“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…
Open every door to Hale’s JOSEPH
OREM — Some people attend a favorite musical to see the same old show, to hear familiar songs, and to see the same characters perform the same scenes in the…
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS cast sneaks in great performances
OGDEN — Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a musical that is based on a 1988 film of the same name. The story follows two con artists who try to get women…
A noble effort to save THE PIRATE QUEEN
WEST VALLEY CITY — A woman ahead of her time, Grace O’Malley is her own woman. Whereas other women in 16th century Ireland are expected to keep house and care…
THRILL ME fails to live up to its title
OGDEN — Good Company Theatre offers a bold and daring season, with shows such as The Vagina Monologues, Appropriate, and The Nether. Thrill Me, music and lyrics by Stephen Dolginoff,…