PTC’s THE LION IN WINTER rules the stage
SALT LAKE CITY — When James Goldman‘s The Lion in Winter first premiered in 1966, the reception was (at best) tepid.…
AN ILIAD brings the Homeric tradition into the 21st century
CEDAR CITY — As one of the fundamental stories of Western literature, The Iliad has entranced audiences for centuries. In a…
Visit CenterPoint’s CAMELOT for some “happily ever aftering”
CENTERVILLE — Arthurian legends have entranced people for hundreds of years, and the stories have been retold and adapted into countless…
USF is forceful in HOW TO FIGHT LONELINESS
CEDAR CITY — I saw denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Between the tragedies in Neil LaBute’s script, these stages…
PTC’s KING CHARLES III is intriguing take on “future history”
SALT LAKE CITY — What happens when Queen Elizabeth II dies? How will the newly minted King Charles III reign over…
MURDER FOR TWO is “a perfectly lovely surprise”
CEDAR CITY — At the Utah Shakespeare Festival, the audiences are used to “murder most foul” on the stage. But…
TWELFTH NIGHT doesn’t “achieve greatness,” but has some nice ideas
PROVO — I’ve been away from Utah Valley for a few years and so sitting in the Echo Theatre in Provo…
UTBA reviewers sound off: EXCELLENCE IN 2014
December is full of annual traditions, and at UTBA our favorite is our yearly blog post about the excellence we…
Close the book on SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE FINAL ADVENTURE
CEDAR CITY — In one of the first scenes of Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure the title character and his old friend…
Post-apocalyptic A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM is a new twist on an old show
PROVO — The most important thing to know about The Echo Theatre’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is that it…