An animated history lesson in HEROES OF WORLD WAR II
SOUTH SALT LAKE — Heroes of World War II, an expository script by director and playwright Joanne Parker, offers a…
BYU’s OFF THE MAP continues to be a must-see event
PROVO — Now in its third year, BYU’s international theatre festival Off the Map continues to present the most innovative…
The U’s HELLO, DOLLY! at Kingsbury Hall is a sign of good things to come
SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah’s production of Hello, Dolly! embodies both the ambition of its title character, Dolly…
UTBA reviewers sound off: EXCELLENCE in 2015
At the end of every year at UTBA we collect our members’ thoughts on the excellent shows they have seen…
A reimagined BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at BYU
PROVO — For some people, it will be sacrilege. In this production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the Beast does…
A peachy production of JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
Orem – As a child I fell in love with the stories of Roald Dahl, and as an adult nothing has…
Chills and trills: Plan-B playwright Eric Samuelsen on his influences, process, and THE KREUTZER SONATA
The almost 15-year artistic relationship between Plan-B Theatre Company and Eric Samuelsen has created a truly remarkable canon of work…
Production trends upward at the Babcock’s ANIMAL FARM
SALT LAKE CITY — Animal Farm, based on George Orwell’s 1945 novella of the same name, spins a fable inspired…
Father of the BRIDE: Christopher Clark on breathing life into Sackerson’s BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
Named for a bear-baiting champion animal immortalized in Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor and paraphrasing visionary director Peter Brook on…
Flaccid script sucks life out of DRACULA
CEDAR CITY — With a lunar eclipse turning the moon red and October nearly upon us, it is the perfect…