A fairy tale evening at ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
PERRY — Most nights at around 7:30 I can be found reading a bedtime story to my children. However, this weekend, I made an exception. We made a later bedtime…
“Dont Be the Bunny” and go see URINETOWN
WASHINGTON TERRACE — I have been told that it is a good skill to be able to laugh at yourself. The musical Urinetown is a great example of laughing at…
Disney’s NEWSIES at Orem Hale makes headlines
OREM — The Hale Center Theater Orem’s production of Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical directed by Lisa Hall is a fun diversion full of youthful spirit, even if it’s not…
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS has come to Hale
An American in Paris plays at the Center Stage of Hale Centre Theatre (9900 South Monroe Street, Sandy) nightly (except Sundays) at 7:30 PM and Saturdays at 12:30 PM and…
The University of Utah is good COMPANY
SALT LAKE CITY — The musical Company started out as eleven one-act plays penned by actor/playwright George Furth who planned for Kim Stanley to play each of the separate leads.…
Seeing it ONCE is not enough
SALT LAKE CITY — The musical Once, music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová and now playing at Pioneer Theatre in Salt Lake City, is based on a…
Draper Historic’s SPITFIRE GRILL inspires
DRAPER — With a stormy blizzard on the horizon, the Draper Historic Theatre provided a warm and cozy venue for a musical that left me inspired. The Spitfire Grill, a…
FIRST DATE leaves audience with a great first impression
SALT LAKE CITY — I was lucky enough to get tickets for my husband and me to go to The Grand Theatre’s production of First Date on opening night, which…
“Take a Chance on” Hopebox Theatre’s MAMMA MIA!
KAYSVILLE — Mamma Mia!, the jukebox musical of ABBA music, hit the London stage in 1999 and has been a popular sensation ever since, still running in London and lasting…
High praise for HANDS ON A HARDBODY
SALT LAKE — Hands on a Hardbody is a 2013 Broadway musical based on a documentary of the same name. The story follows ten contestants who are tasked with being…