Bless your beautiful hide! SEVEN BRIDES is at Sundance
SUNDANCE — I’m glad Utah keeps the flame of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers alive. For some reason, this ’50s movie is performed onstage and enjoyed on video regularly in…
MY FAIR LADY benefits from strong leads
SPANISH FORK – Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are two names that most theater patrons probably know by now, but I recently had the pleasure of meeting these two for…
Interview with Utah Shakespeare Fest set designer Jo Winiarski
CEDAR CITY — One advantage with UTBA is that we have a large team of reviewers who have their own individual viewpoints and opinions about theatre. In addition to preventing…
Light, happy night at COMEDY OF ERRORS
SALT LAKE CITY— Have you ever heard a story about twins who were separated early in life? And were they thrilled to be reunited as adults? It’s a popular story:…
SHELTER looks for a home in NYC
MURRAY — “You’re not the only one who’s been living in silence,” sings women’s shelter counselor Jeanine Sayer in the original musical Shelter. Shelter is a story not often told,…
Some praise is due for RENT
MIDVALE — Making the short list of musicals ever awarded a Pulitzer Prize, Jonathan Larson’s Rent is designed to do so much more than entertain. Rent could be described as…
CRAZY FOR YOU is crazy cute
RIVERTON— How do you pull a community together over the summer break and unite them in a common cause? Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland knew how in Babes in Toyland.…
A WICKED-ly good time at the Capitol
SALT LAKE CITY — “You have to give people what they want,” says the Wizard during the first act of Wicked. It’s good artistic advice, and few people are better…
FOREVER PLAID is down-to-earth fun
GARDEN CITY — Forever Plaid written by Stuart Ross with musical arrangements by James Raitt is a frequently produced show in Utah over the last several years. And it’s easy…
The Veteran Newbie: A drama-WHAT?
One of my favorite things to do in life is to tell people what I do. You know, that classic conversation when you meet someone new and basic information is…







