“Thank You Very Much” for SCROOGE: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Terrace Plaza
OGDEN — Last week I reviewed a new production of Charles Dickens‘s classic story A Christmas Carol over at the Parker Theatre (which I was very impressed with) and today…
MR. SATURDAY NIGHT is great fun for any night of the week
NEW YORK CITY — In 1992, Billy Crystal wrote, directed, and starred in the movie Mr. Saturday Night. It told the story of an aging comic whose best days were…
Don’t say “humbug” to Parker Theatre’s moving CHRISTMAS CAROL
SOUTH SALT LAKE — It might seem simple to put on a production of such oft-performed material like A Christmas Carol. Of course, the novel by Charles Dickens has been…
HCT’s LITTLE MERMAID: much more than gadgets and gizmos aplenty
SANDY — The picture my parents would always show my teenage friends was 2-year-old me, standing in a diaper six inches from an old cathode ray television screen showing Sebastian…
Centerpoint brought magic to the stage with ELF THE MUSICAL
CENTERVILLE — As the Christmas season approaches, there are so many options here in Utah to indulge in some holiday cheer, and Centerpoint Legacy Theatre picked a marvelous one. Elf…
Ground broken for “The Ruth” theatre in Pleasant Grove
PLEASANT GROVE — On a chilly but sunny morning, the city of Pleasant Grove, Utah, celebrated the groundbreaking of the new home for company currently known as Hale Center Theatre…
Sticks critic pix SIX
NEW YORK CITY — I love a good ensemble show. There is something satisfying about watching a play that requires the entire cast to pull together and shoulder the burden…
A visually, emotionally, miserably stunning SWEENEY at Weber State
OGDEN — I am not a huge fan of Sweeney Todd, I’ll admit that right off. It’s too dissonant, too despairing, too dreadful to appeal much. I recognize the genius…
“Attention must be paid” to Broadway’s DEATH OF A SALESMAN
NEW YORK CITY — Tragedies have been part of theatre since the time of the ancient Greeks. But Arthur Miller‘s Death of a Salesman took a genre that originally told…
PYGmalion Productions’ MOTHER, MOTHER is for anyone with a mother
SALT LAKE CITY — PYGmalion Productions’ Mother, Mother: The Many Mothers of Maude is a beautiful story about pursuing our dreams and aspirations while accepting the often-times disappointing realities of…