Utah's Source for Theatre Journalism
SALT LAKE CITY — Grassroots Shakespeare Company has a very strong and vocal following. They proudly proclaim that they are an original practices company, meaning—just like in Shakespeare‘s time—that they…
Last year, we invited our UTBA staff, reviewers, and guest bloggers to tell us what their favorite productions of 2011 were. Not only did we get a favorable response from…
SALT LAKE CITY — “Each must make a safe place of his heart, before so strange and wild a guest as God approaches.” – Li-Young Lee This line from former…
SALT LAKE CITY — There is something both nostalgic and romantic about radio drama. The extra description in narration, the ever-present sound effects, trying to pick out different voices from…
SALT LAKE — I love the holidays. I adore the peaceful sight of Christmas lights and falling snow. Wouldn’t Christmas be even better with farm animals, though? This year, I…
MIDVALE — The basic premise for Plaid Tidings is that a four members of a close-harmony guy band who died tragically in a car accident in the 1950’s have come…
OREM — UVU’s 7th annual Holiday Night Live was a night of lively sketch comedy. The humor varies from sketch to sketch, and I’d say there was something there for…
SALT LAKE CITY — If you are looking for a Christmas show that is a little bit out of left field, a little out of the ordinary, and tailor-made for…
MAGNA — Every year, the holiday season unleashes a flurry of Christmas themed productions on the theatre scene. With only a few short weeks and with so many shows, a…
PROVO — George Frideric Handel’s Messiah has become a Christmas tradition for many over the last three centuries. The famous oratorio is presented every year in a myriad of ways,…
