Come As You Are to SLAC’s TYA: NAKED MOLE RAT GETS DRESSED
SALT LAKE CITY — Over the course of the ten years I have been writing for Utah Theatre Bloggers, I have had the opportunity to review five of the yearly…
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…
Bloody Good Time at USU’s DRACULA: A FEMINIST REVENGE FANTASY
LOGAN — One of my favorite aspects of theatre as a storytelling medium is its innate ability to lean into abstract symbolism. While film is generally literal and “real” (even…
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST is a delight at Lyric Rep
LOGAN — The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde and directed by Vanessa Ballam is a delightful and classic addition for the summer season of the Lyric Repertory Company.…
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…
SLAC’S DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS FLIES HIGH
SALT LAKE CITY – As one of the only two professional theatres in Salt Lake City, it’s always fun to see what Salt Lake Acting Company (SLAC) is up to.…
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,…
ANYTHING GOES as UFOMT sets sail with sensation
LOGAN — Come sail away with Anything Goes at the Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre for a delightful and de-lovely evening. Written in 1934 with music and lyrics by…
Lyric Rep Bops to the Top with SH-BOOM! LIFE COULD BE A DREAM
LOGAN — With some rare exceptions, gone are the days of drive in movies and local radio DJs. Flared skirts and pompadours weren’t always reserved for costume parties and punk…
Rumor has it: USU’s ANASTASIA is a hit
LOGAN — The 670-seat Morgan Theatre at Utah State University’s Chase Center for the Arts was packed for the closing night of USU Opera’s production of Anastasia: The Musical on…