MTW’s SCARLET PIMPERNEL is a Dazzling, Swashbuckling Triumph
LOGAN — By all accounts, The Scarlet Pimpernel is a rarity on Utah stages—but Music Theatre West makes a compelling case that it should be far more common. The musical…
Investigate SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE FINAL ADVENTURE at Lyric Rep
LOGAN — Lyric Repertory Company’s production of Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure by Steven Dietz is a visually imaginative take on the world’s most famous detective. With a smart script…
Sage Covered Mountains Meet Bluegrass: Lyric’s BRIGHT STAR Shines
LOGAN — Bright Star is a relatively new entry in the musical theatre canon, premiering about a decade ago with music, book, and story by Steve Martin and music and…
A New Direction for Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre
LOGAN — As a proud alumnus of Utah State University, though my major was psychology, I minored in theatre and spent a lot of time in the arts departments in…
UTBA May 2025 Preview
🎭 Utah Theatre in May 2025: A Month of Must-See Performances Utah’s theatre scene is blooming this May with a vibrant lineup of musicals, dramas, comedies, and family favorites. From…
Power of perspective at Utah State’s CURIOUS INCIDENT is striking
LOGAN — A couple of years ago I read a book from the library called The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time that really stuck with me. I…
EMMA THE MUSICAL is Nicely Done by Music Theatre West in Logan
LOGAN — The popular novel Emma, by Jane Austen, has been adapted in numerous ways. From movies closely following the story to modern adaptations, even if a person thinks they…
USU Opera’s TOXIC AVENGER is silly campy fun for mature audiences
LOGAN — I am not a huge horror fan. I don’t like haunted houses very much, I never watch slasher films, and I don’t read Stephen King books. Yet somehow,…
SOMETHING ROTTEN at the Ellen Eccles Theatre Brings Tap and Laughs
LOGAN — If someone asked me for a company I think is underrated and deserves more attention my answer would definitely be Music Theatre West in Logan. I have seen…
UFOMT’s CATS is an ineffable delight
LOGAN — Back in 1980, the Buggles warned us that “Video Killed the Radio Star”, only a few months later, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Cats opened on Broadway. Today, some…