Parker Theatre’s THE PUMPKIN GIANT is scary good
SOUTH SALT LAKE — I have been fortunate enough to see and be involved with some truly great theatre for young audiences (TYA). I have watched shows at national conferences…
THE FANTASTICKS at PG Players is a soft kiss upon the eyes
PLEASANT GROVE — The Fantasticks is a lot of things. It is a beatnik musical. It is a story of young love. It is a homage to classical theatre. The…
“Be prepared” to be wowed by the national tour of THE LION KING
SALT LAKE CITY — On October 15, the Broadway production of The Lion King will celebrate its 25th anniversary. On the same day, the touring production of the play is…
Stage Door’s PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is P-H-E-N-O-M-E-N-A-L
SAINT GEORGE — Derived from the original play, C-R-E-P-U-S-C-L-E, by The Farm, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee was originally produced in 2005. With the book written by Rachel…
BRIGHT STAR sparkles at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre
CENTERVILLE — Bright Star, a bluegrass musical with music by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, lyrics by Brickell, and a book by Martin, is about a young woman growing up…
Small cast is a strength of Covey Center’s MURDER BY THE BOOK
PROVO — In the first few minutes of Duncan Greenwood and Robert King’s Murder by the Book, a writer and literature critic by the name of Selwyn Piper is shot…
Headphone Theater’s SIRENS offers adventure in an uneven script
SPANISH FORK — Sirens is an original musical written and composed by Levi Taylor and directed by Adam Cannon. The unique storyline begins with a group of sailors in the…
LUCKY STIFF at the Sandy Hale is more stiff than lucky
SANDY — “Everything is fine,” sings the cast of Lucky Stiff at the Hale Center Theatre. Though this farce was full of opportunities, it left me and the two people…
ART at An Other Theater is thoughtful, but feels monochromatic
PROVO — Most people do not understand abstract modern art; everyone else pretends they do. That could be the thesis of Art, a play written in French by Yasmina Reza…
SCERA’s THE ADDAMS FAMILY is fantastic fall viewing
OREM — Temperatures are dropping, the mountains are turning orange, and grocery stores are filling with gloriously ghoulish decor. Fall has arrived! And what better way to celebrate this spectacular…