Westminster Players Fire up a Great Show
SALT LAKE CITY — The Spitfire Grill was a musical I was unfamiliar with. I sat in anticipation and a bit of curiosity to see what the Westminster Players and…
CUCKOO’S NEST on the Midvale stage
MIDVALE — Audiences may already be familiar with the 1975 film which received 5 Academy Awards and 6 Golden Globes. The script’s got meat and it’s no wonder it achieved…
Delightful comedy with “Hay Fever”
SALT LAKE CITY — What starts as a romantic weekend getaway turns into a fight for sanity in the University of Utah’s classic Noel Coward comedy, Hay Fever. Set in…
A refreshing “Romeo & Juliet” at BYU
PROVO — There is nothing more wearisome in the theatre than a production of Romeo and Juliet that takes itself too seriously. Fortunately, BYU’s production of the play, under the…
Fish, sex and the lady in red: “boom” at SLAC
SALT LAKE CITY—If you’re searching through Craigslist and find an ad offering “sex to change the world,” you probably wouldn’t expect that to entail a catastrophic apocalypse, a mandate to…
Dreams Become Reality in “The Bent Sword”
PROVO — New Play Project is a unique and important organization. It gives individuals with ideas and aspirations a vehicle to express themselves artistically and gain feedback from audiences. The…
“Dancing at Lughnasa” Intrigues
MIDVALE — Soon after its 1990 premiere at Dublin’s Abbey stage, Dancing at Lughnasa took London and New York by storm, winning both Olivier and Tony best-play honors. It went…
Egyptian Studio Fills Important Niche
PARK CITY — Intense. This was the first word I heard from several audience members as the lights went up on Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, produced by Egyptian…
SLAC continues its “Angels” experience with “Perestroika” reading
SALT LAKE CITY — Tony Kushner’s epic stage experience Angels in America is a theatrical landmark. No getting around that. It’s an important piece to see and to study, to…
‘Uncle Vanya’ leaves unanswered questions
PROVO — Last week, Utah Shakespeare in the Park performed their latest production, Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. The company seeks to present abridged works to make classic theatre accessible to…