39 STEPS Over the Top at Utah Shakespeare Festival
CEDAR CITY — Each year the Utah Shakespeare Festival typically offers up a fan-favorite light-hearted comedy. This offering usually draws in and satisfies audiences with perhaps less of a penchant…
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING is highly entertaining in Tooele
TOOELE — Tooele Valley Theatre made Shakespeare‘s most loved comedy, Much Ado About Nothing, a delightful array of skilled performing, well-timed direction, and meaningful moments. The directing was fantastic, with…
Drop Dead Hilarious GIANNI SCHICCHI & BUOSO’S GHOST at UFOMT
LOGAN — Most people do not imagine a night out to the opera as being laugh-out-loud funny and very enjoyable, however, Utah Festival of Opera & Musical Theatre delivers a…
SHEAR MADNESS slays at Lyric Rep
LOGAN — Shave and a haircut? And a killer murder? Shear Madness, by Paul Pӧrtner, is a madcap comedy participatory whodunnit performed at Lyric Rep and is a cut above…
DRIVING MISS DAISY at Lyric Rep is worth the drive
LOGAN — The Black Box Theater on the Utah State University campus is an intimate space with room for a few dozen audience members lucky enough to squeeze in alongside…
HAY FEVER at Lyric Rep: Don’t sneeze at classic comedy
LOGAN — I have long been a fan of the Lyric Rep Theatre Company, having seen and reviewed many of their summer productions over the years. I appreciate that they…
BLITHE SPIRIT – A Spirited Production at BYU
PROVO – The conversion of the old Provo High School gym into the BYU West Campus Mainstage Theatre is so well done that once inside, I barely remembered the space…
Ziegfeld’s COMPANY makes bold choices
OGDEN — When the recent Tony award winning revival of Company opened in 2019 its music and lyricist Stephen Sondheim said “you can do it in different ways from generation…
Parker Theatre’s Impressive EARNEST Has Wit Galore
SOUTH SALT LAKE — Like Pirates of Penzance, The Importance of Being Earnest is a Victorian era comedy that has passed the test of time. Written by Irish playwright Oscar…
Straight from NYC, BYU’S THE STAKEOUT is a Fabulous Trip
PROVO — Tonight is the last night to enjoy BYUArts’ production of The Stakeout. You should. The 2022 comedy drama is a hilarious, heartfelt champion of the New York fringe…