Empress’s JOSEPH…DREAMCOAT does justice to an old favorite
MAGNA — It isn’t summer in Utah without a few productions of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The Empress Theatre’s production happens to be the third review of this…
Strong cast, weak directing create a mixed COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
SALT LAKE CITY — Like any good story, The Count of Monte Cristo has something for everyone: a love story, swashbuckling pirates, friendship, betrayal, forgiveness, and even a jailbreak. All…
JANE k-EYRE-aoke at HCT Orem
OREM — Given Utah audiences’ love of musicals, Victorian Gothic romance, and period costumes, the musical version of Jane Eyre, now playing at Hale Center Theater Orem, should be more…
Wait until CURTAINS has dropped the curtain
CENTERVILLE — Curtains is a fun show about a musical within a musical. The audience finds itself in the theatre watching the closing scene of the fictional play Robbin’ Hood…
“Pulling together” to make a worthwhile SATURDAY’S WARRIOR
OREM — In its opening song, Saturday’s Warrior tells the audience exactly what the play is about. “We must learn why we’re here and who we are.” Although Saturday’s Warrior…
Lehi’s LITTLE WOMEN has big heart & big talent
LEHI — I love small intimate theaters. So, I was instantly drawn into the cozy theatre at Lehi City Arts Council where I attended Little Women, directed by Jacob Porter.…
New ideas in SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD
LOGAN — Songs For a New World is a song cycle written by Jason Robert Brown that depicts a number of scenarios involving people facing crossroads or changing points in…
Pioneer Theatre’s COWGIRLS is an impressive display of musical talent
SALT LAKE CITY — Musical theatre is just that: musical. But in most shows the music is either canned or comes from a live orchestra. Few plays have the actors…
A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER is master plan for fun
Salt Lake City – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, written by Robert Freedman and Steven Lutvak, won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2014, and the touring…
Weber’s NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT tries, but doesn’t get it
OGDEN — In the living room of the Long Island beach house occasionally inhabited by the wealthy playboy Jimmy Winter, there stands a purple polyester couch. It resembles a piece…