“I Don’t Need Anything But . . .” the Orem Hale’s ANNIE
OREM — My biggest worry as I write about Hale Center Theater Orem’s Annie is that I will run out of synonyms for “good” as I describe this production. Perhaps…
Nothing revolting about Tuacahn’s MATILDA
IVINS — The musical Matilda (with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and book by Dennis Kelly), is based on the Roald Dahl book of the same name. This story…
An enchanted production of CINDERELLA at Tuacahn
IVINS — The story of Cinderella is one that many people are familiar with. A young girl wishes to go to the prince’s ball, and her fairy godmother helps this…
“Happiness Is” CenterPoint’s YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
CENTERVILLE — Centerpointe Legacy Theatre is offering up this summer a production of the endearing musical You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, based on the beloved comic strip Peanuts by…
Cast of SCERA’s SHREK THE MUSICAL is show’s strongest point
OREM — SCERA’s Shrek the Musical kicks off the company’s 2018 outdoor season. Like a favorite bedtime story, the play’s success hinges on providing a satisfactory retelling of a familiar…
No escape from the gripping psychodrama of NO EXIT
SALT LAKE CITY — Jean-Paul Sartre’s existential 1944 satire No Exit is a slow-burning pressure cooker that explores a single ontological notion: “Hell is other people.” In the story, three…
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES at BYU is rumpled, but not in spirit
PROVO — Those familiar with Lucy Maud Montgomery’s 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables and its many sequels know that the title character’s exuberant imagination always makes readers wonder what…
An evening without regrets at Sackerson’s HINDSIGHT
SALT LAKE CITY — Hindsight, the latest production from the Sackerson, has been advertised as “an immersive walking play” where the audience “follows two lovers falling in and out of…
Get acquainted with TWO NOBLE KINSMEN at the park
PROVO — Shakespeare. The name may send chills down your back – thrills of pleasure if you’re a fan, or shivers of terror if all you know of the Bard…
Help yourself to a serving of the Grand’s SPAMALOT
SALT LAKE CITY — Fans of Monty Python‘s seminal cinematic classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail will be pleased to know that Eric Idle‘s loving re-imagining of the film…