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 MURDER BY THE BOOK at @CoveyCenter in Provo!
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/898517/small-cast-is-a-strength-of-covey-centers-murder-by-the-book
Shout out to @CVDaily for the feature on our upcoming season opener: Tau Dance Theater! https://cachevalleydaily.com/news/archive/2022/09/19/tau-dance-theatre-company-coming-from-hawaii-to-logan/
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New #utahtheatre review for LUCKY STIFF at @Hale_Theatre in Sandy!
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/897423/lucky-stiff-at-the-sandy-hale-is-more-stiff-than-lucky
New #utahtheatre review for ART at @AnOtherTheater in Provo!
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/897490/art-at-an-other-theater-is-thoughtful-but-feels-monochromatic
It's audition time for PRIDE AND PREJUDICE at the Hale Center Theater Orem—directed by Barta Lee Heiner and written by me. Video submissions are due before Sept. 28. You have a week to prepare your best Jennifer Ehle, friends. I'm waiting. #UtahTheatre https://www.haletheater.org/main-stage/auditions
New #utahtheatre review for THE ADDAMS FAMILY at @SCERAupdate in Orem!
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/897448/sceras-the-addams-family-is-fantastic-fall-viewing
New #utahtheatre review for THURGOOD at @UtahShakespeare in Cedar City!
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/897454/let-the-record-show-thurgood-is-thoroughly-good-at-utah-shakes
New #utahtheatre review for SCAPIN at @pioneertheatre in #SLC!
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/897501/no-escapin-the-hilarity-of-pioneer-theatre-companys-scapin
New #utahtheatre review by @Theatre_Critics member @MarenSwensen for THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at @goodcotheatre in Ogden!
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/897108/good-co-wins-first-place-in-the-putnam-county-spelling-bee
The Importance of Being Earnest opens Sept 21! Rehearsals are going swimmingly. Nearly every line is a joke. #timpvalleytheatre #utahtheatre #hebertheatre #hebervalley #tvtearnest #laughallnight https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch6Njrps6o8/?igshid=YTgzYjQ4ZTY=
New #utahtheatre review for CRAZY FOR YOU at St. George Musical Theater!
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/887144/sgmts-crazy-for-you-is-a-tap-dancin-bass-slappin-good-time
Meet the cast of our season opener! See the intrigue and wit of Molière's SCAPIN — like you've never seen it before. From 9/16 through 10/1.
More info here: https://pioneertheatre.org/season/2022-2023-season/scapin/
#ScapinPTC #UtahTheatre #UtahArts #PioneerTheatreCompany #AmericanTheatre #RegionalTheatre
New #utahtheatre review by @rachel_reviews for MATILDA at Payson Community Theatre!
https://utahtheatrebloggers.com/887005/pcts-matilda-is-a-miracle-of-a-show