Cursing the Pimpernel a little myself
MURRAY — The UTBA reviews a wide variety of productions, and, in my reviewing experiences, I’ve been in the audience for a good mix of shows. So, as I attended…
Do you know what it takes to make an Ormitha Macarounda?
SALT LAKE CITY — Harold Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter may just reveal the answer to this review’s title question as well as many others that main character, an hired assassin,…
Fun "Kung Fooey" Could Do More
SALT LAKE CITY — As a reviewer and theater-goer, when I attend a show, I truly want to be entertained. I want all the performers to be wonderful, and the…
RENT
SALT LAKE CITY — Friday night opened to a full house for Pioneer Theater Company’s final show of the season, Jonathan Larson‘s, RENT. Director Karen Azenberg returns to PTC bringing…
Hear the People Sing
SALT LAKE CITY — Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new 25th anniversary production of Boubil & Schönberg’s legendary musical, Les Misérables. The title has been a major force in musical…
Shelter is Full of Heart and Hope
MURRAY – Typically, you wouldn’t think of a women’s homeless shelter as the subject of musical theater. However, local playwright and lyricist Brittany Bullen (music by Brittany Bullen and Newell…
You really gotta go… to Urinetown
SALT LAKE CITY — Behold, a story of class distinctions, oppression, corruption, and revolution. Weighty topics, don’t you think? So, let’s lighten it up a bit with a concept that…
Desert Star Playhouse’s Sheer-Luck is Sheer Bliss!
MURRAY — I am a huge Sherlock Holmes fan, so I was super excited to go see the musical melodrama Sheer-Luck Holmes, Clueless Again at Desert Star Playhouse in Murray.
Midvale’s All Shook Up Ain’t No Friend of Mine
MIDVALE — As my husband, teenage son, and I entered the theatre to see All Shook Up, black and white videos of ‘50s singers such as the Big Bopper, Buddy…
SLAM: Actor Exhaustion for Audience Delight
SALT LAKE CITY — On Saturday, Plan B Theatre closed their 20th anniversary season with their annual 24 hour theatre fest, SLAM. Five ten-minute plays, all written, directed, and rehearsed…