Westminster’s H5 is Full of Surprises
SALT LAKE CITY — In a state that is home to the second largest Shakespeare festival in the country, where high school students and college students alike have fairly easy…
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL is So Good at Eccles
SALT LAKE CITY — Broadway at the Eccles delivers exactly what the Utah premiere of A Beautiful Noise: A Neil Diamond Musical promises: a celebration of one of America’s most…
Utah Opera’s, Fidelio, A Power House
I made up a saying decades ago: B.C.M.I.B. “Beethoven Can Make It Better!” And indeed he can. Utah Opera’s current offering is Beethoven’s only opera: Fidelio, first produced in 1805.…
Forever Only Lasts Five Years at The Hart Theater Company
SALT LAKE CITY—Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years is a storytelling marvel—a musical with very limited dialogue, only two performers, and a 90-minute run time that somehow feels expansive,…
Come As You Are to SLAC’s TYA: NAKED MOLE RAT GETS DRESSED
SALT LAKE CITY — Over the course of the ten years I have been writing for Utah Theatre Bloggers, I have had the opportunity to review five of the yearly…
OPERA CONTEMPO’s PROTECTRESS is a promising look at a new opera.
Opera Contempo’s latest project is a semi-staged, score-in-hand, reading of Act 2 of a new opera, Protectress, by local composer Jessica Rudman and librettist Kendra Preston Leonard. The final dress…
Pioneer Theatre Nails Every Note in DEAR EVAN HANSEN
SALT LAKE CITY — I’ve seen Dear Evan Hansen multiple times—every production until now has either been a Broadway show or part of a national tour. This run at Pioneer…
UTAH OPERA’S “THE SHINING”…DOESN’T.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Shining, the first offering of Utah Opera’s 2025-2026 season is a psychological thriller (or some call it “horror”) that hopes to take its audience along…
Murray City’s WKLL Radio Murder Mystery Hour Is Worth Turning The Dial For
MURRAY – Murray City Cultural Arts’ production of WKLL Radio Murder Mystery Hour was a delightful experience with no shortage of talent, heart and laughter. Performed in the newly reopened…
Sandy Art’s Bright Star is a Fun Night at the Theater
SANDY—Bright Star is a tender, bluegrass-infused musical that blends heartbreak, humor, and hope into a story about love lost and found across generations. With music, book, and story by comedian…