I have confidence in SCERA’s SOUND OF MUSIC
OREM — It would probably be impossible to create a better opening scene of SCERA’s production of The Sound of Music. As Chelsea Hendrickson sang the opening notes of the…
Daring ingenuity in Kaysville City’s SCARLET PIMPERNEL
KAYSVILLE — The Scarlet Pimpernel emphasizes the power of a few men’s ingenuity to overcome remarkable odds. Kaysville City’s recent production definitely embodied this. It’s an awe inspiring task to…
MULAN struggles to move from children’s theatre to main stage
IVINS — Disney’s Mulan, with music and lyrics by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel, Stephen Schwartz, Jeanine Tesori and Alexa Junge, and a book adaptation from the animated film of…
With time, FOOTLOOSE could dance into audience hearts
WEST VALLEY CITY — From its mid-1980’s beginning as a major motion picture to its late 1990’s transition to the musical theatre stage, Footloose has presented its themes of growth…
ROBIN HOOD: LEGEND OF THE SHERWOOD BANDIT is a relevant tale of choices
CLEARFIELD — With a story as often told as the legend of Robin Hood, it would seem difficult to bring something entirely new to the stage. However, Ed Farnsworth‘s version,…
Hale’s GUYS AND DOLLS is a showstopper
OREM — The age old battle of the sexes comes to a head in Guys and Dolls, a musical originally premiering in 1950 and finding new stage at Orem’s Hale…
Starstuff is falling on PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
CEDAR CITY — It’s (unfortunately) not that often that you walk out of a theatre performance thinking, “Wow, that was utterly magical.” However, in the case of Peter and the…
No deliberation necessary: TWELVE ANGRY MEN is a superb show
CEDAR CITY — For me, the best theatre has always been the type that does more than just entertain. I love a show that tries to improve the audience in…
Live happily ever after with ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
SALT LAKE CITY — “I’m in love with a girl named Fred!” proclaims Prince Dauntless to the audience of Once Upon a Mattress, as he sings of his love for…
CenterPoint creates a pleasant FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
CENTERVILLE — Fiddler on the Roof is back in Utah, and CenterPoint Legacy Theater is the latest venue to offer their interpretation of this classic story to Davis county audiences.…