GARDEN CITY — “Well, What were you expecting?!?!” – This opening line in The Hanging of El Bandito – Reimagined at Pickleville Playhouse was indicative of what the entire night…

OREM — The success of jukebox musicals—a musical that is constructed around the songs of one particular beloved artist or group—hinges on one potential accomplishment: the ability of the much-loved…

IVINS — When UTBA was looking for someone to review shows at Tuacahn, I quickly threw in my name to be considered. I had always wanted to go down and…

CEDAR CITY — There’s a moment, late in The Merry Wives of Windsor, where Peter Simple stands on stage with his arms wrapped around a pillar just watching and enjoying…

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CEDAR CITY — There’s a song in Les Misérables called “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables,” where the character of Marius mourns all of his friends he lost in a battle.…

CLEARFIELD — Having attended several productions in recent years produced by Clearfield City, including having been involved on the production team of a few, I knew what to expect when…

CEDAR CITY — The majority of the shows in the 2012 season of the Utah Shakespeare Festival deal with heavy issues: religion, revolution, civil rights, murder, politics, rape, revenge, and…

MAGNA — I have been going to the theatre since I was a young child and have participated both on stage and off for longer than I can remember. Because…

CEDAR CITY — At the end of one moving scene in Titus Andronicus, Lavinia—the daughter of the title character—carries her father’s severed hand off stage in her teeth. This gruesome…