With AIDA, the Hale creates a spectacular debut in new facility
SANDY — Last Thursday night, I attended the grand opening gala for the new Hale Center Theatre in Sandy City. It was perfectly lovely, as evenings go. Catered food, a…
A joyous second movement in A COMEDY OF TENORS
SALT LAKE CITY — Lightning, as they say, never strikes the same place twice. This old (and highly inaccurate) saying was coined to say how unlikely it is that an…
Hale has A BUNDLE OF TROUBLE in the script department
WEST VALLEY CITY — 36 years ago, Hale Centre Theatre founders Ruth and Nathan Hale penned Bundle of Trouble. One of their namesake theaters staged an updated version in 2001.…
‘Planet’ to see SLAC’s MERCURY as swiftly as you can
SALT LAKE CITY — Mercury, by Steve Yockey, is an absolute curiosity in the best of ways. I had no idea what I was about to get into when I…
SHOCKHEADED PETER is macabre merriment and mirth
SALT LAKE CITY — A woman pokes her head out between two curtains, lit dimly by warm light that highlights her grotesque, pale makeup and missing teeth. “I am the…
A great lesson in coping skills: RIVER.SWAMP.CAVE.MOUNTAIN.
Plan B's RIVER.SWAMP.CAVE.MOUNTAIN. has 9 free performances coming up at libraries in Salt Lake and Davis Counties between October 19-November 18. Details at planbtheatre.org/rscm.
An unforgettable evening at STEEL PIER
Steel Pier played at University of Utah from Sept 15-24th. Tickets were $18-$8.50. For future shows, go to tickets.utah.edu/events.
Only the Lord could like GOD’S FAVORITE
he Wastach Theatre Company production God's Favorite plays Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM through October 8th at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center (138…
Pioneer Theatre’s CURIOUS INCIDENT should be curiouser
SALT LAKE CITY — People frequently refer to Asperger’s or autism when discussing fifteen-year-old Christopher Boone, the protagonist of Mark Haddon’s 2003 novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in…
Ancient Greeks get a modern twist in Westminster’s ION
SALT LAKE CITY — It’s not often that we get to see Greek theatre here in Utah, so Westminster College’s annual Classical Greek Theatre Festival is always treat. I’ve had…