Stellar vocals make HEROES AND VILLAINS a guaranteed good time
OGDEN — I just became acquainted with a performing group in Weber County, and they are delightful. Broadway on the Side gives a “let’s get together and put on a…
Book review: SHAKESPEARE AND THE EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGIST
Cambridge University Press released a book last year entitled Shakespeare and the Experimental Psychologist, written by Fathali M. Moghaddam, a psychologist at Georgetown University. This book seemed perfectly targeted to…
A sleepy, dreary SPRING AWAKENING at Utah State University
LOGAN — “There’s a moment you know…you’re f***ed.” For me, this realization came after the second song of Utah State University’s production of Spring Awakening. To be fair, “Totally F***ed”…
Meet Caroline Innerbichler, from Pioneer Theatre’s SHUCKED
SALT LAKE CITY — As a part of the preparation for the world premiere of Shucked, the new musical with a book by Robert Horn and music and lyrics by…
BYU’s reading of SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE is a love letter to the Bard
PROVO — In my latest review for UTBA, I praised the unique experience of the staged readings put on by Contemporary Voices at BYU. I loved attending the reading, but…
Grassroots Shakespeare’s DR FAUSTUS is a merry medieval melodrama
SALT LAKE CITY — Anyone who has spent more than a day or two in Utah will come to some basic realizations about the Beehive State: Utahns love winter sports,…
Clearfield City’s THE ADDAMS FAMILY provides value for all
CLEARFIELD — Being a resident of Clearfield, I have participated in many of the arts programs that Clearfield City provides. But due to a variety of issues, I have not…
Gotta love Bluffdale’s GUYS AND DOLLS “a bushel and a peck”
BLUFFDALE — It is always a good night for Guys and Dolls, and the Bluffdale Arts Advisory Board did not disappoint. From the first bars of upbeat Broadway music (written,…
THE CLEAN HOUSE gets a pleasant staged reading at BYU
PROVO — Theatre fans should be open variety of experiences and expressions of the art form. So, when I heard BYU was doing a series of staged readings, I was…
Weak script sabotages SPOOKLEY THE SQUARE PUMPKIN
OREM — In a conversation with a playwright, I once asked how he responded to people seeing his work. His response was that an audience loving it or hating it…