Hale’s THE SECRET GARDEN could use more light
SANDY — The Secret Garden has been enjoyed on the page, stage, and screen for over a century. Based on the children’s novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the 1991 Broadway…
Terrace Plaza’s SPELLING BEE is even better years later
OGDEN — Terrace Plaza Playhouse has done something I have not seen a local company in Utah do, which is a “reunion production,” calling most of the cast of the…
Ziegfeld’s 9 TO 5 is a catchy memo on female empowerment
OGDEN — Decades before the #MeToo movement, a group of Boston secretaries organized the “9to5 movement” in the 1970s to fight for better pay, more opportunities to advance, and to…
SGMT’s HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL is a class you won’t want to skip
ST. GEORGE — Opening night at St. George Musical Theater had all the excitement of a pep rally before a big game—which should be expected when the cast is belting…
The hills of Perry sing with THE SOUND OF MUSIC
PERRY — We all grew up with Julie Andrew’s iconic performance in the 1965 film version of The Sound of Music. This classic play is filled with timeless songs we…
CenterPoint’s SISTER ACT is a soulful sensation
CENTERVILLE — Sister Act the Musical at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre, directed by Danny Inkley, is lively, entertaining, and spirited. As a long time fan of the Sister Act movie and…
Get lost in the arms of Hopebox’s ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
KAYSVILLE — Annie Get Your Gun, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and a book by brother and sister Dorothy and Herbert Fields, premiere on Broadway in 1946 as…
Tuacahn: SCHOOL OF (Red) ROCK
IVINS — Do you want to see the original Broadway understudy for Dewey Finn perform the role he did 140 times in New York? Of course you do! And you…
ONE MAN, ONE GUITAR, SUPERSTAR is a rockin’ event
SALT LAKE CITY — One Man, One Guitar, Superstar was almost exactly what its title promised. Chicago performer David Knoell played his guitar through the main parts of the Andrew…
THE BIRDSINGER is beautiful but needs wings
SALT LAKE CITY — The Birdsinger, produced by the Great Bear Folk Theatre of Rexburg, ID, was a beautiful story of healing. I was really looking forward to this show…