Sink me! THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL blooms gloriously at SGMT
ST. GEORGE — Fourteen years ago, St. George Musical Theater presented The Scarlet Pimpernel, and it was a huge success. Despite a love for the production—or more likely because of…
“Watch What Happens” at NEWSIES in Southern Utah
ST. GEORGE — When it comes to an evening filled with strong ensemble choreography, music, and acrobatics, take a line out of one particular Newsies song and “watch what happens.”…
THE BOOK OF MORMON outdoes itself in obscenity
SALT LAKE CITY — The hit Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and industry-acclaimed Robert Lopez, made its way to Utah…
“The Smell of Rebellion” envelopes at Ziefeld’s MATILDA
OGDEN — Matilda the musical is based on the novel by Roald Dahl about an intelligent little girl who is stuck with the most horrible parents imaginable. She gets sent…
THE JUNGLE darkens, but hope shines
OGDEN — The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair, is a novel that has a reputation for being one of the most difficult to digest and is true to life portrayals of…
Perennial laughs in THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
CENTERVILLE — The CenterPoint Theatre’s production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee tickled my funny bone relentlessly. I had no idea musicals could be as funny as stand…
Your heart will be blessed with Tuacahn’s THE SOUND OF MUSIC
IVINS — With its expansive stage and outdoor setting, Tuacahn’s production team had a high bar to reach in their current staging of The Sound of Music directed by Tim…
The only horror would be missing LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
CEDAR CITY — With the closing lyrics from SimonFest’s Little Shop of Horrors imploring the world, “whatever you do don’t feed the plant,” perhaps a better way to sing it…
Community theater shines in Syracuse City’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
SYRACUSE — With a brief welcome by a Syracuse City Council member, this rendition of Disney’s Broadway musical Beauty and the Beast was everything the audience was promised: the product…
CRAZY FOR YOU has rhythm and music, but could ask for more
MIDVALE — Crazy for You captures music and material from several existing productions that developed into a Tony award winning musical in 1992. The show stems from a script by…