Personal tribute to Barbara Bannon, Utah theatre critic for over 40 years
SALT LAKE CITY — As many UTBA readers already know, Barbara Bannon, the former theatre critic at the Salt Lake Tribune, passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2018, at the…
HOW I BECAME A PIRATE is a real treasure
OREM — Yo ho, scalawags! The SCERA be producing How I Became a Pirate through November. And it’s a show that landlubbers of all ages can enjoy without spending many…
Let UCT’s SECRET GARDEN into your Heart
SOUTH SALT LAKE — “Hope you’re ready to cry,” the box office lady said as she handed us our tickets. She was right. The Secret Garden at the Utah Children’s…
The Zig’s ADDAMS FAMILY is more than just “one normal night”
OGDEN — The Addams Family, a 2010 Broadway musical based on the eponymous characters known in comic strips, TV shows, and movies, was written by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice,…
An “express and admirable” HAMLET from Grassroots
PROVO — Though an outdoor play during October does not sound appealing, the current Grassroots Shakespeare Company production of Hamlet is worth enduring the cold, even if the show is…
ZOMBIE THOUGHTS may be coming to a school near you
OGDEN — As a sixth grade student and fifth grade teacher, my son and I were an ideal audience for the world premiere of Zombie Thoughts. Written by Jennifer A.…
SLAC scores a goal with THE WOLVES
SALT LAKE CITY — A play with ten women in the cast is rare. A play with ten women in the cast that passes the Bechdel test is rarer. A…
Orem Hale’s ANYTHING GOES is not just de-lovely, it’s sensational
Anything Goes plays nightly (except Sundays and October 31) at 7:30 PM through November 17, with matinees on Saturdays at 3 PM and one 11 AM matinee the 17th. Tickets…
ANGEL STREET is full of Gothic suspense
PROVO — Angel Street is a surprisingly thrilling play that takes audiences back to the late 1800’s in London. Here, in the Pimlico district, lives Jack Manningham and his fair…
Hopebox’s SCARLET PIMPERNEL buoyed by its strong cast
KAYSVILLE — Based on the novel published in 1905 by Baroness Orczy, the musical version of The Scarlet Pimpernel, with a book by Nan Knighton and music and lyrics by…