Tuacahn’s THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO is quite a spectacle
IVINS — Tuacahn’s summer production of The Count of Monte Cristo features live animals, a huge outdoor stage, and super performances. The musical, with book and lyrics by Jack Murphy,…
Story, music of TARZAN “will be in your heart”
HURRICANE — Hurricane Theatrical’s production of Tarzan, adapted from Edgar Rice Burroughs‘s classic story with David Henry Hwang‘s script, brings together the “two worlds” of talent and enthusiasm and makes…
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at Tuacahn will rock your socks off
IVINS — A masked audience is a poor reception for Million Dollar Quartet at Tuacahn this summer. What amazing talent! Yet the audience barely cheered, with their mouths all covered,…
SGMT’s SOUTH PACIFIC is a truly “enchanted evening”
ST. GEORGE — If one didn’t know better, one might think the illustrious Rodgers’ and Hammerstein had a crystal ball when they wrote the underlying themes of the classic musical…
A hopeful ANNIE
IVINS — Based loosely on comics from the 1920s, Annie made its debut on Broadway in 1977 and, “Tomorrow,” has been in our heads ever since. Directed and choreographed by…
Spectacular BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
IVINS — If there is one thing that Tuacahn Amphitheatre does well, it is spectacle, and if there is a musical that lends itself well to spectacle, it is Disney’s…
THE FOREIGNER’s humor translates extremely well
ST. GEORGE — Amid the strains of panic and COVID-19-induced quarantines, there is an effective antidote to combat the hysteria—a little something called laughter. On the night before the government-encouraged…
A CHORUS LINE opens minds, showcases talent
ST. GEORGE — With a director boasting a nearly 25-year history with the show and a cast with the gumption to tackle the original Broadway choreography, A Chorus Line at…
Sink me! THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL blooms gloriously at SGMT
ST. GEORGE — Fourteen years ago, St. George Musical Theater presented The Scarlet Pimpernel, and it was a huge success. Despite a love for the production—or more likely because of…
“Watch What Happens” at NEWSIES in Southern Utah
ST. GEORGE — When it comes to an evening filled with strong ensemble choreography, music, and acrobatics, take a line out of one particular Newsies song and “watch what happens.”…