MR. BURNS could be “excellent” if it would “cut to the chase”
PROVO — An Other Theater Company produced Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play by Anne Washburn, a show that surrounds the nostalgia of The Simpsons in a post-apocalyptic setting. The writing…
Not enough cohesion to make it AS YOU LIKE IT
PROVO — At the Castle Amphitheater, audiences can take a trip to the Forest of Arden, where Shakespeare‘s mix of exiled courtiers and idealized shepherds mingle about in idyllic repose.…
Community theater shines in Syracuse City’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
SYRACUSE — With a brief welcome by a Syracuse City Council member, this rendition of Disney’s Broadway musical Beauty and the Beast was everything the audience was promised: the product…
Find laughter and dignity at new SimonFest show
CEDAR CITY — A woman on the eve of retiring from a successful career at a toilet paper manufacturing company is engaged to the love of her life with plans…
CRAZY FOR YOU has rhythm and music, but could ask for more
MIDVALE — Crazy for You captures music and material from several existing productions that developed into a Tony award winning musical in 1992. The show stems from a script by…
MARY POPPINS is “Practically Perfect”
LOGAN — As far as first impressions go, The Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre knows how to make an entrance in their production of Mary Poppins. The show started…
NEWSIES seizes hearts in Logan
LOGAN — I’ve been a fan of Newsies and Alan Menken’s music since the movie version came out when I was kid. I’ve performed many of the songs, and I…
WEST SIDE STORY is “pretty and witty and bright”
LOGAN — Leave it to Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein, and Stephen Sondheim to take a challenging story like Romeo and Juliet and drop it into the West Side of New…
You could fly away with PETER PAN … or stay in
OREM — The Scera has long been a family friendly theater, known for giving a chance to budding actors and actresses, and their show Peter Pan is a great example…
MURDER FOR TWO: a killer new musical at the Old Lyric
LOGAN — One of my favorite movies that I watch almost every year is Clue with Tim Curry as the butler. I grew up with the movie, and it instilled…