PRIDE AND PREJUDICE in the park is a midsummer night’s dream
CEDAR HILLS — The Creekside Theatre Festival is in its sixth year and may be well on its way to establishing itself in the hearts of Utah County summer theatre…
HCTO’s EMMA, a charming tempest in a teapot
OREM — Hale Center Theater Orem’s production of a musical adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma (music, lyrics, and book by Tony Award nominee Paul Gordon) feels like the theatrical equivalent…
HCTO offers a sensory SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
OREM — Hale Center Theater Orem (HCTO)’s Sense and Sensibility made for a perfect maiden voyage back to theatre after the onset of COVID-19. With the light-hearted, comedic, and nostalgic…
Down the rabbit hole with WSU’s SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
OGDEN — Sense and Sensibility is a play based on a novel made famous by the classic author Jane Austen. This adaptation by Kate Hamill follows sisters Elinor and Marianne…
PTC’s CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY is shallow fan fiction
SALT LAKE CITY — Whatever happened to Mary, the bookish middle sister in Pride and Prejudice? This season, Pioneer Theatre Company is offering a glimpse into her future with Miss…
Lyric Rep’s SENSE & SENSIBILITY captures genius of Jane Austen
LOGAN — How should a reviewer approach a production of an oft-adapted classic? The test of any contribution to the Jane Austen corpus is two-part but simple: (1) is it…
Completely sensible to see HCTO’s SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
Sense and Sensiblity plays nightly (except Sundays) through June 2nd at 7:30 pm through June 2nd, with matinees on Saturdays at 11am (except May 5 & 19), and 3 PM.…
UTBA reviewers sound off: EXCELLENCE IN 2014
December is full of annual traditions, and at UTBA our favorite is our yearly blog post about the excellence we saw on the Utah stage during the year. In 2014…
Difficult to adapt to this SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
CEDAR CITY — I have never adapted a novel into a stage production, but I imagine it must be a difficult process. Becausee most audiences aren’t interested in six plus…
New PRIDE & PREJUDICE at BYU exudes charm and wit
PROVO — There is something special about Pride and Prejudice. It seems to have a timeless resonance in our society and our personal lives. My sisters forced me to watch…