Hale’s Footloose Cuts Loose with High-Energy Dancing and 80s Vibe
SANDY — If you’ve seen Footloose on stage before and walked away disappointed, you’re not alone. The 1984 film is a tough act to follow—how do you match the iconic…
Mostly Hits, One Miss with University of Utah’s INTO THE WOODS
SALT LAKE CITY — On Saturday, February 24th 2024, I saw Into The Woods (music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim with book by James Lapine) at the Babcock theatre at…
University of Utah’s ILLYRIA is lyrical, lighthearted, and lovely
SALT LAKE CITY — Illyria, a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night developed by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel is receiving a wonderful production at the University of Utah. Directed…
FLOYD COLLINS gets buried under a disjointed script
SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah has a reputation for doing difficult and lesser-known shows. This is by design, as they strive to push their students and Utah…
DRACULA, THE MUSICAL confuses at the U
SALT LAKE CITY — Dracula, the Musical was an unknown musical to me before given the opportunity to see it at the University of Utah. With music by Frank Wildhorn…
The University of Utah is good COMPANY
SALT LAKE CITY — The musical Company started out as eleven one-act plays penned by actor/playwright George Furth who planned for Kim Stanley to play each of the separate leads.…
CHESS: The game is greater than its players
SALT LAKE CITY — “It’s the US versus the USSR” both in the world championship chess match and in the Cold War as Grandmasters Freddie Trumper and Anatoly Sergievsky meet…
“Hey good lookin’,” check out DOGFIGHT at the University of Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — One of the best pieces of advice I received about finding ways to discover new theatre is to follow good playwrights, because as you discover their…
Get ready to cheer BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL at the U
SALT LAKE CITY — I was in high school when the hit teen movie Bring It On was released in movie theaters. It was a spunky, fun, and somewhat silly…
AMERICAN IDIOT isn’t just for Green Day fans
SALT LAKE CITY — There’s a poignant philosophy buried just beneath the surface of American Idiot. It doesn’t take long for this high-energy musical, backed by Green Day’s punk rock…