HCT’s HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN IN NEW YORK underwhelms in World Premiere
SANDY — When a story is revised, revived or adapted from one medium to another, there’s always a purist or two who resists the changes from the original version. Prior…
NEAR MINT’s actors are a compelling lineup at the PYG
SALT LAKE CITY — As someone who has no knowledge about baseball (beyond Babe Ruth), I did not know what to expect from the world premiere of Near Mint, written…
World premiere HAIRY & SHERRI packs an emotional punch at SLAC
SALT LAKE CITY — In her program note, Texas-based playwright Adrienne Dawes recounts her own experience growing up in a home that hosted children in foster care as the inspiration…
A DISTINCT SOCIETY is good, but falls short of greatness at PTC
SALT LAKE CITY — Art that emphasizes everyone’s shared humanity and encourages its audience to overcome their differences is not new. But alas, humans fail to be tolerant, to embrace…
World premiere of SHUCKED is a corny delight at Pioneer Theatre
SALT LAKE CITY — Shucked, a new musical with a book by Robert Horn and music and lyrics by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, made its debut at Pioneer Theatre…
Headphone Theater’s SIRENS offers adventure in an uneven script
SPANISH FORK — Sirens is an original musical written and composed by Levi Taylor and directed by Adam Cannon. The unique storyline begins with a group of sailors in the…
The Hive’s DIFFERENT: THE MUSICAL finds joy in being different
PROVO — I know when I sign up to see a performance at The Hive Collaborative in Provo I am in store for something creative and different. So you can…
THE GOOD SHEPHERDS has too many characters in its flock
OGDEN — The Good Shepherds, a new musical by David Nolan and Chriz Metz, and directed by Metz, is a story about a New York Times reporter, Laura (played by…
LOST WORKS is a Shakespearean mystery wrapped in a lollipop
PROVO — Walking into the Hive Collaborative, I was immediately struck by the set for Lost Works. Having been to the venue a few months ago for Klouns’s delightful, near-incredible…
WITH YOU at the Great Salt Lake Fringe is startingly real
SALT LAKE CITY — With You is a world premiere play, written and directed by Jamie Wilcox, that is part of the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival. The show starts…