Cast of RUTHLESS! is “born to entertain”
OGDEN — Weber State University’s latest production is the musical Ruthless!, a musical with a mostly female cast (with music by…
It’s a treat to meet THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN
OGDEN — The Cripple of Inishmaan, written by Martin McDonagh, is a play set in the 1930s about the excitement of…
Ancient Greek tragedy feels fresh in WOMEN OF TRACHIS
SALT LAKE CITY — With its slowly unwinding domestic tragedy, Sophocles’s Women of Trachis has been breaking audience’s hearts for more…
Don’t neglect THE WHO’S TOMMY at the Ziegfeld
OGDEN — The Ziegfeld Theatre in Ogden has taken on the rock opera The Who’s Tommy, based on the 1969 album…
WSU’s WHERE WORDS ONCE WERE will leave you speechless, in a good way
OGDEN — Weber State University‘s Department of Performing Arts made the bold decision to have “A Season of New Works”—an…
Jennifer A. Kokai discusses her new book, SWIM PRETTY
Jennifer A. Kokai is a name that pops up regularly in the UTBA archives as a director. A faculty member…
What is the Henriad? Where did the word “Henriad” come from?
Last year at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, I came across a term that I had never heard before: “Henriad.” After…
THE TEMPEST has some of “such stuff as dreams are made of”
OGDEN — The classic play, The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, is a tale about a father and his daughter marooned…
UTBA reviewers sound off: EXCELLENCE in 2015
At the end of every year at UTBA we collect our members’ thoughts on the excellent shows they have seen…
9 CIRCLES is upsetting and necessary
OGDEN—Through the first three scenes of Weber State’s 9 Circles, I sat dreading the negative review I’d have to write.…