musical

OREM — Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musicals are beloved all over the United States, but I believe they are also widely misunderstood. I know people who think that The Sound of…

OREM — At intermission of Little Shop of Horrors at the SCERA, I turned to look at my theatre companion for the evening, my husband, and suddenly realized this was…

DRAPER — The Utah/ Idaho Performing Arts Company presented a two-night showing of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance at the Draper Theatre Friday and Saturday night. Fortunately, the…

SALT LAKE CITY — Few musicals have been as anticipated as the regional premiere of Avenue Q at Wasatch Theatre Company. I must admit that I have been eager to…

CENTERVILLE — Centerpoint Legacy Theatre’s production of Little Women: The Musical was astonishingly good. There are several reasons not to miss this production: the time-honored classic brought to life through…

MAGNA — Although it’s a play that I’ve enjoyed for years, the Empress Theatre showed me on Monday night why Beauty and the Beast isn’t merely a good musical. As…

MURRAY – Little Women by Louisa May Alcott is one of those classic, delightful books from my childhood. I loved the story of the March girls: Meg, Jo, Beth and…

PAYSON — Pop quiz! Where can you see a dancing demigods, 1980’s high fashion, and lots and lots of rollerskating? Xanadu, of course, which is a musical playing through Labor…

SPRINGVILLE — A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a story by William Shakespeare that observes and comments on love. As the program for the Little Brown Theater’s production explains, “At first…

SANDY — Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida opened on Friday at the Sandy Amphitheatre under the direction of Trevor Jerome. It is a pleasing production, but it is missing…