Empress’s JOSEPH…DREAMCOAT does justice to an old favorite
MAGNA — It isn’t summer in Utah without a few productions of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The Empress Theatre’s production happens to be the third review of this…
Strong cast, weak directing create a mixed COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
SALT LAKE CITY — Like any good story, The Count of Monte Cristo has something for everyone: a love story, swashbuckling pirates, friendship, betrayal, forgiveness, and even a jailbreak. All…
Uncover the truth of THE PILLOWMAN
SALT LAKE CITY — A brilliant script by Martin McDonagh, coupled with excellent direction by Tiffany A. Greathouse, and performed by a talented cast, The Hive Theatre has an outstanding…
JANE k-EYRE-aoke at HCT Orem
OREM — Given Utah audiences’ love of musicals, Victorian Gothic romance, and period costumes, the musical version of Jane Eyre, now playing at Hale Center Theater Orem, should be more…
Wait until CURTAINS has dropped the curtain
CENTERVILLE — Curtains is a fun show about a musical within a musical. The audience finds itself in the theatre watching the closing scene of the fictional play Robbin’ Hood…
You’ll never want to grow up with PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
WEST VALLEY CITY — Everyone loves an origin story. However, I have to admit, I am getting a little tired of seeing Batman’s parents getting killed outside of a theatre…
THE TEMPEST has some of “such stuff as dreams are made of”
OGDEN — The classic play, The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, is a tale about a father and his daughter marooned on an Island by family traitors seeking for the power…
People Productions presents GROUNDED
SALT LAKE CITY – The room is pitch dark, and the only sound is “Every Breath you Take,” by The Police. Turning up the lights offers little more for the…
“Pulling together” to make a worthwhile SATURDAY’S WARRIOR
OREM — In its opening song, Saturday’s Warrior tells the audience exactly what the play is about. “We must learn why we’re here and who we are.” Although Saturday’s Warrior…
Westminster’s GYPSY is less than stellar
SALT LAKE CITY — As a theater veteran, it is surprising that I have never seen a production of Gypsy before I attended the closing night show at Westminster College.…