CHARLOTTE’S WEB at Utah Children’s Theatre is fun for all ages
SOUTH SALT LAKE — Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White is a classic children’s story for good reason: it is both heartwarming and heart-wrenching. It is the story of Wilbur, a…
THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE roars to life at the Utah Children’s Theatre
SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY — The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is a classic story by C. S. Lewis that teaches children about Christ. I had never considered it…
Salt Lake Acting Company’s PINKALICIOUS THE MUSICAL is pinkatastic
SALT LAKE CITY — I wouldn’t normally jump at the chance to see a production entitled Pinkalicious: the Musical, but as a parent of a Pinkalicious-loving kid, I had to…
Let your kids cuddle up to THE VELVETEEN RABBIT
OREM — She’s a stuffed rabbit who loves her owner and lives in a playroom with toys that come alive when people aren’t around. The Velveteen Rabbit is the original…
HOW I BECAME A PIRATE is a real treasure
OREM — Yo ho, scalawags! The SCERA be producing How I Became a Pirate through November. And it’s a show that landlubbers of all ages can enjoy without spending many…
Let UCT’s SECRET GARDEN into your Heart
SOUTH SALT LAKE — “Hope you’re ready to cry,” the box office lady said as she handed us our tickets. She was right. The Secret Garden at the Utah Children’s…
WORLD’S STRONGEST LIBRARIAN packs a weak punch
PROVO — The local library is in trouble. With the city running a deficit and a decreasing usage from patrons, the city council has announced that the library will close…
“Play on” and see the Utah Children’s Theatre’s TWELFTH NIGHT
SOUTH SALT LAKE — An underappreciated theatrical event every year is the Utah Children’s Theatre’s Shakespeare Festival for Kids and Adults with Short Attention Spans. After the triumph of last…
Hale’s MY SON PINOCCHIO is “like a bolt of the blue”
SANDY — When I heard that My Son Pinocchio was available to review, I was ecstatic. As a little kid, I remember watching the classic Disney film Pinocchio, and the…
THE FROG PRINCE quietly hops along
CEDAR HILLS — My inaugural experience with the Creekside Theatre Festival is their production of The Frog Prince, a play for young audiences. Like the Festival itself, The Frog Prince…