10 Questions with Jerry Rapier, Producing Director
For our first interview on the the UTBA I’d like to introduce you to Jerry Rapier. I first met Jerry a couple years ago when completing a project for my…
My Four Dads
Back in January, Broadway and Off-Broadway producer Ken Davenport sired an idea that in all sense of the word was a bastard: the illegitimate Salt Lake City love child known…
Getting Religious in Magna: ‘Nunsense’ at the Empress
MAGNA — Driving through downtown Magna I had three thoughts: (1) there so many churches; (2) I guess Magna’s not as far away as I thought; (3) there’s a theatre…
Everyone wins at ‘Bingo’
SALT LAKE CITY — Walking into Bingo at The Grand Theatre felt like walking into a bingo hall. I wondered if the audience—complete with a healthy contingent of old ladies—misread…
Hale Centre Theatre’s THE THREE MUSKETEERS entertains but lacks unity
WEST VALLEY CITY – The Three Musketeers is playing at the Hale Centre Theatre. The story feels old. The acting and directing are fair. The design is fantastic. Overall it…
Uncertainty.
SALT LAKE CITY — There is something magical about a Sarah Ruhl play. What I enjoy about Ruhl’s work is her ability to mine the poetic and fanciful from the…
Banned and Slammed – A Night with Plan B
SALT LAKE CITY — Did you know that according to Portfolio.com, Provo is listed as the least fun city in America? Are you aware that a student in a Park…
Upgrading the site!
All this week you’ll notice changes as we tweak the site to better serve our readers and the theatres we support. It’s a work in progress so please be patient…
April 2010 UTBA Readership Stats
Another exciting month has passed at UTBA. We had our first mention in the print media, expanded the number of reviewers, and reviewed 19 very different shows. Looking back, we…
Gee! An Insight in the Life of Gertrude Lawrence
HOLLADAY — Gee! is set in a nightclub in New York in 1953. A group of Gertrude’s close associates get together for drinks eight months after her death. This group…