Tuacahn starts off 2016 season strong with PETER PAN
IVINS – Having been a Utah resident my entire life, it is surprising to many that I had never experienced the hype of a production at Tuacahn first hand before…
Accessible Shakespeare in the Grassroots TWELFTH NIGHT
OREM — Grassroots Shakespeare Company continues to do what it does best: provide entertaining and well-executed productions of Shakespeare’s work in a way that is as fun as it is…
Come to ROCK OF AGES and ‘Feel the Noize’
OGDEN — The Ziegfeld’s latest production is the 2009 Broadway musical Rock of Ages. This production deals with adult themes, subject matter, and has suggestive language and dancing. The company…
Don’t miss a shot to see READY, FIRE, AIM—starring Juanito Bandito
GARDEN CITY — Inside an unassuming log cabin alongside the serenity of Bear Lake, Juanito Bandito, “the fastest gun in the West,” entertains locals and tourists alike as a Pickleville…
Extra, extra! NEWSIES tour feels fresh & new!
SALT LAKE CITY — Last summer as I hit the open road with my three sons, I grabbed a long-neglected CD case full of my earliest collection of discs. Nestled…
The math error at the heart of the NEWSIES stage musical
The national tour of Newsies is in Salt Lake City this week, and my fellow UTBA member Andrea Fife says that the show is a sheer delight. I saw the…
BIG RIVER makes waves at Hale Centre Theatre
WEST VALLEY CITY — For anyone with a little adventure in their heart, and those willing to abandon hope for a plot, Big River is the perfect show. As Hale…
Make the SCERA’s THE LITTLE MERMAID a part of your world
OREM — Although The Little Mermaid has been a stage production since 2007 (with the current version of Doug Wright‘s script available since 2012) I hadn’t seen it until recently.…
Strong cast buoys Grassroots’s ANTONY & CLEOPATRA
PROVO — Antony and Cleopatra, as penned by William Shakespeare, stands as one of his lesser-performed tragedies of star-crossed lovers. As Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra distracts one of the triumvirs…
One word describes BYU’s CHARLOTTE’S WEB: “terrific”
PROVO — Growing up I must have watched the cartoon version of Charlotte’s Web hundreds of times, but until recently I didn’t know there was a stage adaptation of E.…