Hale’s ADDAMS FAMILY is a halloween treat
SANDY — As is the inevitable fate of all 20th century cultural properties, The Addams Family was turned into a Broadway musical a few years ago. The musical ran in…
HAPPY DAYS is down to earth joy
SALT LAKE CITY — The alarm sounds on Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days. Winnie’s head pops up with such speed I worry that she will get whiplash. A smile is plastered…
Make a timeless visit to THE MOORS at AOTC
PROVO – Jen Silverman describes the setting of her play The Moors as, “TIME: The 1800s…ish. PLACE: The bleak moors of…England? Think Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre and the Brontë…
Go with forethought to PROMETHEUS BOUND
SALT LAKE CITY — The Classical Greek Theatre Festival offers an excellent production of the ancient Greek tragedy Prometheus Bound, written by Aeschylus and translated by William Matthews. While the…
THE SEAGULL (disastrously) falls to earth
PROVO — About halfway through The Seagull, one of the characters attempts suicide, but the bullet grazes his skull, and he survives. D.A.M. Good Productions has mounted this important play,…
Draper’s SISTER ACT is like “nun” other
DRAPER — If you haven’t seen Sister Act before, be prepared for a fantastic mix of humor, romance, disco, and faith. Based on a book by Cheri and Bill Steinkellner…
You need A BRIEF WALTZ IN A LITTLE ROOM
SALT LAKE CITY — You stand before a door. You wait for the signal to open it. You enter a small room and are immersed in a moment: a confession,…
A WALL APART fails to connect
SALT LAKE CITY — The new rock musical A Wall Apart at The Grand Theatre tells the story of one family’s experience of living through the nearly thirty-year division of…
Plan-B Theatre’s production of THE POST OFFICE is heartfelt
SALT LAKE CITY — Although The Post Office (written by Melissa Leilani Larson and adapted from a story by Rabindranath Tagore) features a cast of high school students, the actors…
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…