Music carries THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY & BESS
LOGAN — When I was a pre-teen, my stepfather used to walk around the house bellowing, “Bess, you is my woman now; you is–you is,” in his lovely baritone voice.…
Magic to be had in Utah Shakespeare Festival’s MARY POPPINS
CEDAR CITY — From the moment I entered Randall L. Jones Theatre, the beautiful set transported me into the world of the show as the curtains lay open to reveal…
No “brimstone and treacle” in Herriman’s MARY POPPINS
HERRIMAN — The road to Herriman feels long and winding, especially if you are coming from anywhere outside of this southwest corner of the Salt Lake Valley, but this little…
No victory for THE THREE MUSKETEERS
CEDAR CITY — As he reaches adulthood, a countryman named D’Artagnan leaves home with the aspiration of becoming a musketeer. Luigi Sottile plays D’Artagnan in The Three Musketeers at this…
Powerful, evocative, important: UFOMT’s “Ragtime” relevant today
LOGAN — At its core, Ragtime is a story about America. Not at its best, but at its most hopeful. Hope that someday—someday—things will change. People will be more kind,…
You’ll have to make believe you love UFOMT’s SHOW BOAT
LOGAN — In 1992, I was forced to forego my first opportunity to see a touring Broadway show in Salt Lake City to go to scout camp. To a theatre-obsessed…
Let’s hear it for a nice FOOTLOOSE at SCERA
OREM — Footloose, the stage adaptation with a script by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie, lyrics by Pitchford, and music by Tom Snow, is always a good show choice when…
TARZAN is swingin’ fun at Tuacahn
IVINS – After the successful regional premiere of Tarzan in 2010, the exciting Disney musical is back by popular demand at Tuacahn Amphitheater. This year’s one of a kind encore…
Tuacahn starts off 2016 season strong with PETER PAN
IVINS – Having been a Utah resident my entire life, it is surprising to many that I had never experienced the hype of a production at Tuacahn first hand before…
Extra, extra! NEWSIES tour feels fresh & new!
SALT LAKE CITY — Last summer as I hit the open road with my three sons, I grabbed a long-neglected CD case full of my earliest collection of discs. Nestled…