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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New #utahtheatre review for @LehiCity's SENSE & SENSIBILITY
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/848344/lehis-sense-and-sensibility-is-a-lovely-theatrical-experience
Join us for a season of joyfully radical Utah and world premieres!
#SLAC51 #UtahTheatre #UtahCulture #UtahArts
https://saltlakeactingcompany.org/about/latest-news/item/1629-51-season-announcement
New #utahtheatre review for @CoveyCenter's STEEL MAGNOLIAS in #Provo. @provocity
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/844618/steel-magnolias-is-intimate-and-polished-at-the-covey
Here's the review! I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning to crank out this rave.
Karen Azenberg is a #utahtheatre treasure; I love how she directed @RealPaigeDavis in this superb @pioneertheatre production. HELLO, DOLLY! is a real triumph.
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/843216/overjoyed-and-overwhelmed-and-over-par-at-pioneers-hello-dolly
New #utahtheatre review by @Theatre_Critics member @Russwarne for HELLO, DOLLY! at @pioneertheatre, starring @RealPaigeDavis!
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/843216/overjoyed-and-overwhelmed-and-over-par-at-pioneers-hello-dolly
DOLLY was the second play I was ever in. Here I am in 2000 at age 16 in my costumes (2nd pic with a friend who saw the show).
@pioneertheatre #utahtheatre
New #utahtheatre review for the 50th anniversary tour of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (@JCSTheMusical), hosted in #SLC by @BwayAtTheEccles.
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/841137/bow-down-to-the-50th-anniversary-tour-of-jesus-christ-superstar
New #utahtheatre review for THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at @DraperHisTheatr
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/834256/a-noteworthy-hunchback-of-notre-dame-at-draper-historic-theatre
New #utahtheatre review for THE DROWSY CHAPERONE at @MagnaEmpress
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/833352/charm-and-music-give-the-empress-a-win-with-the-drowsy-chaperone
Don’t mind me, I’m just calling commencement… #OnceAStageManager #UtahTheatre #slccgrad
New #utahtheatre review for THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE at @TimpTheater
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/832349/a-pleasant-pirates-of-penzance-in-heber
And here's the #utahtheatre review! The show was a lot of fun. I hadn't ever seen it (unusual for this type of play), so it was nice to kick back and wonder what was going to happen next.
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/828824/run-dont-walk-to-see-how-they-run-in-pleasant-grove
New #utahtheatre review by @Theatre_Critics member @Russwarne for SEE HOW THEY RUN at Pleasant Grove Players.
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/828824/run-dont-walk-to-see-how-they-run-in-pleasant-grove
I'm at the @PGLib for the Pleasant Grove Players production of SEE HOW THEY RUN. Look for the review later on @UtahTheatreBlog!
#utahtheatre @pleasantgroveut