THE TEMPEST is like a warm summer breeze at the Fringe
Reniassance Now Theatre & Film's The Tempest: O Brave New World is part of the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival and plays various dates and times through August 12. For…
Believe in the PRINCE OF EGYPT adaptation at Tuacahn
IVINS — The story of The Prince of Egypt is a familiar one, built on the foundations of a biblical story. Most people have some knowledge of Exodus, and the…
Sundance’s OKLAHOMA! has strengths, lacks heart
SUNDANCE — Oklahoma! was the first musical written by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, and it ushered in the American musical theatre as we now know…
Make your way to the Simon Fest’s funny FORUM
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum will be playing at the Neil Simon Festival in Cedar City various matinees and evenings July 3 through Aug 11.…
Hale’s MY SON PINOCCHIO is “like a bolt of the blue”
SANDY — When I heard that My Son Pinocchio was available to review, I was ecstatic. As a little kid, I remember watching the classic Disney film Pinocchio, and the…
A SECRET GARDEN more of sounds than sights at UFOMT
LOGAN — I’ve been known to joke to friends that one can write a review of too many shows produced by Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre according to the…
Herriman’s CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG is truly scrumptious
HERRIMAN — Ian Fleming‘s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a classic children’s tale of a single dad, his two adoring children, and their adventures with a seemingly magical car that…
Syracuse’s HAIRSPRAY is full of passion and fun
SYRACUSE — When I heard that the Syracuse Arts Council was putting on a production of Hairspray, I was excited and a bit apprehensive. Could a small community in rural…
Guaranteed fun at SCERA’s BIG RIVER
OREM — The story of Huckleberry Finn, as written by Mark Twain, is a tale of fun and adventure for a young boy with nothing to lose. The musical Big…
Less is so much more at Utah Shakespeare’s BIG RIVER
CEDAR CITY — Rather than a big, flashy musical, the Utah Shakespeare Festival chose this year to produce Big River, the musical adaptation of Mark Twain‘s The Adventures of Huckleberry…