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PAYSON — Shrek the Musical opened on Broadway December 14, 2008, based on the 2001 movie by Dreamworks Animation. It is a well known, extremely popular franchise, with many sequels…

LEHI —“Witches can be right. Giants can be good. You decide what’s right. You decide what’s good.” Ah, Into the Woods. The brilliant, complex, twisted musical from composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim…

MAGNA — One of the best traits of children is their imagination; the make believe games of young children embody their creativity and innocence. That is why I think Alice…

SALT LAKE CITY — The Off-Broadway Theatre’s production of Eric Jensen’s Charlie’s Aunt, directed by Rusty and Sunny Bringhurst is a farcical comedy of manners. A contemporary adaptation of a…

CLEARFIELD — All right, to clear some things up. Yes, I am male. Yes, I have at least watched the movie of Anne of Green Gables. I have older sisters…

OREM — The Scarlet Pimpernel, with music by Frank Wildhorn and a book and lyrics by Nan Knighton, has become a Utah favorite among community theatres throughout the state with…

WEST VALLEY — Over 100 years ago, Edgar Rice Burroughs penned the original story Tarzan of the Apes. While Disney’s 1999 animated film adaptation took liberties with the story’s details,…

SANDY — Like the other recently popular musical set in the 1920’s, The Drowsy Chaperone, the script of Thoroughly Modern Millie (written by Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan) makes light…

AMERICAN FORK — Based on the popular Italian opera by Giuseppe Verdi of the same name, the musical Aida (with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice and…

LAYTON — Live theatre can be such a treat to behold. Seeing a talented actor deliver well-written lines is like eati a delicious chocolate. So it seems to me that…