adaptation

CENTERVILLE — Newsies is a popular show around these parts. It follows the story of the newsboys in 1899 that fought against the corporate giants who owned the newspapers and…

SYRACUSE — Big Fish, based on the novel and movie by the same name, is the story of Edward Bloom (played by Troy Hone in his older years and Keenan…

OREM — Although most people do not think of it as a challenging show, Tarzan is a tough show for amateur companies to mount because of its unusual plot structure,…

IVINS — Based loosely on comics from the 1920s, Annie made its debut on Broadway in 1977 and, “Tomorrow,” has been in our heads ever since. Directed and choreographed by…

IVINS — If there is one thing that Tuacahn Amphitheatre does well, it is spectacle, and if there is a musical that lends itself well to spectacle, it is Disney’s…

SALT LAKE CITY — Peter Brook has been hailed a theatrical genius. He was influenced by the work of Antonin Artaud and his ideas for “Theatre of Cruelty,” which was…

OGDEN — After 13 months away and a remodel to the outside and parts of the inside, Terrace Plaza Playhouse in Washington Terrace has reopened its doors with Disney’s musical…

OREM — Hale Center Theater Orem’s production of a musical adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma (music, lyrics, and book by Tony Award nominee Paul Gordon) feels like the theatrical equivalent…

SANDY — Let’s just get to the point. Kelly Coombs’s lead performance in Hale Centre Theatre’s Daddy Long Legs is towering. One of the best I’ve seen in a long…

SOUTH JORDAN — It is likely no secret that I love shows like Spring Awakening, contemporary rock musicals that often feature themes of family drama, teenage angst, sexual repression, and…