Reviews

SALT LAKE CITY — “A Very, Very Loose Adaptation of An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen,” Jeff Talbott’s The Messenger at Pioneer Theater Company is a beautiful example…

PERRY — Rare indeed is the occasion that I can see a show I have never even heard of, much less seen, so I was intrigued to make the jaunt…

SANDY — Prior to this Friday evening at Hale Center Theatre, I had never heard of One for the Pot, but found myself delighted to become acquainted with this silly…

CENTERVILLE — When the world is falling apart, there is a perverse comfort in watching things smash in a safe, contained environment and letting yourself laugh as you cringe. The…

TOOELE — After seeing Tooele Valley Theatre’s previous production held in the local high school, I was a little concerned about the match between the large auditorium and the new…

OREM — The Merry Wives of Windsor is an anomaly in the Shakespeare canon. The play is Shakespeare’s only domestic comedy, and it is the only one that takes characters…

OREM — If a comedy features grandparents who shove food down people’s throats, mistakenly call a Blue-Ray machine a sting-ray, and take 5 minutes of long-winded discussion to answer a…

WASHINGTON TERRACE — Forever Plaid is a jukebox musical written by Stuart Ross that was first produced in a small theatre in Manhattan in 1987. It made its off-Broadway debut…

With the end of the year upon us, it is time for one of UTBA’s greatest traditions: the annual post where our reviewers commend the Utah theatre community’s excellent work…

SALT LAKE CITY — It seems strange to think of a time when there was not extreme buzz about Hamilton, and excitement all around when one learned that a tour…