Spectacular BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
IVINS — If there is one thing that Tuacahn Amphitheatre does well, it is spectacle, and if there is a musical that lends itself well to spectacle, it is Disney’s…
A successful and refreshing FREAKY FRIDAY
OGDEN — After 13 months away and a remodel to the outside and parts of the inside, Terrace Plaza Playhouse in Washington Terrace has reopened its doors with Disney’s musical…
HCTO’s EMMA, a charming tempest in a teapot
OREM — Hale Center Theater Orem’s production of a musical adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma (music, lyrics, and book by Tony Award nominee Paul Gordon) feels like the theatrical equivalent…
Familiar habits create hilarity at Heritage Theatre’s NUNSENSE
PERRY — I am so sick of hearing about our “unprecedented times.” Things have certainly changed over the last year, I’m not denying any of that, but I find myself…
A beautiful tribute to Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN
CENTERVILLE — In March of 2020, the Utah theater community, along with the rest of the world, was forced to shut down at a moment’s notice. Among some of these…
Fall in love with Hale Centre Theatre’s DADDY LONG LEGS
SANDY — Let’s just get to the point. Kelly Coombs’s lead performance in Hale Centre Theatre’s Daddy Long Legs is towering. One of the best I’ve seen in a long…
Pink Neon’s SPRING AWAKENING is a streaming success
SOUTH JORDAN — It is likely no secret that I love shows like Spring Awakening, contemporary rock musicals that often feature themes of family drama, teenage angst, sexual repression, and…
Make it your quest to see SCERA’s SPAMALOT
OREM — SCERA’s production of Spamalot is so side splitting that describing it exhausts the English language’s supply of words that mean “funny.” Even the best thesaurus is inadequate to…
HCT’S LES MISERABLES reminds us that in time “the sun will rise”
SANDY — What is there to say about Les Misérables that has not already been said? For starters (according to the theatre company), Hale Centre Theatre in Sandy, Utah, is…
BUMS! is a disheveled mess
SPANISH FORK — A long standing policy at UTBA is to judge productions by the standards that the theatre companies set for themselves or that they advertise. Holding every company…