Worth cheering for SCERA’s TORTOISE AND THE HARE
OREM — The Untold Story of the Tortoise and the Hare is SCERA’s latest world premiere for young audiences. It is a musical that does not just retell one of…
Hope and despair OFF THE MAP: THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES and THE OTHER MOZART
PROVO — For a sixth year, Off The Map, BYU’s international theatre festival, has brought diverse foreign theatre conveniently to a Utah location. This year’s offerings are a gentle, “multi-sensory,”…
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…