Utah Shakespeare Festival presents touching LES MISERABLES
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.…
GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY is patriotic fun
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…
SCAPIN brings cartoonish delight to Utah Shakespeare Festival
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…
OLIVER! will leave you begging for more
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…
Bloody TITUS ANDRONICUS is a rare Shakespeare treat at festival
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…
MARY STUART’s surprise reign at Utah Shakespeare Festival
CEDAR CITY — I was actually quite apprehensive about Mary Stuart when I arrived in Cedar City for the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2012 season. Usually the Festival produces three Shakespeare…
DAMN YANKEES shows lots of heart in West Valley
WEST VALLEY CITY — Anyone who knows me knows that I love classic Broadway musicals. The Pajama Game, Guys and Dolls, The King and I, and My Fair Lady (amongst…
Interview with J. Michael Bailey, Utah Shakespeare Fest’s Jean Valjean
CEDAR CITY — It was an unlikely chain of events that brought J. Michael Bailey to star as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables at the Utah Shakespeare Festival. His childhood…