A killer production of SWEENEY TODD at The Grand Theatre
SALT LAKE CITY — I had pretty high expectations for The Grand’s staging of Sweeney Todd. Between my adoration of Grand Theatre’s previous productions and my exposure to this play…
New musical BLINK has heart
OREM — Blink is a new musical by the writing duo Chase Ramsey and David Paul Smith, making its debut here at the Hale Center Theater in Orem. Ramsey is…
Come to SWEETHEART COME
SALT LAKE CITY — In her new play, Sweetheart Come, Utah native Melissa Leilani Larson deftly manages to immerse the audience in a world of longing, beauty, passion, and horror.…
Explore TARZAN this summer at Hale Center Theater Orem
OREM — Stories about children growing up and leaving home to become adults will always have a place in family-centered Utah County. Maybe that is why Tarzan, which features two…
JANE k-EYRE-aoke at HCT Orem
OREM — Given Utah audiences’ love of musicals, Victorian Gothic romance, and period costumes, the musical version of Jane Eyre, now playing at Hale Center Theater Orem, should be more…
An enchanting MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM at the Castle
PROVO — Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is known for its carnivalesque elements, illustrated by the blurring of social roles that allows a commoner with a donkey’s head to become…
JOYFUL NOISE more pleasant and subdued than joyful
PROVO — The year is 1741, and George Frederic Handel is in a slump. His recent operas have received a mixed or negative response from the London public. And the…
SLAC’s VENUS IN FUR dominates the stage
SALT LAKE CITY — Venus in Fur is a play full of mysteries, as the viewer must try to discover the hidden desires of Thomas Novachek, a writer-director of a…
THE CRUCIBLE still resonates today
OREM — The Crucible, as penned by Arthur Miller in 1953, is given apt resonance in UVU’s most recent production of this American work. Directed by D. Terry Petrie, I…
CROSSING DELANCEY: Some romance at the Covey
PROVO — In the name of full disclosure, I asked to see Crossing Delancey because I grew up with and love the film. I’m making every effort to discuss this…