SALT LAKE CITY — The Spitfire Grill was a musical I was unfamiliar with. I sat in anticipation and a bit of curiosity to see what the Westminster Players and director Michael Vought had in store. I was pleased with this gem of a musical, which sets itself apart from the run-of-the-mill song and dance [...]
Come with me and you’ll see a world of pure “Willy Wonka”
June 24, 2010 By 1 Comment
DRAPER — If I had to describe Draper Historic Theatre’s performance of the musical Willy Wonka with one word, “fun” is what comes to mind. It was easy to see that the young, exuberant cast was having fun on stage. The audience—full of families and youth—were having fun through the whole production. In the words [...]
Gee! An Insight in the Life of Gertrude Lawrence
May 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
HOLLADAY — Gee! is set in a nightclub in New York in 1953. A group of Gertrude’s close associates get together for drinks eight months after her death. This group includes Richard Aldrich (Andrew Maizner), Gertrude’s husband and producer; Noel Coward (Stephen Williams), her frequent leading man; and Fanny Holtzmann (Debra Flink), her lawyer and [...]
‘H.M.S. Pinafore’: an oldie but a goodie
April 2, 2010 By 1 Comment
CENTERVILLE — Having never seen a production of HMS Pinafore before, I wasn’t sure what to expect. However, quickly into this two act comic opera I found I was in for a treat. Rodgers Memorial Theatre (director Anthony Buck and co-producers Scott VanDyke and Robert Gibson) put on a fun and witty show to share the [...]
Youth Theatre at the U: ‘James and the Giant Peach’
March 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
SALT LAKE CITY — I found myself feeling young at heart this evening surrounded by a sea of excited youth and their parents to be entertained by a children’s favorite James in the Giant Peach presented by the Youth Theatre at the U. For some, it may be easy to judge a production with the entire [...]
Hale Centre Theatre’s ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
February 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
WEST VALLEY CITY — Fiddler on the Roof is a traditional and loved musical that has been performed many times by many companies over the years. For any theatre company it can be a difficult task to take on such a well-known script and score. Hale Centre Theatre’s director John Sweeney and producer Sally Dietlein [...]