Full Disclosure: HCT’s Addams Family is a Macabre Delight
SALT LAKE CITY — As a native Californian, I always hope that summer never ends. It’s August. You can keep your pumpkin-spiced-everything until the daily high can’t get above 60…
Hale’s THE NUTTY PROFESSOR brings the laughs
SANDY — As a theatre critic and patron, it’s been interesting to watch Hale Center Theatre in Sandy this year. With their large stages and loyal patrons, it’s fascinating to…
THE TIME MACHINE at Hale Sandy is Fresh Family Fun
SANDY — Patrons of Hale Centre Theatre in Sandy are many, and their expectations are exceptionally high. It can be tempting for a company facing such pressure to succeed to…
Hale Sandy’s MAY WE ALL: Light on Story but High on Country Fun
SANDY — The tricky thing about a jukebox musical is making it appeal to more than just hardcore fans of the genre or artist. Mamma Mia was a big hit…
Hale Sandy’s “Fiddler on the Roof” Sings
SANDY—Sunrise, sunset. Since it premiered in 1964, Fiddler on the Roof has felt as eternal as its themes; themes of love and the collision of cherished tradition and inevitable change.…
Hale Centre Theatre’s CLUE can make every Boddy laugh
SANDY — Even before the show begins, Clue at Hale Centre Theatre has an impact. The grandiose two story mansion set on the Sorensen Legacy Jewel Box stage was accompanied…
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UTBA reviewers sound off: Excellence in 2023
The year is coming to a close, and what a year it has been! At UTBA, we published a record-breaking 259 reviews in 2023, including our first reviews for productions…
Hale Centre Theatre’s CATCH ME IF YOU CAN is definitely worth pursuing
SANDY — From the very moment entering the theatre, 1960s pop music sets the time period and mood when, as the lights dim, the music turns forboding. The show is…
HCT’s HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN IN NEW YORK underwhelms in World Premiere
SANDY — When a story is revised, revived or adapted from one medium to another, there’s always a purist or two who resists the changes from the original version. Prior…
First-rate cast makes Hale Centre Theatre’s HELLO, DOLLY! a joy
SANDY — Hello, Dolly! is not only a venerable workhorse in the American musical theatre canon, but it is nearly flawless in its dramatic structure. That is one reason the…