Charming holiday cheer in A CHRISTMAS CAROL
WEST VALLEY CITY — The Christmas Carol has been a popular story for over 170 years. It has the magic of Christmas, the human condition, redemption, family, love, kindness, unrequited…
Of Tragedies and Sitcoms – UVU’s ‘A Doll House’
OREM — Walking into UVU’s production of A Doll’s House was a pleasant surprise. I knew that Eric Samuelsen had done the translation, but I didn’t realize that he had…
Springville Players give a good effort with ‘Scapino!’
SPRINGVILLE — We all know the stereotypes and jokes surrounding small community theatre: amateur, hackneyed performances with no budget and even less entertainment value. However, walking into the Springville Playhouse,…
Shakespeare, but not quite as I like it
PROVO — Growing up with a father whose passion was English, literature and poetry, there was not a day that I did not hear a quote from one of William…
Take a “Hit” with ‘Reefer Madness’
PARK CITY — I admit: there was a moment after I had received the assignment to attend Reefer Madness at the Egyptian Theater when I thought to myself that I…
‘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,…
‘Brothers’ Doesn’t Quite Live Up to the Source Material
PROVO — Brothers is a new play by J. Scott Bronson, about the eons-old sibling rivalry between Jesus and Satan. The play is divided into four scenes–the first, as the…
Pioneer Theatre Company’s ‘Our Town’: No Ordinary Show
SALT LAKE CITY — Even though we have spent our lives being involved in theatre, and even though Our Town is the most produced play of all time, we both…
Love Italiano at WSU’s LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA
OGDEN — All I knew going in was that this was a musical that had a lot of Italian. Forget about enjoying the story and learning new melodies. I was…
Beautifully Layered ‘Blood Wedding’
PROVO — Do you remember that painting of Salvador Dali with the melting clocks? What about Rene Magritte’s Son of Man with the green apple in front of the man’s…