A CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE MUSICAL reminds of the spirit of Christmas
SMITHFIELD — It’s that time of year again, when all the lists, shopping, baking, and stress are crammed tightly into one month, and I ask myself the question posed by…
Weber State’s regional premiere of IN PIECES: A NEW MUSICAL is a heart song feast
OGDEN — Weber State Theatre’s AAT (Associated Artists of the Theatre) presents the regional premier of In Pieces: A New Musical with music and lyrics written by pop songwriter Joey…
Zeigfeld’s FAIRLY POTTER PUPPET CAROL is a Christmas parody for potterheads
OGDEN — What do you get when you cross Harry Potter, Jim Henson, and Dr. Seuss? A wonderfully delightful evening with Fairly Potter Puppet Carol at Ziegfeld Theatre. Written by…
Designs and acting in MEAN GIRLS overpower the show’s flaws
SALT LAKE CITY — The Broadway tour of Mean Girls was a musical I went into with expectations of how I would react. I had seen the movie numerous times,…
SCROOGE at Terrace Plaza freshens up a holiday tradition
WASHINGTON TERRACE — Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol is, for most people, the quintessential Christmas story. As is tradition at Beverly’s Terrace Plaza Playhouse, an adaptation of A Christmas Carol,…
SCROOGE serves up a glass of the milk of human kindness in Perry
PERRY — Every year around this time, I read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and watch one of the many versions that have been produced. In both film and…
A CHRISTMAS STORY is a wonderful addition to the holidays
CENTERVILLE — A Christmas Story is a popular Christmas movie that debuted in 1983. In 2012 the musical adaptation made its way to Broadway for a limited run, and now…
Head to HCT’s production of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG “Toot Sweets”
SANDY — A few years ago I watched a stage production of Richard M. Sherman‘s and Robert B. Sherman‘s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, adapted for the stage by Jeremy Sams,…
Director and actors are #1 at BYU’s URINETOWN
PROVO — As I sat at intermission of the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s admirable The Pirates of Penzance last month, I mentioned to my companion that BYU was putting on Urinetown…
DISNEY’S FROZEN is a musical worth melting for at the Eccles
SALT LAKE CITY — Unless you have been living with rock trolls in the mountains, chances are high that you have at least heard of a little movie called Frozen…