THE IMPRACTICALITY OF MODERN-DAY MASTODONS is good theatre
OGDEN — The Impracticality of Modern-Day Mastodons, by Rachel Teagle, is a play based on fantasy where all the characters can suddenly live their childhood dreams, which works well for…
Audiences should be dying to see Weber State’s SOMETHING AFOOT
OGDEN — Weber State University’s Department of Performing Arts welcomes back patrons with a great suspenseful murder mystery, Something’s Afoot. This is the first show performed in the building with…
Theatre Thursday: Coronavirus and Theatre
Note: Because the coronavirus situation is changing rapidly, some of the information in this post is outdated. Please see the current list of streaming, cancelled, and postponed productions in Utah.…
WSU brings good British humor in THE 39 STEPS
OGDEN — The 39 Steps, a play by Patrick Barlow, is a parody of an Alfred Hitchcock movie that takes four actors and two “stage hands” and that utilizes them…
UTBA reviewers sound off: EXCELLENCE IN 2019
2019 was a great year for UTBA! This year we published 231 reviews, which is our highest total in several years. With so many shows to look back on, it…
A magnificent world premiere of THE HOUSE OF EDGAR ALLAN POE
OGDEN — It is rare that you get to hear the words, “world premiere musical,” in Utah, but I have heard those words a lot this season. I was very…
Down the rabbit hole with WSU’s SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
OGDEN — Sense and Sensibility is a play based on a novel made famous by the classic author Jane Austen. This adaptation by Kate Hamill follows sisters Elinor and Marianne…
A shimmering, fleeting SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at Weber
OGDEN — In the song “Finishing the Hat,” from Sunday in the Park with George, the artist George Seurat makes a case for his dedication to art for art’s sake.…
Cast of RUTHLESS! is “born to entertain”
OGDEN — Weber State University’s latest production is the musical Ruthless!, a musical with a mostly female cast (with music by Marvin Laird and lyrics by Joel Paley). It was…
It’s a treat to meet THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN
OGDEN — The Cripple of Inishmaan, written by Martin McDonagh, is a play set in the 1930s about the excitement of a town when a movie crew visits to film…