THE LAST FIVE YEARS falls flat at UVU
OREM — The Last Five Years is a beautiful show written by Jason Robert Brown that follows the tumultuous courtship and marriage of Jamie Wellerstein (played by Preston Ochsenhurt) and…
The Bard gets big laughs in SOMETHING ROTTEN! in Midvale
MIDVALE — There are few things more rewarding for a musical theatre fan than going to a great comedy put on with energy and pizazz by a community theatre company.…
Tuacahn comes out swinging with TARZAN
IVINS — Based on the 1999 animated film, Tuacahn’s production of Tarzan is this summer’s must-see show. Finding my seat in the outdoor amphitheatre, I was excited to see the…
“Pure Imagination” at Tucahan’s CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
IVINS — “Come with me, and you’ll be in a world of pure imagination,” begins the classic song from the 1971 cinematic adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate…
National tour of TINA at Eccles is “better than all the rest”
SALT LAKE CITY — Dressed in her 1940s Sunday best, actress Nicole Powell crossed down center to address the packed house of the Delta Performance Hall at the Eccles Theatre.…
In UVU’s FALSETTOS, everything is more than “Alright”
OREM — “Everything will be alright!” This line is repeated often throughout the second half of the musical Falsettos. After watching UVU’s opening night, I can confirm that this is…
The Grand Theatre’s IN THE HEIGHTS deserves “Atención”
SALT LAKE CITY — The Grand Theatre has a beautiful production of In the Heights (with the music, lyrics and concept by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegra…
Empress Theatre’s FREAKY FRIDAY is fun any day of the week
MAGNA — Attending the opening weekend of Freaky Friday at the Empress Theatre on Mother’s Day weekend was a freakishly fitting outing and full of fun. This musical adaptation of…
HCT’s HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN IN NEW YORK underwhelms in World Premiere
SANDY — When a story is revised, revived or adapted from one medium to another, there’s always a purist or two who resists the changes from the original version. Prior…
Accept THE PROM at Pioneer Theatre
SALT LAKE CITY — While it can be valuable and important to see a challenging and gritty play or musical there is also a place for light bubbly crowd pleasing…