Help yourself to a serving of the Grand’s SPAMALOT
SALT LAKE CITY — Fans of Monty Python‘s seminal cinematic classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail will be pleased to know that Eric Idle‘s loving re-imagining of the film…
Talented cast saves WHAT WE’RE UP AGAINST from a lacking script
SALT LAKE CITY 𑁋 What We’re Up Against is an intriguing piece that takes place inside an architecture firm and follows some female employees as they deal with work equality,…
MAMMA MIA! is ABBA’s dabba, quite a doo!
SALT LAKE CITY — In her director’s notes for Mamma Mia!, Patricia Wilcox wrote, “What is left to say about a show that has been seen by 60 million people…
PARENT TRAP at Utah Children’s Theatre pays homage to Disney
SOUTH SALT LAKE — Parent Trap under the direction of Joanne Parker at Utah Children’s Theatre meets expectations, even if it doesn’t exceed them. The Utah Children’s Theatre is locally…
THE MEMORY OF WATER invites reflection
SALT LAKE CITY — “Speak, Memory.” Vladimir Nabokov chose that phrase as the title of his autobiography. He actually wanted to use “Mnemosyne” for the Greek goddess of memory, but…
RED BIKE is too wobbly to succeed
SALT LAKE CITY — Red Bike, produced by Pygmalion Theatre Company, is a thought provoking play written by Caridad Svich. The play is often mesmerizing with its repetitive phrases like,…
Hale’s THE MUSIC MAN is slick as a traveling salesman
SANDY — The Hale Center Theatre’s production of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man, directed by James Christian, is not unlike Professor Harold Hill, himself. It is slick, polished, even a…
Sackerson’s SCARLET stings with honest sincerity
SALT LAKE CITY — It should be no surprise to anyone that sexual harassment and assault has perverted American society for a long time. With the recent eruption of the…
All EARNEST challenges met in West Jordan
WEST JORDAN — The challenge in presenting an iconic piece like Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is that everyone knows it, everyone has seen it, and each person…
“Come to the FUN HOME” at SLAC
SALT LAKE CITY — Winning five Tony awards in 2015, including best musical, Fun Home became Broadway’s first ever musical to feature a prominent lesbian lead. With music by Jeanine…