The tides have turned in gender-swapped PIRATES OF PENZANCE
OGDEN — Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance is one of the oldest musicals, or operetta if you will, having premiered at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York…
FUN HOME is a home town home run
TOOELE — On the closing night of their most recent production, Fun Home, Tooele Valley Theatre gathered a sold-out audience, and I was lucky enough to see something magical take…
YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN is a good night out in Tooele
TOOELE — As a child, I loved to spread out the Sunday’s newspaper comic pages out in the sunshine on the living room carpet, and I would always start with…
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM is a summer escape in Tooele
TOOELE — This weekend I had the privilege of reviewing in Tooele for the first time in UTBA (and the first time in Tooele County since 2012) as I attended…
Neil Simon Fest’s THE DINNER PARTY is a tasty treat
CEDAR CITY — There are some subjects that do not initially suggest themselves as subjects for a comedy. Fairly high on this list is the topic of divorce. As a…
Wishing for an extended stay at LONDON SUITE
CEDAR CITY — I’ve probably spoken it as frequently as I’ve heard it, the flippant cliche’ “if walls could talk.” As I ponder it now, I wonder to which walls…
I’M NOT RAPPAPORT deals sensitively with aging and humanity
CEDAR CITY — The final production rounding out this years Neil Simon Festival in Cedar City is I’m Not Rappaport by Herb Gardner. I’m Not Rappaport is a story revolving…
A “Remarkable” FOREIGNER has come to Cedar City
CEDAR CITY — When I told friends that I was going down to Cedar City to see some plays at a festival, they all assumed I was going to the…