TOYLAND appropriate for children 4 to 104
SALT LAKE CITY — Since its first staging in 1903, Babes in Toyland has seen a lot of love. It’s…
SCROOGE’s performances redeem a humbug score and direction
MAGNA — For generations, A Christmas Carol has charmed millions of people in the English-speaking world with its tale of…
Reviewing community theatre and SWEENEY TODD in Midvale
MIDVALE — Few modern musicals can boast the almost cult status that Sweeney Todd has. I have been a fan of…
STREET THEATER tells of “The Night the Gays Fought Back”
SALT LAKE CITY — Not many people outside of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning (GLBTQ) community have heard…
IPHIGENIA IN TAURIS is educational, though not entertaining
SALT LAKE CITY — Of the three big names of ancient Greek theatre—Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides—Euripides is the ancient Greek…
Sundance SOUND OF MUSIC soars as it climbs every mountain
SUNDANCE — Someone once asked one of us to choose only one musical to represent musical theatre and mankind, and…
HAIRSPRAY is an aerosol can full of heart
SPANISH FORK — Spanish Fork Community Theater is presenting Hairspray as part of their Fiesta Days celebration. I attended last…
Saturday’s Satire at SLAC
SALT LAKE CITY — I have never seen Saturday’s Voyeur in its many years. I have never been to a…
Shelter is Full of Heart and Hope
MURRAY – Typically, you wouldn’t think of a women’s homeless shelter as the subject of musical theater. However, local playwright…
Argh! OBT’s Pirates of the Carabiner is Yo-Ho-Hum
SALT LAKE CITY — I reviewed the Off Broadway Theater’s (OBT) current musical, Pirates of the Carabiner, written and directed…