Get caught in the Trapp of HCTO’s THE SOUND OF MUSIC
OREM — “Doe, a deer, __________.” If you filled in the blank, then you are not immune to the popularity and charm of The Sound of Music. The original 1959…
Creekside’s ROMEO AND JULIET: young woe to the 21st century
CEDAR HILLS — Not two households, but two parties, both alike in dignity. So suggests Creekside Theatre Fest’s opening scene as Lord Montague ascends into the audience calling “VOTE BLUE…
Creekside forges a successful STEEL MAGNOLIAS
CEDAR HILLS — Steel Magnolias is a favorite play because the script is so well written that it gives companies the framework to create enjoyable productions. The production at the…
HCTO’s EMMA, a charming tempest in a teapot
OREM — Hale Center Theater Orem’s production of a musical adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma (music, lyrics, and book by Tony Award nominee Paul Gordon) feels like the theatrical equivalent…
Make it your quest to see SCERA’s SPAMALOT
OREM — SCERA’s production of Spamalot is so side splitting that describing it exhausts the English language’s supply of words that mean “funny.” Even the best thesaurus is inadequate to…
UVU’s CONSTELLATIONS plays out all the possibilities of life
OREM — More than a year into the Coronavirus pandemic, entering the Ragan Theatre at Utah Valley University for Constellations felt both uniquely strange and oddly familiar. The production, directed…
A TURN OF THE SCREW gets twisted up by technical glitches
PROVO — Throughout the story of The Turn of the Screw, there is a persistent question of whether the governess is seeing ghosts or losing her mind. While watching the…
BUMS! is a disheveled mess
SPANISH FORK — A long standing policy at UTBA is to judge productions by the standards that the theatre companies set for themselves or that they advertise. Holding every company…
BYU’s EVERYMAN adaptation, EVERYONE, wins by mixing old and new
PROVO — Adapted from a medieval morality play Everyman, BYU’s production of Everyone, directed by Megan Sanborn Jones, is a great way to entertain audience members this weekend. Everyman, is…
BYU’s NORTH STAR is relevant, but needs emotional guidance
PROVO — Both written and directed by Gloria Bond Clunie, BYU’s streaming production of North Star is extremely relevant. The show depicts a mother remembering her childhood during in the…