A bizarre and intriguing BAT BOY at SUU
CEDAR CITY — Bat Boy is an American musical comedy with a book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming and music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe, and is based on…
GRANT & TWAIN provides insight into America’s history
SALT LAKE CITY – Salt Lake Acting Company’s world premiere of Grant & Twain, directed by Keven Myhre, is a dramatically charged look into the latter half of the nineteenth…
Fall in love with musical theatre with SHE LOVES ME
SALT LAKE CITY — Adapted by librettist Joe Masteroff from the classic film The Shop Around the Corner, the main story of She Loves Me centers on two coworkers in…
CYMBELINE: a little-known story that seems familiar at BYU
PROVO — On the surface, Cymbeline is an unlikely candidate for a theatre production for young audiences. In addition to its gruesome violence the play features a major plot point…
Happy 4th birthday, UTBA! 4 surprising shows that we have NEVER reviewed
It’s the end of January, which means that it’s UTBA’s birthday. After four years and over 850 reviews we now have a hefty database of plays that have been produced…
CASEY AT BAT is a real champion
SOUTH SALT LAKE — As an elementary school teacher, I frequently get the opportunity to share with children classic literature including Earnest Thayer‘s 1888 poem, “Casey at the Bat.” Thayer’s…
UVU’s CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE is a strong introduction to epic theatre
OREM — Bertolt Brecht sought to evoke social change with his plays, the content of which often broached political subjects. Brectht is best known today for what he called “epic…
A FEW GOOD MEN gives a few great lessons
SALT LAKE CITY — Aaron Sorkin is a successful screenwriter, producer, and playwright, and most of us have seen one of his works, whether or not we realize it or…
AGNES OF GOD at Westminster College explores truth & belief
SALT LAKE CITY — In 1977, a nun in upstate New York gave birth to a child which was found asphyxiated in a waste basket in her room. The voluminous…
The Grand’s OUR TOWN is a thought provoking American classic
SALT LAKE CITY — I had the privilege of attending the Grand Theatre’s production of Our Town on the 75th anniversary of its first performance on Jan 22, 1938, at…










