Interview with theatre critic Russell Warne, UTBA leader for 14 years
DRAPER — Even though 2024 started just a few months ago, it has already been a momentous year for UTBA. Last month, UTBA vice president Maren Swensen took on the…
Utah’s Heart in the Hart Awards
WEST VALLEY — As a child, one of my favorite memories was watching Daisy Eagan win a Tony at 11 years old for her role in the Secret Garden. As…
USU Eastern’s Earnest Attempt at SOMETHING ROTTEN!
PRICE — After premiering on Broadway in 2015, I had the privilege of seeing the 2018 touring production of Something Rotten! at the Eccles Theatre in Salt Lake City. The…
Utah Opera’s MARRIAGE OF FIGARO is Unadulterated Bliss
SALT LAKE CITY — Mozart’s music is perfection with few pieces more emblematic of this than his 1786 opera The Marriage of Figaro. Mozart had an innate gift to write…
Bluffdale Arts Involves All in Massive THE LITTLE MERMAID
BLUFFDALE — Before the latest production of The Little Mermaid started at Bluffdale Arts Council the organizer announced the mission of their council is to allow everyone who wants to…
We could have danced all night at Heritage’s MY FAIR LADY
PERRY — It’s always a tricky endeavor to present a classic musical. The audience knows all of the songs and come with expectations it also can be hard to live…
In The Now’s THE GAZA MONOLOGUES is challenging but important theater.
ONLINE — Theater can accomplish many goals. Sometimes theater merely entertains, sometimes it distracts, and sometimes it elucidates a situation or an historical event. In that vein, In The Now…
Westminster’s THE TAMING gives something to talk about
SALT LAKE CITY — It’s interesting how fast the context of a play or musical can change and suddenly what was once edgy or relevant can seem outdated and passé.…
An effortlessly good time at HCTO’s HOW TO SUCCEED…
OREM — How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is one of the shows with a reputation that many productions fail to live up to. One of the few…
FLOYD COLLINS at Utah State Recreates History
LOGAN — Floyd Collins, a musical with music and lyrics by Adam Guettel and a book by Tina Landau, is not one often produced. First performed in 1994 at the…