HAPPYSADNESS lives up to half its title
PROVO — Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in America, and it cruelly exacts its toll on millions of people every year. Chandra Lloyd’s new Happysadness is…
Meet the cast and director of Pygmalion’s ELEEMOSYNARY
SALT LAKE CITY — Three women sit before me: Barb Gandy, Tracie Merrill, and Sydney Shoell. Each are different in age, for they are set to portray three generations of…
A “wonderful, wonderful day” at SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS
WEST VALLEY CITY — Seven Brides for Seven Brothers has long been a favorite musical for me, so I was excited to have the opportunity to review the Hale Centre…
The sun is out at the Ziegfeld Theater with ANNIE
OGDEN — The Broadway musical Annie has been a favorite of little girls all across the world since its debut in 1977. There have been many remakes, movies, and countless…
Hop aboard the LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC
PROVO — “You never know what will happen on a train.” This one line, from Arlene Hutton’s script, perfectly summarizes Last Train to Nibroc, an enjoyable production currently playing at…
WOMEN IN JEOPARDY! is a pleasant comedy, but only half a play
SALT LAKE CITY — A trio of women are having their regular girl’s night interrupted by the introduction of one member’s new “lover.” Jackson is his name, and, even though…
The fantastic FANTASTICKS at the Empress
MAGNA — The longest-running show in America, The Fantasticks is an exciting and intriguing story with a small cast. But it’s so energetic that it feels like a huge production.…
BYU Young Company’s MACBETH is “but a walking shadow”
PROVO — I have to admit when I heard that Brigham Young University’s Young Company was producing William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth to present to young audiences, I thought, “Really? Macbeth…?…
New ALICE IN WONDERLAND musical is a good match for young kids
OREM — If there is one thing I have learned in nearly a decade of reviewing theatre, it is that the target audience matters. This fact is especially true for…
Powerful voices throughout THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES
SALT LAKE —As part of V-Day—a global activist movement to end violence against women—Westminster students put on Eve Ensler‘s groundbreaking play The Vagina Monologues. New, personal monologues, tackling such issues…