A fully magical TEMPEST in Lehi
LEHI — Strange magic exists in Shakespeare‘s The Tempest. When Propsero is cast off from his rightful place as Duke of Milan, he and his daughter Miranda must rely upon…
SIX SECONDS leaves a lasting impression
CEDAR CITY — Four women’s lives were changed forever on November 22, 1963, when an assassin’s bullet struck and killed President John F. Kennedy. The stories of these four women—all…
Farmington’s ANNIE GET YOUR GUN is a safe shot
FARMINGTON — I owe a great deal to Irving Berlin. I auditioned for my high school theatre troupe singing Annie Get Your Gun’s most famous song, “There’s No Business like…
SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS is a nice family show
OREM — “I only have to trick one person into marrying me.” That’s how in my years as a single man I would console myself when I felt lonely. Of…
Superb acting & directing make Sundance’s FIDDLER ON THE ROOF a success
SUNDANCE — There is something magical about theatre outdoors, and for summer theatre at Sundance Mountain Resort that feeling is amplified. The performance experience is enhanced by the drive up…
Shout “Yeeow!” for Utah Festival Opera’s OKLAHOMA!
LOGAN — Oklahoma! was the first musical that the very popular team of Rodgers and Hammerstein created together, and through the years it has been the subject of critical acclaim,…
Uninspiring script makes ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER struggle
SPANISH FORK — Mark Twain‘s 1876 novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a classic slice of Americana. Between the covers of the book, readers can find a celebration of…
Utah Shakespeare Festival’s TWELFTH NIGHT justly “plays on” through the fall
CEDAR CITY — “Shakespeare wrote musicals?” I heard on my way to lobby at intermission. “Why yes, yes he did,” I thought cheekily. Modern audiences sometimes forget that Shakespeare’s works…
Exploitation, kindness & cruelty examined in THE ELEPHANT MAN
LOGAN — I find that true life is always more interesting than fiction. So I was fascinated to learn about Joseph “John” Merrick, a whose life forms the basis for…
Neil Simon Fest’s NUNSENSE is a pleasant musical
CEDAR CITY — Long before the Book of Mormon smashed it’s way on to Broadway, there was another religiously themed musical with much more modest origins. Nunsense, a 1985 musical…