Lehi Arts Council’s THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER is lowly and meek but moving.
LEHI — My last two reviews for Little Mermaid and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer were at venues that are known for being as exquisite in their offerings as any…
SCERA deserves “A Major Award” for A CHRISTMAS STORY
OREM — For the third year in a row, SCERA has mounted a production of A Christmas Story: The Musical, which makes it officially qualify as a tradition. This year’s…
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NEW YORK CITY — I love a good ensemble show. There is something satisfying about watching a play that requires the entire cast to pull together and shoulder the burden…
Gotta love Bluffdale’s GUYS AND DOLLS “a bushel and a peck”
BLUFFDALE — It is always a good night for Guys and Dolls, and the Bluffdale Arts Advisory Board did not disappoint. From the first bars of upbeat Broadway music (written,…
Waltz the night away with THE MERRY WIDOW at BYU
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…
Hopebox Theatre’s THE ADDAMS FAMILY is delightfully dark
KAYSVILLE — The Hopebox Theatre’s production of The Addams Family reunites audiences with the familiar faces of everyone’s favorite spooky family: Morticia, Gomez, Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester, Grandma Addams, Cousin…
Stage Door’s PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is P-H-E-N-O-M-E-N-A-L
SAINT GEORGE — Derived from the original play, C-R-E-P-U-S-C-L-E, by The Farm, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee was originally produced in 2005. With the book written by Rachel…
LUCKY STIFF at the Sandy Hale is more stiff than lucky
SANDY — “Everything is fine,” sings the cast of Lucky Stiff at the Hale Center Theatre. Though this farce was full of opportunities, it left me and the two people…
SCERA’s THE ADDAMS FAMILY is fantastic fall viewing
OREM — Temperatures are dropping, the mountains are turning orange, and grocery stores are filling with gloriously ghoulish decor. Fall has arrived! And what better way to celebrate this spectacular…
No escapin’ the hilarity of Pioneer Theatre Company’s SCAPIN
SALT LAKE CITY — When I started teaching theatre at a middle school on the west side of Salt Lake City in 2020, the first thing I wanted to know…