War and Mocktails: A Memorable GREAT COMET with USU Opera Theatre
LOGAN — Tucked away in a building that improbably shares parking with a Smith’s in Logan, the Utah State University Opera Theatre has staged one of the most memorable nights…
Excellent Intro to Opera with USU Opera Theatre Rape of Lucretia
LOGAN —The Rape of Lucretia is an Opera with music by Benjamin Britten and a libretto by Ronald Duncan. This opera is somewhat new by operatic standards, having first been…
USU Opera’s TOXIC AVENGER is silly campy fun for mature audiences
LOGAN — I am not a huge horror fan. I don’t like haunted houses very much, I never watch slasher films, and I don’t read Stephen King books. Yet somehow,…
FLOYD COLLINS at Utah State Recreates History
LOGAN — Floyd Collins, a musical with music and lyrics by Adam Guettel and a book by Tina Landau, is not one often produced. First performed in 1994 at the…
A sleepy, dreary SPRING AWAKENING at Utah State University
LOGAN — “There’s a moment you know…you’re f***ed.” For me, this realization came after the second song of Utah State University’s production of Spring Awakening. To be fair, “Totally F***ed”…
Exquisite GHOST QUARTET at USU is hauntingly beautiful
LOGAN — Utah State University Opera Theatre presents Ghost Quartet with music, lyrics, and book by Dave Malloy. Starring an exquisite quartet of Taylor Woolf, Patrice Densley, Gideon Benge, and…
Terrence McNally’s MASTER CLASS is nearly masterful at Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre
LOGAN — To say that playwright Terrence McNally is a stalwart of the American theatre would be a gross understatement. Critic Rex Reed describes McNally as “one of the greatest…