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…
Chorus makes PIRATES OF PENZANCE captivating at the Parker
SOUTH SALT LAKE — There are works of art with blurred-out backgrounds fading away behind the subject, and there are others where the background becomes the subject through sheer beauty.…
FEAST OF FOOLS is an improvisational experience
SALT LAKE CITY — Lord of Misrule: Feast of Fools isn’t really so much a play, as much as it is an experience. Lord of Misrule: Feast of Fools is…
Hop on over to HARVEY at The Grand Theatre
SALT LAKE CITY — There are some plays that simply stand the test of time and Mary Chase’s 1953 play Harvey is certainly one of them. Focused on a man…
Cramped BEAU JEST still feels cozy at the Sugar Factory
WEST JORDAN — Taking a chance on a lesser known straight play put on by a small playhouse may seem daunting, but sometimes it just pays off. This was the…
Let Wasatch Theatre’s MELANCHOLY PLAY put a smile on your face
TAYLORSVILLE — What do falling in love, unspecified European accents, feeling like an almond, and mournful cello music have in common? In Sarah Ruhl‘s Melancholy Play they are the markers…
A rushed AS YOU LIKE IT at the U of U can still please
SALT LAKE CITY — For regular theatre-goers, seeing Shakespeare is almost mandatory. His work has been produced and adapted for centuries, with no signs of stopping, and each new iteration…