West Valley Hale delivers on expectations in BEAU JEST
WEST VALLEY CITY — Hale Centre Theatre is much more than a theatre, it is a brand—a brand that is synonymous in Utah with crowd-pleasing musicals and comedies. That isn’t…
UTBA reviewers sound off: EXCELLENCE in 2015
At the end of every year at UTBA we collect our members’ thoughts on the excellent shows they have seen that year. And for the fifth year in a row,…
PETER PAN at Utah Children’s Theatre is one of the lost plays
SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY — One of the most beloved plays for children of all-time, Peter Pan, draws crowds to the theatre based on title alone. Utah theatre audiences must…
IT HAPPENED ONE CHRISTMAS is a family-friendly holiday revue
SALT LAKE CITY — Upon entering the theater at Pioneer Theater Company, the audience could be forgiven for wondering if they’d come to the wrong place. The stage appears dusty…
ART DOG captivates young audiences
SALT LAKE CITY — I never know what to expect when I go to watch a production geared towards a young audience. I’ve had several opportunities in the last couple…
DON JUAN COMES BACK FROM THE WAR is visually striking and stylized
SALT LAKE CITY — We (and by “we,” I am referring to any person attracted to the male of the species), all know one: a man who, rather inexplicably in…
SNOW WHITE is sheer delight
SALT LAKE CITY – Before the show began, I sat in a theatre full to the brim with children, all anxious for the show to begin. Excitement and joy filled…
A superbly acted OUTSIDE MULLINGAR at Pioneer Theatre Company
SALT LAKE CITY — Early in Outside Mullingar, the elderly Irish farmer Tony Reilly complains that his son, Anthony, “draws no strength from the land.” Yet, by the conclusion of…
TITUS ANDRONICUS a mature, violent, and gory evening
SALT LAKE CITY — New World Shakespeare, under the direction of Blayne Wiley and Elise C. Hanson, and in association with the Utah Rape Recovery Center, have come together to…
Not much to BEHOLD in ZEBULON
SALT LAKE CITY — Behold, Zebulon is a play about Molly, a shy woman who moves from suburban Ohio to a small town in North Carolina after a mild mental…