Come to all-female JULIUS CAESAR to praise Shakespeare, not bury him
OREM — When I first learned that Grassroots Shakespeare Company have very few production rehearsals, and that cast members create…
GUYS AND DOLLS at SCERA is no gamble
OREM — “Luck Be a Lady Tonight,” sings gambler Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls. But really, it’s the audience that has the…
SLAC’s TWO STORIES told well
SALT LAKE — I know that the evening news is biased and embellished. I know that reality television is staged.…
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…
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…
UCT’s HAUNTED THEATRE SPOOKTACULAR is silly, creepy, and fun
SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY — Walking into the newly renovated Utah Children’s Theatre, purple and bright blue lights slowly rotated odd…
Short and sweet FOREVER PLAID
SOUTH SALT LAKE — Frankie, Smudge, Sparky, and Jinx comprise a singing group called “The Plaids.” They don’t seem to…
MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL mixes the medieval and modern
OREM — The conflict between faith and state for Archbishop Thomas Becket, religious adviser to King Henry II of England, is…
THE COLOR PURPLE is a powerful story of identity
SALT LAKE CITY — One theme that all people can relate to is the search for one’s ipseity, or identity.…
SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS is a nice family show
OREM — “I only have to trick one person into marrying me.” That’s how in my years as a single…