Embark on PETER PAN’S GREAT ADVENTURE at SCERA
OREM — Often people are hesitant to go see a show that they aren’t familiar with. Or maybe that’s just me. I wasn’t sure how I felt about seeing an…
Something to celebrate at THE WEDDING SINGER
CEDAR CITY – Based on the classic 1990’s film by the same name, the musical version of The Wedding Singer tells the story of Robbie, lead singer in a wedding…
The U’s HELLO, DOLLY! at Kingsbury Hall is a sign of good things to come
SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah’s production of Hello, Dolly! embodies both the ambition of its title character, Dolly Gallagher Levi, and a few of the unpolished edges…
UTBA reviewers sound off: EXCELLENCE in 2015
At the end of every year at UTBA we collect our members’ thoughts on the excellent shows they have seen that year. And for the fifth year in a row,…
A FAIRLY POTTER CHRISTMAS CAROL brings parody to Christmas
OGDEN – In 2013 I reviewed Fairly Potter, a parody that played at the Ziegfeld Theater in Ogden and was written by Rick Rea. For their Christmas show this year,…
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE is a wonderful night
OREM — The Frank Capra film It’s a Wonderful Life is an old classic that follows the story of George Bailey, a man of the people in his small town.…
A reimagined BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at BYU
PROVO — For some people, it will be sacrilege. In this production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the Beast does not wear an eighteenth century blue suit to dance…
TRAIL OF DREAMS is about “Ordinary People,” but is no ordinary musical
OREM — In history, truth is often stranger, more exciting, more tragic, and more miraculous than any fiction that could be manufactured. This is especially true, perhaps, for stories of…
With DAMES AT SEA, “good times are here to stay”
NEW YORK CITY — A character in a Broadway musical arrives from Utah in a strange land. The Utahn, naïve and hopeful, must learn to adjust to the harsh reality…
CARRIE: THE MUSICAL is bloody good
SALT LAKE CITY — Fresh off of Broadway and as the first Utah premiere, Carrie: The Musical is a tragic and cautionary tale. With a cast of 18, a live…