UTBA 2024 Summer Festivals Preview
Summer Theatre has been the seasonal life blood of towns and companys across the country for centuries. Many now famous actors cut their teeth doing summer stock acting until their…
BLITHE SPIRIT – A Spirited Production at BYU
PROVO – The conversion of the old Provo High School gym into the BYU West Campus Mainstage Theatre is so well done that once inside, I barely remembered the space…
June 2024 Utah Theater Preview
It’s amazing how time flies when you are a theater fan. We are now half way through the year and just as is always the case we have another super…
Ziegfeld’s COMPANY makes bold choices
OGDEN — When the recent Tony award winning revival of Company opened in 2019 its music and lyricist Stephen Sondheim said “you can do it in different ways from generation…
Parker Theatre’s Impressive EARNEST Has Wit Galore
SOUTH SALT LAKE — Like Pirates of Penzance, The Importance of Being Earnest is a Victorian era comedy that has passed the test of time. Written by Irish playwright Oscar…
Exquisite PRIDE AND PREJUDICE at The Grand Theatre
SALT LAKE CITY — I am not an Austen lover, but it’s hard to not be exposed to her work. When the preshow announcement for The Grand Theatre’s production of…
No Clouds to “Rain On the Parade” for SGMT’s FUNNY GIRL
ST. GEORGE — After witnessing the unparalleled performances by the actors, singers, and dancers in St. George Musical Theater’s rendition of Funny Girl, there is little chance anyone will be…
ANNIE at Eccles Shows the Power of Optimism
SALT LAKE CITY — As a kid growing up in the 90s, reading Sunday comics in the Deseret News was something I always looked forward to, and a memory I…
Hart Theater’s SPRING AWAKENING Makes Impression at New Location
SALT LAKE CITY — I think all theater nerds have a bucket list of shows they long to see but haven’t yet. For me, Spring Awakening was one of those…
молодцы to Pioneer Theatre Company’s Flawless NATASHA, PIERRE…
SALT LAKE CITY — I can’t imagine the pitch for a Russian folk adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s lengthy epic War and Peace with indie rock and EDM influences was an…