Hale’s "Tale of Two Cities" is ALMOST the best of times
WEST VALLEY CITY — A Tale of Two Cities is a powerful and emotional show. The story is complicated, which I should have expected, having been based on the novel…
Spelling Bee is H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S
SALT LAKE CITY — In Westminster Player’s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee the geeks shine, the awkward is celebrated and fun is abundant. This is one show that…
Spamalot is great fun from start to finish
SALT LAKE CITY — I have been a fan of Monty Python for most of my life. I have seen every movie and almost every episode of their old TV…
A toe-tapping “Anything Goes”
OGDEN — Weber State University’s performance of Anything Goes is a witty combination of slapstick humor, unlikely romance, and colorful scenery, all set to the swinging tunes of the beloved…
Not Your Mother’s “Oklahoma!”
OREM – Ho-hum. Another opening of another Oklahoma! Curly ambles down the auditorium’s aisles and onto the stage rhapsodizing about “a bright, golden haze on the meadow”—
Peter Pan twinkles at BYU
PROVO — BYU is currently presenting Peter Pan, a musical based on the play by James M. Barrie. Since 1904, audiences have been enjoying the story of the boy who…
“Hairspray” is adorably energetic
MIDVALE — Hairspray is a musical that examines rock and roll and race relations through the character of Tracy Turnblad. She is a plus size teen with a plus size…
Not quite the “Awakening” I hoped for
SALT LAKE CITY — Before I can begin this review, I feel like I need to tell you a few things about me: I fell in love with Spring Awakening…
A Rented Christmas sparkles
PARK CITY — The Historic Egyptian Theater in Park City is offering an alternative to Dickens with A Rented Christmas, a fun, nostalgic show set in the Depression Era 1930s.…
“White Christmas” snows Pioneer Theatre Company
SALT LAKE CITY – Christmas is here, and with the festive season comes a variety of effervescent events and stage shows. The 1954 musical film White Christmas, with its title…