THE NIGHTINGALE sings with stunning imagery and movement
PROVO — As it is presented on the BYU Margetts stage, Hans Christian Andersen‘s The Nightingale is an experience full of visual enchantment and theatrical fun. This adaptation by Timothy…
A rocky script topples THE STORY STONE
OREM — The ambiance before The Story Stone is quite soothing. Actors mill about the theatre-in-the-round space and musicians play a variety of instruments, while a few of the actors…
A fun, family-friendly SHREK finds a home in Orem
OREM — There’s a new ogre in town. He’s tall, gruff, cranky, and very green, as all self-respecting ogres are known to be. But if one looks a little deeper,…
Grassroots HENRY IV, PART 2 breaks the sequel curse
SALT LAKE CITY — Browsing a list of the five highest grossing movies of 2013 so far shows that four of them are either sequels or prequels. Obviously, continuing the…
Historical characters unite for DIALOGUES
OREM — What do Socrates, Anne Frank, Malcolm X, Joan of Arc, Joseph Smith, Roza Robota, and Bobby Sands have in common? Two things: first, they all died untimely deaths…
DESERET – THE MUSICAL is true to its Utah roots
PROVO — Deseret – The Musical might be the play that has the most distinctively Utahn identity of any play I have reviewed for UTBA. Billed as a love story,…
OEDIPUS THE KING is an eye-popping tragedy
SALT LAKE CITY — At the end of Westminster College’s production of Oedipus the King, a chorus of nine actors sang the haunting words, “Call no man happy until that…
UTBA reactions to Audra McDonald’s Utah concert series
PROVO — One of the hottest theatre events this year in Utah is the concert series by 5-time Tony winner (and living Broadway legend) Audra McDonald. Famous for her starring…
THE CURIOUS SAVAGE makes for a great night out
OREM — Ethel Savage (Karen Baird) is the widow of a multimillionaire. She decides to place his ten million dollar fortune into a fund to help ordinary people achieve their…
High praise for SHREK THE MUSICAL in Payson
PAYSON — Shrek the Musical opened on Broadway December 14, 2008, based on the 2001 movie by Dreamworks Animation. It is a well known, extremely popular franchise, with many sequels…