Don’t be a stranger to THE FOREIGNER in Spanish Fork
SPANISH FORK — In live theatre, expectations matter. If a theatre company builds up expectations too high, then a satisfactory production can feel disappointing. Several years ago, a theatre company…
The Terrace’s MATILDA is nothing short of remarkable
OGDEN — Matilda, based on the novel of the same name by Roald Dahl, first appeared as a musical on the West End in London in November of 2001, and…
Ziegfeld’s SPAMALOT is the perfect parody
PARK CITY — Spamalot, based on the 1975 movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, with a book and lyrics by Eric Idle and music by John Du Prez, is…
Audiences should be dying to see Weber State’s SOMETHING AFOOT
OGDEN — Weber State University’s Department of Performing Arts welcomes back patrons with a great suspenseful murder mystery, Something’s Afoot. This is the first show performed in the building with…
Singers soar in Utah Opera’s THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
SALT LAKE CITY — The Barber of Seville, by Gioachino Rossini, is probably the greatest comic opera ever written. That is not just my opinion, but Giuseppe Verdi’s, as well,…
A glimpse of heaven’s light at HCTO’s HUNCHBACK
OREM — David Paul Smith, director of The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the Hale Center Theater in Orem, was bullied as a child. Why is this relevant? Because during…
BYU Young Company’s LUNA is too full to enjoy
PROVO — After a year of streaming productions, Brigham Young University’s Theatre and Media Arts department is once again mounting plays before a live audience. The department’s first production is…
Great direction and lead redeem Hopebox’s HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
KAYSVILLE — The classic story of The Hunchback of Notre Dame dates back to 1831 with the novel published by Victor Hugo. Since that time, it has been retold in…
Let Heritage Theatre’s DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS steal your heart
PERRY — Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, the musical at the Heritage Theatre, directed by Leslie Richards, is an amusing farce. With plenty of scheming, backstabbing, and plot twists, this play had…
CINDERELLA at Four Seasons is a new spin on an old classic
SMITHFIELD — There are hundreds of variations of the Cinderella tale. The origins of the story date back to the ninth century, and people return to it over and over.…