AMERICAN IDIOT isn’t just for Green Day fans
SALT LAKE CITY — There’s a poignant philosophy buried just beneath the surface of American Idiot. It doesn’t take long for this high-energy musical, backed by Green Day’s punk rock…
AMADEUS appeals to all age-appropriate audiences
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Repertory Theater Company’s Amadeus (written by Peter Shaffer, directed by JC Carter) tackles some complicated subjects while also being hugely entertaining. This is the 1999…
Wasatch Theatre Company’s WIT is truly grand
Salt Lake City – My first exposure to Margaret Edson‘s play, Wit, was at a one-act play festival in high school. It contrasted so drastically with everything else there that…
THE 39 STEPS is a bright, frothy bubble of frivolity
WEST JORDAN — “When a man is tired of London, he’s tired of life.” Richard Hannay is tired of London, and therefore, as Samuel Johnson once concluded, tired of life.…
“Act with speed” to see ELECTRA
SALT LAKE CITY — Written by Sophocles around 411 BC, Electra is a Greek tragedy that proved 2,400 years ago that yes, female protagonists can indeed carry a show. (Take…
SCORCH shows potential in its first draft
Sugarhouse – Some of the best theatrical experiences are those that reflect truth and real life. Allison Dayne Nicole Smith’s one woman show, Scorch, performed as part of the Fringe…
HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE explores difficult but important topics
Salt Lake City — Pinnacle Acting Company delivered a knock out production of the Pulitzer Prize winning drama How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel, and was the clear…
“What a piece of work” is UCT’s HAMLET
SOUTH SALT LAKE — For many people, watching Shakespeare is like eating their vegetables: it’s something that they should do regularly, but it’s not a pleasant experience for them. Like…
An unfulfilling reinvention of OKLAHOMA! at the West Valley Hale
WEST VALLEY CITY — Producing a classic play can be a challenge for theatre artists. An inherent tension exists between the creative impulse to do something new and audience members’…
AS YOU LIKE IT a great choice for kids & adults
SOUTH SALT LAKE — The Utah Children’s Theatre advertises their summer Shakespeare productions as being intended for “children and adults with short attention spans.” Running less than 90 minutes (including…