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Today is New Year’s Eve, and that means is time for UTBA’s annual post where our members discuss the excellent shows they saw in the past year. From Logan to…

PROVO — In my latest review for UTBA, I praised the unique experience of the staged readings put on by Contemporary Voices at BYU. I loved attending the reading, but…

PROVO — Theatre fans should be open variety of experiences and expressions of the art form. So, when I heard BYU was doing a series of staged readings, I was…

PROVO — BYU’s production of The Merry Widow is that rare thing: an opera with mass appeal. Music lovers will relish the expertly performed score. Newcomers to opera will appreciate…

Between August 2021 and June 2022, I saw and reviewed four productions of As You Like It. And just as I discovered when I saw four stagings of Romeo and…

PROVO — Director Stephanie Breinholt’s voice caught with emotion as she spoke to the audience before opening the final show on BYU’s Pardoe Theatre stage: Kate Hamill’s award winning adaptation…

PROVO — One of the best parts of watching local theater is getting caught up in the energy and passion of the performers. This is especially true with student productions…

PROVO — Everybody wins with the new series of staged readings called Contemporary Voices, mounted by the Theatre and Media Arts Department at BYU. The readings give students a low-risk…

PROVO — As You Like It is the BYU Young Company’s latest touring show, and it is an odd production for the company. Not because of any artistic choices that…

PROVO — It is supposed to be a college production, but BYU’s Fiddler on the Roof is so well executed that audience member can be forgiven if they mistake it…