THE SEAGULL Takes Flight With New World Shakespeare
SALT LAKE CITY — New World Shakespeare is one of many grassroots theatre companies this area is privileged to claim, few of which are tackling classic theatre. The Seagull, written…
FRINGE: Messy, Quirky, Fun with THE OPEN SYRUP
SALT LAKE CITY — One of my favorite things about Fringe Festivals like the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival is the opportunity they provide for artists to do what they…
Kallisti’s ANGELS IN AMERICA PART 1 has a halo that dims at times
SALT LAKE CITY — Part I of Tony Kushner‘s Angels in America: Millennium Approaches drops the audience into an anxiety addled New York City in the 1980s. While the AIDS…
Theatre Thursday: The Open Syrup at The Box in the Gateway
When Elise Hanson was approached to write a serial play that followed the same format as a sitcom, she was all in. Loving stories that make people laugh, she created…
Modern spin on HAMLET makes the play wobble
SALT LAKE CITY — The New World Shakespeare Company produces classic scripts with modern interpretations to make old plays more accessible to modern audiences. Each production benefits a charitable campaign…
Reviewing community theatre and SWEENEY TODD in Midvale
MIDVALE — Few modern musicals can boast the almost cult status that Sweeney Todd has. I have been a fan of the show since I first saw the recording of…
Argh! OBT’s Pirates of the Carabiner is Yo-Ho-Hum
SALT LAKE CITY — I reviewed the Off Broadway Theater’s (OBT) current musical, Pirates of the Carabiner, written and directed by Eric. R. Jensen, on Saturday. I was looking forward…