A mouth-watering production of SWEENEY TODD at Utah Shakespeare
CEDAR CITY — The decision to mount a musical in a space modeled after Shakespeare‘s original Globe Theatre may seem odd. But when that musical is Sweeney Todd, the decision…
It’s no mystery. CLUE at Utah Shakespeare Fest is must-see farce
CEDAR CITY — Who killed Mr. Body? Was it Mrs. White in the billiard room with the rope? Was it Colonel Mustard with the wrench in the library? At the…
ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL at Utah Shakes just . . . exists
CEDAR CITY — The Utah Shakespeare Festival’s production of All’s Well That Ends Well is not good, and it is not bad. It just exists. All’s Well That Ends Well…
No trouble at all to see Utah Shakespeare Fest’s TROUBLE IN MIND
CEDAR CITY — The acting and directing of Trouble in Mind at the Utah Shakespeare Festival are so riveting that I left the show wishing it were hours longer. Taking…
Harry Truman lives again in GIVE ‘EM HELL, HARRY!
WEST VALLEY CITY — Playing through April 2nd in West Valley, the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s production of Samuel Gallu’s Give ‘em Hell, Harry! is both exactly what I expected, and…
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UTBA reviewers sound off: Excellence in 2021
With the end of the year upon us, it is time for one of UTBA’s greatest traditions: the annual post where our reviewers commend the Utah theatre community’s excellent work…
GOLD MOUNTAIN needs refining
WEST VALLEY CITY — The Utah Shakespeare Festival is venturing into new territory by producing their first full production in the Salt Lake metro area. Gold Mountain is a new…
In staged readings, VIRGIN QUEENS and POLAR BEARS show potential
CEDAR CITY — Each year the Utah Shakespeare Festival chooses two new plays as part of their Words3 (Words Cubed) series. Each selected script and playwright receives a week-long workshop…
Double, no, triple the laughs at COMEDY OF TERRORS
CEDAR CITY — A set of identical twins and a set of identical triplets engage in a two-hour romp filled with mistaken identity, physical humor, and comedic hijinks. It’s positively…
Lovely cast, production are mismatch for INTIMATE APPAREL script
CEDAR CITY — Lynn Nottage is one of the most celebrated America playwrights of our time. I was thrilled to at last be seeing one of her plays produced not…