“Out There” at Tuacahn, see THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
IVINS – Finally joining Peter Pan and Tarzan, The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a strong addition to the classic tales on stage this season at Tuacahn Amphitheatre. Following the…
Take your “honey bun” to SCERA’s SOUTH PACIFIC
OREM — South Pacific takes place at a critical time during World War II. America is fully engaged in the war, but the nation and its allies have yet to…
Music carries THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY & BESS
LOGAN — When I was a pre-teen, my stepfather used to walk around the house bellowing, “Bess, you is my woman now; you is–you is,” in his lovely baritone voice.…
Magic to be had in Utah Shakespeare Festival’s MARY POPPINS
CEDAR CITY — From the moment I entered Randall L. Jones Theatre, the beautiful set transported me into the world of the show as the curtains lay open to reveal…
No “brimstone and treacle” in Herriman’s MARY POPPINS
HERRIMAN — The road to Herriman feels long and winding, especially if you are coming from anywhere outside of this southwest corner of the Salt Lake Valley, but this little…
Powerful, evocative, important: UFOMT’s “Ragtime” relevant today
LOGAN — At its core, Ragtime is a story about America. Not at its best, but at its most hopeful. Hope that someday—someday—things will change. People will be more kind,…
You’ll have to make believe you love UFOMT’s SHOW BOAT
LOGAN — In 1992, I was forced to forego my first opportunity to see a touring Broadway show in Salt Lake City to go to scout camp. To a theatre-obsessed…
A nice & punny THE COCOANUTS at the Utah Shakespeare Fest
CEDAR CITY — The Marx brothers—Grouch, Chico, Harpo, and Zeppo—are back. And they’re performing in The Cocoanuts, the show that made them famous nationwide. Taking place in the late 1920’s…
Get in the groove of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is a desert. At times it feels like that stigma goes far beyond our weather and water levels, to the very heart of leisure itself.…
You can’t stop the beat of Pickleville’s HAIRSPRAY
GARDEN CITY — Being a teenager is a tough job. In high school, most of us wanted a lot of things: we wanted to belong, be liked, have friends, freedom,…