Meet Caroline Innerbichler, from Pioneer Theatre’s SHUCKED
SALT LAKE CITY — As a part of the preparation for the world premiere of Shucked, the new musical with a book by Robert Horn and music and lyrics by…
Grassroots Shakespeare’s DR FAUSTUS is a merry medieval melodrama
SALT LAKE CITY — Anyone who has spent more than a day or two in Utah will come to some basic realizations about the Beehive State: Utahns love winter sports,…
Gotta love Bluffdale’s GUYS AND DOLLS “a bushel and a peck”
BLUFFDALE — It is always a good night for Guys and Dolls, and the Bluffdale Arts Advisory Board did not disappoint. From the first bars of upbeat Broadway music (written,…
Climb aboard for Westminster’s truly unique FRANKENSTEIN
SALT LAKE CITY — October is a month often associated with falling leaves, cooler weather, pumpkin spice, and horror stories. From haunted houses to mind-bending corn mazes to slasher movies,…
Scaffold’s NEVERMORE is a tween’s dream scream
SALT LAKE CITY — Candy and pumpkin jokes are flying! A costume contest and a chaste romantic subplot! Spooky story telling, on-demand thunder and lightening, and a wacky villain aiming…
Parker Theatre’s THE PUMPKIN GIANT is scary good
SOUTH SALT LAKE — I have been fortunate enough to see and be involved with some truly great theatre for young audiences (TYA). I have watched shows at national conferences…
“Be prepared” to be wowed by the national tour of THE LION KING
SALT LAKE CITY — On October 15, the Broadway production of The Lion King will celebrate its 25th anniversary. On the same day, the touring production of the play is…
LUCKY STIFF at the Sandy Hale is more stiff than lucky
SANDY — “Everything is fine,” sings the cast of Lucky Stiff at the Hale Center Theatre. Though this farce was full of opportunities, it left me and the two people…
No escapin’ the hilarity of Pioneer Theatre Company’s SCAPIN
SALT LAKE CITY — When I started teaching theatre at a middle school on the west side of Salt Lake City in 2020, the first thing I wanted to know…
A leaky show in Hale Centre Theatre’s THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN
SANDY — The Unsinkable Molly Brown has never been a great musical, even though it features words and lyrics written by Meredith Willson, creator of The Music Man, one of…