JERSEY BOYS at the Ruth is Overstuffed with Earworms
PLEASANT GROVE — The musical Jersey Boys tells the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, starting from the initial discovery of Frankie and ending with the band’s induction…
CHILDREN OF WAR is a New Story Told Beautifully in an Old Way
PROVO — Children of War, a new work presented by a new company — Poet’s Star Theatre Company — is an impressive tale that invites the audience to choose their…
‘Impossible Dreams’ Beautifully Possible at SGMT’s LA MANCHA
ST. GEORGE — If falling into madness means the opportunity to witness the inspiring journey of Don Quixote in St. George Musical Theater’s recent production of Man of LaMancha, one…
A Soaring Adventure with CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG at the Ziegfeld
OGDEN — Come fly away on an imaginative adventure with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang directed by Morgan Parry at the Ziegfeld Theatre in Ogden. Based on Ian Fleming’s 1964 book…
Brilliance and Breakdown: PROOF at Fellowship Theater
SALT LAKE CITY — MadKing Productions’ staging of David Auburn’s Proof at the Fellowship Theater in Salt Lake City’s Gateway Mall offers a deeply moving exploration of the human condition…
THE ANTIPODES Leaves Audiences With Something to Think About
TAYLORSVILLE — The Antipodes presented by Voodoo Theatre Company is an extremely ambitious play for a company to tackle. Annie Baker, the playwright, is known for her unorthodox and untheatrical…
Enormous Cast Gives Bluffdale Arts’ JOSEPH Heart
BLUFFDALE — In the 1966 film “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”, the evil, selfish protagonist’s heart grows three sizes due, in part, to the kindness of children. After seeing Bluffdale…
Digging Deep at Hart Theater Company’s NEXT TO NORMAL
SALT LAKE CITY — There are only ten musicals that have won the coveted Pulitzer prize for drama. As a practicing therapist, when I learned that Hart Theater Company would…
Goodness Prevails Through Greek Theatre Festival’s THE ORESTEIA
SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake City Classical Greek Theatre Festival, originally founded in 1971, has been producing Ancient Greek drama in Utah for over 50 years now. This…
No Place Like Heritage: A Nostalgic WIZARD OF OZ
PERRY — The Heritage Theatre in Perry, Utah, recently brought the magic of Oz to life with its production of L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz, using the 1987…