Michelle Jensen

With the end of the year upon us, it is time for one of UTBA’s greatest traditions: the annual post where our reviewers commend the Utah theatre community’s excellent work…

SANDY — A few years ago I watched a stage production of Richard M. Sherman‘s and Robert B. Sherman‘s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, adapted for the stage by Jeremy Sams,…

SANDY — As is the inevitable fate of all 20th century cultural properties, The Addams Family was turned into a Broadway musical a few years ago. The musical ran in…

SANDY — Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella is a classic most are familiar with. Multiple generations have experienced a film version, whether it starred Julie Andrews (1957), Lesley Ann Warren (1965),…

SANDY — Tuck Everlasting is the tale of a girl who discovers a spring of eternal youth in the woods behind her house. Based on the 1975 novel by Natalie…

WEST VALLEY CITY — 36 years ago, Hale Centre Theatre founders Ruth and Nathan Hale penned Bundle of Trouble. One of their namesake theaters staged an updated version in 2001.…

WEST VALLEY CITY — Most active members of the Utah theatre community have had more than one opportunity to memorize the particularly famous list of 29 colors attributed to one…

West Valley City – Beauty and The Beast is a tale most are already familiar with. Belle, a beautiful girl, lives in a small French village with her inventor father.…

WEST VALLEY CITY — Start with one arena stage, two straight backed chairs, three old fashioned steamer trunks, and four extremely versatile actors. Toss in a foley artist and a…

WEST VALLEY — There’s a great show playing at the Hale Centre Theatre this fall. The classic movie Nine to Five got a revamp in 2009 as a flashy Broadway…