“Plaid Tidings” is full of Christmas cheer
OREM — Years ago, I saw the original Forever Plaid and loved the story of the four young men from the ’60s, The Plaids, who were killed in a car…
Dixie College presents “The Baker’s Wife”
ST. GEORGE — In difficult economic times many theaters hedge their bets on surefire, big name musicals. There has certainly been a dearth of lesser known plays in Southern Utah…
A Joyful “Color Purple”
SALT LAKE CITY – Like the Pulitzer prizewinning book and popular movie that preceded it, The Color Purple stage musical is a powerful testament to enduring love, the ability to…
The Empress presents “Little Women”
MAGNA — Little Women has been one of my favorite books since a friend introduced me to the March sisters in seventh grade. I don’t know how often I’ve read…
Westminster Players Fire up a Great Show
SALT LAKE CITY — The Spitfire Grill was a musical I was unfamiliar with. I sat in anticipation and a bit of curiosity to see what the Westminster Players and…
CUCKOO’S NEST on the Midvale stage
MIDVALE — Audiences may already be familiar with the 1975 film which received 5 Academy Awards and 6 Golden Globes. The script’s got meat and it’s no wonder it achieved…
Delightful comedy with “Hay Fever”
SALT LAKE CITY — What starts as a romantic weekend getaway turns into a fight for sanity in the University of Utah’s classic Noel Coward comedy, Hay Fever. Set in…
A refreshing “Romeo & Juliet” at BYU
PROVO — There is nothing more wearisome in the theatre than a production of Romeo and Juliet that takes itself too seriously. Fortunately, BYU’s production of the play, under the…
Fish, sex and the lady in red: “boom” at SLAC
SALT LAKE CITY—If you’re searching through Craigslist and find an ad offering “sex to change the world,” you probably wouldn’t expect that to entail a catastrophic apocalypse, a mandate to…
Dreams Become Reality in “The Bent Sword”
PROVO — New Play Project is a unique and important organization. It gives individuals with ideas and aspirations a vehicle to express themselves artistically and gain feedback from audiences. The…