I’m certain you’ll want to see DOUBT
PROVO — With Taylor Jack Nelson as director, An Other Theater Company’s performance of the award-winning play, Doubt: A Parable, was excellent and thought-provoking. Originally written by John Patrick Shanley,…
A double dose of SWEENEY TODD reviews!
OREM — You may have already read C. T. Lewis’s review of the Utah Repertory Theater Company production of Sweeney Todd at Utah Valley University. We were invited by Broadway…
Attend the tale of Mrs. Lovett at Utah Rep’s SWEENEY TODD
OREM — Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler, has long been a consecrated member of the…
WINNIE THE POOH is a hullabuloo of adorable fun
OREM — Winnie the Pooh at Hale Center Theater Orem is a blast for kids. The performers were energetic and fun, as they played dress up and invited the kids…
Hop on over to SCERA’s JUNIE B. JONES!
OREM — The SCERA has created a fun theatre for young audiences production of the new musical Junie B. Jones the Musical, and my daughter and I enjoyed it. We…
THE DUCHESS OF MALFI deserves an audience
PROVO — Shakespeare has distorted your view of theatre. And I say that as an avowed “Shakespeare fanboy.” The Bard didn’t mean to warp modern audiences’ opinions. But Shakespeare’s work…
A soaring production of WITH TWO WINGS at BYU
PROVO — It only takes one or two productions of wide-eyed actors speaking condescendingly to children for adults to be turned off to theatre for young audiences. With Two Wings,…
Thoroughly delighted with THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
OREM — The Hale Center Theater Orem has produced an energetic and lively show in Thoroughly Modern Millie directed by Lisa Hall. The stunning costumes, vivacious choreography, engaging vocals, and…
The Covey’s A LITTLE MURDER… is only a little funny
PROVO — Ron Bernas’s A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody under the direction of Jarom Brown at Covey Center for the Arts is billed as “A hilarious match of wits…
FLY MORE THAN YOU FALL soars
OREM — I am a believer that music has the power to move mountains—and the human soul. A musical theatre experience most usually takes one to soaring heights of happiness…