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CEDAR CITY — The World According to SNOOPY!! was performed by The Forge Center for the Arts at the Cedar Fun Center Stage. It was directed and produced by Ellen…

CEDAR CITY — After witnessing the beauty, depth and romance of Utah Shakespeare Festival’s production of Dear Jack, Dear Louise, two things are immediately clear. First, this is an absolute…

CEDAR CITY — Jukebox musicals are easy to conceptualize, harder to create, and exceptionally difficult to do well. The concept is easy. Take songs that were created independently and structure…

CEDAR CITY — William Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra is not often produced. This fact alone should entice Shakespeare lovers and novice’s alike to flock to Cedar City to see Utah…

CEDAR CITY — In her director’s note, Melinda Pfundstein says, “Through Gunderson’s Silent Sky, we explore permission and potential — internal or inspired by others — to experience, to live,…

CEDAR CITY — Each year the Utah Shakespeare Festival typically offers up a fan-favorite light-hearted comedy. This offering usually draws in and satisfies audiences with perhaps less of a penchant…

CEDAR CITY — Fiddler on the Roof, with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and a book by Joseph Stein, has been a musical theatre staple since 1964.…

CEDAR CITY — John DiAntonio’s laugh has the sound of appreciating that someone else has made the same connection he has. In my conversation with Utah Shakespeare Festival’s new Artistic…

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…

CEDAR CITY — Though the new play development series at the Utah Shakespeare Festival has existed for decades, it still feels like something of a secret to join a handful…