Would you win at Edinburgh Fringe’s WEST END VS BROADWAY?
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND — Attending the Edinburgh Fringe Festival is Theatre overload. As a critic being told to go on the website and choose “some” shows out of the 3000 being…
Lightning Crackles Over THE MOUNTAINTOP at USF
CEDAR CITY — Can a hero ever live up to all we expect them to be? I thought this was going to be the major dramatic question of the Utah…
St. George Musical Theater’s OKLAHOMA! goes well beyond ‘OK’
ST. GEORGE — Just a few notes into St. George Musical Theater’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! it was clear that when it comes to acting and vocal talent,…
FRINGE: In HARK!, Pandemic Meets Pirates.
SALT LAKE CITY — One of the best parts about the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival is seeing shows at the germination phase when they are just getting started. I…
FRINGE: WONDERLAND AWAITS Brings Fringe to the Whole Family
SALT LAKE CITY — When I first started looking into the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival I didn’t even realize they had any family friendly offerings. In reality they have…
FRINGE: Messy, Quirky, Fun with THE OPEN SYRUP
SALT LAKE CITY — One of my favorite things about Fringe Festivals like the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival is the opportunity they provide for artists to do what they…
FRINGE: HOW DID WE GET HERE? Offers Laughter Amid the Lost
SALT LAKE CITY — It takes lots of guts to be a stand-up comic, and I think that might go double for comics working in Utah, where I would imagine…
Stellar SILENT SKY at Utah Shakespeare Festival
CEDAR CITY — In her director’s note, Melinda Pfundstein says, “Through Gunderson’s Silent Sky, we explore permission and potential — internal or inspired by others — to experience, to live,…
FRINGE: NON Gives Punchy Political Satire Without Politics
SALT LAKE CITY — On July 28th, I saw Non at the Salt Lake Fringe Festival. Non, written by local playwright Matthew Ivan Bennett, is a parody about living within…
Covey’s WAIT UNTIL DARK Thrills Audiences
PROVO — There are times when a classic play meets a perfect venue for that material. Whether it be an amphitheater to a black box sometimes knowing what to select…