Liken and SCERA unite for a creative look at THE FIRST CHRISTMAS
OREM — The current SCERA production of Liken’s The First Christmas is unique. This production is the world stage premiere of a musical based on a somewhat popular series of…
PTC’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL has plenty of carol, could use more Christmas
SALT LAKE CITY — Can a show be top-notch quality and still fall flat? Pioneer Theatre Company’s production of A Christmas Carol: The Musical (music by Alan Menken, lyrics by…
A warm and fuzzy A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Orem Hale
OREM — Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol has proved to be a staple of the holiday season. At nearly 170 years old, this short novel has been adapted for the…
Silver Summit’s SCREWTAPE makes the best of a screwed up script
MIDVALE — C.S. Lewis’s Screwtape Letters is a satire consisting of correspondence between the novice demon Wormwood and his uncle Screwtape. In the book, Screwtape mentors Wormwood in his attempt…
Raise your spirits with CenterPoint’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL
CENTERVILLE — Nothing in Utah makes it begin to look a lot like Christmas like a theatrical rendition of Charles Dickens‘s “scary ghost story.” A Christmas Carol penetrates our society…
Feel at home with THE ADDAMS FAMILY
SALT LAKE CITY — I couldn’t help but snap. It was infectious. The opening notes to The Addams Family theme song filled the Capitol Theatre and 1400+ patrons from all…
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS production breaks the rules
PROVO — One of the reasons I keep going back to the theatre because of my hope that a director and cast can present a script that I’m familiar with…
A very “Nice” LUCKY STIFF at WSU
OGDEN — I think one of the toughest and consequently most satisfying part of theatre is returning to a show you know too well. This is most common when you…
Attend the Tale of U of U’s SWEENEY TODD
SALT LAKE CITY — My first encounter with Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (book by Hugh Wheeler, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim) was in my junior…
ANDROCLES AND THE LION is a sweet, endearing evening
OREM — The biggest draw for Utah Valley University’s production of their children’s theatre production of Aurand Harris’s Androcles and the Lion was, for me, the fact that it is…