USU Eastern’s Earnest Attempt at SOMETHING ROTTEN!
PRICE — After premiering on Broadway in 2015, I had the privilege of seeing the 2018 touring production of Something Rotten! at the Eccles Theatre in Salt Lake City. The…
Utah Opera’s MARRIAGE OF FIGARO is Unadulterated Bliss
SALT LAKE CITY — Mozart’s music is perfection with few pieces more emblematic of this than his 1786 opera The Marriage of Figaro. Mozart had an innate gift to write…
Bluffdale Arts Involves All in Massive THE LITTLE MERMAID
BLUFFDALE — Before the latest production of The Little Mermaid started at Bluffdale Arts Council the organizer announced the mission of their council is to allow everyone who wants to…
We could have danced all night at Heritage’s MY FAIR LADY
PERRY — It’s always a tricky endeavor to present a classic musical. The audience knows all of the songs and come with expectations it also can be hard to live…
In The Now’s THE GAZA MONOLOGUES is challenging but important theater.
ONLINE — Theater can accomplish many goals. Sometimes theater merely entertains, sometimes it distracts, and sometimes it elucidates a situation or an historical event. In that vein, In The Now…
Westminster’s THE TAMING gives something to talk about
SALT LAKE CITY — It’s interesting how fast the context of a play or musical can change and suddenly what was once edgy or relevant can seem outdated and passé.…
An effortlessly good time at HCTO’s HOW TO SUCCEED…
OREM — How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is one of the shows with a reputation that many productions fail to live up to. One of the few…
FLOYD COLLINS at Utah State Recreates History
LOGAN — Floyd Collins, a musical with music and lyrics by Adam Guettel and a book by Tina Landau, is not one often produced. First performed in 1994 at the…
The Eccles is the King of Pop with Rocking MJ: THE MUSICAL
SALT LAKE CITY — At the height of his fame Michael Jackson was dubbed the King of Pop. As a singer, songwriter, choreographer, dancer, and artist it seemed he had…
Weber State University’s THE AMPHIBIANS is a Wonder to Behold
OGDEN — The first words I heard as I took my seat at the Eccles Theatre at Weber State University’s Browning Center for the Performing Arts were, ““Ooh! Are those…