THE CAT IN THE HAT excites young audiences
SALT LAKE CITY — The Parker Theatre in Salt Lake City is currently presenting the play, The Cat in the Hat, as its latest fair for young audiences. My 9-year-old…
ALICE IN WONDERLAND at UCT is mad in all the curious places
SOUTH SALT LAKE — Utah Children’s Theatre’s adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic work Alice in Wonderland is a delightful, if somewhat confusing, production. Thanks to the direction of Emily Holmgren,…
A delightful, down home MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM at UCT
SOUTH SALT LAKE — In 1662, the diarist Samuel Pepys wrote after seeing a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream that, “. . . it is the most insipid ridiculous…
Grotesque fun with JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH at UCT
SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Children’s Theatre’s James and the Giant Peach under the direction of Joanne Parker is grotesque fun (and that’s meant as a compliment). An adaption…
Dive in to 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA
SOUTH SALT LAKE — I’ll admit to being impressed the minute I walked into Utah Children’s Theatre‘s gorgeously restored Art Deco movie house space. Taking in the floor to ceiling…
CHARLOTTE’S WEB at Utah Children’s Theatre is fun for all ages
SOUTH SALT LAKE — Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White is a classic children’s story for good reason: it is both heartwarming and heart-wrenching. It is the story of Wilbur, a…
THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE roars to life at the Utah Children’s Theatre
SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY — The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is a classic story by C. S. Lewis that teaches children about Christ. I had never considered it…
PARENT TRAP at Utah Children’s Theatre pays homage to Disney
SOUTH SALT LAKE — Parent Trap under the direction of Joanne Parker at Utah Children’s Theatre meets expectations, even if it doesn’t exceed them. The Utah Children’s Theatre is locally…
ROBIN HOOD at Utah Children’s Theatre is one for the boys
SOUTH SALT LAKE — Woooosh! A real arrow flies across the stage in the opening moments of Robin Hood under the direction of Joanne Parker at the Utah Children’s Theatre.…
Let’s all go to BUSYTOWN!
SOUTH SALT LAKE — Busytown is the kind of rare kid’s show that both adults and young’uns can enjoy equally. With high-quality music, great acting, and an avalanche of laughs,…