A gradual build in FENCES at Pioneer
SALT LAKE CITY — Fences tells the story of Troy, a has-been baseball player who missed the big leagues because of the unfortunate combination of the color of his skin…
Grassroots Shakespeare’s KING LEAR lacks bite, but manages
SALT LAKE CITY — “Come not between the dragon and its wrath,” shouts King Lear after his youngest daughter, Cordelia, displeases him. The aged king’s wrath and his powerless responses…
UTBA reviewers sound off: Excellence in 2016
The social media consensus is that 2016 was a rough year for America. With a surplus of celebrity deaths and a chaotic presidential election, many people are ready to put…
Lions and tigers and Winkies at UCT’s THE WIZARD OF OZ
SOUTH SALT LAKE — The Utah Children’s Theatre is truly a child’s paradise. The marquee and lobby are whimsical throwbacks to theaters of yesteryear with no expense spared. And the…
Charming holiday cheer in A CHRISTMAS CAROL
WEST VALLEY CITY — The Christmas Carol has been a popular story for over 170 years. It has the magic of Christmas, the human condition, redemption, family, love, kindness, unrequited…
It’s a fine OLIVER! at Pioneer Theatre
SALT LAKE CITY — If there’s a surprise in store for audiences of Pioneer Theatre Company’s latest production of a show based on a Charles Dickens novel and scheduled in…
Very dark HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL has its Utah debut
SALT LAKE CITY — True to the darker vibes of the original 1988 film, Heathers: The Musical remained just on the edge of funny and devastating. The plot follows the…
Westminster’s TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA is how it’s meant to be seen
SALT LAKE CITY — When choosing a Shakespearean play to perform, most theaters choose a well-known play like Romeo and Juliet or Love’s Labour’s Lost. But Westminster College didn’t go…
Get to know Pygmalion’s MARY AND MYRA
SALT LAKE CITY — Theatrical adaptations of historical figures are quite common throughout live theatre, and bring with them a sense of wonder about the lives of those whose names…
Engulf yourself in Sackerson’s BURN
SALT LAKE CITY — The natural wood and exposed brick of Avenues Yoga on K Street in Salt Lake City provide the ideal setting for Sackerson’s production of Burn, the…