UBU ROI is an absurdist delight at the GSL Fringe Festival
SALT LAKE CITY — Ubu Roi, written by Alfred Jarry (directed by Jordan Reynosa), is an interactive, absurdist comedy featuring Juls Marino as Papa Turd, who wants to kill King…
Covey’s DIAL M FOR MURDER fails to ring up the suspense
PROVO — There are times when a play and audience member are just not a match. Such is the case with me and Dial M for Murder at the Covey…
Utah Shakespeare’s TIMON OF ATHENS is a welcomed surprise
CEDAR CITY — While some have referred to Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens as “problematic” or “unfinished,” the Utah Shakespeare Festival turns all those potential problems into beautiful solutions with a…
“Climb Every Mountain” to see Sundance’s THE SOUND OF MUSIC
SUNDANCE — What is the message of The Sound of Music? More than anything, it is the power of music to change. In the familiar Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, music…
“Who Will Buy” a ticket to Salem Community Theater’s enjoyable OLIVER!?
SALEM — Because UTBA reviews over 200 shows per year, we often notice when a play is getting more productions than usual. Last year, we reviewed five productions of The…
MATILDA THE MUSICAL is a salute to community
SPANISH FORK — Every year, Spanish Fork Community Theater times their big musical to coincide with Fiesta Days, the city’s annual multiday celebration of its history and heritage. It is…
Lyric Repertory Company’s INTERACT is adventurous and new
LOGAN — As part of the Lyric Repertory Company season, interACT is a series of new works that are staged readings with the playwright, actors, and director, after which the…
Sting and Honey’s SNOW WHITE is a captivating, if meandering stroll through the forest
SALT LAKE CITY — Walking into the Regent Street Black Box theatre, patrons are presented with a sparse stage intriguingly lined by seven mirrors atop seven boxes. The mirrors evoke…
It’s a new DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD at the Salt Lake Acting Company
SALT LAKE CITY — Since sunsetting the decades-old title of Saturday’s Voyeur, a summertime send-up of all things Utah-Conservative, the annual Salt Lake Acting Company show still carries much the…
OUR TOWN opera at UFOMT makes life worth living
LOGAN — The Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre presents the Utah premiere of Our Town, a three-act opera by composer Ned Rorem and librettist J. D. McClatchy adapted from…