100 Years of Entertainment in Ogden with HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
OGDEN — Imagine living in 1924, getting dressed up for a night on the town to attend the new and elaborate Perry’s Egyptian Theatre in Downtown Ogden to see the…
Invite the FIVE CAROLS FOR CHRISTMAS into your holiday schedule
CENTERVILLE — Five Carols for Christmas, written and directed by Jim Christian with music by Kenneth Plane, playing at the Leishman Stage at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre, is the fun story…
AMERICAN IDIOT is a “Favorite Son” on stage
OGDEN — American Idiot is a Broadway Stage adaption of the album of the same name by Green Day, with lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong and a book by Billie…
FOREVER PLAID is a safe bet for Hale’s new Jewel Box
SANDY — Hale Center Theatre has opened a part of their new Jewel Box theater in Sandy, and the company has chosen the jukebox musical Forever Plaid as its premiere…
Something good is happening at Centerpoint’s SOUND OF MUSIC
CENTERVILLE — I am a sucker for the musical theater genius team Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein who revolutionized contemporary theater and created what became known as “the musical play”…
WSU transplants TARTUFFE to the New World
OGDEN — Tartuffe is a classic comedic play written by Molière in the year 1664. A play that is still being staged 348 years after its creation deserves a great…
Review from the Critics Institute, KCACTF 2012
At the 44th annual regional meeting of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival at Weber State University, UTBA was invited to participate in the critics’ workshop. At the workshop,…
XANADU is campy magic
OGDEN — When I agreed to review Xanadu at Weber State, I confess I knew next to nothing about the show. I was aware that it was a movie with…
You really gotta go… to Urinetown
SALT LAKE CITY — Behold, a story of class distinctions, oppression, corruption, and revolution. Weighty topics, don’t you think? So, let’s lighten it up a bit with a concept that…