UTBA reviewers sound off: Excellence in 2021
With the end of the year upon us, it is time for one of UTBA’s greatest traditions: the...
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HCT’S LES MISERABLES reminds us that in time “the sun will rise”
SANDY — What is there to say about Les Misérables that has not already been said? For starters...
Read MoreFans and newcomers should enjoy Hale Centre Theatre’s LES MISERABLES
WEST VALLEY — I am sick of the musical Les Misérables. Having seen three other stage productions and the atrocious film adaptation, I have had enough of pathetic little Cosettes, recitatives, and corpses on the barricades. But...
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BRIGADOON doesn’t live up to Lerner and Loewe’s legacy
WEST VALLEY CITY — Brigadoon opens on Jeff and Tommy, two New Yorkers on a hunting trip in...
Read More“Journey On” to see RAGTIME
WEST VALLEY — “It was the music of something beginning.” That’s how Lynn Ahrens’s lyrics describe ragtime, the first American music style that became popular internationally. Born in the communities of...
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Let’s Chat
It's called THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, but UTBA member Heather Hurd says much of this #utahtheatre production is so right at @CPT_Theatre. Read the review:
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/658789/humor-feels-right-in-the-play-that-goes-wrong-at-centerpoint
Meet the writing team who will be offering their "fresh take on the Beehive State" for this year's #SLACabaret: Olivia Custodio, Emilio Casillas, and Michael Leavitt.
https://saltlakeactingcompany.org/about/latest-news/item/1612-slacabaret-writer-announcement
#SLACabaret #SLACabaret22 #SLAC50 #UtahArtists #UtahTheatre #UtahArts #UtahCulture
We sent @Theatre_Critics member @Russwarne to @grassrootsbard's THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR at the @SCERAupdate. Read his #utahtheatre review for this #Shakespeare comedy.
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/649062/grassroots-shakespeares-merry-wives-is-a-messy-letdown
Read Thomas Jenson's rave #utahtheatre review of @HCTO's OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS, which plays through February 12.
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/649104/take-the-trip-over-the-river-and-through-the-woods-at-hcto
New #utahtheatre review by @Theatre_Critics member @MarenSwensen for PLAID TIDINGS in Weber County.
It's the first review of 2022! 🎉🎭📝
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/647694/terrace-plazas-forever-plaid-hits-all-the-right-notes
It's here! Check out or annual post commending the excellence of #utahtheatre in the past year, including contributions from @Theatre_Critics members @MarenSwensen and @russwarne.
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/647045/utba-reviewers-sound-off-excellence-in-2021
Read UTBA vice president @MarenSwensen's review of the North American tour of @HamiltonMusical, hosted by @BwayAtTheEccles.
@Theatre_Critics #utahtheatre
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/647458/prepared-to-be-satisfied-with-the-national-tour-of-hamilton
Congratulations to our cast and creative team for the Utah premiere of "Egress"—playing at SLAC February 2 through March 6, 2022! Tickets now on sale.
#SLACEgress #SLAC50 #UtahArts #UtahCulture #UtahTheatre
https://saltlakeactingcompany.org/about/latest-news/item/1611-egress-cast-creative-announcement
New #UTAHTHEATRE review by B. F. Isaacson for @pioneertheatre's ELE THE MUSICAL.
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/639956/pioneers-elf-is-fairly-fun-mostly-harmless
New #utahtheatre review by UTBA member Heather Hurd for SCROOGE at the Heritage Theatre in Perry!
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/629137/scrooge-serves-up-a-glass-of-the-milk-of-human-kindness-in-perry
New #utahtheatre review of @HCTO's A CHRISTMAS CAROL! We sent UTBA president @Russwarne (a @Theatre_Critics member) to this show. Read why he says the production is the Orem Hale's best version of this story.
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/628718/unwrap-the-gift-of-hale-center-theater-orems-a-christmas-carol
New #utahtheatre review from UTBA VP @MarenSwensen (a @Theatre_Critics member) for the #newplay THE IMPRACTICALITY OF MODERN DAY MASTODONS, playing now at @WeberStateArts!
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/619517/the-impracticality-of-modern-day-mastodons-is-good-theatre
New #utahtheatre review by Darby Turnbow for @Hale_Theatre's CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG.
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/619045/head-to-hcts-production-of-chitty-chitty-bang-bang-toot-sweets
New #utahtheatre review by UTBA president (and @Theatre_Critics member) @Russwarne for #Shakespeare's JULIUS CAESAR at @BYUarts.
@BYU #BYU #Provo
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/618773/all-hail-julius-caesar-at-byu
New #utahtheatre review by @Theatre_Critics member @Russwarne for the #newplay ESCAPE FROM PLANET DEATH!, on stage now at @BYUarts.
@BYU #BYU
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/601092/escape-from-planet-death-mixes-sci-fi-and-comedy-on-stage