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OREM — You may have already read C. T. Lewis’s review of the Utah Repertory Theater Company production of Sweeney Todd at Utah Valley University. We were invited by Broadway…

OREM — Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler, has long been a consecrated member of the…

OREM — I am a believer that music has the power to move mountains—and the human soul. A musical theatre experience most usually takes one to soaring heights of happiness…

SUNDANCE — It’s summer: time for air conditioning, bright colors, light entertainment, maybe camping or a trip to an exotic locale or at least the beach. Or just forget the…

SALT LAKE CITY — In Utah, schools teach a great deal about the joining of the east and west sides of the United States via one railroad, meeting in our…

It’s time for the annual UTBA retrospective, where our reviewers send kudos to all the excellent productions they saw in the state this year. There are no firm criteria for…

OREM — Some of the most interesting theatrical productions in Utah happen on the campuses of the state’s colleges and universities. As evidence, I present Utah Valley University’s new outdoor…

OREM — Although Mother Hicks is the second in a trilogy of plays written by Suzan Zeder, it is not necessary to have seen the prequel, The Taste of Sunrise…

OREM — Holiday Night Live is a Saturday Night Live-style, holiday-themed sketch comedy show written and performed by some of the UVU’s funniest students. It features musical numbers, dance breaks,…

OREM — In history, truth is often stranger, more exciting, more tragic, and more miraculous than any fiction that could be manufactured. This is especially true, perhaps, for stories of…