Wonka Wows at The Ruth’s CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Pleasant Grove — I came to the opening night performance of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at The Ruth without high expectations. I’ve always loved the original Gene Wilder film…
Harrowing Immigrant Experience with QUEENS at NYC City Center
NEW YORK — While most people know about Broadway, New York is full of great theatrical opportunities beyond the 41 theaters that qualify as that title. At the New York…
Whispering Room’s JULIUS CAESAR is Grisly, Modern, and Intense
PROVO — If there’s one word to describe Whispering Room’s Julius Caesar, it’s “intense.” Every element of the production, from lights to direction and acting, were turned up to 11…
Eloquence & Beauty Fill SGMT’s DADDY LONG LEGS
ST. GEORGE — The adage, “don’t judge a book by its cover,” can be applied to so many things, and in the case of Daddy Long Legs, St. George Musical…
MURDERED TO DEATH Delivers Laughs and Lovable Chaos
MAGNA — If Clue and Agatha Christie had a delightfully bumbling child, it would be Murdered to Death. The murder-mystery comedy currently playing at Empress Theatre brings all the charm…
NEW KID Translates Well at UVU
OREM – New Kid written by Dennis Foon is a play about Nick and her family as they move from Homeland to Utah. This story tackles how difficult it can…
PUFFS at Snow is Magic for the Rest of Us
EPHRAIM— Snow College Department of Theatre opens their 2025-2026 season with Puffs written by Matt Cox, directed by Jason Craig West (SC faculty). Performed in the Kim Christison mainstage proscenium…
Pioneer Theatre Nails Every Note in DEAR EVAN HANSEN
SALT LAKE CITY — I’ve seen Dear Evan Hansen multiple times—every production until now has either been a Broadway show or part of a national tour. This run at Pioneer…
Silence as Specter: The Woman in Black at Parker Theatre
SALT LAKE CITY — At Parker Theatre, The Woman in Black returns for its second year, distilling fear to its most elemental form—sound, shadow, and imagination. Adapted for the stage…
FAMILY TIES RUN THICK IN BLOOD RELATIONS AT THE HIVE
PROVO — With so much theatre in Utah’s prolific arts community, it’s always lovely, if unsurprising, to discover a new company crop up. Wandering Bark’s inaugural production, Blood Relations, performed…