GALILEO is a feast for the senses
PROVO — In a dimly lit room above the Provo Castle Amphitheater, Galileo’s cast of ten stepped onto a raised, round stage, nine holding hands in a circle around Galileo,…
STEEL MAGNOLIAS finds moments of beauty
SPRINGVILLE — Full disclosure: I am nowhere near the target demographic of Steel Magnolias. Now with that out of the way, I can fully attest that this show can be…
MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL mixes the medieval and modern
OREM — The conflict between faith and state for Archbishop Thomas Becket, religious adviser to King Henry II of England, is central to Murder in the Cathedral. T.S. Eliot’s classic…
SCERA creates an ooky ADDAMS FAMILY
OREM — The act one finale of The Addams Family is called “Full Disclosure,” which is also the name of a game that the characters play in which they must…
UTBA’s celebrating 1000 reviews! You’re invited!
OREM — After nearly five years of reviewing live theatre in Utah, UTBA is partnering with Utah Valley University to celebrate the 1000th UTBA review with two exciting events this…
Payson Community Theater creates a strong LES MISERABLES
PAYSON — From Victor Hugo‘s original tale comes the Payson Community Theater production of the classic Broadway adaptation of Les Misérables, playing through Labor Day at Payson High School. Convict…
BEAU JEST is just a great family comedy
OREM — One line of dialogue from the third act of James Sherman‘s Beau Jest perfectly summarizes the current production of the play at Hale Center Theater Orem: “You put…
“Come follow the band” to the rarely seen BARNUM
AMERICAN FORK — What is a humbug, you ask? A word generally associated with Ebenezer Scrooge, though its not Scrooge but P. T. Barnum that was crowned “the king of…
A fully magical TEMPEST in Lehi
LEHI — Strange magic exists in Shakespeare‘s The Tempest. When Propsero is cast off from his rightful place as Duke of Milan, he and his daughter Miranda must rely upon…
SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS is a nice family show
OREM — “I only have to trick one person into marrying me.” That’s how in my years as a single man I would console myself when I felt lonely. Of…