HCTO’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL is a mixed bag of gifts
OREM — We all know the story: a crotchety old crook, a humanoid door knocker, 3 Christmas ghosts, a changed man, a goose, etc. Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol is…
HCTO’s THE DROWSY CHAPERONE is a gem for theatre fans and others
OREM — Experienced a theatergoer often see the same shows performed time and time again. Nowhere is that more true at the moment in Utah than the musical The Drowsy…
“What Could Be Better” than HCTO’s BRIGHT STAR?
OREM — The storytellers at Hale Center Theater in Orem have outdone themselves. Bright Star is a moving, lively tale that is coursing with nostalgic energy for anyone with or…
A glimpse of heaven’s light at HCTO’s HUNCHBACK
OREM — David Paul Smith, director of The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the Hale Center Theater in Orem, was bullied as a child. Why is this relevant? Because during…
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…