Details make Payson’s “Joseph” a Delight
PAYSON — Payson Community Theater has been called, “the best kept secret in Utah theater”; and for just cause. Playing to sold out audiences for their recent productions of Cats,…
Hale’s “Pirates” is a pleasure.
WEST VALLEY CITY — I always find myself wary when attending “classical” shows. You know the ones: The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, Hello Dolly!, Carousel, etc.. They come…
Awesome 80′s Prom is Totally Rad—If You’re the Right Age
PARK CITY — Walk the red carpet, and join The Egyptian Theatre Company for The Awesome 80’s Prom. This improv-driven show takes us all back to 1989, where we can…
Plan B and the Utah AIDS Foundation present “The Normal Heart”
SALT LAKE CITY — Larry Kramer’s 1985 AIDS play The Normal Heart is sadly relevant and was a fitting joint venture for Plan B Theatre Company and the Utah AIDS…
Spirited “Annie Get Your Gun” Aims for a Bull’s Eye
OREM — 2010 marks the 150th anniversary of Annie Oakley’s birth. Annie Get Your Gun is a fictionalized account of the high-spirited Oakley and the romance she develops with Frank…
“Mammal Stories” is experimental theatre at its finest
SUGAR HOUSE — Experimental theatre in Salt Lake and Utah counties is generally an extremely rare occurrence. There is a “mainstream theatre” niche that the general population seems to have…
Flight of the Conman
CENTERVILLE — The Music Man put West Side Story to shame in the 1958 Tony Awards. Maybe West Side was ahead of its time, and too jaded for pre-Vietnam America…
Cottonwood Heights dreams big with “Joseph”
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS — The Cottonwood Heights Arts Council, which is only about two years old, has chosen Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics…
Young talent in High School Musical
MAGNA — Once again, I was sent out to the Empress Theatre and once again I enjoyed every interaction I had there. The staff and cast were delightful to mingle…
UTBA July 2010 Readership Stats
Visitors 3,170 unique visitors (60.5% increase) 5,156 visits (55.4% increase) Visitors were from 49 states and 52 foreign countries. 3,405 (66.0%) were from people in Utah. 1,154 from Salt Lake…