Terrace Plaza’s THE MARVELOUS WONDRETTES is, in a word, marvelous
OGDEN — The Marvelous Wonderettes is a jukebox musical with a book by Roger Bean that has compiled pop style music from the 50s and 60s. It uses a quartet…
Playwright Melissa Leilani Larson tells all for PRIDE & PREJUDICE
OREM — The first production in 2023 from Hale Center Theater Orem is a new adaptation of Jane Austen‘s comedy Pride and Prejudice. One thing that makes this production special…
UTBA reviewers sound off: Excellence in 2022
Today is New Year’s Eve, and that means is time for UTBA’s annual post where our members discuss the excellent shows they saw in the past year. From Logan to…
Steven Fales’s MORMON BOY TRILOGY is an emotional journey
SALT LAKE CITY — Confessions of a Mormon Boy first premiered at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center over 20 years ago with subsequent performances across the globe. Written and…
Book review: SONDHEIM AND ME: REVEALING A MUSICAL GENIUS
When I was eight years old, I was a huge fan of hall of fame quarterback Steve Young. My family lived in northern California, and everything he did was the…
“The best things happen” at Regalo’s WHITE CHRISTMAS
LEHI — It is always a risky endeavor when feature films are turned into Broadway musicals. This is especially true when it is a classic beloved holiday film. People have…
A CHRISTMAS CAROL in Logan delivers large Christmas spirits
LOGAN — Christmas time is here, and with this wonderful season comes many beloved traditions. For many this includes going to see Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. If you are…
Covey’s reminder that IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
PROVO — As I entered the Brinton Black Box Theater at the Covey Center for the Arts, I felt as if I had traveled back through time and landed in…
LITTLE WOMEN has warmth of spirit at Hopebox Theatre
KAYSVILLE — Little Women, the musical based on the beloved novel by Louisa May Alcott, with music by Jason Howland, Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, and a book by Allan Knee,…
Pioneer’s A CHRISTMAS STORY is a bullseye
SALT LAKE — I, like many Americans, grew up watching the iconic Bob Clark film A Christmas Story every year. I remember doodling little Ralphies and Red Ryder BB Guns…










