DRACULA VS JEKYLL & HYDE: A spooktacular evening of comedy
SALT LAKE CITY —If you don’t know its there, you may rush down Main Street in Salt Lake City and pass by the Off Broadway Theater. Hidden in between restaurants…
Empress pulls off THE MUSIC MAN without any trouble
MAGNA — Meredith Willson‘s The Music Man is one of the most beloved of all American musicals. I personally think it’s one of the top five greatest. It has been…
A flipped MIDSUMMER at the U succeeds despite odd choices
SALT LAKE CITY — By far the most popular playwright whose work we review at UTBA is William Shakespeare. With this review, UTBA has now reviewed 20 productions of the…
THE FOREIGNER not a stranger to comedy
MIDVALE — “How does one acquire a personality?” a boring Brit, Charlie Baker, asks in the opening scene of The Sugar Factory Playhouse’s production of The Foreigner. Well, it’s a…
HUNK-CULES: A Greek . . . comedy?
MURRAY — In addition to Hercules being one of my all time favorite Disney movies, I am fascinated by Greek myth. So although the “parody” thing isn’t one of my…
Say, “I Do, I Do in the Sky” to Hale’s DROWSY CHAPERONE
OREM — Everybody loves to share their favorite music with their family and friends. It may be while on a long drive, during a holiday weekend, or just as part…
Herriman’s JOSEPH Surpasses Expectations
HERRIMAN — If Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat were a constellation, I’d know every star; if it were a cornfield, I’d know every row and husk. I’ve seen it…
Hale’s JOSEPH: a cut above the rest
WEST VALLEY — Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat has been a staple of Utah community theater for decades. Each year you can be assured of 7-10 productions of the…
MUSIC MAN brings community to Syracuse
SYRACUSE — The Music Man, by Meredith Wilson, is an iconic piece of musical theater. I never lived a world without The Music Man. The video was a staple in…
CHARLIE’S AUNT is Jolly Good Fun
SALT LAKE CITY — The Off Broadway Theatre provides a night of good old-fashioned fun and slapstick humor in their newest production, Eric Jensen’s Charlie’s Aunt. Set in England during…