ELF Gets off the Shelf for Christmas at Tuacahn
IVINS — Tuacahn Performing Arts Center transforms for the Christmas Holidays and brings Elf joyfully to the Hafen Theatre stage, directed by Shari Jordan. Although I grew up in Utah,…
Start the Season with OMT’s A Christmas Carol
OGDEN — Is it Christmastime in the theatre world before you have seen a production of A Christmas Carol? With so many adaptations, the Utah Theatre Community gives audiences the…
Parker Theatre’s Unique CHRISTMAS CAROL Returns
SOUTH SALT LAKE — “Marley was dead to begin with” are the famous first lines of Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol. But in Parker Theatre’s production, Marley is definitely alive…
Hale Center Theatre’s FROZEN is Worth Melting For
SANDY — I’m always a little skeptical of Disney movies turned into musicals, and this was definitely the case for Frozen the Broadway Musical. However, I have a little girl…
Discovering a Play’s Journey with Scaffolds HERETICS
SALT LAKE CITY — One of the rare joys as a theatre critic in Utah is to see a work in progress. This weekend at Scaffold Theatre playwright Bradley Moss…
OPERA CONTEMPO’s PROTECTRESS is a promising look at a new opera.
Opera Contempo’s latest project is a semi-staged, score-in-hand, reading of Act 2 of a new opera, Protectress, by local composer Jessica Rudman and librettist Kendra Preston Leonard. The final dress…
BYU’s SHE LOVES ME is Lovely
PROVO — She Loves Me is one of the most charming musical comedies in the American Musical lexicon. Never heard of it? Maybe you’ll be familiar with the story if…
Holiday charm at USU with THE WICKHAMS: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY
LOGAN — Utah State University Theatre presented a truly delightful production starting the holiday season. They performed Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon’s The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley directed by Richie…
War and Mocktails: A Memorable GREAT COMET with USU Opera Theatre
LOGAN — Tucked away in a building that improbably shares parking with a Smith’s in Logan, the Utah State University Opera Theatre has staged one of the most memorable nights…
Rare Comedic Absurdity with VooDoo Theatre Company’s The Moors
SALT LAKE- The Moors, a gothic play by Jen Silverman, follows two sisters, Agatha, played by Viviane Turman, and Hudley, played by Addilynn Bowler, living a spinster life in a…