THE WIZARD OF OZ with plenty of heart at the SCERA
OREM — The Wizard of Oz, everyone’s favorite story about a head injury, has returned to the SCERA stage in an enjoyable production that serves the script (adapted by John…
Become attached to Orem Hale’s DADDY LONG LEGS
OREM — Happiness is found in the small and simple things, or so opines the plucky heroine Jerusha in Hale Center Theater Orem’s latest offering. As she says in this…
A perfectly pleasant PETER PAN at the Hopebox
KAYSVILLE — Recently one of my friends asked me if there were any popular shows that I had not seen, and my first answer was that I had never seen…
“Consider yourself” lucky to see the Ziegfeld’s OLIVER!
OGDEN — Oliver! is the popular Lionel Bart musical based on the classic Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. The Ziegfeld Theater in Ogden has brought this story to life under…
Terrace Plaza’s SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN is as “fit as a fiddle”
WASHINGTON TERRACE — When looking back to the Golden Age of the huge Hollywood musical, few performers spring to mind ahead of Gene Kelly, and few movies burst into bigger…
AMERICAN IDIOT is a “Favorite Son” on stage
OGDEN — American Idiot is a Broadway Stage adaption of the album of the same name by Green Day, with lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong and a book by Billie…
A positively pleasant PIRATES OF PENZANCE
CENTERVILLE — The Pirates of Penzance, the comedic opera written by the team of Gilbert and Sullivan, first premiered in 1879. While I enjoy a lot of modern work, sometimes…
An “Honestly Sincere” BYE BYE BIRDIE at the SCERA
OREM — An underappreciated gem from the golden age of Broadway musicals, Bye Bye Birdie is closing out the SCERA’s summer outdoor theatre season. While not a perfect production, the…
Believe in the PRINCE OF EGYPT adaptation at Tuacahn
IVINS — The story of The Prince of Egypt is a familiar one, built on the foundations of a biblical story. Most people have some knowledge of Exodus, and the…
Sundance’s OKLAHOMA! has strengths, lacks heart
SUNDANCE — Oklahoma! was the first musical written by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, and it ushered in the American musical theatre as we now know…