CONCERT IN THE PARK(-ING LOT) is a nice substitute for theatre
CENTERVILLE — As the summer of creative Corona art continues, CenterPoint Legacy Theatre’s offering is a series called Concert int…
THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS hits a high note at the Grand
SALT LAKE CITY — Every year The Grand Theatre mounts a “Backstage Production,” and this year they have chosen The…
MUSICAL OF MUSICALS (THE MUSICAL!) is the perfect parody for theatre buffs
LOGAN — Mix Rodgers and Hammerstein, Sondheim, Lloyd Webber, Herman, and Kander and Ebb into one epic night of musical theatre parody and the end result is a five…
UTBA reviewers sound off: EXCELLENCE IN 2013
It’s been another busy year for UTBA. In 2013 we reviewed 223 productions—our second-highest annual total. From Garden City to…
Billions of laughs served at THE HUNGRY GAMES
MURRAY — Desert Star’s melodramatic musicals are kind of like a long-running sitcom; the characters are familiar and the plots generally…
SATURDAY’S VOYUER 2013 is somewhat stale at 35
SALT LAKE CITY — There is no denying that Salt Lake Acting Company has a winning formula with Saturday’s Voyeur. Not…
Strong leads and good directing create a memorable SPAMALOT
OGDEN — The Ziegfeld Theatre shows what good community should look like with its latest production of Spamalot. Though working…
SPRING AWAKENING is a breathtaking lesson in morality
SALT LAKE CITY — It is rare that a production comes together so flawlessly, where all elements work so in sync…
Desert Star’s LES MISERABLES – A LOT LESS MISERABLE ruthlessly skewers a classic
MURRAY — It was 1985 when Les Misérables first hit the big stage, smashing records from the West End to Broadway…
Interview with J. Michael Bailey, Utah Shakespeare Fest’s Jean Valjean
CEDAR CITY — It was an unlikely chain of events that brought J. Michael Bailey to star as Jean Valjean in…