MRS DOUBTFIRE at Eccles is Good for Nostalgia but Not Much Else
SALT LAKE CITY — I know there are theater patrons and even critics who immediately dismiss a new production when it is based on a favorite feature film. However, I…
The Empress’ FIDDLER is Full of Heart
MAGNA — With its timeless themes and exploration into religion and family, it shouldn’t be a big surprise that Fiddler on the Roof is a musical often put on here…
Playwright Emilio Rodriguez Brings His Work to Ogden
Ogden-After a small hiatus, Good Company Theatre in Ogden, Utah comes back this Thursday evening with the play God Kinda Looks Like Tupac. I had the opportunity to sit down…
Stage Door’s ARSENIC & OLD LACE Aptly Blends Murder, Mirth
ST. GEORGE — Just as the Brewster sisters have found the perfect mix of poison to help their sad, lonely guests — arsenic, strychnine and “just a pinch” of cyanide…
New Works Meet Old Questions at USF’s WORDS CUBED
CEDAR CITY — The new play development series at the Utah Shakespeare Festival has existed for many years, and I have been lucky enough to participate in it many times…
Zig’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST in ASL signs & sings with enchantment
OGDEN — A “Tale as Old as Time” reenvisioned at the Ziegfeld Theater with visual intricacy and delight in producing Beauty and the Beast in American Sign Language and English.…
Full Disclosure: HCT’s Addams Family is a Macabre Delight
SALT LAKE CITY — As a native Californian, I always hope that summer never ends. It’s August. You can keep your pumpkin-spiced-everything until the daily high can’t get above 60…
Payson Community Theatre’s Secret Garden a Hidden Treaure
PAYSON — With an absolutely stunning score by Lucy Simon and themes of love, loss, and rebirth being brought to life through brilliant lyrics and book by Marsha Norman, the…
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Charms at the Grand Theatre
SALT LAKE CITY — The Drowsy Chaperone, with music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison and book by Bob Martin and Don McKeller, is a delightful romp through…
Daydreamer Theatre’s CONSTELLATIONS Glimmers
MAPLETON — Performed outdoors in a quaint open field, the fittingly named Daydreamer Theatre’s Constellations, is a dreamily contemplative and intimate production. Sitting on a blanket under the stars and…