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…
Terrace Plaza’s SPELLING BEE is even better years later
OGDEN — Terrace Plaza Playhouse has done something I have not seen a local company in Utah do, which is a “reunion production,” calling most of the cast of the…
Prepare for a night of levity in Orem Hale’s THE 39 STEPS
OREM — It is the second time I have seen The 39 Steps on the Utah stage. It is a lovely parody of an old Alfred Hitchcock movie. This adaptation…
Ziegfeld’s 9 TO 5 is a catchy memo on female empowerment
OGDEN — Decades before the #MeToo movement, a group of Boston secretaries organized the “9to5 movement” in the 1970s to fight for better pay, more opportunities to advance, and to…
SGMT’s HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL is a class you won’t want to skip
ST. GEORGE — Opening night at St. George Musical Theater had all the excitement of a pep rally before a big game—which should be expected when the cast is belting…
The hills of Perry sing with THE SOUND OF MUSIC
PERRY — We all grew up with Julie Andrew’s iconic performance in the 1965 film version of The Sound of Music. This classic play is filled with timeless songs we…
RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER is a storytelling adventure at sea
SALT LAKE CITY — Jonah Kirkhart’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner, part of the the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival, is a new play based on an old poem, originally…
Tuacahn: SCHOOL OF (Red) ROCK
IVINS — Do you want to see the original Broadway understudy for Dewey Finn perform the role he did 140 times in New York? Of course you do! And you…
ONE MAN, ONE GUITAR, SUPERSTAR is a rockin’ event
SALT LAKE CITY — One Man, One Guitar, Superstar was almost exactly what its title promised. Chicago performer David Knoell played his guitar through the main parts of the Andrew…
Tuacahn’s THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO is quite a spectacle
IVINS — Tuacahn’s summer production of The Count of Monte Cristo features live animals, a huge outdoor stage, and super performances. The musical, with book and lyrics by Jack Murphy,…