So much to savor in Pioneer Theatre’s SWEENEY TODD
SALT LAKE CITY — After twenty years, the musical thriller Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street has returned to Pioneer Theatre Company, this time directed by Karen Azenberg.…
Let BYU’s THE MOUSETRAP snatch you up
PROVO — As the Vincent Price-esque voice welcomed the audience to the theater at BYU’s Pardoe Theatre, I knew I was in for a fun-filled evening. One of BYU’s Department…
LET THE RIGHT ONE IN leaves nothing out
PROVO — Utah loves Halloween shows, hence the bountiful options available for the next few weeks. Perhaps something about the crisp fall air makes huddling into a theater to feel…
Let your kids cuddle up to THE VELVETEEN RABBIT
OREM — She’s a stuffed rabbit who loves her owner and lives in a playroom with toys that come alive when people aren’t around. The Velveteen Rabbit is the original…
Pygmalion’s TIGERS BE STILL is a good night out
The Pygmalion Theatre Company production of Tigers Be Still plays at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center (138 Broadway, Salt Lake City) Thursdays through Sundays at 7:30 PM through Nov…
Plan-B’s GOOD STANDING needs a standing ovation
Plan B Theatre's production of Good Standing plays Oct 20, 25, 26, and 27 at 8pm, with 4 pm matinees on 20 and 27, and 2pm matinees on 21 and…
Average Broadway attendee earns $222,120 annually? Not quite…
On Thursday, October 18, 2018, the Broadway League released its latest report on the demographics of the Broadway audience during the 2017-2018 season. One number in the report and press…
Good Company’s EURYDICE ponders the important questions in life (and death)
OGDEN — Eurydice is a Greek mythical character married to Orpheus that experiences an untimely death, but whose story continues beyond the grave as her husband travels to the underworld…
Personal tribute to Barbara Bannon, Utah theatre critic for over 40 years
SALT LAKE CITY — As many UTBA readers already know, Barbara Bannon, the former theatre critic at the Salt Lake Tribune, passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2018, at the…
HOW I BECAME A PIRATE is a real treasure
OREM — Yo ho, scalawags! The SCERA be producing How I Became a Pirate through November. And it’s a show that landlubbers of all ages can enjoy without spending many…