SCERA’s A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL is a big holiday gift
OREM — Reviewing theatre during the holidays is a challenging enterprise because a Christmas production can be someone’s holiday tradition, and it can be awkward and strange to critique that.…
HADESTOWN national tour is “The World We Dream About”
BOISE — How far would you go for love, and how long are you willing to wait for it to come back? These are the major dramatic questions of the…
A devilishly good production of THE CRUCIBLE at Snow College
EPHRAIM — In 1953, Arthur Miller took the story of 1692 Salem witch trials and created his best-known script, The Crucible. The play is a mix of fact and fiction…
Tuacahn’s WHITE CHRISTMAS brings “Blue Skies” to winter nights
IVINS — Nestled in the red rocks of southern Utah, the Hafen Theatre at Tuacahn Center for the Arts twinkled with festive lighting on November 27 in a glowing anticipation…
SHE LOVES ME brings some holiday joy to Heritage Theatre
PERRY — For those who want a different holiday season theatre experience, She Loves Me, directed by Breanne Hendricks, fits the bill. With a book by Joe Masteroff, music by…
A CHRISTMAS CAROL at HCTO is an invigorating 250th production
OREM — I admit that when I accepted the assignment to review this year’s production of A Christmas Carol at Hale Center Theater Orem, I did it with a little…
Parker Theatre’s CHRISTMAS CAROL amply fills the ledger
SOUTH SALT LAKE — The holiday season typically inspires words such as “festive,” “merry,” and “excitement.” As I sat in the Parker Theatre on Saturday, November 19, reading the director’s…
CenterPoint’s WHITE CHRISTMAS is uneven, but still worth seeing
CENTERVILLE — White Christmas at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre mixes beauty and disappointment. On the one hand, the lovely decorative set captures the mood of the season, and it was wonderful…
Ancient and modern mix in PROTECTRESS, a work in progress
SALT LAKE CITY — Protectress (music by Jessica Rudman and libretto by Kendra Preston Leonard) falls into a category of art I am hereby dubbing “Barbie Art:” a piece of…
Ogden Musical Theatre’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL is a joy
OGDEN — A Christmas Carol is the beloved and iconic story written by Charles Dickens for Christmas in 1843. The Broadway musical adaptation, with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by…