CenterPoint’s JEKYLL AND HYDE is a fine start to the spooky season
CENTERVILLE — The history of the musical Jekyll and Hyde is about as the strange case of the original story itself. It made its debut in 1990 in Texas, but…
Pioneer Theatre’s MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS is first class
SALT LAKE CITY — Peeling back the layers of design, dialogue and character in a mystery is both the challenge and the thrill of making and seeing such a production.…
Utah stars shine with JOSEPH…DREAMCOAT IN CONCERT at the Eccles
SALT LAKE CITY — The most reviewed play by UTBA, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (directed by Tanner J. Christensen) is playing a brief weekend run in a concert…
“I’m ready, Lord!” for Music Theatre West’s soaring RAGTIME
LOGAN — Ragtime opened on Broadway in 1998 with music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and a book by Terrence McNally. Because it was one of the first…
A topsy-turvy good time at the Zig’s HUNCHBACK
OGDEN — Walking into the Ziegfeld Theater feels like coming home. I have only seen one other production at the Zig and had nearly forgotten the feeling of joy, inclusion,…
Hart Theater Company’s NINE adds up to a great evening
TAYLORSVILLE — Maury Yeston’s musical Nine, opened on Broadway in 1983. It won the Tony Award for best musical that year. However, it has never been reviewed by UTBA, likely…
HCTO’s CLUE is a hilarious whodunnit
OREM — Clue, whether as a board game, a film, a video game, or many of its other iterations, has entertained people for over 70 years. The latest version is…
Let Heritage Theatre’s THE LITTLE MERMAID cast a spell on your kids
PERRY — As many a millennial can attest, Disney’s The Little Mermaid was one of the backdrops of that generation. The 1989 Disney animated movie, with lyrics by Howard Ashman…
“Seize the day” and enjoy Hurricane Theatrical’s NEWSIES
HURRICANE — Bring together a talented cast of singer and dancers (with energy as high as their toe-touches and vocal prowess soaring even higher than that) and, as they say…
HEARTLESS THE MUSICAL is full of heart in Provo
PROVO — “Long before she was the terror of Wonderland — the infamous Queen of Hearts — she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love.” This new…