CenterPoint’s ODD COUPLE is full of laughs, but lacks emotion
CENTERVILLE — Neil Simon has long been considered a master playwright, with many highly successful Broadway shows and numerous film scripts to his credit. One of the most famous of…
WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF Shines in an Intimate Space
SALT LAKE CITY–It’s as important to choose a worthy opponent as a worthy partner. So stands the lesson learned in Edward Albee‘s deeply twisted Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, put…
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE does everything a show is supposed to do
OGDEN — On its surface, The Drowsy Chaperone is a parody of musical theater in the 1920’s with no fear of making the audience the butt of its jokes. As…
Grassroots creates an energetic AS YOU LIKE IT
PROVO — If I had to choose one word to describe the Grassroots Shakespeare Company production of As You Like It, it would be “energetic.” Nearly every scene of the…
Post-apocalyptic A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM is a new twist on an old show
PROVO — The most important thing to know about The Echo Theatre’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is that it definitely does not look like a typical production of…
The Grand Theatre’s NOISES OFF is a laugh riot
SALT LAKE CITY — As a reviewer, it is a delight to see a show so well-executed in every aspect–in set design, in acting, in directing, in lighting and sound…
WV Hale’s ARSENIC AND OLD LACE slays audiences with laughter
WEST VALLEY CITY — Black comedy unfurls in fine form on the West Valley Hale’s stage, with it’s latest production of Joseph Kesselring‘sArsenic and Old Lace. Set in the 1940’s…
A delightful DROWSY CHAPERONE at the SCERA
OREM — How would you like to spend your Friday evening with a mousy middle-aged agoraphobic Broadway fanatic as he plays, sings along, and provides commentary about his favorite 1928…
I’d go INTO THE WOODS with The Ziegfeld any day
OGDEN — I’ve long felt like a poser in the theater world because (confession time) I’d never seen a Sondheim play. I know. Shameful. So it was with great anticipation…
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW is totally rad
OREM — The Taming of the Shrew, like many of Shakespeare‘s best plays, is so versatile. The film 10 Things I Hate About You moved the story to a high…