ANNIE GET YOUR GUN could do better
SUNDANCE — Incredibly, this summer’s Sundance Summer Theatre show was my first exposure to the classic Irving Berlin musical, Annie Get Your Gun. How I’ve gotten through my entire life…
Not even Hercules could save PROMETHEUS UNBOUND
PROVO — The Zion Theatre Company‘s production of Prometheus Unbound retells the story of the Greek mythological figure Prometheus. Prometheus is an intelligent Titan, credited with the creation of man…
Seeing another side of THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES
LAYTON — Live theatre can be such a treat to behold. Seeing a talented actor deliver well-written lines is like eati a delicious chocolate. So it seems to me that…
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS brings many newcomers to the stage
LEHI — Once Upon a Mattress is a musical comedy with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. It…
Warboy Theatre Projects has intriguing play with THE BOX
PROVO — What is the box? Who am I? Do I exist? What lies outside the box? These are all questions posed in The Box, a new play written by…
I have confidence in SCERA’s SOUND OF MUSIC
OREM — It would probably be impossible to create a better opening scene of SCERA’s production of The Sound of Music. As Chelsea Hendrickson sang the opening notes of the…
Hale’s GUYS AND DOLLS is a showstopper
OREM — The age old battle of the sexes comes to a head in Guys and Dolls, a musical originally premiering in 1950 and finding new stage at Orem’s Hale…
SHREK and Saratoga Springs aren’t a fairy tale match
SARATOGA SPRINGS — After last year’s successful production of The Sound of Music, I was anxiously anticipating Saratoga Springs Theatre Company’s newest production: Shrek the Musical, especially because this would…
The GSC cast reigns over a rough HENRY IV, PART 1
OREM — Utah’s Grassroots Shakespeare Company (GSC) is one of the most innovative theatre companies in the state. As has been stated in many UTBA reviews of their work, they…
STEEL MAGNOLIAS survives, despite its weaknesses
PROVO — Annelle, Truvy, Clairee, Shelby, M’lynn, and Ouiser: these six women come together in the small town salon of Steel Magnolias to be beautified and befriended. Shelby is the…