I’m in love with a wonderful production of SOUTH PACIFIC
CENTERVILLE — South Pacific has long been one of my favorite shows, so I was quick to take an opportunity to review it at Centerpoint Legacy Theater in Centerville. As…
THE SECRET GARDEN blooms in Orem
OREM – I have been a fan of The Secret Garden since reading the book when I was younger. I became a fan of the musical when I saw the…
MY SON PINOCCHIO is pure family fun
OREM — In February, I praised community theatre in a UTBA blog post, and Disney’s My Son Pinocchio at SCERA Center for the Arts reaffirmed my love for these productions…
THE WILD PARTY at Studio 115
SALT LAKE CITY — This weekend I was excited to see The Wild Party as produced by the University of Utah Department of Theatre, in their Studio 115 space. I…
HOW TO SUCCEED tries and falters at UVU
OREM — One of the oldest surviving dramatic forms in the Western theatrical tradition is satire. Aristophanes wrote plays that heaped scorn and derision on powerful figures of his day,…
CRADLE WILL ROCK resonates today
OGDEN — “They won’t buy our milk white bodies so we kinda sell out in some other way,” says the pharmacist to the prostitute in a courthouse where several influential…
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST tells a magical tale
SALT LAKE CITY — Every so often, Broadway sees a show that is not only a smash hit, but influences many musical productions for years afterwards. Famous musicals like Oklahoma!,…
Meet Johnny Cash at RING OF FIRE
PARK CITY — When you attend the Egyptian Theatre, you can expect a show as unique as the theater itself. Nestled on Main Street in Park City, the theater’s surroundings…
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG to artistic success
PROVO — “How did you get to be here? What was the moment?” It’s normal from time to time for a person to look back on the life decisions that…
ROCK OF AGES rocked!
SALT LAKE CITY — If you survived stonewashed jeans, crimped hair, turquoise sequined leotards, studded leather, denim, leg warmers, shoulder pads, sweatbands and glam rock, then Rock of Ages will…