Grassroots Shakespeare creates a bloody, basic production of MACBETH
SALT LAKE CITY — Also known as The Scottish Play, Macbeth is about one man’s slow descent into ruin and madness. As staged by Grassroots Shakespeare Company, Macbeth is an…
SCERA’s superb FLAT STANLEY doesn’t cut any corners
OREM — This week, I had the opportunity to take my six-year-old son to watch his first theatre production. Before now I had not been able to find a theatre…
HCTO’s JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH is ripe for the picking
OREM — I subjected Hale Center Theater Orem’s production of James and the Giant Peach to the toughest test that a theatre for young audiences (TYA) show can have: Could…
After a rocky start, WAIT UNTIL DARK at BYU delivers the thrills
PROVO — A chill in the air and thrills on the BYU stage with Wait Until Dark. Written by Frederick Knott and directed by David Morgan, Wait Until Dark is…
Utah Opera offers a simple, sublime LA BOHÈME
SALT LAKE CITY — Since it premiered in Turin, Italy in 1896, Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème has become the most popular opera ever composed. Its incredible music and universal messages…
Stage Door’s SPAMALOT is the holy grail of comedy
SAINT GEORGE — Fans of Monty Python simply must see The Stage Door’s production of Spamalot, a musical adaptation based on one of the most popular of the group’s films:…
Tip your hat to GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! on Broadway
NEW YORK CITY — It is not often that a musical opens on Broadway that has roots in Utah, but such is the case this week in the new comedy…
Have no fear! Lehi’s COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE makes the Bard fun
LEHI — Attending a Shakespeare play can be intimidating for many people. But seeing all 37 plays in one night? It sounds like a nightmare, but it is actually quite…
Timpanogos Valley’s BAREFOOT IN THE PARK finds traction
HEBER CITY — Neil Simon is a titan of comedy in the American theatre. His works have garnered Tonys, Academy Award nominations, and a Pulitzer Prize for their insightful and…
Heritage Theatre’s A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE is a fun farce
PERRY — In November of 2013, a fun farce of a musical entered the Broadway scene, mixing murder mystery with the tongue in cheek of the best dry British comedy.…