UCT’s HAUNTED THEATRE SPOOKTACULAR is silly, creepy, and fun
SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY — Walking into the newly renovated Utah Children’s Theatre, purple and bright blue lights slowly rotated odd shapes onto the walls and carpets, while cobwebs hung…
Grand’s LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS grows charm
SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY — I like tragedies. I find I’m in a minority about this. People around me like things to end happy and well. But I like the…
A powerful ELEPHANT’S GRAVEYARD at Westminster College
SALT LAKE CITY – A beautiful retelling of a horrific true story, Elephant’s Graveyard, is the current production on the stage at Westminster College. Yet, the cast provides this beautiful…
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT is a delightful night of nonsense
SALT LAKE CITY — On April 24, 2012, Broadway’s newest Gershwin musical made its debut as Nice Work If You Can Get It. Over two years later, Work Light Productions…
Give an eye to Sting & Honey’s THE PRIVATE EAR
SALT LAKE CITY — As the audience took their seats in Rose Wagner’s dimly lit Black Box Theater, a single light fell on a large print of Boticelli’s The Birth…
I’LL EAT YOU LAST serves up good dish
SALT LAKE CITY — One person shows are not easy undertakings. A single performer has to be dynamic enough to capture the attention of an audience for sixty or more…
Short and sweet FOREVER PLAID
SOUTH SALT LAKE — Frankie, Smudge, Sparky, and Jinx comprise a singing group called “The Plaids.” They don’t seem to be anything special, just a couple of nice guys; they’ve…
PTC’S PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is a champion
SALT LAKE CITY – A musical about school children participating in a county-wide spelling bee?. When I first heard of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee back in 2005,…
THE COLOR PURPLE is a powerful story of identity
SALT LAKE CITY — One theme that all people can relate to is the search for one’s ipseity, or identity. It is a universal struggle, and a journey explored in…
DRACULA HE’S SO VEIN! is so punny
MURRAY — A night at the Desert Star means live ragtime piano, audience sing-along, a post-production music revue, and plenty of comedy tailored to the local community. As a Desert…