Payson Community Theatre’s Secret Garden a Hidden Treaure
PAYSON — With an absolutely stunning score by Lucy Simon and themes of love, loss, and rebirth being brought to life through brilliant lyrics and book by Marsha Norman, the…
Journey to Sanpete for THE SECRET GARDEN
EPHRAIM — The Secret Garden, a Musical by Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon, adapted from the beloved children’s novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, first premiered on Broadway in 1991 and…
The secret of BYU’s THE SECRET GARDEN is its lovely simplicity
PROVO — It is interesting how a production company can find a new take on an old play or musical and make it feel new. At the new production of…
Ogden Musical Theatre’s THE SECRET GARDEN is worth seeking out
OGDEN — As a young lover of theatre, there are certain shows that forever remain with you. In 1991, The Secret Garden opened on Broadway with music by Lucy Simon…
Hale’s THE SECRET GARDEN could use more light
SANDY — The Secret Garden has been enjoyed on the page, stage, and screen for over a century. Based on the children’s novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the 1991 Broadway…
Hope springs eternal in CenterPoint’s THE SECRET GARDEN
CENTERVILLE — There are a few shows that I know so well that I hesitate to review them. The Secret Garden, with script and lyrics by Marsha Norman and music…
A SECRET GARDEN more of sounds than sights at UFOMT
LOGAN — I’ve been known to joke to friends that one can write a review of too many shows produced by Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre according to the…
“Love is always better” at Utah Rep’s BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
SALT LAKE CITY — The Bridges of Madison County is a new musical about love in its Utah debut. In this adaptation of the famous book (and film), Francesca Johnson…
THE COLOR PURPLE is a powerful story of identity
SALT LAKE CITY — One theme that all people can relate to is the search for one’s ipseity, or identity. It is a universal struggle, and a journey explored in…
GETTING OUT: An immersing story of reinvention
SALT LAKE CITY — Getting Out tells the story of a woman named Arlene who is on parole following her second stint in prison for the second-degree murder of a…