Hale’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL undercut by performance schedule?
SANDY — This is the 35th year of A Christmas Carol at Hale Centre Theatre, a venerable and cherished tradition (which is not included in season tickets). It begins with…
HOLIDAY INN is a sugary treat
CENTERVILLE — With a veritable flurry of tap dances, love ballads, and scene and costume changes, a production of Holiday Inn with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin is no…
“Follow your hunch” and see HCT’s SEUSSICAL
SANDY — I was excited about the opportunity to take my five-year-old with me to see Seussical the Musical directed by Dave Tinney at the Hale Centre Theatre in Sandy.…
“God bless us, everyone” who sees HCTO’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL
OREM — “God bless us, everyone.” Tiny Tim’s famous closing line of A Christmas Carol is iconic in any stage adaptation of this most famous book by Charles Dickens. But…
SCERA’s ELF is a glass of syrupy Christmas spirit
OREM — The Christmas theatrical season has arrived, and (of course) nobody is more thrilled than Buddy the Elf. The overly enthusiastic character is on stage now in a nice…
A magnificent world premiere of THE HOUSE OF EDGAR ALLAN POE
OGDEN — It is rare that you get to hear the words, “world premiere musical,” in Utah, but I have heard those words a lot this season. I was very…
Vocal prowess in Broadway’s TOOTSIE
NEW YORK — The Broadway musical Tootsie is based on the 1982 movie by the same name starring Dustin Hoffman. Playing currently at the Marquis Theatre in Times Square, the…
A gritty OKLAHOMA! in New York offers a fresh perspective
NEW YORK — Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic 1943 musical has been revived on Broadway and won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for its innovative new…
LIFESPAN OF A FACT is a powerful quest for truth
SALT LAKE CITY — “Sometimes we misplace knowledge in pursuit of information,” says John D’Agata in his essay, “What Happens There.” Read it; it’s superb. In D’Agata’s essay, he writes…
A double dose of SWEENEY TODD reviews!
OREM — You may have already read C. T. Lewis’s review of the Utah Repertory Theater Company production of Sweeney Todd at Utah Valley University. We were invited by Broadway…