Guaranteed fun at SCERA’s BIG RIVER
OREM — The story of Huckleberry Finn, as written by Mark Twain, is a tale of fun and adventure for a young boy with nothing to lose. The musical Big…
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE dictates its own terms
CEDAR CITY — Shakespeare‘s sermon on mercy and forgiveness, The Merchant of Venice, has returned to the Utah Shakespeare Festival in a production that mixes traditional techniques with new choices.…
Less is so much more at Utah Shakespeare’s BIG RIVER
CEDAR CITY — Rather than a big, flashy musical, the Utah Shakespeare Festival chose this year to produce Big River, the musical adaptation of Mark Twain‘s The Adventures of Huckleberry…
Utah Festival’s AMAZING GRACE delights the eyes and heart
The Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre production of Amazing Grace plays various times through August 1 at the Utah Theatre (18 West Center Street, Logan). Tickets are $16-$79. For…
HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE review removed
On Monday, July 2, 2018, we posted a review of An Other Theater’s How I Learned to Drive that many readers found offensive and unacceptable. UTBA board members who are…
A harrowing, poignant GREY GARDENS at Lyric Rep
LOGAN — Before the curtain rises on Grey Gardens, the voice of W. Vosco Call, who founded the Lyric Repertory Company more than fifty years ago, gives the pre-show announcement…
NIGHTHAWKS: Get the picture?
PROVO — As soon as one enters St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, scene of the workshop production of Spicer W. Carr’s Nighthawks, the title clicks. The play is going to give…
Sandy Hale’s NEWSIES is “Something to Believe In”
SANDY — The stage adaption of the 1992 movie Newsies has taken Utah by storm, with another new production mounting, this time at the Hale Center Theatre in Sandy. Directed…
Choose SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2018 for some catharsis
The 2018 40th Anniversary of Saturday’s Voyeur plays at Salt Lake Acting Company (168 W. 500 N., Salt Lake City) June 27th- Sept 2nd. Tickets are $44-55. For more information,…
UFO&MT’s YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN excels vocally
LOGAN — To kick off their musical theatre season, the Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre has chosen You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, based on the comic strip by…