Wonka Wows at The Ruth’s CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Pleasant Grove — I came to the opening night performance of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at The Ruth without high expectations. I’ve always loved the original Gene Wilder film…
Full Disclosure: HCT’s Addams Family is a Macabre Delight
SALT LAKE CITY — As a native Californian, I always hope that summer never ends. It’s August. You can keep your pumpkin-spiced-everything until the daily high can’t get above 60…
CINDERELLA at the Sundance Summer Theatre is delightful
SUNDANCE — If you’re not in your 60s (or older, like the writer of this review), you may not know that Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella was NOT written for the…
Still “holding out for a hero” at Sundance Theatre’s FOOTLOOSE
SUNDANCE — From the 1984 classic film is born the stage adaptation of Footloose. A popular film, especially in Utah perhaps from the familiar setting, most are acquainted with the…
Sandy Hale’s NEWSIES is “Something to Believe In”
SANDY — The stage adaption of the 1992 movie Newsies has taken Utah by storm, with another new production mounting, this time at the Hale Center Theatre in Sandy. Directed…
Hale tries to make THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD sing
WEST VALLEY CITY — I’ve written before about the Hale Centre Theatre brand and how it often translates into a penchant for repetition in their programming choices. Despite this —or…
A fond farewell to HOLIDAY NIGHT LIVE at UVU
OREM — Holiday Night Live is a Saturday Night Live-style, holiday-themed sketch comedy show written and performed by some of the UVU’s funniest students. It features musical numbers, dance breaks,…
Venture INTO THE WOODS like you never have before
OREM — Into the Woods is among the most popular musicals produced in Utah and for good reason. The familiar fairytale characters, the beautiful score by Stephen Sondheim and book…
Case closed: THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD is a hit
OREM — One of the great tragedies of nineteenth century English literature is that Charles Dickens died right in the middle of writing his final novel, The Mystery of Edwin…
Hale’s MAN OF LA MANCHA is a fantastic dream
OREM — Man of La Mancha is, as far as I can tell, a musical that rarely graces the stages of our state. Perhaps this is because the margin of…