THE SECRET GARDEN blooms in Orem
OREM – I have been a fan of The Secret Garden since reading the book when I was younger. I became a fan of the musical when I saw the…
MY SON PINOCCHIO is pure family fun
OREM — In February, I praised community theatre in a UTBA blog post, and Disney’s My Son Pinocchio at SCERA Center for the Arts reaffirmed my love for these productions…
A ROOF OVERHEAD needs remodeling
SPRINGVILLE — Zion Theatre Company is a unique theatre group in Utah. Although family-friendly live entertainment is not hard to find in this state, ZTC is unique for its explicit…
Missing HEDDA GABLER would be a tragedy
PROVO — Okay, so here’s the thing about Hedda Gabbler by the Utah Shakespeare in the park company at the Echo Theatre: No one is seeing it. Now for some…
COMEDY OF ERRORS knows where it’s at
PROVO — Here’s the first thing I’ll say about the show: it had style. Not only that, but it was dripping with style. The Comedy of Errors is William Shakespeare‘s…
HOW TO SUCCEED tries and falters at UVU
OREM — One of the oldest surviving dramatic forms in the Western theatrical tradition is satire. Aristophanes wrote plays that heaped scorn and derision on powerful figures of his day,…
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES is short, intimate, sweet
PROVO — The Covey Center for the Arts production of Anne of Green Gables was my first exposure to the story, having never read the book or seen the movie.…
Scream for joy at SCERA’s BYE BYE BIRDIE
OREM — Bye Bye Birdie was one of the first pieces of musical theatre that I was ever introduced to. My mother was in a production of Bye, Bye, Birdie…
THE GONDOLIERS leaves a slight sinking feeling
PROVO — Gilbert and Sullivan are best known for their string of operettas written for producer Richard D’Oyly Carte. Thirteen works remain (the score of one having been lost in…
THE HOBBIT gives you puppets, and dragons, and Gollum, oh my!
SPRINGVILLE — It’s a simple story: a mild-mannered hobbit by the name of Bilbo Baggins, who spends his days lying in the sun by his hobbit hole, dreaming of his…