CHARLOTTE’S WEB at Utah Children’s Theatre is fun for all ages
SOUTH SALT LAKE — Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White is a classic children’s story for good reason: it is both heartwarming and heart-wrenching. It is the story of Wilbur, a…
LEND ME A TENOR and some better pacing
CENTERVILLE — Lend Me a Tenor, by Ken Ludwig, is a fun comedic show based in 1934 Ohio as the Cleveland Grand Opera prepares to welcome a famous tenor, Tito…
A JANUARY THAW makes for a hot and cold night of theater
SALT LAKE CITY — It’s always fun to find a new theater and see a new kind of show, but it can also be like a box of chocolates (you…
Majestic CONSTELLATIONS at Good Company
OGDEN — Constellations is a play written by Nick Payne and directed at the Good Company Theatre by Tracy Callahan. The plot starts as a romantic story between Roland (played…
Much to love in Grassroots’s MUCH ADO
OREM — The original romantic comedy, Much Ado About Nothing, is on stage in a marvelous production that deserves a much longer run. Hosted by the SCERA and staged by…
EDWARD II: A tragedy for all times
PROVO — Classical theatre is full of stories of great men brought low by a tragic flaw. Edward II by Shakespeare’s contemporary, Christopher Marlowe, is no exception. With modern costuming,…
Die laughing at the Sandy Hale’s A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER
SANDY — Hale Centre Theatre often snatches up the producing rights for shows fresh off their Broadway productions. Their most recent endeavor, the 2013 Tony award winning A Gentleman’s Guide…
All aboard CenterPoint’s A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
CENTERVILLE — Tennessee Williams is one of the most famous playwrights in American history, and the play A Streetcar Named Desire is commonly found on syllabi for English and Theatre…
PTC’s THE LION IN WINTER rules the stage
SALT LAKE CITY — When James Goldman‘s The Lion in Winter first premiered in 1966, the reception was (at best) tepid. Two years later, a star-studded film adaptation allowed this…
Orem Hale’s THE ODD COUPLE has laughs, but needs more heart
The Odd Couple plays daily (except Sundays) at 7:30 PM through February 9th, with 3 PM matinees every Saturday and additional 11 AM performances on Saturdays (starting Feb 2) at…