Tuacahn comes out swinging with TARZAN
IVINS — Based on the 1999 animated film, Tuacahn’s production of Tarzan is this summer’s must-see show. Finding my seat in the outdoor amphitheatre, I was excited to see the…
“Pure Imagination” at Tucahan’s CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
IVINS — “Come with me, and you’ll be in a world of pure imagination,” begins the classic song from the 1971 cinematic adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate…
Empress Theatre’s FREAKY FRIDAY is fun any day of the week
MAGNA — Attending the opening weekend of Freaky Friday at the Empress Theatre on Mother’s Day weekend was a freakishly fitting outing and full of fun. This musical adaptation of…
HCT’s HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN IN NEW YORK underwhelms in World Premiere
SANDY — When a story is revised, revived or adapted from one medium to another, there’s always a purist or two who resists the changes from the original version. Prior…
First-rate cast makes Hale Centre Theatre’s HELLO, DOLLY! a joy
SANDY — Hello, Dolly! is not only a venerable workhorse in the American musical theatre canon, but it is nearly flawless in its dramatic structure. That is one reason the…
Only fools will miss Ziegfeld’s A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER
OGDEN — The Ziegfeld Theater’s production of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder is a captivating experience with an impressive cast and stellar visuals. Directed by Caleb Parry, this…
“No way to stop” an enjoyable SOUND OF MUSIC at Timp Community
AMERICAN FORK — Tucked in the back of a series of old buildings next to the Mount Timpanogos Temple is the Valentine Theater that houses Timpanogos Community Theatre. The spacious…
HCTO’s ONCE is so nice, go see it twice
OREM — Timeless, memorable, profound, jaw-dropping. These words swirled in my mind as I exited Hale Center Theater after seeing Once. Not every production has the benefit of magnificent original…
Script hobbles Parker Theatre’s WINNIE THE POOH, but actors shine
SOUTH SALT LAKE — For nearly a century, readers and audiences have been pulled into the Hundred Acre Wood of A. A. Milne’s imagination. Known characters such as Piglet, Tigger,…
THE WEDDING SINGER crashes the party at Heritage Theatre
PERRY – Heritage Theatre delivers a rockin’ 80’s blast to the past with The Wedding Singer directed by Derek and Breanne Hendricks. With book by Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlihy,…