“Mooning” over Pioneer Theatre Company’s production of GREASE
SALT LAKE CITY — The very first CD that I bought was the soundtrack to Grease. I had never seen the show, but a friend had convinced me that I…
Go on a “High Adventure” with ALADDIN
SALT LAKE CITY — Excited to be invited to review the Broadway at the national touring production of Aladdin over this last weekend, I had high expectations. And I was…
A magical evening at HCTO’s TUCK EVERLASTING
OREM — In Tuck Everlasting, Winnie Foster (played by Abigail Scott) is a spunky, adventurous 11-year-old with a wild spirit. Too much tempts her while she is still supposed to…
Ziegfeld brings the classic SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN to Ogden
OGDEN — The Ziegfeld Theater in Ogden has mounted their latest production, the well-known and well-loved classic, Singin’ in the Rain, written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, with music…
Grotesque fun with JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH at UCT
SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Children’s Theatre’s James and the Giant Peach under the direction of Joanne Parker is grotesque fun (and that’s meant as a compliment). An adaption…
Join the revolt with MATILDA at Hale Centre Theatre in Sandy
SANDY — The musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Matilda has found its way through the streets of London, past Broadway’s Shubert Theatre, and landed smack dab in the middle of…
An appropriate and hilarious SPELLING BEE
OGDEN — Terrace Plaza Playhouse in Ogden has mounted a new production of the 2005 awarding-winning Broadway musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. The musical follows several young…
Promising cast devoured by plant at Draper Historic Theatre
DRAPER — Like its featured creature, Little Shop of Horrors is a strange beast: a combination of a late-’50s monster-of-the-week flick and an ’80s B-movie camp, featuring a jive-talking, man-eating…
A love story—Nile style
OREM — Scera, a community gathering place for more than 85 years, hosts the award-winning musical Aida, directed by Matthew Herrick. This adaptation of the centuries-old opera featuring the music…
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: a good night for a good cause
KAYSVILLE — In a musical adaptation of the Steven Spielberg hit film by the same name, Catch Me If You Can, takes the audience through quite a story that is,…