THE AUDACITY is a salve to a wounded soul
SALT LAKE CITY — The Audacity is a one-woman play written by Jenifer Nii and starring April Fossen. It was meant to be produced in front of a live audience…
FLOYD COLLINS gets buried under a disjointed script
SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah has a reputation for doing difficult and lesser-known shows. This is by design, as they strive to push their students and Utah…
MARY STUART is a victory of royal proportions at Pioneer
SALT LAKE CITY — “The voice of majority is no proof of justice,” says Friedrich Schiller in his play Mary Stuart, published in 1800. This sentiment rings true in the…
A magnificent world premiere of THE HOUSE OF EDGAR ALLAN POE
OGDEN — It is rare that you get to hear the words, “world premiere musical,” in Utah, but I have heard those words a lot this season. I was very…
PYG’s TWO-HEADED is “brave, bold, and hardworking”
SALT LAKE CITY — PYGmalion’s production of Julie Jensen’s Two-Headed, under the direction of Fran Pruyn, lives up to its reputation. If you haven’t actually heard of Two-Headed…, well, that…
The beautiful story of MISS SAIGON will leave you in tears
SALT LAKE CITY — The Broadway at the Eccles showing of Miss Saigon by Boublil & Schönberg was amazing and beautiful. Though I wouldn’t expect less from a Broadway show,…
Time for CAGNEY to tap out
SALT LAKE CITY — Based on a book by Peter Colley, Cagney, playing now at Pioneer Theatre Company, is a show whose creators’ Broadway hopes are too high. Directed by…
Too much politics sunk THE JEWEL OF COLORADO
SALT LAKE CITY — The Jewel of Colorado, written and performed by Aidan Powell Croft and produced by Sasquatch Theatre Company, is a powerfully told story of the purposeful flooding…
THE JUNGLE darkens, but hope shines
OGDEN — The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair, is a novel that has a reputation for being one of the most difficult to digest and is true to life portrayals of…
THE NIGHT WITCHES are a force to be reckoned with
SALT LAKE CITY — The Sunday showing of The Night Witches by Rachel Bublitz and produced by Egyptian YouTheatre was a madhouse. I was excited by the crowd, anticipating this…