MEANINGLESS is a sublime spiritual journey at Great Salt Lake Fringe
SALT LAKE CITY — Meaningless is a poignant, one-man show by Rodney Brazil, in which he chronicles the book of Ecclesiastes from the Bible. Rodney opens the performance with a…
A lesson in local history in THE MORMON KID at the Fringe Festival
SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon Kid, or Who Wants to Be an Outlaw? is a one man show starring Morgan Lund (also playwright) with live cello music performed by…
Multi-talented Herb Newsome stuns in BREAK IT DOWN at Lyric Rep
LOGAN — Hip hop history takes the stage with Break it Down, written and performed by Herb Newsome and directed by Trisha LaFache. The show appears as part of the…
Wasatch Theatre Company’s EVERY BRILLIANT THING sparkles
TAYLORSVILLE — Entering the beautiful and modern Studio 5400 black box theatre at the Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center, audience members are greeted by the show’s star, Brian Pilling, who plays…
Steven Fales’s MORMON BOY TRILOGY is an emotional journey
SALT LAKE CITY — Confessions of a Mormon Boy first premiered at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center over 20 years ago with subsequent performances across the globe. Written and…
One-man CHRISTMAS CAROL brings Dickens to life in Utah County
PLEASANT GROVE — A Christmas Carol seems capable of handling an infinite number of adaptations. Stage, television, film, and the written page have all been media for retellings of Charles…
Let the record show: THURGOOD is thoroughly good at Utah Shakes
CEDAR CITY — A 20th century American hero, Thurgood Marshall claims titles such as civil rights activist, the first African American Solicitor General of the United States, and the first…
You can cheer for SOMETHIN’ TO CRY ABOUT at Salt Lake Fringe
SALT LAKE CITY — In a story inspired by recent Utah headlines, Somethin’ To Cry About explores the emotional life of Donald, a Black teen forced to attend therapy after…
Harry Truman lives again in GIVE ‘EM HELL, HARRY!
WEST VALLEY CITY — Playing through April 2nd in West Valley, the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s production of Samuel Gallu’s Give ‘em Hell, Harry! is both exactly what I expected, and…
TALES OF A RELUCTANT WORLD TRAVELER lacks uniqueness
SALT LAKE CITY — Tales of a Reluctant World Traveler is performed and recorded by Randy Ross, as he tells the real-life story of his four-month journey to eight countries…