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!). Because I have seen many…
FAIRLY POTTER has even more magic this year
OGDEN — It’s year five for this Ziegfeld tradition. A Fairly Potter Christmas Carol is part Christmas Carol, part Harry Potter, part crazy parody, and 100% fun. Written by Rick…
Ziegfeld’s cast makes FAIRLY POTTER CHRISTMAS CAROL too funny to pass up
OGDEN — For the fourth year, the Ziegfeld Theater has produced the delightfully funny A Fairly Potter Christmas Carol, a parody that cleverly interweaves pop culture and Christmas tradition. Creator…
Cast of RUTHLESS! is “born to entertain”
OGDEN — Weber State University’s latest production is the musical Ruthless!, a musical with a mostly female cast (with music by Marvin Laird and lyrics by Joel Paley). It was…
A FAIRLY POTTER CHRISTMAS CAROL is a fairly funny parody
OGDEN — A Ziegfeld Theater holiday tradition has returned: A Fairly Potter Christmas Carol. Written by Rick Rea, this show is a parody of all things Harry Potter and all…
DONE DID GOT GONE WITH THE WIND is delightful goofiness
SALT LAKE CITY — In The Blue Sheep Theatre Company’s premiere performance, comedy is king. Playwright Keri Gukeisen has crafted a parody of the iconic Gone With the Wind and…
A FAIRLY POTTER CHRISTMAS CAROL brings parody to Christmas
OGDEN – In 2013 I reviewed Fairly Potter, a parody that played at the Ziegfeld Theater in Ogden and was written by Rick Rea. For their Christmas show this year,…
With DAMES AT SEA, “good times are here to stay”
NEW YORK CITY — A character in a Broadway musical arrives from Utah in a strange land. The Utahn, naïve and hopeful, must learn to adjust to the harsh reality…
DRACULA HE’S SO VEIN! is so punny
MURRAY — A night at the Desert Star means live ragtime piano, audience sing-along, a post-production music revue, and plenty of comedy tailored to the local community. As a Desert…
More fun than mystery in DEATH, THE FINAL FRONTIER: MAY THE CORPSE BE WITH YOU
DRAPER — Having previously attended a Poison Ivy Mysteries dinner production, I attended Death, The Final Frontier: May the Corpse Be With You with the knowledge that I would be…