U of U’s TOWN HALL fails to come to order
SALT LAKE CITY — While sitting through Town Hall, written by Caridad Svich, I began to wonder what a conservative-themed play might look and sound like. Town Hall opens in…
Let go of your inhibitions at Pioneer Theatre’s ROCKY HORROR SHOW
SALT LAKE CITY — The Rocky Horror Show at Pioneer Theatre Company is dazzling this October. It is not necessary to be the “shadow audience” and know all the possible…
Grassroots Shakespeare creates a bloody, basic production of MACBETH
SALT LAKE CITY — Also known as The Scottish Play, Macbeth is about one man’s slow descent into ruin and madness. As staged by Grassroots Shakespeare Company, Macbeth is an…
Utah Opera offers a simple, sublime LA BOHÈME
SALT LAKE CITY — Since it premiered in Turin, Italy in 1896, Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème has become the most popular opera ever composed. Its incredible music and universal messages…
WORSHIP resonates with themes of power and dissonance
SALT LAKE CITY — Just getting to the space inside the SLC ArtsHub for the world premiere of Morag Shepherd’s Worship is an adventure. If it weren’t for the helpful…
Lead actors give Westminster University’s PROOF its intensity
SALT LAKE CITY — Proof, written by David Auburn, is a low-stakes story about math, mental illness and family. The play opens with Catherine (played by Betty Kalunga) sitting outside…
A killer production of SWEENEY TODD at The Grand Theatre
SALT LAKE CITY — I had pretty high expectations for The Grand’s staging of Sweeney Todd. Between my adoration of Grand Theatre’s previous productions and my exposure to this play…
SLEEPY HOLLOW is a fun and mysterious gallop into fall
WEST VALLEY — The recent crispness in the air sets an appropriate tone for the opening of Sleepy Hollow, the current musical at West Valley Arts. Walking into the theatre,…
Salt Lake Acting Co’s CAN I SAY YES TO THAT DRESS? has its moments
SALT LAKE CITY — Can I Say Yes To That Dress?, the season opener for Salt Lake Acting Company, is written and performed by Sarah Shippobotham and directed by Jamie…
Sting and Honey’s OLEANNA starkly depicts the power imbalances of life
SALT LAKE CITY — Sting and Honey’s production of Oleanna, by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet, is as relevant and provocative today as it was when it debuted 30 years…