A rusty, not rustic, AS YOU LIKE IT from Grassroots Shakespeare
OREM — The Grassroots Shakespeare Company is the latest theatre company to bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic. Their first…
Utah Shakespeare Festival’s RAGTIME is a smashing “Success!”
CEDAR CITY — Ragtime is one of the greatest American musicals. And the production of Ragtime currently on stage at…
Creekside forges a successful STEEL MAGNOLIAS
CEDAR HILLS — Steel Magnolias is a favorite play because the script is so well written that it gives companies…
UTBA reviewers sound off: Excellence in 2020
Every UTBA reader knows that 2020 was a tough year for Utah theatre. For over two months, we did not…
SOMETHING TO CRY ABOUT is something important to think about
PROVO — An Other Theater Company’s latest streaming production is Something to Cry About, an original devised work by Shelby Noelle…
Behind our decision to review plays during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Utah theatre world was turned upside down eight months ago today on March 12, 2020, when Utah governor Gary…
HOW I BECAME A PIRATE is seaworthy and sound
OREM — Just two years after the last production of How I Became a Pirate at the SCERA, the company…
WILLY WONKA is a world of pure juxtaposition
OREM — As a piece of theatre for young audiences, the SCERA’s production of Willy Wonka is a success. For…
Stream a Utah theatre production during your self-isolation
As the theatre companies reel from the effects of the coronavirus, a new trend has emerged in the theatre world:…
How coronavirus has impacted Utah theatre productions
Less than an hour after we published our original post about the coronavirus on March 12, Governor Herbert asked Utahns…