Journey to Sanpete for THE SECRET GARDEN
EPHRAIM — The Secret Garden, a Musical by Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon, adapted from the beloved children’s novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, first premiered on Broadway in 1991 and…
Hope and Power at Hopebox’s 9 TO 5
KAYSVILLE — Hopebox Theatre in Kaysville, Utah is presenting the jovial and yes absolutely misogynistic (it’s ok, they know it) musical 9 to 5, based on the 1980 movie of…
LITTLE WOMEN at Broadway on the Side has Big Ambition
OGDEN — Broadway on the Side is entering new territory in the studio’s repertoire by staging the Broadway musical adaptation of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. The Broadway adaptation…
Joy is Buzzing with EVERY BRILLIANT THING from Vicariously Staged
PROVO — It is a brilliant thing to see something that is as wonderful as it is new. On Friday February 16, I attended Vicariously Staged Productions’ first show, the…
Lyrical’s BARBER OF SEVILLE brings community opera to the masses
TAYLORSVILLE — The Lyrical Opera Theater has been putting community opera on Utah stages since 2014. Unlike community theater where almost anyone can be onstage, however, it takes years of…
ROMEO AND JULIET at Grassroots Gets to Its Roots
AMERICAN FORK — Theatre classics are classics for a reason. Certain plays, including most works penned by William Shakespeare, have gained their reputations from being performed year after year, by…
SLAC Provides a Healthy Dose of Humanity with YOU WILL GET SICK
SALT LAKE CITY — On February 9th, 2024, I saw You Will Get Sick, written by Noah Diaz at the Salt Lake Acting Company. You Will Get Sick, which ran…
Stage Door Company’s THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Has Power to the End
SAINT GEORGE — In quaint downtown St. George there is a building called the Electric Theater where The Stage Door Company is currently mounting a production of The Drowsy Chaperone;…
Covey Center’s SILENT SKY gives a voice to women astronomers
PROVO — The Covey Center for the Arts in Provo is presenting Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson, directed by David Morgan. The show is in the facility’s Brinton Black Box,…
The Grand Theatre’s FATE? Isn’t Meant to Be
SALT LAKE CITY — When Aretha Franklin was asked during an interview what she thought of Taylor Swift as a singer, she simply replied “beautiful gowns”. Fate? with its under…