Great direction with ADAM & STEVE AND THE EMPTY SEA
SALT LAKE CITY — Walking into the Studio Theatre it’s impossible to avoid looking up. A giant tree of hammered-together planks and particle board towers over the stage sheltering audience…
SHERLOCK HOLMES and the BLUE CARBUNCLE is a pleasant holiday exploit
SALT LAKE CITY — There is something both nostalgic and romantic about radio drama. The extra description in narration, the ever-present sound effects, trying to pick out different voices from…
CLICK CLACK MOO is a gift for Utah’s holiday season
SALT LAKE — I love the holidays. I adore the peaceful sight of Christmas lights and falling snow. Wouldn’t Christmas be even better with farm animals, though? This year, I…
Pacing problems plague ‘TIS PITY SHE’S A WHORE
SALT LAKE CITY — Who would have thought that a play about sexual scandal, incest, and murder could be so boring? The University of Utah Department of Theatre’s latest production,…
LADY DAY hits strong, bittersweet note
SALT LAKE CITY — When I think of Billie Holiday, I think of black and white album covers, gardenias, and her incredibly distinctive and often imitated voice. Pygmalion Productions’s Lady…
IN THE NEXT ROOM, OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY is electric!
SALT LAKE CITY — Even the title of In the Next Room or, The Vibrator Play gives us a hint that while you can expect to see a show about…
RED paints more than just pretty pictures
SALT LAKE CITY — As someone who enjoys all kinds of art but is “left wanting” when it comes to a good knowledge of visual art history, I was excited…
HAIR lets the sunshine in
SALT LAKE CITY — Opening night of Hair and it’s a sold out house. When walking into the 100+ seat theater, the energy in the space is tangible. The electricity…
An Oom Pah Pah “Oliver!”
SALT LAKE CITY – From overture to final-curtain bows, the Grand Theatre’s superb production of Oliver! is a theatrical pleasure. The opening-night audience was fully engaged in the richly drawn…
A Night at Emerson’s Bar and Grill with Lady Day
SALT LAKE CITY — “Lonely grief is hounding me, like the lonely shadow hounding me. It’s always there just out of sight, like a fragile tree on a lightening night.”…