MAURITIUS is flawed, but valuable
SALT LAKE CITY — Philately is a dirty-sounding word for what might be considered the very dull hobby of stamp collecting, but when two thumbnail-sized pieces of paper are worth…
MURDER FOR TWO: a killer new musical at the Old Lyric
LOGAN — One of my favorite movies that I watch almost every year is Clue with Tim Curry as the butler. I grew up with the movie, and it instilled…
…OF COLOR, off color
SALT LAKE CITY — Arriving at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, I was directed down a long hallway into a small room with black walls and just a few…
Pygmalion’s TIGERS BE STILL is a good night out
The Pygmalion Theatre Company production of Tigers Be Still plays at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center (138 Broadway, Salt Lake City) Thursdays through Sundays at 7:30 PM through Nov…
It’s a treat to meet THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN
OGDEN — The Cripple of Inishmaan, written by Martin McDonagh, is a play set in the 1930s about the excitement of a town when a movie crew visits to film…
MARTY HAS CANCER reveals last wishes
SALT LAKE CITY — Marty Has Cancer centers on Choi (played by Sean Sekino) and Rhoul (played by Jess Kellner), two men whose mutual friend, Marty (played by Dylan Stretchbery),…
‘Planet’ to see SLAC’s MERCURY as swiftly as you can
SALT LAKE CITY — Mercury, by Steve Yockey, is an absolute curiosity in the best of ways. I had no idea what I was about to get into when I…
MURDER FOR TWO is “a perfectly lovely surprise”
CEDAR CITY — At the Utah Shakespeare Festival, the audiences are used to “murder most foul” on the stage. But what is more unusual at the Festival is when a…
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…
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…