Sandy City’s ‘Barefoot’ Inauguration
SANDY — Neil Simons’s Barefoot in the Park is arguably one of the most recognized titles in theater, its comedy and humanism universally recognized on stage, television and screen since…
Naughty Night of Theatre at the Babcock
SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah Department of Theatre held opening night of Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show February 19, 2010 to a standing room only crowd.…
High hopes for ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ in Centerville
CENTERVILLE — Rodgers Memorial Theatre brings a little piece of Broadway to Davis County in their latest production of Kiss Me, Kate. While director Jeremy Flygare shows clear comedic instinct,…
‘The Vagina Monologues’ proves to be more than just a show
SALT LAKE CITY — As a man, I anticipated that walking into a production of "The Vagina Monologues" would be like throwing a steak to a den of lionesses. The…
An emailed introduction to the UTBA
I've been hard at work this past few days contacting productions across Utah in order to send our reviewers. The response has been overwhelmingly positive and I think that's because…
Who knew being a hillbilly could be so fun? Hale shows us how with their production of ‘April Ann’
OREM — April Ann is what the Hale Center Theater calls a "Vintage Hale Musical" - the production was written by Ruth and Nathan Hale, the founders of HCT, over…
public urination is funny…but don’t tell FDR (UVU’s Urinetown)
OREM — Ok, So for those of you who know the schtick of Urinetown, bear with those who don't; Urinetown is about a place where, in the face of a…
Hale makes an ‘Earnest’ attempt
WEST VALLEY CITY — I'll begin this review by stating that I've never liked "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde. I hated the play when I first read…
‘And…Go! Improv’ is getting started in SLC
MURRAY — It was Saturday night and I had a date set, but no idea what to do for the date. I figured we could wing it. No need to…
‘Tartuffe’ merges contemporary with classic
PROVO — This is perhaps the only time I jumped at the chance to see a piece of French neoclassic comedy. Some months ago I heard the director would be…