THE CORONA CONUNDRUM: It’s good to be back in the theatre!
SOUTH SALT LAKE — I have not seen a live play since the beginning of March. I think this longest I have gone without live theatre in perhaps a decade.…
THE AUDACITY is a salve to a wounded soul
SALT LAKE CITY — The Audacity is a one-woman play written by Jenifer Nii and starring April Fossen. It was meant to be produced in front of a live audience…
The bravery of GIRLS AND BOYS
SALT LAKE CITY — While you are surely beginning to feel the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak in your own life, it is my sorry duty to report to you…
Parker Theatre’s THE THREE MUSKETEERS is fun for one, and fun for all
Update: The March 20 and 21 performances of The Three Musketeers have been postponed, due to the coronavirus outbreak. SOUTH SALT LAKE — The Three Musketeers, adapted from the book…
“You Will Be Found” at Eccles’s DEAR EVAN HANSEN
Update: Due to the coronavirus closure, the Eccles Theater was closed, making Dear Evan Hansen‘s last performance in Utah on March 11. SALT LAKE CITY — After winning six 2017…
Fred Adams’s legacy on Utah arts, culture, and politics
CEDAR CITY — On the evening of March 5, the Utah Shakespeare Festival hosted its second annual Make a Scene fundraising event at Harmon Hall in West Valley City. This…
Pygmalion’s FLYING is not the nostalgia we need
SALT LAKE CITY — It’s not difficult to argue that the social upheaval caused by WWII set the U.S. down the path that it continues on today. Sheila Cowley’s play…
Brace yourself for a powerful evening at READY, STEADY, YETI, GO!
SALT LAKE CITY — Ready, Steady, Yeti, Go! Man, what a title! In preparation to see this production (directed by Tristan B. Johnson) at Wasatch Theatre Company I discovered that…
A rare, authentic ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at Pioneer Theatre
SALT LAKE CITY — The national tour of the recent, Tony-winning Broadway revival of Once on This Island, by Stephen Flaherty (music) and Lynn Ahrens (book and lyrics), will not…
Theatre Thursday: Theatre Thieves
SANDY — Sarah and Jack* are the children of two wonderful parents who worked hard to raise them the best they could. As the 2019 Christmas season came to New…