THE LAST FIVE YEARS falls flat at UVU
OREM — The Last Five Years is a beautiful show written by Jason Robert Brown that follows the tumultuous courtship and marriage of Jamie Wellerstein (played by Preston Ochsenhurt) and…
A storm of fun is brewin’ at Grassroots Shakespeare’s THE TEMPEST
PROVO — Theatre is purest when it is done for the love of it. For the past 14 years, Grassroots Shakespeare Company is a non-profit troupe that has been jovially…
ALMOST, MAINE is heartwarming at the Heritage Theatre
PERRY — Almost, Maine written by John Cariani was first produced in Portland, Maine, in 2004 to rave reviews. After a very short run Off-Broadway, Almost, Maine has become a…
The Bard gets big laughs in SOMETHING ROTTEN! in Midvale
MIDVALE — There are few things more rewarding for a musical theatre fan than going to a great comedy put on with energy and pizazz by a community theatre company.…
Tuacahn comes out swinging with TARZAN
IVINS — Based on the 1999 animated film, Tuacahn’s production of Tarzan is this summer’s must-see show. Finding my seat in the outdoor amphitheatre, I was excited to see the…
“Pure Imagination” at Tucahan’s CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
IVINS — “Come with me, and you’ll be in a world of pure imagination,” begins the classic song from the 1971 cinematic adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate…
National tour of TINA at Eccles is “better than all the rest”
SALT LAKE CITY — Dressed in her 1940s Sunday best, actress Nicole Powell crossed down center to address the packed house of the Delta Performance Hall at the Eccles Theatre.…
Draper Arts Council’s SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN is drenched in talent
DRAPER — Everyone is afraid of something. For Susan DeMill, that fear was facing the towering legacy of an iconic musical like Singin’ In the Rain, written by Betty Comden…
In UVU’s FALSETTOS, everything is more than “Alright”
OREM — “Everything will be alright!” This line is repeated often throughout the second half of the musical Falsettos. After watching UVU’s opening night, I can confirm that this is…
BroadwayHD’s PETER PAN GOES WRONG is the happiest thought
CYBERSPACE — Think of the happiest things, it’s the same as having wings! Though the actors of the fictional Cornley Drama Society who depend on the rigging are in for…