A tactful portrayal of a PERFECT ARRANGEMENT
PROVO — It’s the 1950’s, right around the “Red Scare,” except now the government is starting to worry about how individuals who regard themselves as homosexual will impact the United…
“Countin’ on you” to see SCERA’s BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER
OREM — An unexpected gem of a show is playing now on the SCERA stage: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Audience members who would normally pass on this old chestnut…
Christ is in Christmas at HCTO’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL
OREM — It’s been years since I have seen A Christmas Carol at Hale Center Theatre in Orem, and this season’s production, directed by Jerry Elison, was even better than…
A beaming production of RADIUM GIRLS at BYU
PROVO — When women working at a factor in New Jersey start falling ill, the cause seems mysterious. Doctors blame poor hygiene, infectious disease, and bad luck. When the true…
Let BYU’s THE MOUSETRAP snatch you up
PROVO — As the Vincent Price-esque voice welcomed the audience to the theater at BYU’s Pardoe Theatre, I knew I was in for a fun-filled evening. One of BYU’s Department…
LET THE RIGHT ONE IN leaves nothing out
PROVO — Utah loves Halloween shows, hence the bountiful options available for the next few weeks. Perhaps something about the crisp fall air makes huddling into a theater to feel…
Let your kids cuddle up to THE VELVETEEN RABBIT
OREM — She’s a stuffed rabbit who loves her owner and lives in a playroom with toys that come alive when people aren’t around. The Velveteen Rabbit is the original…
HOW I BECAME A PIRATE is a real treasure
OREM — Yo ho, scalawags! The SCERA be producing How I Became a Pirate through November. And it’s a show that landlubbers of all ages can enjoy without spending many…
An “express and admirable” HAMLET from Grassroots
PROVO — Though an outdoor play during October does not sound appealing, the current Grassroots Shakespeare Company production of Hamlet is worth enduring the cold, even if the show is…
Orem Hale’s ANYTHING GOES is not just de-lovely, it’s sensational
Anything Goes plays nightly (except Sundays and October 31) at 7:30 PM through November 17, with matinees on Saturdays at 3 PM and one 11 AM matinee the 17th. Tickets…