IT’S A WONDROUS LIFE rings in the season early at The OBT
DRAPER — The Off Broadway Theatre has been known for its spoof comedies and improv since the 1990s. The “Off Broadway” part of the name comes from the location of…
Missed PUFFS this year? You don’t have to be “sad forever” with BroadwayHD
NEW YORK CITY — This is my third review this year of Matt Cox’s play Puffs, Or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic, but…
PUFFS at West Valley Arts is 9¾ out of 10
WEST VALLEY CITY — Theatre is a collaborative art form. Rarely do you have a single actor, who does their own lights, sound, costuming, and is self-directed. It takes a…
Utah State University’s PUFFS is a charming transfiguration of HP story
LOGAN — Few works of literature are so impactful that their cultural clout is powerful enough to create an unauthorized spinoff that becomes an off-broadway success. Harry Potter is certainly…
Zeigfeld’s FAIRLY POTTER PUPPET CAROL is a Christmas parody for potterheads
OGDEN — What do you get when you cross Harry Potter, Jim Henson, and Dr. Seuss? A wonderfully delightful evening with Fairly Potter Puppet Carol at Ziegfeld Theatre. Written by…
Prepare for a night of levity in Orem Hale’s THE 39 STEPS
OREM — It is the second time I have seen The 39 Steps on the Utah stage. It is a lovely parody of an old Alfred Hitchcock movie. This adaptation…
A puppet Potter Christmas
OGDEN — A Fairly Potter Christmas Carol is a Ziegfeld Theater tradition in Ogden. A parody that “borrows” (or as one character points out “we stole that too!”) from A…
WSU brings good British humor in THE 39 STEPS
OGDEN — The 39 Steps, a play by Patrick Barlow, is a parody of an Alfred Hitchcock movie that takes four actors and two “stage hands” and that utilizes them…
THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS hits a high note at the Grand
SALT LAKE CITY — Every year The Grand Theatre mounts a “Backstage Production,” and this year they have chosen The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!). Because I have seen many…
FAIRLY POTTER has even more magic this year
OGDEN — It’s year five for this Ziegfeld tradition. A Fairly Potter Christmas Carol is part Christmas Carol, part Harry Potter, part crazy parody, and 100% fun. Written by Rick…