ILLUSIONARY TALES: spooky stories at their staged best
PROVO — One of the few good things to come out of the pandemic is experimental theater, and BYU’s Illusionary Tales has done a great job of finding a way…
Little ones can discover themselves via THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH
OREM — “Many things are possible as long as you believe they’re not impossible.” That’s one of the lessons of The Phantom Tollbooth, an adaptation of the Norton Juster novel…
HCTO offers a sensory SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
OREM — Hale Center Theater Orem (HCTO)’s Sense and Sensibility made for a perfect maiden voyage back to theatre after the onset of COVID-19. With the light-hearted, comedic, and nostalgic…
Let Lehi’s BIG FISH hook you
LEHI — This year, the Lehi Arts Council’s sole theatre production will be Big Fish. The production was cast in January and was almost ready to open in March. But,…
HOW I BECAME A PIRATE is seaworthy and sound
OREM — Just two years after the last production of How I Became a Pirate at the SCERA, the company has a new production of this play for young audiences.…
SCERA’s CINDERELLA is “A Lovely Night”
OREM — I thought Cinderella was one of Rodgers and Hammerstein‘s lesser works. Originally written for television, it is about half as long as their other shows, has no subplot,…
Get your ticket punched for HCT’s MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
SANDY — In a time where old ideas are being tossed away, Hale Centre Theatre decided to throw out a very relatable show, Murder on the Orient Express, based on…
Murray Art’s LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS makes the pandemic seem like a picnic
SALT LAKE CITY — Little Shop Of Horrors produced by Murray City Cultural Arts was a nice breath of fresh air … through a mask. I appreciated the outdoor stage…
I love LITTLE WOMEN, but not this show
OREM — Braving the theater these days can be daunting, and Orem Hale Center Theater was no picnic; however, I had put a drop of cinnamon oil in my mask…
A fun and safe production of THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
KAYSVILLE — The Hopebox Theatre cast its production of Thoroughly Modern Millie before March 2020, and has attempted numerous times to put the show on only to cancel because of…