Hale’s Delayed BEAUTY Undone by Beastly Production Choices
SANDY — Arriving at Hale Centre Theatre on November 13 with great anticipation to see the beloved Disney musical Beauty and the Beast, my niece and I were informed that…
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…
“God bless us, everyone” who sees HCTO’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL
OREM — “God bless us, everyone.” Tiny Tim’s famous closing line of A Christmas Carol is iconic in any stage adaptation of this most famous book by Charles Dickens. But…
Cast of SCERA’s SHREK THE MUSICAL is show’s strongest point
OREM — SCERA’s Shrek the Musical kicks off the company’s 2018 outdoor season. Like a favorite bedtime story, the play’s success hinges on providing a satisfactory retelling of a familiar…
A SISTER ACT, not a brother act
OREM — Given the title, it’s not surprising which sex shines in the current production of Sister Act at the SCERA. And the women do shine, from the opening firebomb…
SCERA has a great SEUSSICAL, “all for you”
OREM — It is rare that I get a chance to review the a different production of the same show in quick succession. But I have a ten-year-old daughter who…
Make the SCERA’s THE LITTLE MERMAID a part of your world
OREM — Although The Little Mermaid has been a stage production since 2007 (with the current version of Doug Wright‘s script available since 2012) I hadn’t seen it until recently.…
A fully magical TEMPEST in Lehi
LEHI — Strange magic exists in Shakespeare‘s The Tempest. When Propsero is cast off from his rightful place as Duke of Milan, he and his daughter Miranda must rely upon…
A delightful DROWSY CHAPERONE at the SCERA
OREM — How would you like to spend your Friday evening with a mousy middle-aged agoraphobic Broadway fanatic as he plays, sings along, and provides commentary about his favorite 1928…
ECHO 10: Our rundown of (almost) a dozen 10-minute plays
PROVO — The lights are out, the costumes gone, and the actors have all headed home. Last weekend was a treat sure to be on the minds of patrons and…