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…
A thoughtful evening at BYU’s HOLIDAY
PROVO — My first impression of BYU’s Holiday came from its gorgeous set, designed by Carter Thompson. Sky-reaching walls, an ornate fireplace, and wallpaper that sings of older times literally…
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS production breaks the rules
PROVO — One of the reasons I keep going back to the theatre because of my hope that a director and cast can present a script that I’m familiar with…
THE TURN OF THE SCREW AND OTHER GHOST STORIES has bumpy start, but still satisfies
PROVO — The last show I saw at the Echo Theatre was The Woman in Black, a production I adored. I went into The Turn of the Screw and Other…