Lyric Repertory’s FENCES is brilliant, poignant, and perfect
LOGAN — If you’ve never seen a live performance of August Wilson’s iconic play Fences, go ASAP see the production by the Lyric Repertory Company in Logan. If you have seen a production of Fences, go...
View ArticleClimb aboard for Westminster’s truly unique FRANKENSTEIN
SALT LAKE CITY — October is a month often associated with falling leaves, cooler weather, pumpkin spice, and horror stories. From haunted houses to mind-bending corn mazes to slasher movies, Americans...
View ArticleGrassroots Shakespeare’s DR FAUSTUS is a merry medieval melodrama
SALT LAKE CITY — Anyone who has spent more than a day or two in Utah will come to some basic realizations about the Beehive State: Utahns love winter sports, the Jazz and theatre. As a transplant to...
View ArticleStellar vocals make HEROES AND VILLAINS a guaranteed good time
OGDEN — I just became acquainted with a performing group in Weber County, and they are delightful. Broadway on the Side gives a “let’s get together and put on a show” vibe in the spirit of Mickey...
View ArticleA visually, emotionally, miserably stunning SWEENEY at Weber State
OGDEN — I am not a huge fan of Sweeney Todd, I’ll admit that right off. It’s too dissonant, too despairing, too dreadful to appeal much. I recognize the genius of Sondheim as a storyteller, composer,...
View ArticlePRIDE AND PREJUDICE is perfectly poised to Premiere at HCTO
OREM — Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you must have noticed the tremendous resurgence of Regency Era fandom. The recent Bridgerton television phenomenon may have shone a...
View ArticleYou will love SHE LOVES ME at CenterPoint Theater
Centerville — She Loves Me is a musical that you either love to dip into and sprawl about in its saccharine sweetness, or you leave with a toothache and a bellyache from sugar overload. Set in 1930s...
View ArticleEMMA at the Parker Theatre is elegant and enjoyable
SOUTH SALT LAKE — On State Street in South Salt Lake, there is a small, unassuming building. Tucked in between a car dealership and a storage facility, the former punk band/hypnotist/retro cinema would...
View ArticleBrigham City’s FREAKY FRIDAY is a testament to the power of community
BRIGHAM CITY — Theatre goes in cycles, and as much as we try to avoid it, there always seems to be those one or two shows that everyone is producing for whatever reason. It’s like a flavor of the month...
View ArticleThrow your hat in the ring for THE SWEET SCIENCE OF BRUISING
SALT LAKE CITY — University theatre programs are unique in the theatre community, mostly because they have the primary mission of teaching the craft of making theatre at a professional level. Aspiring...
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