Utah Festival Opera’s SEUSSICAL is full of whimsy and fun
LOGAN — Just under two decades ago, I spent a lot of evenings watching second run movies at the Utah Theater on Center Street in Logan because it was perfect…
The hilarious COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED)
LOGAN — Most of us are at least a little bit familiar with William Shakespeare and his work, whether it’s from high school English or from watching modern movies based…
Music carries THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY & BESS
LOGAN — When I was a pre-teen, my stepfather used to walk around the house bellowing, “Bess, you is my woman now; you is–you is,” in his lovely baritone voice.…
Powerful, evocative, important: UFOMT’s “Ragtime” relevant today
LOGAN — At its core, Ragtime is a story about America. Not at its best, but at its most hopeful. Hope that someday—someday—things will change. People will be more kind,…
New ideas in SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD
LOGAN — Songs For a New World is a song cycle written by Jason Robert Brown that depicts a number of scenarios involving people facing crossroads or changing points in…
Utah Festival Opera’s MAN OF LA MANCHA worth the quest
LOGAN — For 500 years, Miguel de Cervantes’ tale of Don Quixote has captivated readers. Now, half a century later, the Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre pays proper homage…
HOW TO SUCCEED a delightful success at Utah Festival Opera
LOGAN — How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying has become an iconic look at the 1960’s workplace through the lens of musical theatre. It’s satirical, stereotypical, and sexist.…
Utah Festival Opera presents the best of the classics with CAROUSEL
LOGAN — The Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre has a history of producing some great works of theatre that draw hundreds of patrons every summer. The festival brings to…
LITTLE WOMEN at the Ellen Eccles Theatre feels right at home
LOGAN — Little Women is one of those shows where you might have read the book, even heard a few songs, but haven’t even seen the production before. I was…
Shout “Yeeow!” for Utah Festival Opera’s OKLAHOMA!
LOGAN — Oklahoma! was the first musical that the very popular team of Rodgers and Hammerstein created together, and through the years it has been the subject of critical acclaim,…