Ogden Musical Theatre’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL is a joy
OGDEN — A Christmas Carol is the beloved and iconic story written by Charles Dickens for Christmas in 1843. The Broadway musical adaptation, with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by…
THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD at Parker Theatre is a delightful smash
SOUTH SALT LAKE — What happens when you mix a zany Victorian theatre troupe, an unfinished murder mystery novel by Charles Dickens, and a heaping helping of audience interaction? You…
“Who Will Buy” a ticket to Salem Community Theater’s enjoyable OLIVER!?
SALEM — Because UTBA reviews over 200 shows per year, we often notice when a play is getting more productions than usual. Last year, we reviewed five productions of The…
UFO&MT’s marvelous OLIVER! is a theatrical triumph
LOGAN — The Utah Festival of Opera and Musical Theatre puts on a strong production of Oliver! that is full of laughter, liveliness, and love. The musical Oliver!, written and…
“It’s a fine life” if you get to see OLIVER! at HCTO
OREM — The best way to experience the work of Charles Dickens is in adaptations. By modern standards, most of Dickens’s novels are excessively wordy and overflow with superfluous subplots…
OLIVER! at the Heritage Theatre shines brightly
PERRY — It is amazing it has taken me this long to see a production of Oliver! on the stage. Of course, I have seen the Oscar-winning film adaptation of…
A CHRISTMAS CAROL in Logan delivers large Christmas spirits
LOGAN — Christmas time is here, and with this wonderful season comes many beloved traditions. For many this includes going to see Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. If you are…
One-man CHRISTMAS CAROL brings Dickens to life in Utah County
PLEASANT GROVE — A Christmas Carol seems capable of handling an infinite number of adaptations. Stage, television, film, and the written page have all been media for retellings of Charles…
HCTO’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL is a mixed bag of gifts
OREM — We all know the story: a crotchety old crook, a humanoid door knocker, 3 Christmas ghosts, a changed man, a goose, etc. Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol is…
“Thank You Very Much” for SCROOGE: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Terrace Plaza
OGDEN — Last week I reviewed a new production of Charles Dickens‘s classic story A Christmas Carol over at the Parker Theatre (which I was very impressed with) and today…