Q&A with the UTBA
Who are we? How can I become a reviewer? Awards?…There are a lot of questions starting to make their way through the digital grapevine and here is our attempt to answer a few of them.
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An emailed introduction to the UTBA
I’ve been hard at work this past few days contacting productions across Utah in order to send our reviewers. The response has been overwhelmingly positive and I think that’s because there’s a need in Utah for a resource of consistent theatrical press coverage. Granted, the large companies will get reviewed by the papers. That’s a given. But what about the newest community show that hasn’t yet established their audience?
Read MoreWho knew being a hillbilly could be so fun? Hale shows us how with their production of ‘April Ann’
OREM — April Ann is what the Hale Center Theater calls a “Vintage Hale Musical” – the production was written by Ruth and Nathan Hale, the founders of HCT, over 40 years ago. In light of the HCT’s 20th Anniversary Season, they decided to break out some old favorites to honor the Hales, April Ann being the first.
Read Morepublic urination is funny…but don’t tell FDR (UVU’s Urinetown)
OREM — Ok, So for those of you who know the schtick of Urinetown, bear with those who don’t; Urinetown is about a place where, in the face of a water shortage, the government has turned over to a large corporation the right to regulate water use, ban private bathrooms, and charge people to pee (and poop, which only gets one mention in the show, oddly…hmmm). And it is one of those broadly appealing, honestly funny, don’t-have-to-be-a-musical-lover-to-enjoy type musicals.
Read MoreHale makes an ‘Earnest’ attempt
WEST VALLEY CITY — I’ll begin this review by stating that I’ve never liked “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde. I hated the play when I first read it and I couldn’t believe so many people loved it. The odds were against me so I figured it must be a show you have to see in order to enjoy. So with that I jumped at the opportunity to see this classic at the Hale Centre Theatre in West Valley.
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Let’s Chat
New #utahtheatre review for @SCERAupdate's THE DROWSY CHAPERONE. See what UTBA member Sara Claverie had to say about this love letter to the jazzy musicals of the 1920s.
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/552139/come-for-a-night-of-fun-at-sceras-the-drowsy-chaperone
@donttrythis when you're at @fanxsaltlake tomorrow you should come see the OPPA players performance at 1pm!! There will be fantastic costumes and music!! #theatrematters #utahtheatre #musicaltheatre
Theatres Pay More Than Subsistence Wages Challenge 2021 #UtahTheatre
Last night we published a new #utahtheatre review for @Hale_Theatre's THE SECRET GARDEN, which plays through late October.
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/536443/hales-the-secret-garden-could-use-more-light
New #utahtheatre review for @acrobuffos's AIR PLAY, touring #Utah this week.
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/536783/air-play-is-a-joyful-celebration-of-life
Today’s preview: @planbtheatreco’s newest Free Elementary School Tour production, Alli and #3, featuring alligator and heron characters, introduces K-3 children to basic science of nature, climate. @sharahmeservy https://www.theutahreview.com/plan-b-theatres-newest-free-elementary-school-tour-production-alli-and-3-featuring-alligator-and-heron-characters-introduces-k-3-children-to-basic-science-of-nature-and-climate/ #utahtheatre #uteducation @selectiveecho
New #utahtheatre review by UTBA member Lisa Larson for St. George Musical Theater's new production of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL.
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/526524/sgmts-high-school-musical-is-a-class-you-wont-want-to-skip
ICYMI: On #ShakespeareSunday, check out my #utahtheatre review of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at @parker_theatre. It's the sort of production that shows why MUCH ADO is my favorite #Shakespeare comedy.
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/526561/parker-theatres-much-ado-is-everything-audiences-could-want
Here's the #utahtheatre review I wrote about MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at @parker_theatre for @UtahTheatreBlog. #Shakespeare
When my 7-year-old saw the funeral for Hero, he said, "A fake funeral? They're going all out!" 😆
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/526561/parker-theatres-much-ado-is-everything-audiences-could-want
The @parker_theatre has a new production of #Shakespeare's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, and we sent UTBA president @Russwarne (a @Theatre_Critics member). Read the #utahtheatre he wrote after opening night.
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/526561/parker-theatres-much-ado-is-everything-audiences-could-want
I'm back at the @parker_theatre for the first time since the pandemic started! Look for my #utahtheatre review of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING on @UtahTheatreBlog later!
We also sent a first-time reviewer to @CPT_Theatre's SISTER ACT. Read her #utahtheatre review to find out why this production works on stage.
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/525996/centerpoints-sister-act-is-a-soulful-sensation
Read @Russwarne's #utahtheatre review of the first @grassrootsbard production in over 18 months: AS YOU LIKE IT. #Shakespeare @Theatre_Critics
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/525670/a-rusty-not-rustic-as-you-like-it-from-grassroots-shakespeare