Looking for Meaning in THROUGH YONDER WINDOW
SALT LAKE CITY — Rolling into the second floor of the North Gateway parking lot, I was thrilled to be venturing into my first theatre performance experience in three months.…
THE AUDACITY is a salve to a wounded soul
SALT LAKE CITY — The Audacity is a one-woman play written by Jenifer Nii and starring April Fossen. It was meant to be produced in front of a live audience…
The bravery of GIRLS AND BOYS
SALT LAKE CITY — While you are surely beginning to feel the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak in your own life, it is my sorry duty to report to you…
Parker Theatre’s THE THREE MUSKETEERS is fun for one, and fun for all
Update: The March 20 and 21 performances of The Three Musketeers have been postponed, due to the coronavirus outbreak. SOUTH SALT LAKE — The Three Musketeers, adapted from the book…
“You Will Be Found” at Eccles’s DEAR EVAN HANSEN
Update: Due to the coronavirus closure, the Eccles Theater was closed, making Dear Evan Hansen‘s last performance in Utah on March 11. SALT LAKE CITY — After winning six 2017…
Pygmalion’s FLYING is not the nostalgia we need
SALT LAKE CITY — It’s not difficult to argue that the social upheaval caused by WWII set the U.S. down the path that it continues on today. Sheila Cowley’s play…
A rare, authentic ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at Pioneer Theatre
SALT LAKE CITY — The national tour of the recent, Tony-winning Broadway revival of Once on This Island, by Stephen Flaherty (music) and Lynn Ahrens (book and lyrics), will not…
FLOYD COLLINS gets buried under a disjointed script
SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah has a reputation for doing difficult and lesser-known shows. This is by design, as they strive to push their students and Utah…
THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS hits a high note at the Grand
SALT LAKE CITY — Every year The Grand Theatre mounts a “Backstage Production,” and this year they have chosen The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!). Because I have seen many…
Hale’s STRICTLY BALLROOM is strictly spectacular
Update: On March 12, Hale Centre Theatre cancelled performances of Strictly Ballroom through March 30, due to the coronavirus pandemic. On March 17, the company announced that all remaining performances…