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…
Tuacahn’s JOSEPH…DREAMCOAT still more feast than famine
IVINS — My last review for UTBA was for this exact production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, featuring David Archuleta as Joseph. With Archuleta’s run with the coat…
Hungry for more after LITTLE SHOP Of HORRORS at West Valley Arts
WEST VALLEY CITY — In a decade not so long ago on Skid Row, a mysterious plant is purchased during a solar eclipse by a kindly nerd named Seymour Krelborn.…
A fine Utah tradition lives in Eagle Mountain’s COMEDY OF ERRORS
EAGLE MOUNTAIN — Something interesting happens whenever a critical mass of Utahns get together: they put on a play. Less than three years after the establishment of Salt Lake City,…
SGMT’s CRAZY FOR YOU is a tap-dancin’, bass slappin’ good time
ST. GEORGE — After an energetic performance of Crazy for You at St. George Musical Theater, it is clear the cast has got rhythm and they’ve got music. So, as…
SEE HOW THEY RUN in those shoes at the Terrace
WASHINGTON TERRACE — See How They Run is a British farce written by Philip King that has been gracing various stages since 1944. It gets its title from the nursery…
Mad King’s AS YOU LIKE IT carouses with “drunk Shakespeare”
MIDVALE — Shakespeare‘s works are produced so frequently in Utah that the six most reviewed straight plays in UTBA’s archives were all written by the Bard. Therefore, it can be…
The Off-Broadway Theatre’s CHARLIE’S AUNT is a riotous romp
DRAPER — Be ready to be slammed by a wall of energy and laughter at The Off-Broadway Theatre’s production of Charlie’s Aunt. The company’s mission is to “provide a place…
A rowdy night with A BEDFULL OF FOREIGNERS in St. George
ST. GEORGE — Fresh from their production of the childlike literary universes of Seussical, The Stage Door presents a show for more grown-up audiences: to A Bedfull of Foreigners. This…
“Let Your Freak Flag Fly” at Odgen Musical Theatre’s SHREK
OGDEN — It seems like each summer there are few shows throughout Utah that happen to be the common show. This summer appears to be the summer of Shrek. Ogden…