SLAC’S DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS FLIES HIGH
SALT LAKE CITY – As one of the only two professional theatres in Salt Lake City, it’s always fun to see what Salt Lake Acting Company (SLAC) is up to.…
Discover new theatrical frontier with BYU’s MEN ON BOATS
PROVO — I love it when theatre leans into purely theatrical modes of storytelling. While technology offers benefits to minimize the costs of building sets, I have a soft spot…
“Nobody is Gonna Rain on My Parade” at Funny Girl at the Eccles
SALT LAKE CITY — For those who have never really connected with the movie Funny Girl, do not skip the Broadway Across America touring show of Funny Girl at the…
FRINGE: In HARK!, Pandemic Meets Pirates.
SALT LAKE CITY — One of the best parts about the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival is seeing shows at the germination phase when they are just getting started. I…
FRINGE: HOW DID WE GET HERE? Offers Laughter Amid the Lost
SALT LAKE CITY — It takes lots of guts to be a stand-up comic, and I think that might go double for comics working in Utah, where I would imagine…
FRINGE: Short But Fun I’VE DECIDED TO BECOME A DIGITAL PET
SALT LAKE CITY — On July 27th, I saw I’ve Decided To Become A Digital Pet at the Salt Lake Fringe Festival. It’s a very short, fifteen minute, one man…
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…