Run (don’t walk!) to SEE HOW THEY RUN in Pleasant Grove
PLEASANT GROVE — The Pleasant Grove Players production of See How They Run is so delightful that my biggest challenge in reviewing it is deciding which aspect of the show…
MAMMA MIA! at AFCT is more spectacle than story
AMERICAN FORK — If I am driving in the car with people of various music tastes, the surest way to please the crowd is to put on ABBA. Their music…
Have the “Best Day Ever” at THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL in Logan
LOGAN — The flashy new musical The SpongeBob Musical has been taking the theatre community by storm and has become an instant new favorite. After finally seeing this musical for…
“Seek no longer!” A great SCARLET PIMPERNEL is at Terrace Plaza
WASHINGTON TERRACE — Beverly’s Terrace Plaza Playhouse is celebrating its 30th season by bringing back some of their fan favorite shows, starting off with an incredible production of The Scarlet…
Go happily-ever-aftering to CAMELOT at Hale Center Theater Orem
OREM — In the title song of Camelot, King Arthur sings, “In short, there’s simply not a more congenial spot for happily-ever-aftering than here in Camelot.” He might as well…
Weber State’s IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST is beautiful and fun
OGDEN — Oscar Wilde, Irish poet, wit, author, and playwright was once quoted as saying, “Life is much too important a thing ever to talk seriously about it.” Evidence of…
Westminster’s AS YOU LIKE IT is pleasant, despite some unevenness
SALT LAKE CITY — “Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?” Shakespeare asks in his play As You Like It. Left and right, the characters in As You…
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE in Draper is far, far off-Broadway
DRAPER — A cursory glance at the production history of The Off-Broadway Theatre reveals what an intrepid choice it is for the company to produce The Drowsy Chaperone. While many…
FIREFLIES presents stunning realism on stage at Pioneer Theatre
SALT LAKE CITY — “It’s a mating dance,” is how Matthew Barber’s Fireflies describes the habits of fireflies. And, while that line comes later in the play, it sets up…
Strong finish fails to compensate for slow start to NOISES OFF
SALT LAKE CITY — It is often said that comedy is the hardest art form. It is also said the Noises Off is the funniest farce ever written. Assuming both…