A leaky show in Hale Centre Theatre’s THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN
SANDY — The Unsinkable Molly Brown has never been a great musical, even though it features words and lyrics written by Meredith Willson, creator of The Music Man, one of…
SGMT’s CRAZY FOR YOU is a tap-dancin’, bass slappin’ good time
ST. GEORGE — After an energetic performance of Crazy for You at St. George Musical Theater, it is clear the cast has got rhythm and they’ve got music. So, as…
PCT’s MATILDA is a miracle of a show
PAYSON — When the Broadway adaptation of Roald Dahl‘s classic novel Matilda burst onto the scene in 2013 it made quite the splash both in the U.S. and on the…
The Hive’s DIFFERENT: THE MUSICAL finds joy in being different
PROVO — I know when I sign up to see a performance at The Hive Collaborative in Provo I am in store for something creative and different. So you can…
Take a lovely holiday to see ENCHANTED APRIL at HCTO
OREM — Enchanted April is a charming story based upon the 1922 novel by British writer Elizabeth von Arnim. The novel, in turn, was inspired by a month-long holiday von…
THE GOOD SHEPHERDS has too many characters in its flock
OGDEN — The Good Shepherds, a new musical by David Nolan and Chriz Metz, and directed by Metz, is a story about a New York Times reporter, Laura (played by…
Hurricane Theatrical makes a splash with THE LITTLE MERMAID
HURRICANE — In a sea of quality community theater in Southern Utah, it is wise not to discount the offerings of what some might assume to be one of the…
Hopebox Theatre refreshes FOOTLOOSE
KAYSVILLE — In the late 1990s as a young college student I saw the Broadway production of Footloose on one of my first trips to New York City. Based on…
Sign language makes Ziegfeld’s THE WIZARD OF OZ terrific theatre
OGDEN — In March 2020, the last show I saw before Utah shut down for the Covid-19 virus was the Ziegfeld Theater’s production of Newsies that was performed in English…
Leads, director make CenterPoint’s JOSEPH a class above the rest
CENTERVILLE — Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is an old musical. The story is thousands of years old, and at over 50 years old, the lyrics by Tim Rice…