Undead Shenanigans Afoot with BYU’s HAMLET AND ZOMBIES
PROVO — So much of what makes Shakespeare Timeless is the many creative ways it can be approached. The 1990s were filled with Shakespeare adaptations of all forms from 10…
A CHRISTMAS CAROL: Tradition Takes Flight at The Ruth
PLEASANT GROVE — There are holiday productions that simply mark the season, and then there are those that make you feel the Christmas magic. A Christmas Carol at The Ruth…
FAMILY TIES RUN THICK IN BLOOD RELATIONS AT THE HIVE
PROVO — With so much theatre in Utah’s prolific arts community, it’s always lovely, if unsurprising, to discover a new company crop up. Wandering Bark’s inaugural production, Blood Relations, performed…
Omelets to Ovations: SOMETHING ROTTEN! is Comedy Gold at the Ruth
PLEASANT GROVE — Opening night at The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theatre has brought Renaissance razzle-dazzle to Utah County with its lively production of Something Rotten! — the Broadway hit…
JERSEY BOYS at the Ruth is Overstuffed with Earworms
PLEASANT GROVE — The musical Jersey Boys tells the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, starting from the initial discovery of Frankie and ending with the band’s induction…
2024 Sound Off in Utah Theatre Excellence – INDIVIDUALS
Part II When excellence is done in a show, so often the whole company is elevated by great work. We also want to recognize individual efforts at all levels that…
HCTO’s Final CHRISTMAS CAROL Is a Triumph
OREM — Jim Collins’ best selling book “Good to Great” discusses principals that separate good companies from those that are truly great. One of the things that gets in the…
After a rocky start, WAIT UNTIL DARK at BYU delivers the thrills
PROVO — A chill in the air and thrills on the BYU stage with Wait Until Dark. Written by Frederick Knott and directed by David Morgan, Wait Until Dark is…
HCTO’s ONCE is so nice, go see it twice
OREM — Timeless, memorable, profound, jaw-dropping. These words swirled in my mind as I exited Hale Center Theater after seeing Once. Not every production has the benefit of magnificent original…
The verdict is in: TWELVE ANGRY JURORS at BYU is a hit
PROVO — For decades, the Theatre and Media Arts Department at BYU has excelled most in two things: training performers in a realistic acting style and mounting classic plays. This…