KICKING THE HOBBIT is a big, nerdy in-joke
MURRAY — Desert Star Playhouse is known for its satirical, slapstick, musical renditions of popular movies, books, and plays. As a recent fan of J.R.R. Tolkien’s books, I was rather…
THE 39 STEPS leads to an adventure in laughs
WEST VALLEY CITY — Start with one arena stage, two straight backed chairs, three old fashioned steamer trunks, and four extremely versatile actors. Toss in a foley artist and a…
OFF WHITE CHRISTMAS packed full of humor, music
SALT LAKE CITY — The Off Broadway Theatre is at it again, stirring up holiday hijinks as only they know how in their latest show, Off White Christmas, a parody…
Merry BIG FAT UTAH CHRISTMAS to me
MURRAY — Producing original melodramas since 1989, Desert Star has created their own recipe for success: the ragtime prelude and an audience sing along, the original script with plenty of…
Salty Dinner Theater’s DRACULA: THIS SHOW MAY BITE certainly doesn’t suck
OREM — After laughing my way through Salty Dinner Theater’s production of Frankenstein last year, I was excited to see Dracula: This Show May Bite. I loved the crazy comedy,…
OBT presents Y-LIGHT, a parody of Twilight
SALT LAKE CITY — Known for their light-hearted, family-friendly parodies, the Off Broadway Theater in downtown Salt Lake is putting on one of their famously farcical Halloween productions, starring that…
A fun and witty WICKED-ER at Desert Star
MURRAY — Desert Star Playhouse has been going strong for many years. They play to packed houses and enthusiastic audiences every show. I freely admit that I have become a…
SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2012 has its moments
SALT LAKE CITY — Saturday’s Voyeur began its longstanding tradition at Salt Lake Acting Company back in 1978 and has been a summer tradition ever since. It is almost always…
GREECE IS THE WORD is quirky, goofy, silly fun
SALT LAKE CITY — From the moment “K’nicklaus”(aka Clarence Strohn) took the stage to introduce the show and welcome the audience to Greece is the Word at The Off Broadway…
THE PRINCESS BRIDESMAID is rollicking fun
MURRAY — Since starting this gig for Utah Theater Bloggers, I have become a fan of Desert Star Playhouse. I had never attended one of their shows before, and have…