The Off-Broadway Theatre’s CHARLIE’S AUNT is a riotous romp
DRAPER — Be ready to be slammed by a wall of energy and laughter at The Off-Broadway Theatre’s production of Charlie’s Aunt. The company’s mission is to “provide a place…
Bluffdale’s LES MIS: SCHOOL EDITION is a joy for cast and viewers
BLUFFDALE — When I heard that the Bluffdale Arts Advisory Board was mounting a production of Les Misérables: School Edition, I jumped at the chance to cover the show. Les…
Seeing HADESTOWN at the Eccles is worth going to hell and back
SALT LAKE CITY — The musical Hadestown, with music, lyrics, and book by Anais Mitchell, opened on Broadway in March of 2019 with a pre-Broadway life in London and Off-Broadway.…
PLEASANT GROVE rock opera is visceral and painfully relevant
WEST VALLEY CITY — Pleasant Grove is an exciting piece of theatre that its creators have been developing since the 1990s. Set in our own Utah Valley in the 1970s,…
Toxic friendships take a TRIP at the GREAT SALT LAKE FRINGE FEST
SALT LAKE CITY — Sometimes going to a one-act play is more about getting introduced to an idea or a concept more than a completely fleshed out story. Such is…
SMALL BOX WITH A REVOLVER is a bullseye
SALT LAKE CITY — In Small Box With a Revolver, Sam and Gene are strangers who do not why or how they have woken up in a locked room with…
Don’t boo for THE HAUNTING IS YOU at the Great Salt Lake Fringe
SALT LAKE CITY — There are two truths universally acknowledged by theatre makers: 1. You will always be fundraising. 2. Improv (improvised theatre) can be fun, but it is also…
You can cheer for SOMETHIN’ TO CRY ABOUT at Salt Lake Fringe
SALT LAKE CITY — In a story inspired by recent Utah headlines, Somethin’ To Cry About explores the emotional life of Donald, a Black teen forced to attend therapy after…
ROLE PLAY is a deep show at the Great Salt Lake Fringe Fest
SALT LAKE CITY — Role Play, written by Ariana Broumas Farber and directed by Morag Shepherd with co-director Brenda Hattingh Peatross, is an interesting look at sex, consent, excitement, communication,…
CLOWN HOUSE is more than clowning around
SALT LAKE CITY — When walking into Clown House, devised by the Beyond the Line Theatre Company and part of the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival, it is a little…