OEDIPUS THE KING is an eye-popping tragedy
SALT LAKE CITY — At the end of Westminster College’s production of Oedipus the King, a chorus of nine actors sang the haunting words, “Call no man happy until that…
Billions of laughs served at THE HUNGRY GAMES
MURRAY — Desert Star’s melodramatic musicals are kind of like a long-running sitcom; the characters are familiar and the plots generally predictable, but episode after episode they are still funny.…
Have a merry unbirthday with ALICE IN WONDERLAND JR.
MAGNA — One of the best traits of children is their imagination; the make believe games of young children embody their creativity and innocence. That is why I think Alice…
CHARLIE’S AUNT at the Off Broadway Theatre lacks punch
SALT LAKE CITY — The Off-Broadway Theatre’s production of Eric Jensen’s Charlie’s Aunt, directed by Rusty and Sunny Bringhurst is a farcical comedy of manners. A contemporary adaptation of a…
TARZAN is a soaring spectacle
WEST VALLEY — Over 100 years ago, Edgar Rice Burroughs penned the original story Tarzan of the Apes. While Disney’s 1999 animated film adaptation took liberties with the story’s details,…
Utah Rep’s CAROUSEL hits highs and low’s of life
MURRAY — I first heard about Utah Repertory Theater Company when an old theater friend liked the new company on Facebook. Their profound goals to start a semiprofessional theatre company…
Saddle up for THE TEMPEST at Utah Children’s Theatre
SOUTH SALT LAKE — Indians creeping around, cowboys drawing guns, and a grizzled prospector who stinks to high heaven. These sights from the Old West are on the stage at…
Introduce your kids (and adult friends) to the Bard at BREAKFAST WITH SHAKESPEARE
SOUTH SALT LAKE — The marketing slogan for the Utah Children’s Theatre states that their Shakespeare festival is “. . . for kids and adults with short attention spans,” and…
TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA is good summer Shakespeare
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah seems to have a love affair with Shakespeare. Between the Utah Shakespeare Festival, the annual Shakespeare at Pioneer Theatre Company and Grassroots Shakespeare Company, Utah…
With time, FOOTLOOSE could dance into audience hearts
WEST VALLEY CITY — From its mid-1980’s beginning as a major motion picture to its late 1990’s transition to the musical theatre stage, Footloose has presented its themes of growth…