UTBA reviewers sound off: Excellence in 2021
With the end of the year upon us, it is time for one of UTBA’s greatest traditions: the annual post where our reviewers commend the Utah theatre community’s excellent work…
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With the end of the year upon us, it is time for one of UTBA’s greatest traditions: the annual post where our reviewers commend the Utah theatre community’s excellent work…
OREM — Allie Fields and Co, a brand new theater company, presented a production of Little Women at Lakeridge Junior High School. Mid-rehearsal process, the studio space they were using…
OREM — Move over, Clara. Make room, Mr. Scrooge. The new kid in town may be here to stay. And his name is Ralphie. A Christmas Story: The Musical (music…
OREM — A Christmas Carol is an annual tradition at Hale Center Theater Orem. That does not mean, though, that the show is the same every year. Building on last…
PROVO — After a crowd of senators has stabbed Julius Caesar to death, Cassius asks, “How many ages hence shall this our lofty scene be acted over in states unborn…
PROVO — As I sat at intermission of the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s admirable The Pirates of Penzance last month, I mentioned to my companion that BYU was putting on Urinetown…
PROVO — Science fiction plays are rare, likely because many of the genre’s staples, like laser guns and transporter devices, are hard to depict on stage. That has not stopped…
OREM — Starting off with a fun pre-show concert performed by the cast, Grassroots Shakespeare Company’s production of Richard III is a unique kind of theater not often found in…
OREM — Peter Pan’s Great Adventure at the SCERA faithfully adapts J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan with an eye toward younger audiences. With a book by Chase Ramsey, music and…
PROVO — The tale of “Beauty and the Beast” has captivated people for centuries. While modern audiences know it best through literature, television, stage, and film adaptations, the opera world…