Hale’s Footloose Cuts Loose with High-Energy Dancing and 80s Vibe
SANDY — If you’ve seen Footloose on stage before and walked away disappointed, you’re not alone. The 1984 film is a tough act to follow—how do you match the iconic…
Hale Centre Theatre’s ELF THE MUSICAL is a holiday extravaganza
SANDY — Hale Centre Theatre’s Mainstage looks like Christmas threw up inside — but not in a bad way. The overblown stage dressing adorning the space for their new production…
Hale’s WAIT UNTIL DARK thrills, but falls short of perfection
SANDY — Wait Until Dark is a tense thrilling stage play by Frederick Knott. I enjoy both the 1967 film and the play script, and so I had high hopes…
Funny fraud, hilarious hijinks in CASH ON DELIVERY
OREM — If you’re in the mood to laugh for two hours straight, Hale Center Theater Orem’s Cash on Delivery is where you need to be. The jokes were non-stop,…
A terrifically tortured time with THE ADDAMS FAMILY
OREM – When a character as classic as The Addams Family’s Uncle Fester takes the stage and begs the Addams ancestors to sing of nothing but love, what choice does…
Orem Hale’s DAMN YANKEES hits a home run
OREM — With the Major League Baseball postseason upon us, it’s a time for baseball fans to cheer for their favorite team. As the World Series draws closer, more and…
URINETOWN is a #1 show
OREM — If you have never seen Urinetown, you are missing out on a delightfully metatheatrical parody of theatre and society. It is now playing at the Hale Center Theatre…
THE SECRET GARDEN blooms in Orem
OREM – I have been a fan of The Secret Garden since reading the book when I was younger. I became a fan of the musical when I saw the…
Hale’s “Scarlet Pimpernel” Sails
Romance! Betrayal! Heroics! A swashbuckling aristocrat in comic disguise performing secret noble deeds! A songbird bride guilt-ridden over a concealed indiscretion! It’s all in the the 1905 popular potboiler novella…