HONEYMOON AT GRAVESIDE MANOR is a ghost of a farce
WEST JORDAN — A good farce is a beautiful thing. In classic farce, it is almost sure to find tropes like mistaken identity, slamming doors, prat falls, spit takes, and…
Down the rabbit hole with WSU’s SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
OGDEN — Sense and Sensibility is a play based on a novel made famous by the classic author Jane Austen. This adaptation by Kate Hamill follows sisters Elinor and Marianne…
“Don’t dream it, be it” at THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
OGDEN — Arguably a revolutionary horror with deep, meaningful undertones or a confounding entertainment at best spectacle, The Rocky Horror Show has been pleasing and baffling audiences for over four…
Utah Opera’s LA TRAVIATA is un trionfo
SALT LAKE CITY — La Traviata, or “The Woman Who Strayed,” is a story overflowing with emotion and tragedy nestled in an intimate and straightforward plot. It is based on…
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,…
Get ready for a FROZEN treat in April
SALT LAKE CITY — As members of the Utah Theatre Bloggers Association, my wife and I had the privilege of attending an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the hit Broadway musical…
“Dancing Queen” takes the stage at Terrace Plaza Playhouse’s MAMMA MIA!
WASHINGTON TERRACE — Mamma Mia! has taken the Utah theater scene by storm. As the fourth production to be reviewed by UTBA in 2019, Terrace Plaza’s Mamma Mia! had a…
CURTAINS is a bit drab at the Grand Theatre
SALT LAKE CITY — Curtains is a backstage musical within a musical that seems to be written by “show people” for “show people.” The main story line of the murder…
Join the FANTOD fan club…or they’ll get you
SALT LAKE CITY — Anthem Theatre Company has created a unique compilation of spooky short original works, Fantod, a word meaning a state of uneasiness and dread. Each story shared…