LES MISERABLES SCHOOL EDITION is at the top of its class
RIVERTON — Following the journey of ex-convict Jean Valjean as he spends nineteen years making moral amends and evading his parole, Les Misérables is a tale of humanity set against…
ACCIDENT, WEST VIRGINIA suffers from rough script
PROVO — I really wanted to like this show. I really did. I know that when reviewers go see a show, we should be open-minded and unbiased, but I wanted…
THE SOUND OF MUSIC in West Valley is one of my favorite things
WEST VALLEY CITY — If you haven’t seen the iconic movie musical The Sound of Music, you might as well be hiding your head in some proverbial sand. To say…
BRIGADOON is a lovely walk through the heather
DRAPER — Brigadoon is a musical written by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner that has been around over 50 years. The music is well known, and the story one…
A different look at THE WIZARD OF OZ
OREM — When I went on Friday to see . . . Wait, what’s that Sweetheart? Friday is our 10-year anniversary? Oh, . . . ok. When I went on…
AT HOME AT THE ZOO anchored by solid performances
SALT LAKE CITY — In 1958, Edward Albee wrote his first play, The Zoo Story, and set the standard for new American playwrights. Nearly 50 years later, he decided to…
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH: Sex, drag and rock n’ rollicking fun
PARK CITY — Sometimes the word ‘revival’ when attached to a play can be synonymous with “been done before,” just like “re-boot” can mean “we fixed it.” Neither is true…
For Grassroots Shakespeare’s HAMLET, the play’s the thing
PROVO — Last year I was scheduled to see a Grassroots Shakespeare Company’s play and it was raining. Because their shows are performed outside, I wimped out and decided not…
THE MIKADO is a disappointing how-dee-do
PROVO — Gilbert and Sullivan paired up over 120 years ago and created 13 (well, technically 14) operettas, most of which are still quite regularly performed today. The “Big 3”…
PIRATES! OF PENZANCE? is the very model of a modern dinner theater
MIDVALE — Interactive theater is a risky genre—audiences tend to either love it or hate it, with few on the fence. Some people understandably want to go to a show…