THE PRINCESS BRIDESMAID is rollicking fun
MURRAY — Since starting this gig for Utah Theater Bloggers, I have become a fan of Desert Star Playhouse. I had…
IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST honors Wilde’s work
CENTERVILLE — CenterPoint Legacy Theatre’s presentation of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is a full evening of satirical wit…
Comedy’s afoot in ADVENTURES OF SHEER-LUCK HOMES AND SNOTSON
SALT LAKE CITY — The Adventures of Sheer-Luck Homes and Snotson is a parody that pits the wise-cracking Sheer-Luck Homes…
COMEDY OF ERRORS knows where it’s at
PROVO — Here’s the first thing I’ll say about the show: it had style. Not only that, but it was dripping…
HOW TO SUCCEED tries and falters at UVU
OREM — One of the oldest surviving dramatic forms in the Western theatrical tradition is satire. Aristophanes wrote plays that heaped…
CRADLE WILL ROCK resonates today
OGDEN — “They won’t buy our milk white bodies so we kinda sell out in some other way,” says the pharmacist…
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES is short, intimate, sweet
PROVO — The Covey Center for the Arts production of Anne of Green Gables was my first exposure to the story,…
Scream for joy at SCERA’s BYE BYE BIRDIE
OREM — Bye Bye Birdie was one of the first pieces of musical theatre that I was ever introduced to. My…
THE GONDOLIERS leaves a slight sinking feeling
PROVO — Gilbert and Sullivan are best known for their string of operettas written for producer Richard D’Oyly Carte. Thirteen works…
Midvale’s NEXT TO NORMAL has some growing up to do
MIDVALE — Back in 2009, I was rooting for the brand new rock musical Next to Normal to win the Tony…