“Seize the day” and enjoy Hurricane Theatrical’s NEWSIES
HURRICANE — Bring together a talented cast of singer and dancers (with energy as high as their toe-touches and vocal prowess soaring even higher than that) and, as they say…
HEARTLESS THE MUSICAL is full of heart in Provo
PROVO — “Long before she was the terror of Wonderland — the infamous Queen of Hearts — she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love.” This new…
Say it three times: BEETLEJUICE is a crowd pleaser
SALT LAKE CITY — Beetlejuice (with music and lyrics by Eddie Perfect and a book by Scott Brown and Anthony King) is a technical triumph with non-stop laughs. Beetlejuice is…
Tooele Valley Theatre’s WINNIE THE POOH KIDS is as sweet as a pot of honey
TOOELE — I love when a theatre company chooses the perfect production for its performance space, and tonight’s show, Winnie the Pooh Kids, was set in its own “hundred acre…
Only “Trouble” is in missing THE MUSIC MAN in Sandy
SANDY — Certain plays are so iconic that as a critic, I arrive asking myself, “What is left to be said about this show?” The Music Man, first premiered in…
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST gives a playhouse best at Terrace Plaza
OGDEN — Ever since the musical adaptation of Disney’s classic film Beauty and the Beast premiered on Broadway in 1994 there has been a mixed response from the musical theatre…
MEANINGLESS is a sublime spiritual journey at Great Salt Lake Fringe
SALT LAKE CITY — Meaningless is a poignant, one-man show by Rodney Brazil, in which he chronicles the book of Ecclesiastes from the Bible. Rodney opens the performance with a…
Forecast calls for a pleasant evening at SCERA’s SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
OREM — Change is in the air as silent films give way to “talkies.” After the wild success of The Jazz Singer, Hollywood studios are scrambling to add sound to…
“There’s a place for us” at WEST SIDE STORY at West Valley Arts
WEST VALLEY CITY — There is something special about a memorable ending to a musical or play. The rest of the production can have flaws, but if the show can…
THE SONS OF ARTHUR fails in its quest to entertain at the GSL Fringe Fest
SALT LAKE CITY — The Sons of Arthur (directed by Rose Allen and Daniel Barton) is a retelling of the 14th century poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The…