An evening with Frank Wildhorn and friends
PROVO — I had the pleasure of attending Frank Wildhorn’s concert at BYU as part of BYU’s BRAVO Performing Arts Series. I must admit that I have been an admirer…
THE MAGICAL ADVENTURES OF MERLIN should please kids
OREM — The very title of The Magical Adventures of Merlin invites audience members to have expectations about the show. In an effort to live up to its title, technical…
Salty Dinner Theater creates best SLEEPY HOLLOW yet
OREM — Halloween is around the corner and with it comes a myriad of spooky theatre pieces. It’s sort of become a Utah tradition. With so many choices, it’s hard…
THE UNEXPECTED GUEST a thrilling delight
PROVO — Agatha Christie’s classic murder-mystery hits the Covey stage, and to resoundingly great effect. The action begins in the midst of a foggy night, when stranger Michael Starkwedder stumbles…
Alabanza for Hale’s IN THE HEIGHTS
OREM — In the Heights debuted on Broadway in March of 2008. The musical was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, based loosely on his experiences growing up in the Washington Heights…
THE WOMAN IN BLACK leaves the audience spooked in the end
PROVO — After making a transition from a less-than-perfect theater space, the Echo Theatre re-opened last night in their new and improved building with a respectable production of The Women…
A rocky script topples THE STORY STONE
OREM — The ambiance before The Story Stone is quite soothing. Actors mill about the theatre-in-the-round space and musicians play a variety of instruments, while a few of the actors…
A fun, family-friendly SHREK finds a home in Orem
OREM — There’s a new ogre in town. He’s tall, gruff, cranky, and very green, as all self-respecting ogres are known to be. But if one looks a little deeper,…
Historical characters unite for DIALOGUES
OREM — What do Socrates, Anne Frank, Malcolm X, Joan of Arc, Joseph Smith, Roza Robota, and Bobby Sands have in common? Two things: first, they all died untimely deaths…
DESERET – THE MUSICAL is true to its Utah roots
PROVO — Deseret – The Musical might be the play that has the most distinctively Utahn identity of any play I have reviewed for UTBA. Billed as a love story,…