These CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD demand attention
SALT LAKE CITY — Despite being riddled with problems, the Westminster College production of Children of a Lesser God is moving on a visceral plane. Haunting cello music invites the…
THE CHILDREN’S HOUR teaches timeless lessons
SALT LAKE CITY — Director Mark Fossen has received much acclaim and a solid reputation for directing American classics in Utah, including The Crucible, Our Town, and Death of a…
Grassroots Shakespeare freshen up ROMEO AND JULIET
SALT LAKE CITY — I have never seen a Grassroots Shakespeare Company show that I didn’t like, but Romeo and Juliet was one of the best I’ve seen yet. Not…
THE CRUCIBLE at Pioneer frames hysteria brilliantly on symbolic stage
SALT LAKE CITY — Arthur Miller is arguably the greatest American playwright of the 20th century, and after viewing his masterpiece The Crucible, it is easy to see why. Linguistically…
This MAMA is Complex and Real
SALT LAKE CITY — Plan-B Theatre Company’s production of MAMA directed by Jerry Rapier asks the question “How do you define a mother?” Of course there is no one correct…
SLAC’s TWO STORIES told well
SALT LAKE — I know that the evening news is biased and embellished. I know that reality television is staged. And I know that the majority of theatre that I…
THE MAGIC SHOW offers as much show as magic
SOUTH SALT LAKE — In lieu of a more traditional theatrical show this January, the Utah Children’s Theatre’s season schedule includes 90 minutes of magic performed by CJ Walker in…
BARE lays it all out there
SALT LAKE CITY — Many musicals feel the same. It’s not musical’s fault they are designed to be big broad crowd pleasers. But the more musicals I see the more…
INTO THE WOODS strays from the path
MAGNA — From Broadway to Disney (and everything in between), Into the Woods, Stephen Sondheim’s classic spin on fairy tales, takes root at the Empress Theatre in Magna. There is…
Pinnacle Acting Company’s TIME STANDS STILL frames tragedy and captures attention.
SALT LAKE CITY — Pinnacle Acting Company has firmly proven itself to be a company of quality and merit through memorable productions like Betrayal, Boeing-Boeing, and Who’s Afraid of Virginia…