musical

OGDEN — I think one of the toughest and consequently most satisfying part of theatre is returning to a show you know too well. This is most common when you…

SALT LAKE CITY — My first encounter with Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (book by Hugh Wheeler, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim) was in my junior…

MAGNA — I’ve always laughed a little at the lyrics, “My heart is about to burst. My head is about to pop!” They’re expressing great excitement, obviously, but it creates…

PARK CITY – Years ago I heard a couple songs from Jekyll and Hyde, The Musical at a vocal performance and I was mesmerized. The beautiful duet of “In His…

RIVERTON — A fun way to experience traditional stories is to see how they are told from another perspective or with a new twist. I think this is what makes…

WEST VALLEY CITY — It’s an unusual experience when to go into intermission thinking that you are going to write one review and leave the show ready to write another.…

OREM — “To travel the world,” read my son’s post-it note star wish, added to the star wish wall as we exited the theater at the SCERA Center for the…

SALT LAKE CITY — Remember those times in high school history when your teacher would say something really interesting like, “Andrew Jackson’s wife was actually already married to someone else…

PLEASANT GROVE — There’s a room in the basement of the Pleasant Grove library that’s been converted into a tiny theater. There are maybe eight rows of seats, the ceiling…

SALT LAKE CITY — Right about the time the Baker’s Wife (Stephanie Purcell) and Cinderella’s Prince (Doug Irey) started their song “Moments in the Woods,” I really got lost in…