GREAT COMET at UVU is too Cosmically Energetic to Pass Up
OREM — Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 is a musical that hits the ground running. The opening number is fast, the relationships are complex, and the characters…
Meddling, Music, and Marriage: EMMA shines at West Valley
WEST VALLEY CITY — Walking into the West Valley Performing Arts Center for Kate Hamill’s Emma, I wasn’t entirely sure what I was going to get. I’m an avid reader…
Musical Theater Melds with the Bard in SGMT’s KISS ME, KATE
ST. GEORGE — In the theater world, productions are often sorted into various genres: the musicals, the comedies, the dramas; while other times they are lumped together by the playwrights…
The Ruth’s Forever Plaid Delivers Nostalgia and Tight Harmonies
PLEASANT GROVE— On February 9, 1964, the world changed forever—at least for the fictional singing group known as The Plaids. Forever Plaid imagines the bittersweet fate of this four-man harmony…
Rock out at Scera’s BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER!
OREM — The Best Christmas Pageant Ever certainly gives itself a lot to live up to, but the SCERA Center for the Arts performance of this delightful musical about unexpected…
SHE LOVES ME Stamps, Seals, and Delivers at Lehi Arts Council!
LEHI — The Lehi Arts Council is quickly building a reputation for turning its modest performance space into something reliably magical, and their production of She Loves Me continues that…
MRS. DOUBTFIRE National Tour is Family-Friendly Delight
PROVO — For the short run that Mrs. Doubtfire has at the Covey, (it’s only here until Saturday night), this National tour packs a lot of energy. With a joyous…
A Lot of Promise In Off-Broadway’s REUNIONS
NEW YORK — At the New York City Center, the new musical Reunions is an adaptation of two one-act plays, one written by J.M. Barrie and one written by Spain’s…
Eloquence & Beauty Fill SGMT’s DADDY LONG LEGS
ST. GEORGE — The adage, “don’t judge a book by its cover,” can be applied to so many things, and in the case of Daddy Long Legs, St. George Musical…
Pioneer Theatre Nails Every Note in DEAR EVAN HANSEN
SALT LAKE CITY — I’ve seen Dear Evan Hansen multiple times—every production until now has either been a Broadway show or part of a national tour. This run at Pioneer…