Theatre Thursday: Coronavirus and Theatre
Note: Because the coronavirus situation is changing rapidly, some of the information in this post is outdated. Please see the current list of streaming, cancelled, and postponed productions in Utah.…
Broadway at the Eccles’s production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is traditional
SALT LAKE CITY — As I looked over the season for the Broadway across America productions at the Eccles Theater, there were many shows that I was interested in. But…
DERREN BROWN: SECRET will get in your head
NEW YORK — British mentalist, magician, and psychological illusionist Derren Brown has brought his famous London show across the pond to Broadway for a limited run to the great white…
Vocal prowess in Broadway’s TOOTSIE
NEW YORK — The Broadway musical Tootsie is based on the 1982 movie by the same name starring Dustin Hoffman. Playing currently at the Marquis Theatre in Times Square, the…
A gritty OKLAHOMA! in New York offers a fresh perspective
NEW YORK — Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic 1943 musical has been revived on Broadway and won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for its innovative new…
The beautiful story of MISS SAIGON will leave you in tears
SALT LAKE CITY — The Broadway at the Eccles showing of Miss Saigon by Boublil & Schönberg was amazing and beautiful. Though I wouldn’t expect less from a Broadway show,…
KING KONG is a visual spectacle
NEW YORK — The image that comes to mind when someone says, “King Kong,” has been an intrinsic icon in American pop culture for 83 years with the character’s debut…
Average Broadway attendee earns $222,120 annually? Not quite…
On Thursday, October 18, 2018, the Broadway League released its latest report on the demographics of the Broadway audience during the 2017-2018 season. One number in the report and press…
A Tony Award for Best Musical triples a show’s likelihood of staying open
The Broadway theatre season ends this week, and soon the question on the mind of every fan is: Who will the Tony Awards recognize this year? Although most audience members…
With DAMES AT SEA, “good times are here to stay”
NEW YORK CITY — A character in a Broadway musical arrives from Utah in a strange land. The Utahn, naïve and hopeful, must learn to adjust to the harsh reality…