Are online theatre reviews as useful as traditional reviews?
How influential are online theatre reviews, like those that UTBA publishes? Do people actually choose whether to buy a ticket…
Strong cast, weak directing create a mixed COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
SALT LAKE CITY — Like any good story, The Count of Monte Cristo has something for everyone: a love story,…
A noble effort to save THE PIRATE QUEEN
WEST VALLEY CITY — A woman ahead of her time, Grace O’Malley is her own woman. Whereas other women in…
UTBA reviewers sound off: EXCELLENCE in 2015
At the end of every year at UTBA we collect our members’ thoughts on the excellent shows they have seen…
Bring your theatre company into the 21st century with data
OREM — Last week I participated in the Utah Data Dive, a two-day event where students from Utah Valley University, Brigham…
Testing time and exploring love: Utah Rep premieres THE LAST 5 YEARS
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Repertory Theater Company continues to bring a fresh perspective to Salt Lake’s theatre scene by producing…
Celebrating 5 years of UTBA: How to write a play review (UTBA style!)
It’s UTBA’s fifth anniversary. Five years ago the web site went live, and we started the monumental task of chronicling as…
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO is a musical theatre triumph
PROVO — When a conspiracy puts him unjustly behind bars, Edmund Dantes wants revenge. The years in prison have allowed…
Simple is better in Murray Arts’s production of URINETOWN
MURRAY CITY — The show Urinetown has been on my list of must see musicals for quite some time ever…
IT’S A WONDROUS LIFE: a cheerful take on a classic story
SALT LAKE CITY — The Off Broadway Theatre knows how to do the holidays. From the moment I walked into the…