A fun and witty WICKED-ER at Desert Star
MURRAY — Desert Star Playhouse has been going strong for many years. They play to packed houses and enthusiastic audiences…
A poor PIRATES OF PENZANCE in Draper
DRAPER — The Utah/ Idaho Performing Arts Company presented a two-night showing of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance at…
Girl power is alive and feisty at 9 TO 5
WEST VALLEY — There’s a great show playing at the Hale Centre Theatre this fall. The classic movie Nine to Five…
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF: Traditions in motion
OREM — Trying to strike the proper balance of honoring the original text and spirit of a decades old musical while…
What if there were no critics?
Ever since the blog portion of UTBA’s site was launched, I’ve mostly stuck to writing up interviews and other factual…
Utah Shakespeare Festival presents touching LES MISERABLES
CEDAR CITY — There’s a song in Les Misérables called “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables,” where the character of Marius mourns…
GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY is patriotic fun
CLEARFIELD — Having attended several productions in recent years produced by Clearfield City, including having been involved on the production team…
An honest, heartbreaking telling of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
CEDAR CITY — So many of us have memories of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. It might…
Desert Star’s THE ADDAMS FAMILY HOME EVENING is a snapping good time
MURRAY— The Addams Family Home Evening is the first show I’ve ever attended at Desert Star, and I must say…
A different look at THE WIZARD OF OZ
OREM — When I went on Friday to see . . . Wait, what’s that Sweetheart? Friday is our 10-year anniversary? …