“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…
FLOYD COLLINS gets buried under a disjointed script
SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah has a reputation for doing difficult and lesser-known shows. This is by design, as they strive to push their students and Utah…
THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS hits a high note at the Grand
SALT LAKE CITY — Every year The Grand Theatre mounts a “Backstage Production,” and this year they have chosen The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!). Because I have seen many…
Hale’s STRICTLY BALLROOM is strictly spectacular
Update: On March 12, Hale Centre Theatre cancelled performances of Strictly Ballroom through March 30, due to the coronavirus pandemic. On March 17, the company announced that all remaining performances…
THE CAT IN THE HAT excites young audiences
SALT LAKE CITY — The Parker Theatre in Salt Lake City is currently presenting the play, The Cat in the Hat, as its latest fair for young audiences. My 9-year-old…