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…
INTO THE WOODS strays from the path
MAGNA — From Broadway to Disney (and everything in between), Into the Woods, Stephen Sondheim’s classic spin on fairy tales, takes root at…
UCT’s THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE is a magical journey
SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY — Despite its name, children’s theatre at its best is not just for kids. The accessibility…
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…
Find hilarious Christmas cheer in HOW THE GROUCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
MURRAY — Grouchy-ness, spoofs, and fun run wild in this year’s holiday installment from the Desert Star Playhouse. Playing upon…
Let Down Your Hair and Enjoy UCT’s RAPUNZEL
SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY — “Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!” Everyone knows the line and the story, so the…
Shout “Yeeow!” for Utah Festival Opera’s OKLAHOMA!
LOGAN — Oklahoma! was the first musical that the very popular team of Rodgers and Hammerstein created together, and through the years…
CALAMITY JANE is a hilarious Old West comedy
MURRAY — The last time I attended a show at the Desert Star, I was in high school. Therefore, my…
CINDERELLA is a nice fit for the SCERA, but not perfect
OREM — Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother sings, “Impossible things are happening every day,” this message has instilled hope in many a…
Negative reviews: What can they teach us? How should artists react?
As an artist, I share a part of myself with an audience of strangers, and am constantly looking for approval…