Can’t help but applaud HOW TO MAKE A ROPE SWING
SALT LAKE CITY — I find it a shame to applaud design if a production is lacking in the script/acting/direction. Thankfully,…
Centerpoint’s BLITHE SPIRIT could use a little more life
CENTERVILLE — Over the past year and a half, I have had the pleasure of reviewing several community productions that…
Covey Center’s CHARLIE BROWN carried by stellar performances
PROVO — There is a unique challenge to theatre for young audiences: How to create something that is entertaining for children,…
THE FANTASTICKS has all the fixings of a good production
DRAPER — This was my first time seeing The Fantasticks, and it only took me a few minutes to understand why…
Foibles abound in THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES
OGDEN — The Will Rogers Follies, book by Peter Stone, with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by…
LITTLE HAPPY SECRETS: a simple and honest play
PROVO — I’ve been wanting to see Little Happy Secrets for years. Now that I finally have, I was not disappointed. My hat…
DREAMGIRLS offers a dreamy night
SALT LAKE CITY — In the title song of Dreamgirls, currently playing at the Capitol Theater, our three leading ladies make…
A FLEA IN HER EAR: a fascinating farce
SALT LAKE CITY – Chuck Jones, the animator behind the golden era of Warner Brothers cartoons, said, “Comedy is unusual…
THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE is fun for the family
SOUTH SALT LAKE — The Children’s Theatre of Salt Lake is settling into its new home in South Salt Lake, and…
A lovely little ROMEO AND JULIET
SALT LAKE CITY — Each year, the Utah Shakespeare Festival (USF) fills patrons’ lives with wondrous professional theater, both classic and…