Youthful magic permeates Lyric Rep’s PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
LOGAN — Peter and the Starcatcher is a whimsical prequel to Peter Pan written by Rick Elice with music by Wayne Barker. Based on the novel by Dave Barry and…
Lyric Rep’s SENSE & SENSIBILITY captures genius of Jane Austen
LOGAN — How should a reviewer approach a production of an oft-adapted classic? The test of any contribution to the Jane Austen corpus is two-part but simple: (1) is it…
Starstuff is falling on PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
CEDAR CITY — It’s (unfortunately) not that often that you walk out of a theatre performance thinking, “Wow, that was utterly magical.” However, in the case of Peter and the…
LOVE’S LABOUR’S is just a little bit lost
CEDAR CITY — From the moment you walk into the outdoor Adams Shakespeare Theatre for the Utah Shakespeare Festivals production of Love’s Labour’s Lost, you are quickly pulled into a…
Utah Shakespeare Festival: Why see the shows?
CEDAR CITY — There are many reasons to see live theatre. You may be attend a play to see a friend or family member perform on stage. Or you may…
Utah Shakespeare Festival actors talk about their roles
CEDAR CITY — One of the first things that an actor must do after being cast in a play is to make decisions about the character. These early decisions often…
UTBA talks with 3 Shakespearean actors
CEDAR CITY — As is typical of any theatre company, some of the most visible people involved with the Utah Shakespeare Festival are the actors. The 73 members of the…
Romeo & Juliet hits the highs, lows of emotion
CEDAR CITY — “Two households, both alike in dignity . . .” Thus begins one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays, Romeo and Juliet. This play is so famous that many…
Opening night with Shakes’s "A Midsummer Night’s Dream"
CEDAR CITY — I would first like to say, what a privilege it is that my first review for Utah Theater Bloggers Association is on a Utah Shakespeare Festival production.…