THE BEST THING ABOUT CHRISTMAS is a welcome new addition
TAYLORSVILLE — I am constantly saying we need new material for the stage for the holiday season, so I was excited to learn earlier this year that Nashville-based song composer…
SCERA’s A CHRISTMAS STORY well told
OREM — Move over, Clara. Make room, Mr. Scrooge. The new kid in town may be here to stay. And his name is Ralphie. A Christmas Story: The Musical (music…
A CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE MUSICAL reminds of the spirit of Christmas
SMITHFIELD — It’s that time of year again, when all the lists, shopping, baking, and stress are crammed tightly into one month, and I ask myself the question posed by…
Hopebox’s ELF: THE MUSICAL is charming
KAYSVILLE — Elf the Musical is based on the 2003 movie of the same name. It premiered on Broadway in 2011, and has been a frequent Christmas season staple in…
Weber State’s regional premiere of IN PIECES: A NEW MUSICAL is a heart song feast
OGDEN — Weber State Theatre’s AAT (Associated Artists of the Theatre) presents the regional premier of In Pieces: A New Musical with music and lyrics written by pop songwriter Joey…
Zeigfeld’s FAIRLY POTTER PUPPET CAROL is a Christmas parody for potterheads
OGDEN — What do you get when you cross Harry Potter, Jim Henson, and Dr. Seuss? A wonderfully delightful evening with Fairly Potter Puppet Carol at Ziegfeld Theatre. Written by…
Pioneer’s ELF is fairly fun, mostly harmless
SALT LAKE CITY — Continuing Broadway’s quest to turn every family-friendly intellectual property into a stage musical, Elf premiered in the Big Apple in 2010 for a short, successful holiday…
Designs and acting in MEAN GIRLS overpower the show’s flaws
SALT LAKE CITY — The Broadway tour of Mean Girls was a musical I went into with expectations of how I would react. I had seen the movie numerous times,…
SCROOGE at Terrace Plaza freshens up a holiday tradition
WASHINGTON TERRACE — Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol is, for most people, the quintessential Christmas story. As is tradition at Beverly’s Terrace Plaza Playhouse, an adaptation of A Christmas Carol,…
SCROOGE serves up a glass of the milk of human kindness in Perry
PERRY — Every year around this time, I read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and watch one of the many versions that have been produced. In both film and…