U of U’s TOWN HALL fails to come to order
SALT LAKE CITY — While sitting through Town Hall, written by Caridad Svich, I began to wonder what a conservative-themed play might look and sound like. Town Hall opens in…
“INTO THE WOODS we go again” with Hopebox’s strong director, cast
KAYSVILLE — Unless you are incredibly new to the Utah theatre scene (or theatre in general), you are likely aware of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods. The…
Let go of your inhibitions at Pioneer Theatre’s ROCKY HORROR SHOW
SALT LAKE CITY — The Rocky Horror Show at Pioneer Theatre Company is dazzling this October. It is not necessary to be the “shadow audience” and know all the possible…
Marvel at A LIFETIME OF COSTUME DESIGN: THE WORK OF DAVID KAY MICKELSEN at PTC
SALT LAKE CITY — Pioneer Theatre Company’s upstairs lobby, the Loge Gallery, holds a fantastic display called “A Lifetime of Costume Design: The Work of David Kay Mickelsen.” I was…
Grassroots Shakespeare creates a bloody, basic production of MACBETH
SALT LAKE CITY — Also known as The Scottish Play, Macbeth is about one man’s slow descent into ruin and madness. As staged by Grassroots Shakespeare Company, Macbeth is an…
SCERA’s superb FLAT STANLEY doesn’t cut any corners
OREM — This week, I had the opportunity to take my six-year-old son to watch his first theatre production. Before now I had not been able to find a theatre…
HCTO’s JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH is ripe for the picking
OREM — I subjected Hale Center Theater Orem’s production of James and the Giant Peach to the toughest test that a theatre for young audiences (TYA) show can have: Could…
After a rocky start, WAIT UNTIL DARK at BYU delivers the thrills
PROVO — A chill in the air and thrills on the BYU stage with Wait Until Dark. Written by Frederick Knott and directed by David Morgan, Wait Until Dark is…
Utah Opera offers a simple, sublime LA BOHÈME
SALT LAKE CITY — Since it premiered in Turin, Italy in 1896, Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème has become the most popular opera ever composed. Its incredible music and universal messages…
Stage Door’s SPAMALOT is the holy grail of comedy
SAINT GEORGE — Fans of Monty Python simply must see The Stage Door’s production of Spamalot, a musical adaptation based on one of the most popular of the group’s films:…