UTBA reviewers sound off: EXCELLENCE IN 2019
2019 was a great year for UTBA! This year we published 231 reviews, which is our highest total in several years. With so many shows to look back on, it…
Time for CAGNEY to tap out
SALT LAKE CITY — Based on a book by Peter Colley, Cagney, playing now at Pioneer Theatre Company, is a show whose creators’ Broadway hopes are too high. Directed by…
THE RIVALS vies for your heart
SALT LAKE CITY — Powdered wigs piled high, faux beauty spots, and elegant manners are all staples of the eighteenth century and are rarely on better display than in Richard…
PTC’s THE LION IN WINTER rules the stage
SALT LAKE CITY — When James Goldman‘s The Lion in Winter first premiered in 1966, the reception was (at best) tepid. Two years later, a star-studded film adaptation allowed this…
PTC’s CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY is shallow fan fiction
SALT LAKE CITY — Whatever happened to Mary, the bookish middle sister in Pride and Prejudice? This season, Pioneer Theatre Company is offering a glimpse into her future with Miss…
Pioneer’s /i/ explores the not-too-distant future in a gripping way
SALT LAKE CITY — In the not too distant future, in a world where technology painfully more ubiquitous, and true human connection is rare, what if there was a chance…
We all need a little WILL ROGERS FOLLIES in our life
SALT LAKE CITY — “I never met a man I didn’t like.” It’s probably the most famous line said by Oklahoma’s favorite son and beloved American humorist, Will Rogers. He’s…
PTC’s KING CHARLES III is intriguing take on “future history”
SALT LAKE CITY — What happens when Queen Elizabeth II dies? How will the newly minted King Charles III reign over the vastly different country and commonwealth that he has…
WOMEN IN JEOPARDY! is a pleasant comedy, but only half a play
SALT LAKE CITY — A trio of women are having their regular girl’s night interrupted by the introduction of one member’s new “lover.” Jackson is his name, and, even though…
AN INSPECTOR CALLS at PTC with a modern message
SALT LAKE CITY — Edwardian England is often painted as a romantic time of peace and rapid progress; a cozy lull between rigid Victorianism and the horror of the first…