Bow down to the 50th anniversary tour of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
SALT LAKE CITY — Jesus Christ Superstar first conquered the stage in 1971. Subsequent revivals have dotted the globe and affirmed the supremacy of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock score and…
A noteworthy HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at Draper Historic Theatre
DRAPER — When I saw that The Hunchback of Notre Dame was included in the 2022 season lineup at Draper Historic Theatre, I was initially surprised and apprehensive that a…
Charm and music give the Empress a win with THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
MAGNA — The Drowsy Chaperone is currently a trending show in Utah, with no less than six companies in the Salt Lake Area performing this show this year. With all…
BODY AWARENESS is less than enlightening at Pygmalion
SALT LAKE CITY — As great as a big boisterous musical might be, there is also something special about going to a small play that tries to tackle the issues…
Parker Theatre’s A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD makes a splash!
SOUTH SALT LAKE — I have a high bar for theater for young audiences (TYA). In addition to being a parent of young children and a middle school theatre teacher,…
Hale’s production of THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA glows
SANDY — The display screens outside the Sorensen Legacy Jewel Box Theatre indicated how the Italian setting of the Tony award winning play The Light in the Piazza by Craig…
LITTLE WOMEN is “astonishing” in West Valley City
WEST VALLEY CITY — There are certain stories that have stood the test of time. Despite having been written decades ago they still ring true to for modern audiences and…
FOREVER PLAID comes to life in Bluffdale
BLUFFDALE — Is there an audience still for Forever Plaid? After all, the music from this jukebox musical is all over 50 years old, and the cultural touchstones it mentions,…
Hale’s SCHOOL OF ROCK crescendos to hit the right notes in Sandy
SANDY — Hale Centre Theatre’s production of School of Rock is the fifth play I’ve seen in the last two weeks, including a professional production of The Play that Goes…
Westminster’s AS YOU LIKE IT is pleasant, despite some unevenness
SALT LAKE CITY — “Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?” Shakespeare asks in his play As You Like It. Left and right, the characters in As You…