I gotta cut loose, Footloose!
DRAPER – I had a smile on my face nearly the entire show tonight (with the exception of the scenes I shouldn’t be happy). Draper Historic Theater’s (DHT) production of…
‘The Secret Garden’ at The Children’s Theatre
SALT LAKE CITY — The Secret Garden is one of the most beloved stories in children’s literature, and though many have tried to capture its essence in film and theatre,…
Sandy City’s ‘Barefoot’ Inauguration
SANDY — Neil Simons’s Barefoot in the Park is arguably one of the most recognized titles in theater, its comedy and humanism universally recognized on stage, television and screen since…
Love Letters: See the show or read the book?
SALT LAKE CITY - Love Letters has become a tradition at the SLCC Grand Theatre (and in many other places) around Valentine's Day. It's a story of two friends/lovers and…
The Senior Theatre Project
SALT LAKE CITY — For everything there is a season. This season is winter and the topic is one’s situation of experiencing the winter of life. Babcock Performing Readers and…
‘Jonah and the Great Fish’ floods the stage with great tunes and a lot of humor
OREM — The inspiration behind Michael Jackson’s Thriller or the dueling gangs of West Side Story just might have been a talented and energetic group of dancers from the ancient…
An emailed introduction to the UTBA
I've been hard at work this past few days contacting productions across Utah in order to send our reviewers. The response has been overwhelmingly positive and I think that's because…
Who knew being a hillbilly could be so fun? Hale shows us how with their production of ‘April Ann’
OREM — April Ann is what the Hale Center Theater calls a "Vintage Hale Musical" - the production was written by Ruth and Nathan Hale, the founders of HCT, over…
public urination is funny…but don’t tell FDR (UVU’s Urinetown)
OREM — Ok, So for those of you who know the schtick of Urinetown, bear with those who don't; Urinetown is about a place where, in the face of a…
Hale makes an ‘Earnest’ attempt
WEST VALLEY CITY — I'll begin this review by stating that I've never liked "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde. I hated the play when I first read…