HELLO DOLLY doesn’t quite dazzle
MURRAY — Hello, Dolly!, a classic from the golden age of musicals, is a feel-good musical with plenty of wit and charm. Written by Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart in…
Bless your beautiful hide! SEVEN BRIDES is at Sundance
SUNDANCE — I’m glad Utah keeps the flame of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers alive. For some reason, this ’50s movie is performed onstage and enjoyed on video regularly in…
MY FAIR LADY benefits from strong leads
SPANISH FORK – Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are two names that most theater patrons probably know by now, but I recently had the pleasure of meeting these two for…
Some praise is due for RENT
MIDVALE — Making the short list of musicals ever awarded a Pulitzer Prize, Jonathan Larson’s Rent is designed to do so much more than entertain. Rent could be described as…
A WICKED-ly good time at the Capitol
SALT LAKE CITY — “You have to give people what they want,” says the Wizard during the first act of Wicked. It’s good artistic advice, and few people are better…
KISS ME, KATE has great talent, but lacks direction
LOGAN — Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre is celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year, in part, by staging Kiss Me, Kate in the Ellen Eccles Theatre. This relatively well-known…
ANNIE in Herriman is a vibrant treat
HERRIMAN — Friday night I made my way out to the Rosecrest Pavilion at Butterfield Park in Herriman in the pouring rain. I was on my way to see the…
MY FAIR LADY is just loverly in Logan
LOGAN — There was once a time when attending the theater was a major social event. Patrons dressed in their finest suits and gowns, met up with friends, and settled…
If all the world’s a stage, THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) is a hilarious player
PROVO — When I walked into the Echo Theatre, I couldn’t help but be charmed by the earnest, warm-fuzzy feel of the space. This is obviously a new venue, one…
ANNIE gets lost in the crowd
ALPINE — Annie, as we all know, is the endearing story of an extraordinarily optimistic red-headed orphan who smiles her way into a rich man’s heart. Together, the lonely billionaire…