No “brimstone and treacle” in Herriman’s MARY POPPINS
HERRIMAN — The road to Herriman feels long and winding, especially if you are coming from anywhere outside of this southwest corner of the Salt Lake Valley, but this little…
No victory for THE THREE MUSKETEERS
CEDAR CITY — As he reaches adulthood, a countryman named D’Artagnan leaves home with the aspiration of becoming a musketeer. Luigi Sottile plays D’Artagnan in The Three Musketeers at this…
Powerful, evocative, important: UFOMT’s “Ragtime” relevant today
LOGAN — At its core, Ragtime is a story about America. Not at its best, but at its most hopeful. Hope that someday—someday—things will change. People will be more kind,…
You’ll have to make believe you love UFOMT’s SHOW BOAT
LOGAN — In 1992, I was forced to forego my first opportunity to see a touring Broadway show in Salt Lake City to go to scout camp. To a theatre-obsessed…
A triumphal HENRY V at the Utah Shakespeare Festival
CEDAR CITY — Everyone has a hero. And so does every nation. For William Shakespeare, King Henry V was one of the great heroes of the English nation, and one…
A nice & punny THE COCOANUTS at the Utah Shakespeare Fest
CEDAR CITY — The Marx brothers—Grouch, Chico, Harpo, and Zeppo—are back. And they’re performing in The Cocoanuts, the show that made them famous nationwide. Taking place in the late 1920’s…
Let’s hear it for a nice FOOTLOOSE at SCERA
OREM — Footloose, the stage adaptation with a script by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie, lyrics by Pitchford, and music by Tom Snow, is always a good show choice when…
Get in the groove of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is a desert. At times it feels like that stigma goes far beyond our weather and water levels, to the very heart of leisure itself.…