Be a Little Bit Naughty at Lehi Art’s MATILDA
LEHI — Growing up, the books of Roald Dahl and the imagination behind them were very important in my household. Making a drive to Lehi to see Matilda the Musical…
Dance Numbers Reign in SCERA’s CRAZY FOR YOU
OREM — Crazy For You is an ode to the immortal songwriter George Gershwin, and uses many of his famous tunes to retell an old tale. Based on the 1930…
ANASTASIA is a Dream at Timpanogos Community Theatre
AMERICAN FORK — Over the last few years one of the most consistently underrated local theater companies is Timpanogos Community Theatre in American Fork. They perform at the Valentine Theatre…
School of Rock Jams Into Creekside Theatre Fest
PLEASANT GROVE — Many recent Broadway musicals are either of the jukebox variety or based on a movie. As a film and theatre critic I am of course fascinated by…
HCTO’s SEUSSICAL Is Delightfully Unhinged
OREM — Seussical, the musical by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, based on the works of Dr. Seuss has always seemed to me like classic middle school drama fare. As…
Success is the Verdict for Creekside Theatre Fest’s DOUBT
PLEASANT GROVE — Brigham Young once said, “Upon the stage of a theater can be represented in character, evil and its consequences, good and its happy rewards; the weakness and…
Fall In Love with SCERA’s Little Mermaid
OREM — Millennials who were raised on The Little Mermaid have roundly rejected the animated Ariel saying “I’m sixteen years old, I’m not a child!” Despite this outburst, many of…
BLITHE SPIRIT – A Spirited Production at BYU
PROVO – The conversion of the old Provo High School gym into the BYU West Campus Mainstage Theatre is so well done that once inside, I barely remembered the space…
Lehi Arts’ DADDY LONG LEGS Stands Tall
LEHI — I thought I hated romances. To me, the characters and plots always seemed to feel contrived and unnatural. So imagine my surprise after seeing “Daddy Long Legs”, a…
Orem Hale’s THE HELLO GIRLS Recreates History
OREM — The Hello Girls, a musical written by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel, is a somewhat newer musical, having first premiered in 2018 off Broadway. The show has only…