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Joe Masteroff, originally opened on Broadway in 1966 and has been revived…
HAIRPSRAY national tour showcases the play’s charm and hope
SALT LAKE CITY — Some Broadway shows can be a struggle to enjoy because of their heavy themes and sobering stories. Next to Normal or Spring Awakening come to mind.…
Directing, acting in Westminster’s FIRST DATE are show’s appeal
SALT LAKE CITY — First Date (directed by Jared Larkin and with music and lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner) opens with four different characters offering one liners about…
SLCC’s EURYDICE strikes a soulful chord
SALT LAKE CITY — At a play, I always notice the set first. Often the care put into transforming a stage into the world of a play says so much…
PTC’s WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME needs no amendments
SALT LAKE CITY — As a 15-year-old girl traveling the United States as part of an American Legion-sponsored constitutional speech contest in the late 1970s, Heidi Schreck may have found…