The Ruth Stages a Classic WIZARD OF OZ
PLEASANT GROVE — In my opinion, The Wizard of Oz is the greatest film of all time, bar none. So it’s no surprise that it’s often performed onstage. The Ruth…
Omelets to Ovations: SOMETHING ROTTEN! is Comedy Gold at the Ruth
PLEASANT GROVE — Opening night at The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theatre has brought Renaissance razzle-dazzle to Utah County with its lively production of Something Rotten! — the Broadway hit…
The Ruth’s AN AMERICAN IN PARIS is a Stairway to Paradise
PLEASANT GROVE — Is everything at The Ruth this good? If their current production of An American in Paris is any indication, the six-month-old theater seems to be on the…
JERSEY BOYS at the Ruth is Overstuffed with Earworms
PLEASANT GROVE — The musical Jersey Boys tells the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, starting from the initial discovery of Frankie and ending with the band’s induction…
Connect With That RAGTIME at PG’s New Venue The Ruth
PLEASANT GROVE — Ragtime, a musical with a book by Terrance McNally, music by Stephen Flaherty, and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens is the inaugural production open now at The Ruth,…
HCTO’s PINKALICIOUS is Pinkerific Fun
OREM — Hale Center Theatre Orem’s production of Pinkalicious is a Theatre for Young Audiences adaptation of the Pinkalicious story by Victoria Kann. Pinkalicious has also been adapted into a…
HCTO’s SEUSSICAL Is Delightfully Unhinged
OREM — Seussical, the musical by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, based on the works of Dr. Seuss has always seemed to me like classic middle school drama fare. As…
An effortlessly good time at HCTO’s HOW TO SUCCEED…
OREM — How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is one of the shows with a reputation that many productions fail to live up to. One of the few…
West Valley Arts gives an Instant Classic in A TALE OF TWO CITIES
WEST VALLEY CITY — On Saturday, February 3 I attended the matinee production of A Tale of Two Cities (with book, music and lyrics by Jill Santoriello) at West Valley…
Faulty direction makes HCTO’s THE FOREIGNER miss the point
OREM — Described on Instagram as an “uproarious comedy classic” that will make you “laugh till you cry,” Hale Center Theater Orem’s The Foreigner is marketed as a lighthearted, uplifting,…