A Touching KIMBERLY AKIMBO Inspires at the Eccles
SALT LAKE CITY — Fresh off its Broadway run, the 2023 five-time Tony award winner, Kimberly Akimbo, has made its way to Salt Lake City. Winning the most coveted award…
Regalo Theater Company’s SHREK is a big bright beautiful show
LEHI — As 7-year-old Fiona and Shrek show in the beginning of Shrek The Musical, it can be frightening to start off on your own. Fortunately for Shrek’s protagonists and…
“I’m a Believer” in shows like Syracuse City’s SHREK THE MUSICAL
SYRACUSE — Shrek the Musical, with music by Jeanine Tesori and a book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire, is based on the 2001 animated movie of the same name. In…
Cast of SCERA’s SHREK THE MUSICAL is show’s strongest point
OREM — SCERA’s Shrek the Musical kicks off the company’s 2018 outdoor season. Like a favorite bedtime story, the play’s success hinges on providing a satisfactory retelling of a familiar…
Pickleville’s SHREK is fun, but just short of fairy tale magic
GARDEN CITY — What started as the DreamWorks animated film Shrek in 2001 transferred to Broadway in 2008 in a re-imagined state as Shrek the Musical. The script by David…
SHREK THE MUSICAL brings fairy tale magic to red rock country
IVINS — The Tuacahn Amphitheater, located just outside of St. George, Utah, has been providing theatrical entertainment for over 20 years. In that time it has become a popular tourist…
Humdrum SHREK in Cottonwood Heights
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS — It’s difficult to review community theatre fairly because the reviewer has to make concessions for the limitations of this sort of show: a company’s non-professional cast and…
Utah Rep’s RABBIT HOLE falls short of full emotional impact
MIDVALE – David Lindsay-Abaire‘s Rabbit Hole is a considerable work. Chock-full of raw and expressive dialogue, it is so no wonder that the script won the Pulitzer Prize for this…
Herriman creates a “big, bright, beautiful” SHREK
HERRIMAN — “It’s a big bright beautiful world!” sings Shrek in the opening of the eponymous Shrek The Musical. And it’s hard to find a more appropriate set of words…
The Empress Theatre has a delightful SHREK THE MUSICAL
MAGNA — Shrek The Musical far surpassed my expectations for the DreamWorks film-turned-Broadway musical. The script basically takes all the best jokes from the movie Shrek then expands them into…