cole mcclure

DRAPER — Turn up the music and jam with the Draper Arts Council’s production of School of Rock – The Musical. Performed outdoors at the Draper Amphitheater, the production directed…

OREM — Seussical, the musical by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, based on the works of Dr. Seuss has always seemed to me like classic middle school drama fare. As…

The year is coming to a close, and what a year it has been! At UTBA, we published a record-breaking 259 reviews in 2023, including our first reviews for productions…

OREM — I admit that when I accepted the assignment to review this year’s production of A Christmas Carol at Hale Center Theater Orem, I did it with a little…

OREM — Change is in the air as silent films give way to “talkies.” After the wild success of The Jazz Singer, Hollywood studios are scrambling to add sound to…

OREM — In a conversation with a playwright, I once asked how he responded to people seeing his work. His response was that an audience loving it or hating it…

OREM — Don’t be deceived by the small space where Alan Menken‘s and Glenn Slater‘s Sister Act is now playing. Other than the stage, there is nothing small about this…

OREM — A Christmas Carol is an annual tradition at Hale Center Theater Orem. That does not mean, though, that the show is the same every year. Building on last…

OREM — David Paul Smith, director of The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the Hale Center Theater in Orem, was bullied as a child. Why is this relevant? Because during…

OREM — It is the second time I have seen The 39 Steps on the Utah stage. It is a lovely parody of an old Alfred Hitchcock movie. This adaptation…