“Twilit” has potential, but needs work
WEST JORDAN — Every once in a while I attend a show that I just can’t get into even though…
Learning Self-Reliance to Confront ‘The Hairy Man’
OREM — What should you do when a fear keeps you from being who you want to be or going where…
New Play Project Showcases Best Works
PROVO — Last night The Best of New Play Project premiered at the Provo Theatre. It is a festival of short religious…
110 in the Shade: Everything Beautiful at HCTO
OREM — When it was first announced that Will Swenson would bring Audra McDonald to the Hale Center Theater Orem, we…
Annie Get Your Semi-professional Gun
CENTERVILLE — Seeing a musical written about a historical character like Annie Oakley is a pleasure in itself. Along with Carrie…
BUSYTOWN is a perfect fit for downtown Children’s Theatre
SALT LAKE CITY — Based on Richard Scarry’s popular children’s books by the same name, Busytown: A Musical is incredibly engaging…
Shakespeare, but not quite as I like it
PROVO — Growing up with a father whose passion was English, literature and poetry, there was not a day that I…
Bios
Dave Mortensen, UTAJ founder and editor, is an independent producer based in Salt Lake County. He earned a degree in…