A full night of fun at THE FULL MONTY
OGDEN — What are the hardworking men of Buffalo to do when the factory shuts down? It isn’t just an income they’ve lost, as they have been out of work…
Covey Center’s STEEL MAGNOLIAS full of down home soul and wit
PROVO — When playwright Robert Harling‘s sister passed away in 1985 from diabetic complications and a donated kidney failure, a friend suggested to Harling that he write down his thoughts…
PARENT TRAP at Utah Children’s Theatre pays homage to Disney
SOUTH SALT LAKE — Parent Trap under the direction of Joanne Parker at Utah Children’s Theatre meets expectations, even if it doesn’t exceed them. The Utah Children’s Theatre is locally…
Completely sensible to see HCTO’s SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
Sense and Sensiblity plays nightly (except Sundays) through June 2nd at 7:30 pm through June 2nd, with matinees on Saturdays at 11am (except May 5 & 19), and 3 PM.…
A SISTER ACT, not a brother act
OREM — Given the title, it’s not surprising which sex shines in the current production of Sister Act at the SCERA. And the women do shine, from the opening firebomb…
THE MEMORY OF WATER invites reflection
SALT LAKE CITY — “Speak, Memory.” Vladimir Nabokov chose that phrase as the title of his autobiography. He actually wanted to use “Mnemosyne” for the Greek goddess of memory, but…
RED BIKE is too wobbly to succeed
SALT LAKE CITY — Red Bike, produced by Pygmalion Theatre Company, is a thought provoking play written by Caridad Svich. The play is often mesmerizing with its repetitive phrases like,…
A Tony Award for Best Musical triples a show’s likelihood of staying open
The Broadway theatre season ends this week, and soon the question on the mind of every fan is: Who will the Tony Awards recognize this year? Although most audience members…
A pleasure puttin’ in time at Terrace’s 9 TO 5
OGDEN — Terrace Plaza Playhouse is the latest company in the area to tackle the 2009 musical 9 to 5, based on the 1980 movie of the same name, with…
Hale’s THE MUSIC MAN is slick as a traveling salesman
SANDY — The Hale Center Theatre’s production of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man, directed by James Christian, is not unlike Professor Harold Hill, himself. It is slick, polished, even a…