Ziegfeld’s SPELLING BEE has character
OGDEN — I was so excited to go to the Ziegfeld Theatre because I love musicals and I’ve never seen this one before. Seeing a new musical comedy is the…
Regalo Theater’s GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE is a mixed effort
LEHI — It is an understatement to say that the 2013 musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (from creators Steven Lutvak and Robert L. Freedman) killed it on…
SIX is worth seeing six times (or more)
SALT LAKE CITY — The hit musical Six (with music, book, and lyrics by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss), directed by Lucy Moss (the youngest director in Broadway history) and…
Faulty direction makes HCTO’s THE FOREIGNER miss the point
OREM — Described on Instagram as an “uproarious comedy classic” that will make you “laugh till you cry,” Hale Center Theater Orem’s The Foreigner is marketed as a lighthearted, uplifting,…
Sign up for SPELLING BEE at Utah Valley Players
SPRINGVILLE – For many of us we’ve just been through the stressful holiday season so what better way to start off the new year but to have some laughs at…
UTBA reviewers sound off: Excellence in 2023
The year is coming to a close, and what a year it has been! At UTBA, we published a record-breaking 259 reviews in 2023, including our first reviews for productions…
Dance and jive at the national tour of MAMMA MIA! at the Eccles
SALT LAKE CITY — Rocking out in a thrilling hit, the Broadway Across America tour of Mamma Mia! visits Utah at the Eccles Theatre for one week only. With music…
Hopebox’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL is merry and bright
KAYSVILLE — The Hopebox Theatre’s thrust stage gives audience members an intimate proximity to the cast in every productions. The venue is cheery, inviting, and it is a beautiful thing…
Some sweet carols in Sugar Factory’s 5 CAROLS FOR CHRISTMAS
MIDVALE — 5 Carols for Christmas is a holiday musical by local playwright Jim Christian about five friends with the same name—well, almost. There is Carol Ann (or “Carol Prime”…
JACOB MARLEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL: a missed opportunity at the Covey
PROVO — With the smash of Wicked on Broadway for 20 years, playwrights and storytellers have been looking for new ways to approach classic stories. This can be an exciting…










