The Veteran Newbie: A Conversation on New Plays
SALT LAKE CITY — While going through the upcoming seasons that are being offered at theaters around Utah, it caught my eye that Salt Lake Acting Company (SLAC) is participating…
Grassroots’s RICHARD III is a bloody good time
PROVO — Take bucket loads of talent (and blood), bushels of fun (and blood), and . . . well, blood, and you’ve got Grassroots Shakespeare Company’s Richard III. The Bard…
A gory, masterful adaptation of THE TELL-TALE HEART
PROVO — I didn’t notice the cold for 45 minutes on Friday night. And it was definitely cold. It was probably around 35° up at the Castle Amphitheater that night,…
LADY DAY hits strong, bittersweet note
SALT LAKE CITY — When I think of Billie Holiday, I think of black and white album covers, gardenias, and her incredibly distinctive and often imitated voice. Pygmalion Productions’s Lady…
LEGENDS OF SLEEPY HOLLOW permeated with Halloween spirit
BLUFFDALE — There is so much that is inherently theatrical about Halloween. It’s a great excuse for everyone to dress up in costume, pretend to be someone else, and show…
What’s it like to be a UTBA reviewer?
“You’re so lucky that you get to see all those shows for free.” “You get to go to Sundance to see Seven Brides for Seven Brothers? That’s awesome!” These are…
Lehi’s THE MOUSETRAP is delightfully suspensful
LEHI — Attending small-town community theaters makes me feel like I’m in one of those movies where the stuffy city snob has to move to a small town where all…
A vibrant greeting to HELLO, DOLLY!
MAGNA — I’ve always laughed a little at the lyrics, “My heart is about to burst. My head is about to pop!” They’re expressing great excitement, obviously, but it creates…
Salty Dinner Theater’s DRACULA: THIS SHOW MAY BITE certainly doesn’t suck
OREM — After laughing my way through Salty Dinner Theater’s production of Frankenstein last year, I was excited to see Dracula: This Show May Bite. I loved the crazy comedy,…
Pioneer’s OF MICE AND MEN is simply powerful
SALT LAKE CITY — When I hear the name John Steinbeck, my mind immediately flashes back to my high school days and reading books that were incomprehensible to me in…