“Hey good lookin’,” check out DOGFIGHT at the University of Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — One of the best pieces of advice I received about finding ways to discover new theatre is to follow good playwrights, because as you discover their…
“It’s a jolly holiday” with BYU’s MARY POPPINS
PROVO — When I was in college Mary Poppins was playing on Broadway. One of my college professors attended the production along with several other shows. After returning from his…
Unmet potential in Riot Act’s POOR BASTARD
SALT LAKE CITY — Light carpet topped with a red runner and lined with chairs on two sides designated a portion of the Central Utah Art Center basement as the…
Lions and tigers and Winkies at UCT’s THE WIZARD OF OZ
SOUTH SALT LAKE — The Utah Children’s Theatre is truly a child’s paradise. The marquee and lobby are whimsical throwbacks to theaters of yesteryear with no expense spared. And the…
Charming holiday cheer in A CHRISTMAS CAROL
WEST VALLEY CITY — The Christmas Carol has been a popular story for over 170 years. It has the magic of Christmas, the human condition, redemption, family, love, kindness, unrequited…
It’s a fine OLIVER! at Pioneer Theatre
SALT LAKE CITY — If there’s a surprise in store for audiences of Pioneer Theatre Company’s latest production of a show based on a Charles Dickens novel and scheduled in…
Very dark HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL has its Utah debut
SALT LAKE CITY — True to the darker vibes of the original 1988 film, Heathers: The Musical remained just on the edge of funny and devastating. The plot follows the…
Report on the 2016 Theatre Olympics (Wrocław, Poland)
WROCŁAW, POLAND — Thanks to the generous financial support of the Foundation of the American Theatre Critics Association (and the kindness of my boss to let me miss a few…
Step over to the Covey Center and see THE 39 STEPS
PROVO — A tiny black box theatre, a small cast, and lots of laughs awaited me at the Covey Center for the Arts as I attended The 39 Steps, adapted…
Can’t miss BYU Young Company’s CYRANO (or his nose!)
PROVO — The cast members of the BYU Young Company circulated around the small black box theatre, interacting with audience members before the start of Cyrano, directed by Kris Jennings.…