August 2011 UTBA Roundup
August has come and gone. Summer is ending and the normal routine is starting again. Kids are going back to…
Insider’s scoop on BYUtv’s broadcast of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
CEDAR CITY — I thought that this year’s crop of productions from the Utah Shakespeare Festival was especially good. In…
RUINED brings an important story to Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY — Reviewing a show like Ruined by Lynn Nottage is a slightly formidable task. My goal here…
HENRY IV, PART 1 at the Babcock
SALT LAKE CITY — Henry IV, Part 1 is number 6 of 8 and perhaps one of the most famous…
Opening night with Shakes’s "A Midsummer Night’s Dream"
CEDAR CITY — I would first like to say, what a privilege it is that my first review for Utah…
SUNSET BOULEVARD: not quite timeless, but definitely timely
SALT LAKE CITY – Theatre in America has reached one of those critical transitions that redefines how we approach art. …
January 2011 UTBA Roundup
It’s a new year, and already 2011 has treated UTBA pretty well. In addition to the site’s birthday, January also…
A toe-tapping “Anything Goes”
OGDEN — Weber State University’s performance of Anything Goes is a witty combination of slapstick humor, unlikely romance, and colorful…
A little, happy production of “Little Happy Secrets”
CEDAR CITY — I’ll start by stating my prejudices. I am lucky to count the playwright, Melissa Leilani Larson as…
December 2010 UTBA Roundup
The tree is packed away and the presents are unwrapped, so it’s back to reality for us at UTBA. Thanks…