Hale’s ADDAMS FAMILY is a halloween treat
SANDY — As is the inevitable fate of all 20th century cultural properties, The Addams Family was turned into a Broadway musical a few years ago. The musical ran in…
Draper’s SISTER ACT is like “nun” other
DRAPER — If you haven’t seen Sister Act before, be prepared for a fantastic mix of humor, romance, disco, and faith. Based on a book by Cheri and Bill Steinkellner…
Plan-B Theatre’s production of THE POST OFFICE is heartfelt
SALT LAKE CITY — Although The Post Office (written by Melissa Leilani Larson and adapted from a story by Rabindranath Tagore) features a cast of high school students, the actors…
Sink me! THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL blooms gloriously at SGMT
ST. GEORGE — Fourteen years ago, St. George Musical Theater presented The Scarlet Pimpernel, and it was a huge success. Despite a love for the production—or more likely because of…
“Watch What Happens” at NEWSIES in Southern Utah
ST. GEORGE — When it comes to an evening filled with strong ensemble choreography, music, and acrobatics, take a line out of one particular Newsies song and “watch what happens.”…
A delightful, down home MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM at UCT
SOUTH SALT LAKE — In 1662, the diarist Samuel Pepys wrote after seeing a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream that, “. . . it is the most insipid ridiculous…
Shake your shoes over to ALL SHOOK UP at the Hopebox Theatre
KAYSVILLE — Sometimes I just want to go see a show that is fun, cheerful, and filled with familiar tunes that I can sing along to and not have to…
“The Smell of Rebellion” envelopes at Ziefeld’s MATILDA
OGDEN — Matilda the musical is based on the novel by Roald Dahl about an intelligent little girl who is stuck with the most horrible parents imaginable. She gets sent…
THE JUNGLE darkens, but hope shines
OGDEN — The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair, is a novel that has a reputation for being one of the most difficult to digest and is true to life portrayals of…
Perennial laughs in THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
CENTERVILLE — The CenterPoint Theatre’s production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee tickled my funny bone relentlessly. I had no idea musicals could be as funny as stand…