A Globe experience at BYU’s MUCH ADO
PROVO — Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies. Upon arriving at the Pardoe Theatre at the BYU Campus, I looked around at the set designed…
Westminster takes on living-room comedy-drama, AH, WILDERNESS!
SALT LAKE CITY — There isn’t much wilderness in Eugene O’Neill‘s 1933 comedy-drama Ah, Wilderness—until the final scene, when it serves as a lovers’ getaway. Almost the entire show takes…
Vocal prowess in Broadway’s TOOTSIE
NEW YORK — The Broadway musical Tootsie is based on the 1982 movie by the same name starring Dustin Hoffman. Playing currently at the Marquis Theatre in Times Square, the…
A gritty OKLAHOMA! in New York offers a fresh perspective
NEW YORK — Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic 1943 musical has been revived on Broadway and won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for its innovative new…
LIFESPAN OF A FACT is a powerful quest for truth
SALT LAKE CITY — “Sometimes we misplace knowledge in pursuit of information,” says John D’Agata in his essay, “What Happens There.” Read it; it’s superb. In D’Agata’s essay, he writes…
Body-swapping for a good cause at Hopebox
KAYSVILLE — Hopebox Theatre has the biggest heart of any theater in Utah. They are a non-profit community theater dedicated to raising money for cancer victims. The recipient for their…
“Don’t dream it, be it” at THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
OGDEN — Arguably a revolutionary horror with deep, meaningful undertones or a confounding entertainment at best spectacle, The Rocky Horror Show has been pleasing and baffling audiences for over four…
Thoroughly delighted with THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
OREM — The Hale Center Theater Orem has produced an energetic and lively show in Thoroughly Modern Millie directed by Lisa Hall. The stunning costumes, vivacious choreography, engaging vocals, and…
The Covey’s A LITTLE MURDER… is only a little funny
PROVO — Ron Bernas’s A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody under the direction of Jarom Brown at Covey Center for the Arts is billed as “A hilarious match of wits…
SCERA’s JOSEPH…DREAMCOAT is ahead of its time
OREM — In the comfort of the SCERA, it is easy to get lost in the magic of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. With music by Andrew Lloyd Webber…