THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE is toe-tapping fun at the Empress
MAGNA — Thoroughly Modern Millie is one of these shows that started as a movie, then was adapted for the stage by Jeanine Tesori (music), Dick Scanlan (book and lyrics),…
BARE lays it all out there
SALT LAKE CITY — Many musicals feel the same. It’s not musical’s fault they are designed to be big broad crowd pleasers. But the more musicals I see the more…
Farmington’s ANNIE GET YOUR GUN is a safe shot
FARMINGTON — I owe a great deal to Irving Berlin. I auditioned for my high school theatre troupe singing Annie Get Your Gun’s most famous song, “There’s No Business like…
Negative reviews: What can they teach us? How should artists react?
As an artist, I share a part of myself with an audience of strangers, and am constantly looking for approval or validation when I perform. I know all too well…
GRACE unforgettably explores time, space, doubt, and faith
SALT LAKE CITY – Grace is the story of two parallel worlds that each happen to take the form of a small Florida rental condo. The first condo is the…
Director JC Carter and GRACE at Utah Rep & ATG
Utah Repertory Theatre is relatively new to local audiences, but it is carving out a respectable reputation with high production values and fresh scripts. Utah Rep is presenting a season…
BONNIE AND CLYDE is “what you call a dream”
LEHI — Utah Repertory Theatre Company is a relatively new company, with a focus on providing lesser known shows, regional premieres, and other theatrical experiences that are not available elsewhere…
Utah Rep’s CAROUSEL hits highs and low’s of life
MURRAY — I first heard about Utah Repertory Theater Company when an old theater friend liked the new company on Facebook. Their profound goals to start a semiprofessional theatre company…
Lead actresses keep SIDE SHOW together
PROVO —It is human nature to have one’s attention drawn to something unusual. And nothing quite captures “unusual” like conjoined twins. In an individualistic culture like America’s, the idea of…
A poor PIRATES OF PENZANCE in Draper
DRAPER — The Utah/ Idaho Performing Arts Company presented a two-night showing of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance at the Draper Theatre Friday and Saturday night. Fortunately, the…