BYU’s PHANTOM OF THE OPERA will make your soul take flight
PROVO — It’s hard to believe that it’s been 25 years since The Phantom of the Opera had its debut in the United States. In that time it’s become a…
Orem Hale’s LEND ME A TENOR took some warming up
OREM — I love a good farce. With mistaken identities, slamming doors, running back and forth, and just a dash of innuendo, Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me a Tenor is a…
UVU’s HOLIDAY NIGHT LIVE: a decent night of comedy
OREM — UVU’s 7th annual Holiday Night Live was a night of lively sketch comedy. The humor varies from sketch to sketch, and I’d say there was something there for…
Covey’s JOYFUL NOISE lacks polish
PROVO — George Frideric Handel’s Messiah has become a Christmas tradition for many over the last three centuries. The famous oratorio is presented every year in a myriad of ways,…
BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER is a sweet holiday evening
LEHI — On Friday evening I had a flashback to two different Christmases. No, I wasn’t playing Scrooge in a production of A Christmas Carol. Instead, I was reminded of…
Liken and SCERA unite for a creative look at THE FIRST CHRISTMAS
OREM — The current SCERA production of Liken’s The First Christmas is unique. This production is the world stage premiere of a musical based on a somewhat popular series of…
A warm and fuzzy A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Orem Hale
OREM — Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol has proved to be a staple of the holiday season. At nearly 170 years old, this short novel has been adapted for the…
MARTYRS’ CROSSING: a provoking play
PROVO — If you have ever had the good fortune to take a dramatic theory and criticism course, you’ll know that there are dozens of discourses throughout history on the…
Laughing Matters’s WORST OF show is an uneven evening
PROVO — In everyone’s music collection there is an album or two labeled “greatest hits” or “best of.” These compilations are a great way for casual fans of a band…
RESUSCITATION is a new take on an age-old topic
SPANISH FORK — One of the hardest parts of mourning is discovering that those close to you might experience the same loss very differently. Some people may grieve quietly and…