Parker’s OF MICE AND MEN is the Fat of the Land
SOUTH SALT LAKE — Salinas, California is lush and green with a cool ocean breeze year round. The home of John Steinbeck is memorialized there as his writings so profoundly…
Pop Culture and Wizardry in the Doomsday Device
SALT LAKE CITY – The Doomsday Device by Nicholas Dunn at Westminister College is now being brought to life by director Sammee Jackman. When entering the auditorium, the first thing…
Utah April Theatre Preview
Happy April everyone! Our group of writers, critics and theatre lovers are so excited about the many productions we are going to be covering in the upcoming month in the…
History Comes Alive in Pioneer’s LEHMAN TRILOGY
SALT LAKE CITY — “The Lehman Trilogy” at Pioneer Theatre Company is unlike anything I’ve seen — from both a subject and stylistic perspective. The subject is the 164-year history…
OCEAN FILIBUSTER Powerfully Challenges Humankind at U of U
SALT LAKE CITY – On Saturday, March 23rd, 2024, I saw Ocean Filibuster at the Kingsbury Hall at the University of Utah. The play is written by Lisa D’Amour, directed…
Physical Comedy Soars in Payson’s CHARLEY’S AUNT
PAYSON — Charley’s Aunt is a three-act comedy set in 1892 at Oxford University. Jack and Charley are college graduates in love with two girls they just met the night…
Old Ladies Kill in The Grand’s ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
SALT LAKE CITY — On Thursday, March 21st, 2024 I saw Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring at The Grand Theatre. The play opens with Abby Brewster (played by…
BYU’s House of Desires Leaves Nothing Wanting
PROVO — The last time I was in the BYU West Campus Studio Theatre I was watching the simplicity of six teaching artists recreate Go Dog Go. This time, the…
The Verdict is in: LEGALLY BLONDE is Guilty of Delighting at SGMT
SAINT GEORGE — St. George Musical Theater’s typical repertoire of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe and the like edged just outside the box recently with a sparkling pink production.…
Paganism and Catholicism Collide in U of U’s DANCING AT LUGHNASA
SALT LAKE CITY — On Friday, March 15th, 2024 I saw Dancing at Lughnasa (written by Brian Friel) and directed by Sarah Shippobotham at the University of Utah’s Performing Acts…