Utah Opera’s CANDIDE is a wacky spectacle
SALT LAKE CITY — Candide is indeed a many splendid thing. Endlessly rewritten and unquestionably unwieldy, it’s essentially a comedic operetta, and in the hands of the Utah Opera and…
Westminster flunks out of THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL
SALT LAKE CITY — The current Westminster College production of The School for Scandal is perfectly encapsulated by an exchange between two characters: Joseph Surface: Maria, I see you have…
So much to savor in Pioneer Theatre’s SWEENEY TODD
SALT LAKE CITY — After twenty years, the musical thriller Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street has returned to Pioneer Theatre Company, this time directed by Karen Azenberg.…
Pygmalion’s TIGERS BE STILL is a good night out
The Pygmalion Theatre Company production of Tigers Be Still plays at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center (138 Broadway, Salt Lake City) Thursdays through Sundays at 7:30 PM through Nov…
Plan-B’s GOOD STANDING needs a standing ovation
Plan B Theatre's production of Good Standing plays Oct 20, 25, 26, and 27 at 8pm, with 4 pm matinees on 20 and 27, and 2pm matinees on 21 and…
Let UCT’s SECRET GARDEN into your Heart
SOUTH SALT LAKE — “Hope you’re ready to cry,” the box office lady said as she handed us our tickets. She was right. The Secret Garden at the Utah Children’s…
ZOMBIE THOUGHTS may be coming to a school near you
OGDEN — As a sixth grade student and fifth grade teacher, my son and I were an ideal audience for the world premiere of Zombie Thoughts. Written by Jennifer A.…
SLAC scores a goal with THE WOLVES
SALT LAKE CITY — A play with ten women in the cast is rare. A play with ten women in the cast that passes the Bechdel test is rarer. A…
THE ADDAMS FAMILY has no snap
DRAPER — The Addams Family is a side tickling adaptation of the old comic strip and TV show with book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice and music and lyrics…
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW is outrageously funny
The Grand Theatre’s production of The Rocky Horror Show plays Wednesday through Saturday at Salt Lake Community College (1575 S. State Street, Salt Lake City) through September 8. Tickets are…