A small rise out of CURTAINS
SALT LAKE CITY — Billed as, “A murder mystery that will give you something to sing about,” Rupert Holmes’s Curtains is the unique product of murder mystery and musical presented…
SHORT ATTENTION SPAN THEATRE has some diamonds in the rough
OREM — “A new play every ten minutes.” That’s the promise of Utah Valley University’s Short Attention Span Theatre, an evening of short plays playing in the Exbox Theatre this…
NOISES OFF! packs huge laughs into a small space
PROVO — Noises Off! is one of my favorite scripts from one of my favorite genres. This classic show by Michael Frayn is a textbook example of farces in general,…
PLAY ON! is a love letter to community theatre
PLEASANT GROVE — When I was in college, one of my theatre professors asked my class why, in an era of an ever-increasing number of entertainment options, we as young…
BYU’s PHANTOM OF THE OPERA will make your soul take flight
PROVO — It’s hard to believe that it’s been 25 years since The Phantom of the Opera had its debut in the United States. In that time it’s become a…
BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER is a sweet holiday evening
LEHI — On Friday evening I had a flashback to two different Christmases. No, I wasn’t playing Scrooge in a production of A Christmas Carol. Instead, I was reminded of…
Liken and SCERA unite for a creative look at THE FIRST CHRISTMAS
OREM — The current SCERA production of Liken’s The First Christmas is unique. This production is the world stage premiere of a musical based on a somewhat popular series of…
OFF WHITE CHRISTMAS packed full of humor, music
SALT LAKE CITY — The Off Broadway Theatre is at it again, stirring up holiday hijinks as only they know how in their latest show, Off White Christmas, a parody…
Westminster’s great ensemble makes a great NOISES OFF!
SALT LAKE CITY — If I had to guess, I’d say that Noises Off! is one of the most oft-produced comedies in the community, college, and high school theatre canon—and…
Wasatch’s COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE is lethargic, flawed
SALT LAKE CITY — I’ll admit it. I was selfish when I saw that The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged) was on UTBA’s reviewing calendar again. I snatched up the…