Artistic Healing at Broadway’s REDWOOD
NEW YORK — The new musical Redwood, co-conceived by Tina Landau and Idina Menzel, with a book by Tina Landau, music by Kate Diaz, and lyrics by Tina Landau and…
Enchanting Solo Show from Jessica Vosk at The Noorda Center
OREM — Something has changed within Orem; something is not the same. Jessica Vosk came to town, raved about the banana bread at local eatery Communal, went up such and…
“No day but today” to see the Ziegfeld Theater’s RENT
OGDEN — As a local theater critic and fan, I tend to get a lot of the same shows produced here in Utah. At UTBA, the three most reviewed shows…
20 years later, RENT is still paying
SALT LAKE CITY — In the immediate aftermath of the unexpected death of its creator Jonathan Larson, RENT bust onto Broadway in 1996, and it rocked the a musical theatre…
Bet on YOU BET YOUR BLACK ASS
OGDEN — You Bet Your Black Ass Broadway, an original revue presented by Good Company Theatre in Ogden, is billed as a celebration of African-American musical theatre showstoppers. The cast,…
RENT offers something new for old fans and newcomers
MURRAY — For modern musical theatre lovers, Rent is as well known as Hello, Dolly! for previous generations. I personally remember hanging out at the dorms at USU with my…
Utah Rep’s Cooper Howell breaks down walls with RENT
“The opposite of war isn’t peace, it’s creation!” These are the words of Jonathan Larson, the creator of RENT. After talking with William Cooper Howell, director of Utah Repertory Theater…
Some praise is due for RENT
MIDVALE — Making the short list of musicals ever awarded a Pulitzer Prize, Jonathan Larson’s Rent is designed to do so much more than entertain. Rent could be described as…
RENT
SALT LAKE CITY — Friday night opened to a full house for Pioneer Theater Company’s final show of the season, Jonathan Larson‘s, RENT. Director Karen Azenberg returns to PTC bringing…