LITTLE SHOP blossoms with a strong cast at BYU
Please note, as of March 12, BYU has cancelled all theatrical performances. Meetings to evaluate rescheduling shows will be held on May 10. PROVO — I think the only thing…
Make yourself at home in BYU’s SINGLE WIDE
PROVO — Somewhere west of Steel Magnolia’s Louisiana, and south of Oklahoma! is a small Texas trailer park, where five strong women struggle to make a living and make sense…
A reimagined BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at BYU
PROVO — For some people, it will be sacrilege. In this production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the Beast does not wear an eighteenth century blue suit to dance…
Utah theatre artist dreams big with PAINT MY EYES
PROVO — “Physician, heal thyself.” This proverb from the New Testament book of Luke implies that a person should repair their own faults before helping others fix their flaws. The…
SINGLE WIDE is a good start to a new musical
PROVO — Single Wide is an original “country/pop” musical about a group of single women living in a trailer park and their struggles to survive. The book was written by…
MICROBURST THEATER FESTIVAL: a nice production for a reviewer with ADD
PROVO — According to director George D. Nelson, the goal of the Microburst Theatre Festival, which played in BYU’s Nelke Experiment Theater Oct 23 – 26, was to teach his…
I wanted to join A SECOND BIRTH at BYU
PROVO — I’ve been told the success of a performance can be gauged by how the audience is sitting. If they are leaning forward in their seats, wanting to be…
WHITE CHRISTMAS won’t leave you cold at BYU
PROVO — The holidays are here, and BYU’s latest production has everything you need to get into a holiday mindset. White Christmas tells the story of song-and-dance men Bob Wallace…
24-Hour Project impresses
PROVO — Five hilarious plays were performed last Saturday night for BYU’s Experimental Theater Company’s 24-Hour Theatre Project. I didn’t really know what to expect and wondered that since it…
‘Tuesdays With Morrie’ is Unmissable
PROVO — It’s something we all know, but can never seem to hear enough: Life is about giving of yourself to others, about enjoying it while it lasts–about loving, above…