THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE is toe-tapping fun at the Empress
MAGNA — Thoroughly Modern Millie is one of these shows that started as a movie, then was adapted for the stage…
TWELFTH NIGHT doesn’t “achieve greatness,” but has some nice ideas
PROVO — I’ve been away from Utah Valley for a few years and so sitting in the Echo Theatre in Provo…
Pinnacle Acting Company’s TIME STANDS STILL frames tragedy and captures attention.
SALT LAKE CITY — Pinnacle Acting Company has firmly proven itself to be a company of quality and merit through memorable…
UTBA reviewers sound off: EXCELLENCE IN 2014
December is full of annual traditions, and at UTBA our favorite is our yearly blog post about the excellence we…
CHRISTMAS WITH MISFITS is more naughty than nice
SALT LAKE CITY — Julie Jensen‘s Christmas With Misfits, making its world premier this month at Plan-B Theatre Company in Salt…
SCROOGE brings a familiar Christmas spirit to CenterPoint
CENTERVILLE — Charles Dickens‘s Christmastime tale of redemption, A Christmas Carol, was first published in 1843 and has since provided a…
Toil and trouble for the Echo’s MACBETH
PROVO — With ghosts, several murders, and three mysterious witches, William Shakespeare‘s Macbeth is a classic choice for the Halloween season.…
Much to love in minimalist MUCH ADO from London at BYU
PROVO — Nearly every theatre company has done Shakespeare. I’ve seen more high-concept, modernized, stripped-down, period-swapping, gender-bending shows than I can count.…
“Come follow the band” to the rarely seen BARNUM
AMERICAN FORK — What is a humbug, you ask? A word generally associated with Ebenezer Scrooge, though its not Scrooge but…
Difficult to adapt to this SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
CEDAR CITY — I have never adapted a novel into a stage production, but I imagine it must be a…