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…
Bluffdale’s LES MIS: SCHOOL EDITION is a joy for cast and viewers
BLUFFDALE — When I heard that the Bluffdale Arts Advisory Board was mounting a production of Les Misérables: School Edition, I jumped at the chance to cover the show. Les…
Seeing HADESTOWN at the Eccles is worth going to hell and back
SALT LAKE CITY — The musical Hadestown, with music, lyrics, and book by Anais Mitchell, opened on Broadway in March of 2019 with a pre-Broadway life in London and Off-Broadway.…
You’ve got to buy a ticket or two for OLIVER! in American Fork
AMERICAN FORK — Lionel Bart’s Oliver!, directed by Margo Watson, is an entertaining musical the whole family will love. The play starts off with the energetic song “Food Glorious Food,”…