THE PRODUCERS shines brightly in Ogden
OGDEN — There are times that a show comes along that you think can’t possibly live up to either memories of past productions or of a production that you have…
New Modern Classic Finds the ‘Fun’ in Dysfunctional
“Sprawling”, “ambitious”, “harrowing”, “fiercely funny and bitingly sad”, “blistering”- all descriptors of Tracy Letts’ 2007 critically acclaimed play ‘August: Osage County”. Heralded by critics as the first great American play…
“Come follow the band” to the rarely seen BARNUM
AMERICAN FORK — What is a humbug, you ask? A word generally associated with Ebenezer Scrooge, though its not Scrooge but P. T. Barnum that was crowned “the king of…
Sandy Arts Guild’s production of FOOTLOOSE is “Almost Paradise”
SALT LAKE CITY — I caught the dancing bug when I saw my first production of Footloose. As an energetic enthusiastic young teenager I loved to perform and was thrilled…
9 playwrights on The Lab at Plan-B Theatre Company
If ever there were a wall on which I’d want to be the fly, this is it. The Lab at Plan-B Theatre Company is an incubator for new work by…
A fully magical TEMPEST in Lehi
LEHI — Strange magic exists in Shakespeare‘s The Tempest. When Propsero is cast off from his rightful place as Duke of Milan, he and his daughter Miranda must rely upon…
SIX SECONDS leaves a lasting impression
CEDAR CITY — Four women’s lives were changed forever on November 22, 1963, when an assassin’s bullet struck and killed President John F. Kennedy. The stories of these four women—all…
Interview with Joshua Stavros, Utah Shakespeare Fest’s Greenshow co-director
CEDAR CITY — Few things capture the feel of the Renaissance as much as a greenshow, and few greenshows can compare to Utah Shakespeare Festival’s. One of my earliest theatrical…
Farmington’s ANNIE GET YOUR GUN is a safe shot
FARMINGTON — I owe a great deal to Irving Berlin. I auditioned for my high school theatre troupe singing Annie Get Your Gun’s most famous song, “There’s No Business like…
SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS is a nice family show
OREM — “I only have to trick one person into marrying me.” That’s how in my years as a single man I would console myself when I felt lonely. Of…