London actors’ ROMEO AND JULIET at BYU is worthy of an encore
PROVO — In his book The Director’s Vision, indicates that for something to be theatre, it must have actors, a stage, and an audience. The minimalist production of William Shakespeare’s…
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE is perfectly poised to Premiere at HCTO
OREM — Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you must have noticed the tremendous resurgence of Regency Era fandom. The recent Bridgerton television phenomenon…
“The best things happen” at Regalo’s WHITE CHRISTMAS
LEHI — It is always a risky endeavor when feature films are turned into Broadway musicals. This is especially true when it is a classic beloved holiday film. People have…
Covey’s reminder that IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
PROVO — As I entered the Brinton Black Box Theater at the Covey Center for the Arts, I felt as if I had traveled back through time and landed in…
One-man CHRISTMAS CAROL brings Dickens to life in Utah County
PLEASANT GROVE — A Christmas Carol seems capable of handling an infinite number of adaptations. Stage, television, film, and the written page have all been media for retellings of Charles…
Crack a smile at NUNCRACKERS with the Pleasant Grove Players
PLEASANT GROVE — Most audiences are used to entering a theater, kicking back in their seats, and getting lost in a story. In fact, as a reviewer, I usually judge…
Lehi Arts Council’s THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER is lowly and meek but moving.
LEHI — My last two reviews for Little Mermaid and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer were at venues that are known for being as exquisite in their offerings as any…
SCERA deserves “A Major Award” for A CHRISTMAS STORY
OREM — For the third year in a row, SCERA has mounted a production of A Christmas Story: The Musical, which makes it officially qualify as a tradition. This year’s…
A unique CINDERELLA in Eagle Mountain
EAGLE MOUNTAIN — On the western fringe of Utah County, Eagle Mountain Community Theatre has a production of Rodgers and Hammerstein‘s Cinderella that is unlike any other I have ever…
HCTO’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL is a mixed bag of gifts
OREM — We all know the story: a crotchety old crook, a humanoid door knocker, 3 Christmas ghosts, a changed man, a goose, etc. Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol is…