This just in: NEWSIES at the SCERA is fun for all
OREM — Like many others of my generation, I grew up loving the film Newsies staring Christian Bale. However, I hadn’t a chance to see a live production of this…
A love story—Nile style
OREM — Scera, a community gathering place for more than 85 years, hosts the award-winning musical Aida, directed by Matthew Herrick. This adaptation of the centuries-old opera featuring the music…
It makes sense to see NUNSENSE at the SCERA
OREM — I always look forward to attending the opening productions for both the indoor and outdoor seasons at the SCERA theater. I find that the opening shows often become…
“Pulling together” to make a worthwhile SATURDAY’S WARRIOR
OREM — In its opening song, Saturday’s Warrior tells the audience exactly what the play is about. “We must learn why we’re here and who we are.” Although Saturday’s Warrior…
SCERA creates an ooky ADDAMS FAMILY
OREM — The act one finale of The Addams Family is called “Full Disclosure,” which is also the name of a game that the characters play in which they must…
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…
BEAUTY AND THE PRINCE: A play of a hundred years
SPRINGVILLE — Beauty and the Prince by local playwrights Anna Murdock and Cami Murdock Jensen is now playing at the Little Brown Theatre is Springville. Directed by Amanda Oliver, it…
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST makes a big impression in a small space
SPRINGVILLE — The Little Brown Theatre in Springville is a new theatre that is exactly what it sounds like: a delightfully tiny space that was created out of a bookstore…